. >>> police in anne arundel county trying to id a man killed in a crash. they spotted a pickup truck and try to pull it over. the truck took off and police followed. the driver lost control. >>> a baltimore family needs your help finding a loved one. he's an alzheimer's patient last seen in august. >> we've been holding search parties, we get up when the sun comes up and go back in at midnight, we search through the woods. the police brought out the sniffing dogs, we lost his scent around mount pleasant golf course. >> he's an alzheimer's patient and a diabetic, call police if you see him. >>> they were trying to do god's work, but neighbor's say they have to do it somewhere else. what could be happening in their own backyard. >> reporter: a campaign to fight against bullying kicks off in anne arundel county today. a look at the big names joining the campaign. >> what would you say is more frightening? charlie sheen or anthony weiner? both coming to your door asking for candy. these may not be for kids. >>> let's go to new york for latest in business news.

anne arundel county and an flies southward and dorchester county too, there's a concern. and there's a couple tornado warnings in virginia, well west of washington d.c. so we'll keep an eye on things. there are the hefty storms south and west. the tornado watch area is sitting clear. but that could change and we see a couple of fairly strong storms over here in manassas, virginia now. we'll keep a sharp eye on that. thick fog will affect the evening commute. >>> if you have this app in your hands right now, you know that already. you can download this app. you can plan the storms and get hour-by-hour forecast. join the weather app crowd right now. head to abc2news.com/weather and you'll find the free weather app link right there. >>> news of the day, our concern tonight is for william mcquane from germantown. his mother was found dead inside her montgomery county home. the police have a man in custody. but we still don't know where the 11-year-old boy is. >> reporter: the police have confirmed that has an arrest has been made in the case. but they have not been able to fi

who is investigating the controversial charges. >>> tragedy on a busy anne arundel county road. are now dealing with the loss of a young driver. >> reporter: i'm gigi barnett in anne arundel county. that story is coming up. [ male announcer ] dandruff, meet micro-beads. any last wishes? new selsun blue deep cleansing micro-bead scrub goes to the source wiping out flakes before they flake. new selsun blue deep cleansing. >>> it is 5:29. 70 degrees and cloudy. good evening. and thank you for staying with wjz eyewitness news. here are some of the stories people are talking about tonight. we are continuing to follow the breaking news in montgomery county. the search for the missing boy is now stretching to north carolina. a nationwide amber alert has been issued for 11-year-old william mcquain. his mother was found in germantown last night. her car turned up in north carolina this morning. a short time later, police arrested curtis lopez, her husband and the boy's stepfather. right now, there is no sign of 11-year-old william. police are updating the case. we'll go live right now to

that's the subject of this week's click to fix in anne arundel county. here is charlie crow stead for abc 2. >> we were contacted by a pasadena woman regarding a house that has been in severe disrepair for years. that woman asked that we not identify her so with this click to fix we'll simply call her marry. it sits at 7854 may ford avenue in the green wood community and sticks out as the sore thumb in an otherwise quiet neighborhood. >> rotten and it's falling down and it's been like that for years. >> reporter: behind this overgrown grass and mess of stone toys, clothes and junk, susan goddard still lives here. >> interview: it's just deteriorating "2 the point" where, right now, it just looks like if a strong wind came by it would below it down. >> reporter: neighbors have spent years filing complaints on the residence for the obvious issues, to an improperly registered jeep and a noisy generator they say is constantly running. >> interview: they say they are gonna help us and investigate it and nothing gets done. >> interview: this is unfortunately p

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. >>> a fight against bullying kicks off in anne arundel county today.more on this national campaign coming up. >>> some are bundled up this morning, some are not. widespread of temperatures in baltimore county. we all get a nice warmup. . >>> we'll look at traffic when we continue. . >> this is your abc 2 news. looking at the legacy of steve jobs. first, let's go to meteorologist justin burke with the look at the forecast. >>> we have temperatures in the 40s widespread. a few 50s along the bay. we're adjusting some numbers down to 46 degrees. we have ourselves a fresh air mass, a shift to the winds, maybe some fog. it's all about the winds we had pick up yesterday and the wind direction out of the northeast. the wind forecast for tomorrow, light winds and high pressure fully in control. we need to get the south wind to build in and bringing in the warmup. 7:07 sun up and through the afternoon. the weekend out look for the warmup in a moment. >>> i have good news, both bores are open at the tunnel. we're getting into the rush hour. you may be stuck with

all right coming up in a couple minutes here at 6:00, anne arundel county police are making shower thatthe roads are nice and safe and sound. they're making sure that sex offenders are not opening the door to your kids. >>> a local grad has a rare cancer that cannot be cured here. those stories and more coming up all new for you at 6:00. we'll see you then. >>> if your kids come home with black licorice, be careful about indulging. those 40 and over can develop a potassium level. lower potassium levels can lead to irregular heart beats and high blood pressure. >>> 7 billion, is what experts estimate will be spent on this holiday. the grand total $310 million on pet costumes a loan. that's the price of kim kardashian's next wedding. >>> it pales in compare son to with we shell ot for christmas. this year macy's will be opening the doors at 800 locations at midnight thanksgiving night. the company plans to post a list of the stores opening before the big day. >>> airline fees like the ones for bags and drinks are pretty common, right? now some hotels are getting in on the action. guests a

. >>> anne arundel county police have been called several times for a strange van with someone taking pictures of children. what the police saying about the strange incidents. first weather, a tornado watch in effect for anne arundel county. this has been rain in the area through the day. wyatt everhart joins us now. >>> good news, there are two things. the tornado watch does go for now through 9:00 and it has been expanded to reach into north maryland and baltimore county. we're looking at some of the radar trends here. we saw some ements on the radar picture. this cluster of storm stz main one -- storms is the main one that we're watching is showing some signs of weakening. but the entire storm situated to the south of that line, a little less impressive now. the rest of this evening we'll keep the tornado watch till the weather service decides to change that 70s and thick fog for this evening's commute. >>> if you want to keep up with why the and the weather -- wyatt on the weather, go to abc2news.com and download the app. they move in our region and our neighborhood. you can track

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what may have led to the deadly shoot dplg police in anne arundel county continue to investigate an accident that claims the life of this -- shooting-- >>> [audio not understandable] >>>. that you will is straight ahead. good morning i will charley crowson the let's get to it with a check of your forecast as you try to get out door and say hello, to justin berk. >> good morning. 6:32. dressing the kids and temperatures are not the issue. 59 towson and bellan and we have rain. 6 # edgemere and glen bernie and 63 in stevensville and 65 in -- it's about the wet weather. we started off watching a cluster of thunderstorms near rockville and gaithersburg and split up into howard county. lightning strike to the south side and watching this pull moderate rain northwest corn effort beltway by the spur at 795 and looks like perhaps wood lawn randalltown and pikesville getting in on it and towson spreading in rain. lutherville timonium getting in rain and spreading up 95 from white marsh and near the bel air area. that's where the heaviest rain is. there's mist and drizzle and fog mixed in between. a d

call anne arundel county police as quickly as possible. >>> if you a smoker this story might get you fired up a campaign underway to raise maryland's tobacco tax by $1 per pack. linda so is is standing by with the details. linda. >> reporter: right now whoa pay $2 in taxes per pack of cigarettes. the goal is to raise it to $3. have beeny demarco is -- vinny demarco is trying to raise thetax. tell us why. >> to save lives. and raise money for critical health care programs. we have done it over the last decade and raising cigarette taxs in way that saved 70,000 people from unnecessary preventable tobacco caused deaths and we will save lives by alcohol tax we raised this past year. we will guild on -- build on the successes with the increase. it's good policy and good politics. our poll shows consistently the vast majority of maryland's voters support raising the cigarette tax and they will vote for candidates who support it. that's why we think the legislature will do this. >> reporter: you were largely behind the alcohol tax and now the tobacco tax. we raised the alcohol tax. what are

a teenage girl killed after slamming into a vacant house in anne arundel county. >>> new at 6:00, concernsut the stretch of road where it happened. >>> and extreme road rage. why these two men are in custody and what they're accused of doing. check in for these stories and all the breaking news at 6:00. now, back to kai. >>> well, they may be twins. but two newborn twins twin missouri have quite a different story. the two girls were born in two different states on two different days. the mother gave birth to the first child after 26 weeks. but the other wasn't quite ready. so she gave birth later. the doctors say these are called delayed interval twins. >>> new hope for those who suffer from depression. the simple therapy helping ,,,,, ♪ [ female announcer ] starbucks via® is planted the same... ♪ ...harvested the same... ♪ ...and roasted the same as our other premium coffees. ♪ it only makes sense it would taste the same. so, try it for yourself. buy a pack of 100% natural starbucks via® ready brew. we promise you'll love it or we'll send you a bag of starbucks coffee. it's the starbucks

i'm gigi barnett in anne arundel county. that story is coming up. >>> we're having burgers and steaks here in college park. this is the way i like to spend my day. i'm jessica kartalija. look who is here. >> coming up next on wjz eyewitness news. >> and a tornado watch in effect for large parts of our area. the first warning forecast is coming up. ,,,,,,,,,,,, li s ,,,,,,,,,,,, id li s m ba llral,was ,,,,,,,,,,,, id unl m ba llral,was ,,,,,,,,,,,, vet.veou >>> shock and sadness at an anne arundel county high school. a 17-year-old was killed in a crash in pasadena. she was a popular and high- performing student at chesapeake high school. gigi barnett has more reaction to this tragedy. >> reporter: drivers on this busy stretch of mountain road call this section treacherous. police say it's where 17-year- old kala marie austin died yesterday morning. she was driving eastbound on mountain road, lost control of the vehicle and slammed into a vacant house. nearby surveillance cameras caught it all. her family is grieving. so are s

. >>> anne arundel county man charged in a local paving scheme could be stirring up more trouble. since our story on tommy clack aired two weeks ago more victims have come forward saying they have been forced to pay for work and over charged by thousands. clack's move into howard county? joce sterman. >> reporter: love lorenzo gets angry when he looks out his window and cease his driveway partially paved under a blanket of leaves. >> what particulars me off the is i didn't kick him oust the howls. i should have told him get out. >> reporter: he is talking about tommy clack, an annapolis based favor who has been charged for operating without a license and banned in two other states. he showed up at his door september 19th claiming to have extra asphalt and offering to pave his driveway. lorenzo says he asked for andest but never got one so he was later surprised to see crews working on his property. i went outside and said what are you doing, grading mid road. i said before you do anything i have to know how much it is going to cost and what you are going to do. >> reporter: he say

anne arundel county out of charles county. and more rain off to the west.ll be rotating through the afternoon. 50 degrees is where we'll be at 9:00 a.m. by lunchtime, noon, 55 degrees, going up to a high 56 to 57. showers likely throughout the day. not anything heavy, but the fact is throughout the daylight showers coming through. showers throughout the day and lots of sunshine tomorrow. pushing up to 66 for tuesday. breezy then sunshine. you could see through wednesday. thursday too. danella? >> good morning. >>> traveling i-95 in virginia, so very slow out of dale city as you make your way north towards the occoquan. here in the hov lanes, your right lanes, still have a disabled bus there. here it is right here. you can see crowding in both the main lanes as well as the hov lane. chopper 4 right now is further up i-95 at route 1. you can see right here, we are jammed as we make our way towards 395. big delays this morning. i'm going to keep watching this road for you all morning long. and taking i-66 at waples mill heading east. that's where your volume s

into montgomery county, that showers are weakening on their track into the north, more stable air across maryland. but they may have enough to get into parts of montgomery, howard, anne arundel, and p.g. counties. working its way to the sea as well. it has been a bit of a rough afternoon and early evening. conditions may be favorable for tornadoes to develop. that is for hertford county all the way of to the pennsylvania line. the main threat is writing here, howard and p.g. counties. south and west of baltimore toward d.c. that read shaded area is a strong thunderstorm warning -- red-shaded area is a strong thunderstorm warning. up here, it looks like scattered light rain showers for the time being. about a quarter inch of rain at the airport, just over a 10th of an inch at the inner harbor. late-day readings have been highs for the day. the warm air out of the carolinas this trend -- trying to nudge into central maryland. 70's across the lower eastern shore of the way to baltimore. that is the forecast for the next few hours, scattered showers and isolated strong thunderstorms to our south, and temperatures holding in the 60's overnight. the front has draped across the reg

light rain in anne arundel county and prince george county east of bowie.t of calvert county and in st. mary's county and moving into lexington park and stretching over the bay. off to the west of the metro is where we have more rainfall. from hagerstown to martinsburg winchester, all the way down to harrisburg, about to close over the blue ridge. this is part of a broad area of our global low pressure that is stuck over said. it's caught off from the main flow of the atmosphere. it's a cold core system. yesterday was the coldest october 2 afternoon at reagan national in recorded history. here's the counterclockwise rotation. tomorrow we will have a sticker system that will open up the flow and pushed and low off to the northeast. did willwe will be stuck in and other weather pattern, but we will be on the good side of the weather pattern later on this week. 55 this afternoon. that is our average morning low temperature. that is where we should be starting the day. gray skies, accused by the showers off and on. tomorrow, morning clouds with a few sprinkles

district 1 would no longer cross into a anne arundel county in harford county would no longer be split into several districts. it would bring more montgomery county residents into the sixth district, a move that republicans opposed. they are concerned it would make democrats more competitive in the district. comments can be submitted through the maryland department of planning web site or by writing the department directly. >> and ocean city hotel closed early after water samples tested positive for a potentially deadly disease. we'll have details. >> with the potential -- presidential field merely set, we have a closer look at the race for the white house, coming up. >> john harbaugh has a better winning percentage this season where it comes to correcting mistakes. >> some wonderful fall weather moving into the mid-atlantic region tonight. coming up, we will see how long it sticks around with the forecast. forecast. 73 degrees at b.w.i. bge's instant discounts got our homeowner to switch to energy star® cfl bulbs. 3-way cfls really click with my style. learn to speak the language of e

heavy stuff there, from south of the anne arundel county line, through calvert county and the bay throughla plata. that's moving off to the east and northeast. i think about 7:00, most of us will be done. and we'll be left with drizzle and fog. tomorrow, we'll actually be in between two systems. this rain moves off to new england, in between. we'll have fog and sunshine. but late in the day tomorrow night. the next system coming in with a front will give us another chance of rain. could see some thunder activity as well tomorrow night into friday. denise? >> thank you, bob. let's check on the roads with kristy breslin, at wjz traffic control. >> hi, denise. hi, everyone. your drive is going to be a messy one this afternoon. southbound 95, delays from, from caton avenue. already, a solid 30 minutes to harford road. another 25 minutes on the north side outer loop of bel air road to falls road. and the southwest side of the inner loop, still struggling in that direction. we're looking at almost 30 minutes there from 895 to security boulevard. as far as 70 goes, trouble in both directions. we

looking at a smooth ride in anne arundel county and glen burnie area 58 miles per hour on 57 at 100. 12 minutes drive time on the outer loop northbound. eight-minute ride on 895 south toward harbor tunnel. you can see the activity here. just that one lane squeezing by. you may consider york road as your alternative. a live view of traffic at the key bridge. a smooth ride here in both loops. rest of the major roadways looking pretty good. that's the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> our big story this morning, his mother is dead. his step father in police custody, but this morning the big question remains. where is 11-year-old william mcquain? >> despite an amber say letter search, the anne arundel boy has not been seen in two weeks. jennifer franciotti has more on this story. >> as you can imagine police are very concerned. william's mother jane mcquain was found dead in their home. william was missing and so was his step father. police had a vehicle description with an amber alert and found curtis lopez the step father and charged him with first-degree murder. they hoped to find willia

. >> reporter: in anne arundel county, don harrison, abc2 news. >> abc2 is working with you. we have safety tips. first, tell your kids to bring it all home before three eat it. throw it out if it's been tampered with or unwrapped. if you have ypg children toss things like gum, peanuts and -- hard candy. stay with us. abc2 news at 6:00 continues. we'll take you to the trick or treating fun along with more tips, all coming up in about 10 minutes. >>> some say it's baltimore's equivalent to cheers. during preakness week, the number of jockeys, trainers and others was countless. a fire has destroyed most of the landmark. the fire started around 4:30 this morning. by 5:00, fire crews were calling in for a second alarm. over 70 fighters couldn't get inside and had to fight the fire from the outside. most of the building was destroyed and considered a total loss. scores of people turned out. >> i can't tell you how many times i've been in the tavern. it's a staple in the community. i just wanted to stop by and take a look and see how much damage there was and to check on the firefi

it will be assigned to people in central maryland including baltimore city, baltimore county and anne arundel and hawford and -- harford and anne arundel counties. >>> this is the time of year when we see them everywhere. pink ribbons to raise awareness about breast cancer. what local groups are doing forming a living ribbon in the spirit to save more lives. >>> and if you forgot something, you can possibly blame it on sex. who knew -- blame it on sex? who knew? that's what researchers are saying. you are watching "good morning maryland" what's new now and next to get your thursday started off right. we will be right back. >>> october's breast cancer awareness month and instead of wearing a pink ribbon pin workers at pool and kent corporation construction worker and employees at johns hopkins hospital wore perching hard hats and formed a ribbon shaped. they want to be a visible call to action to remind women of the importance of screening. we will invite you to join us and abc2 partnering for the race for the cure. this 5k race and 1 mile walk will take place sunday october 23rd and it's not

. >>> an accident leaves two people injured in anne arundel county. it happened on fort smallwood road last night. police say a vehicle reportedly pulled out in font of the officer who was driving an unmarked police car. the officer was not able to stop in time and crashed into the vehicle. the driver and the officer were injured but doctors say both are expected to be okay. >>> meanwhile another person is is recovering in northwest baltimore after this accident on park heights yesterday. as you can see from the video captured from skyeye chopper 13, the car overturned at park and trapped the driver inside. medics eventually pulled him out. he is now recovering at sinai hospital. >>> a hagerstown manshall man faces several charges. 26-year-old robert hillard junior is facing more than 20 charges including failing to stop at the scene of an accident. he rear ended another car setting off a chain reaction that pushed a motorcyclists into the path of a suv that later died that day. hillard is held on a 750,000 dollar bond. >>> we are learning more about

. >> reporter: a fight against bullying kicks off in anne arundel county today.ore on the national campaign coming up. >>> good morning, maryland. before we get to the forecast, a special shout

folks in one anne arundel county asked abc2 news to get involved. find out why it's taken so long to get this eyesore removed. >>> maybe you have put off getting a mammogram. the message one family has for every woman. we'll have those stories and more. join us tonight at 11. >>> we're looking. it's going to be chilly but plenty of sunshine. you can take the chill, can't you? check out what's going on tomorrow. it will be another temperature above average at 71 degrees. we will have more clouds. this is what you're looking at. cooler but nice. nice for the race. not bad. >> all right. listen. watch "dancing with the stars." our lovely katie will be blogging all night long. have a great night. woman: we love ordering sushi, but it was getting expensive. teen: have you seen captain stewie and lil' miss neptune? dad: did you look all over the pllive in a bowl. , they anncr: there's an easier way to save. anncr: go to geico.com. get a quote. 15 minutes could save you 15% or more.

. >> the district includes prince george's county, much of it and now parts of anne arundel county. a part of montgomery county was removed during redistricting. anne arundel democratic councilman jamie benoit also plans to run for the seat. >>> the lululemon murder trial continues today. brittany norwood is accused of killing her coworker jayna murray. defense lawyers yesterday say norwood did not act with premeditation in the death of jayna murray. >>> hundreds of volunteers will continue searching today for a missing virginia boy who is autistic. 9-year-old robby wood disappeared sunday afternoon during a walk with his family in north anna battlefield park in hanover county. search dogs have picked up his scent but so far they is found no other sign of him. >>> police in frederick, maryland are searching for a group of tabliers responsible for attack -- teenagers responsible for attacking a group of homeless men and women. the attacks have been going on since the summer. frederick police have stepped up foot and bike patrols and increasing lighting. they plan to install security c

anne arundel county you need to watch the weather for the rest of the night, really.verhart with more on a tornado watch. >>> absolutely. chances for some isolated strong storms in the next several hours. this is updated. you see in south

a man is dead tonight after a bike accident and anne arundel county. he was hit by a car driven by 64-year-old larry zesterman. alcohol and speed were not factors in the accident. no word if any charges will be filed. two firefighters are recovering after battling a house fire in fullerton. we are told that there were people, at the time and were able to get out safely. the two firefighters were treated for non-life threatening injuries. nearly three dozen members of the maryland national guard began a deployment to tour to a rock today. --to iraq today. for the next year, the members of the first battalion 111th aviation regiment will provide air traffic control services into new operation new dawn. >> i think like every other wife here feels -- uncomfortable. i am proud of him and what he is doing. he will be fine. we cannot wait until he comes home. >> this same unit provided air- traffic control services at the pentagon right after the september 11 attacks. a computer virus has hit the united states military's drone fleet. that is according to an a

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31-year-old woman in new york is in police custody charged with engaging in prostitution in anne arundel county. li ying was busted and show was connected to an online ad. they fond her in a linthicum hotel room that was previouslily under surveillance and arrested. >>> a mother and daughter arrested for shoplifting at the burlington coat factory. one sprayed mace into the security officer's face. they got a license plate and police tracked her down where several people were arrested. >>> all right. we have the first of what cop end up being many bed bug lawsuits in the state. it's at least the first of its kind in baltimore. in this case a circuit court jury sided with kristin sawn ders instead of the apartment drg paragraph-- paragraph. the jury lay warded her $30,000. saunders has since moved away. her attorney says she has 18 other pending bed bug cases. >>> he's been missing for more than a month and baltimore police need your help to find billy ray reed on east 27th street. reed who suffers from schizophrenia was wearing a long brown sleeved shirt and jeans when he disappeared. >>> a memo

anne arundel county police arrested this man sunday evening.he's jamessgaglione of . millersville.police say he approached young boys in downs park in pasadena. &ppasadena.a witness says he gave them money... before trying to walk them into the wo. woods.that wiinees intervened. get into contact with that witness... and the 2 young victims..nyone with more information is asked to call police. "proper... proper.... education" eeucation...education." fighting back against... crime. that was the focuu behind a gathering of young people at lakeland elemetary school in south baltimore last night.top city officials were also there to show support for the effort ... in a neighborhood thaa has had more than its violence.the children at the event pledged to ffcus on school and educatioo instead of things thattcould get them into trouble. more arrests... as the "occupy waal street" protest moves into its fourth week. week.hundreds of activists, a park near wall street, and police continue to make arrests, mostll for disorderly conduct...the costs are skyrooketing, too.the n-y-p

it includes much of prince george's county and parts of anne arundel county. a part of montgomery county was removed during redistricting. anne arundel county councilman jamie benoit also plans to run for the seat. he also is a democrat so they would all face each other in a primary battle. >>> members of bernie madoff's family are now talking to 60 minutes. in an interview that airs this sunday, madoff's wife, ruth, discloses a disturbing event. she says the ponzi scheme as it came to light, they got terrible phone calls and hate mail and she and her husband actually attempted suicide. >> that's when i packed up some things to send to my sons and my grandchildren. i had some lovely antique things and things that i thought they might want. i mailed them. it was christmas eve. it added to the whole depression. we took pills and woke up the next day. >> ruth madoff says they took am by yen and it was an attempt that was impulsive and she's glad that they didn't succeed. you can see the entire interview this sunday right here on channel 9 again on "60 minutes." >>

. >> anne arundel county police arrested beatty and charged him with indecent exposure. a spokesman for the school system said he has been reassigned to warehouse duty where he will have no contact with children pending the outcome. jeff hager, abc2 news. >> thanks a lot. >>> no the very latest in the case of yeardley love. the attorney for george how longly wants access to love's records. they believe she died from health conditions. hughley is accused of entering her apartment and slamming her head into a wall. >>> baltimore city police are looking for suspects in the penn lucy community of baltimore. police were called to the 900 block of 41st street. a family member found sharon montgomery unconscious. police said she suffered head trauma. there's no information on a suspect or a motive. anyone with information is asked to call police. >>> a strong odor forced a northeast baltimore school to evacuate. it happened at the baltimore rising star academy. investigators tell us some students were taken to johns hopkins for evaluation. >> winter is just around the corner. i

. >>> a neighborhood in anne arundel county has had a rash of burglaries. don harrison shows us what police are doing to handle the break-ins. >> the serenity of the heritage him community has been broken over the past few weeks. since september 20th, five houses have been broken into. some were vacant and others while nobody's home. >> it's scary. i've got three little kids. >> reporter: police are so concerned that they've actually robocalled people in the heritage hill area so they can be aware of it. it's a wakeup call. >> the kids are always out playing. >> our community involvement. they're the first line of defense. we've been made aware of several incidents. we want people to report anything they see. >> reporter: besides using the reverse 911 call, they're sending disawtionz -- additional officers to the area. police are also taking advantage of the internet. >> social media type of situation. we're alerting people on the internet. >> reporter: joe hooker lives in the area and has a security system. >> people should keep their doors locked tight, a

a brazen robbery at a &ppopular restaurant in anne arundel county....leaves three one who's in the hospital.it g happened last night at a friendly's restaurant in glen b. bbrnie. john rydell is live at shock trauma...where one of the customers is being trrated...john... jennifer...a customer pelievedto be n his 50'ss..is here at shock trauma...he was stabbed at least once...after police ay...he may have resisted two aamed men...who showwd up at the restaurant...onewith a gun...and one wiih a knife. it happened around 8:45 last crain highway.police say...two men robbed...the restaurant &pitself... and then...began robbing several customers of cash.... and other valuubles. during thh robbbry... one customee was staabed... two injuries.tte two ... minor - suspects...then fled...and police say...a third suspect... wassoutside....possibly... acttnnas a lookout. the man who oons the franchise...is now refllcting on what happened... (fee) "and uufortunately i think it's a part of the economy that's goiig on and i wasn't here to wittess anything and it's an unfortunate situation and i wish it had neve

have had the last couple hours, showers coming down, north to south, through baltimore, into anne arundel countyes county that has been weakening and dissipating, we look farther back out to the west and northwest. this is approaching 81, a few showers, more up to the north, in western and central texas, pennsylvania, still rotating around in areas of low pressure. we will not rule out a chance for showers, after the next several hours, i don't think they will be widespread i don't thing they will be heavy at all but i think they will be spotty and localized, we will get to the overnight hours, in the forecast. 52 here in town, just crumb my, 48 gaithersburg, dulles, 51 degrees they are up and down i- 81, hagerstown, win chester temperatures there are not any better lower 50s. i guess unless you like it like this then you are probably waiting for this weather to continue. if we spread the view out pittsburgh chilly, 54, bingham and 49 degrees even new york city is not that great, 55 degrees there, a little warmer for boston, a little more removed from the storm so they have had some sunshine the

off to the east, still seeing light rawrns across anne arundel county. davisonville into northern prince george's county. all lifting up toward jessup. not that much going on. the temperatures also tell a story with the low 70s and a couple of breaks in the cloud cover down south. upper 50s still in frederick at 59. cumberland, 59. 60 in martinsburg. i don't think you guys will get to 65 this afternoon. 70, cloudy at national. drizzle in spots. winds are calm. dew points way up in the upper 60s. we've got the moisture around here today, look at all of this rain shower activity from wisconsin back through kentucky and tennessee. that's coming for tomorrow. there will be a front with that. that will sweep on through in the afternoon and evening hours. that will set us up for a good weekend but today, we still have a few showers, a rumble of thunder. i think it will be dry most of the time. not an all day rain. low 70s, mid-70s down south. tomorrow, more 70s after being in the 60s tonight. if we get more sun earlier, we'll be in the mid-70s tomorrow. saturda

he is already accused of operating without a license in anne arundel county.ne man said he was billed $19,000 when clack and his crew showed up at his house. he only asked for an estimate and physically had to stop the crew from paving his driveway. you should always contact mhic to make cor contractor is licensed. if someone is offering services door do door in howard county, that person must have a solicitor's permit. ask to see it. if you think you have been scammed, contact the howard county office of consumer affairs. we have a lot more on our website at abc2news.com. if you go to the main page and click under news, you will find an investigator section. we have several stories about the paving scam history, how a lot of people were scammed out have tons of money and there were no refunds for them. we have nine tips to avoid a paving scam. you can find that at abc2news.com. >>> a sick new hampshire woman evacuated from the south pole could be at johns hopkins within a week. the woman arrived in christchurch earlier this week two months after experiencing

in medfield, joel d. 3 3 a brazen robbery at a popular restaurant in anne arundel county...llaves three customers injured. injured.it happened around 8:45 sunday eeening... at thh friendly's... on crain highway. police ay...two men robbed the restaurant and then began taaing their cash and other valuables. during the robbeey.... ne customer was stabbed.two others suffered (fee) "and unfortunately i think it's a part of the economy that's going on nd i wasn't here to witness anytting aad it's an unfortunate situation and i wish it had never haapenedd" stabbed is exppcted to survive.- so far, pplice have not made any arrests. the search is on for the man who trred to rape a johns hopkins uniiersity studenn.it hhapened saturday morning around 1:30... near lovegrove street.police say the woman was wwlking to her apartment whhnnshe was atttcked bb a maa in a parking lot.the victim says the mmn told her... he had a gun...then rannaway information is asked tt call police. 3 in this morning's waste watch report...the city owned convention center hhtel may have trouble paying off 330 million dol

. >>> well one person is dead after a two car crash this morning anne arundel county. it happened on 258. firefighters found two people trapped inside the cars and were able to get them out. one man was pronounced dead at the scene. the other is at shock trauma with injuries. the cause of the crash is still under investigation tonight. >>> parking enforcement offices in annapolis will soon have a new tool. they are getting new license plate reading technology that should make enforcing parking laws easier. for years people living downtown have complained that parking rules have not been enforced, the number of bars and restaurants with liquor licenses allowing them to stay open have increased and that has caused more parking issues. >> yes, we will be moving into the 21st century. more consistent and exact. >> city officials hope it will allow people living downtown to park near their homes again. parking enforcement officers should have them in the next two months. >>> baltimore county public schools superintendent is stepping down. he announced he will be leaving at

state police have not identified the man who was trying to get away from a state trooper in anne arundel county. the driver sped past to trooper on the shoulder of route 100, eventually hitting a tree. the driver died at the scene. >> the world is remembering apple founder steve jobs. he died after a long battle of pancreatic cancer yesterday. denied the memorial is growing at apple headquarters in cupertino, california. warner's gathered to say thank you and goodbye. -- mourners gathered to say thank you and goodbye. his impact is being called and measurable. >> he was always trying to move to the next level. >> he is like the most incredible business and technology person in the world. >> nbc nightly news is following and aath of steve job's legacy he leaves behind. we would like to know, what is your favorite steve jobs invention? you can take your survey on wbaltv.com on the front page. >> coming up, some very tense moments at the nation's capital this morning. >> find out what led to street being shut down for hours, right in the middle of russia work. >> president ratchets up the pressure

. >>> in anne arundel county we have an accident on 97north on the ramp to 100 west. we're getting conflicting reports if the ramp is closed. this is the beltway on the southwest side at frederick road. and the outer loop has most of our traffic right now. we have a broken down car on the outer loop own reisterstown road. there's a tractor-trailer here that had an accident on the right side of the ramp. traffic is getting by. be careful as you pass. drive times are doing okay. we have light traffic 83 southbound to the beltway. >>> get ready to see lots of runners. the baltimore running festival is tomorrow. for a preview, we have dispatched linda so to give you a little sneak peek. >> reporter: it will be and exciting day tomorrow. if you've been around baltimore and know anything about this you know this is a huge event, tons of runners. they're expecting 25,000 runners from all over the country, all over the world. joining us now is a local group of moms, teachers to runners and others. >> we went to college together to become teachers. then we all went our separat

a brazen robbery at a popular estaurann in anne arundel county....leavvs three custtmers injured....including ooe who's in the hospital. hoopital.it happened around 8:45 last night...at the poliie say...two men robbed... then...began robbing several customers of cash.... and other valuables. during the robbery... one customer was stabbed... two others...received... minor injuries. (fee) "and unfortunately i think it's a part of the wasnnt here to witness anddi - anything and it's an unfortunate situation and i wish it had never happened." happened."the customer who was stabbbdis expected to survive. police haven't made any arrests. police in baltimorr county ay someone's been stealing cars in halethorpe. 19 vehicles &phave been targettd in the las six weeks.now... they''e urging drivers to ttke precauti. precaution.the culprits have mminly struckkin two peighborhoods... and they seem to prefer certain types of cars: chryslers... dodges... and jeeps.some neighbors have also reported their vehicles being vandalized in the last couple months.but criminals are getting moreeaggressive. ann that ha

high schools and anne arundel county are remembering a fellow student. 17-year-old kala marie austin died in a single vehicle accidents the morning. today family and friends are remembering her as a girl who always wore a smile. jennifer franciotti has that story. >> 17-year-old kala marie austin was a popular, have become an outstanding student at chesapeake high-school and pasadena but just after 7:30 a.m. is the morning she lost control of her car and slammed into an abandoned home on the opposite side of the street. she was ross -- rushed to hospital but died of injuries. investigators believed the wet pavement and the speed contributed to the accident. >> too much. to many accidents. it is always, you hear about accidents happening on this freeway. >> this neighbor was saddened but not surprised to hear about yet another crash on his heavily-traveled road. she said it it is often congested and dangerous especially during rush hour. >> it is a speedway. drivers are more concerned about getting to their destination the van they are really four safety issues. not enough runway to a

anne arundel county officials say they had to shut down east ordinance road west of route 10. that is a span of four blocks. we're told the leak happened after contractor punctured a line around noon today. officials were concerned the natural gas could ignite or mixed with oxygen inside some of the nearby businesses. this afternoon fire officials tried to explain what was taking so long to repair the rupture. >> we had one valve for shut off but it is being fed from the other side. they had to dig up part of the road to expose that, even if -- either to clamp it or get another valve. that is why it has taken so long. >> residents have not been able to enter or exit the complex since around noon because it is within that closure. one day after rejecting president obama's jobs plan, senate republicans fired back with a plan of their own. the gop says it will create jobs by repealing the president's health care law. new rules on the financial sector, and boosting offshore oil drilling. the jobs through growth act would initiate a constitutional amendment to balance this federal

they want to protect and took donna edwards and shoved her district into anne arundel county.hat's unfortunate. >> i ask the same question of you. democrat control the state, they get to do what they want? >> there's a measure of reality to that, but in my opinion, i would say this. that redistricting should be about levellizing the district and what is in the best interest of the citizens. >> and if you want that, you have to go to iowa. as long as it's political, it's going to be political. we want your thoughts on all of these topics. the address, mailbag@wusa9.com. top. >> all right, temperatures are falling, but it's a nice evening. temperatures 65 downtown. already in the 50s in gaithersburg 59. leesburg 59. we have a few clouds and some clouds this morning. the storm pulling away from new england. a spectacular wednesday. so, the tables have turned. this time in our favor. tonight chilly again. best in week wednesday. you'll need your sunglasses and a little bit cooler on thursday, but nothing crazy cool. nothing like over the weekend. for tonight then, breezy and chill

would face incumbent don edwards in a district that would now include a significant portion of anne arundel county. >>> help is on the way for people struggling to repay student loans. president obama will announce new rules to make it easier for millions of boris to lower their payments and consolidate the loans. c. ap would be reduced -- the repayment cap would be reduced. >>> republican mitt romney would spend part of today in the d.c. area and will visit the fairfax county republican committee headquarters later this morning. virginia governor bob mcdonnell and a the lieutenant governor will be on hand. >>> one of mitt romney's rivals for the republican nomination is launching its first television ad in iowa. texas governor rick perry promises to create at least 2.5 million jobs. he helped robust job growth during his tenure as governor. >>> tensions escalating between anti wall street protesters and police in oakland, california. the protesters threw bottles and police fired tear gas. there were several scuffles struck a day and dozens of arrests. >>> atlanta, georgia, police surrounded a par

. >> reporter: taking montgomery county out of the fourth district and replacing it with ann arundel county weakens minority voting rights. >> there is no threat whatsoever to congresswoman. >> reporter: the county executive ike leggett in -- and prince georges executive are defending the plan. >> this is a great plan. >> reporter: the math is moving to the delegates expected to be approved. one congressional map on home. >>> and what hasn't happened in 2009. we'll talk about the increase coming to those who rely on social security. >>> plus. >> more people. you call in. >> a fed-up marine stands up to police at the wall street protest. that is tonight's viral video. sue. >>> and we squeeze out another beautiful day in d.c. the cods are going hicken -- clouds are going thicken and the showers are on the way. how much rain we're expecting. that is in the full forecast coming up on the news edge at 6.  [ female announcer ] starbucks via® is planted the same... ♪ ...harvested the same... ♪ ...and roasted the same as our other premium coffees. ♪ it only makes sense