as cheryl conner tells us, their almost final drive is driving their plan for life. >> he was in the driver's seat h. ace friend was the passenger. >> we both got knocked out and he woke up, held my hand and said a prayer, which, that made me -- >> that prayer happened on mountain road in fall stofnlt the driver of a pickup truck ran a stop sign and hit josh's suv. >> josh's vehicle came across mountain road and up this emnkment before wrapping around the telephone pole. >> josh was in critical condition a broken pelvis. 28 screws now hold him together, a punctured lung and brain injury that' raced over a month of memory. >> the last thing i remember is christmas. >> reporter: help spent 17 days in -- he spent 17 days in shock trauma. he's asking you to join him on thursday as a way to thank the responders, doctors and nurses. >> the fallston fire department. >> reporter: randy was on the slain that night. >> be safe, always. >> reporter: from a hug to a friend getting a rare answered. they're out to make sure their friends in fallston or taken care of because they were on that rainy

cheryl conner, abc2 news. >>> 24 hours of booty raised 210,000 dollars. one rider went 470 miles. we need to take a break on that one. 470 miles. >>> this summer, new york state is back and open for business. with endless beaches, hundreds of miles for hiking...or biking. endless rivers and streams ready to take your breath away. and more than enough wineries to please every pallet. we're ready to make your new york state vacation perfect. there's never been a better time to vacation in new york state. plan your vacation at iloveny.com the new state of new york. welcome. >>> new baby panda at national zoo. they were able to examine the baby they used honey watter to lure the mom away and grab the club. staffers say the heart and lungs of the cub is strong and the it is robust and fully formed weighing in under 5 ounces. >> everyone i know -- i think knows they are a small creature coming out of the mother. >> they don't know if aid boy or baby girl and keep -- shall if it's a baby boy or girl and keep verse to take the exam to make sure of the father. >>

cheryl conner, cbs2 news. >> reporter: just a beautiful amount of sunshine over the bay today. downtown right now it is gorgeous. the sun is setting. the airport is a shade below 80. we have a gentle wind at 9 miles per hour. we have lots of clear skies. we are back on at 11:00. we should be around 60. tomorrow will be around 87. maybe a little more in the way of sticky air. today 82. 84 is the normal. 97 was the record in 1968. downtown is 80 degrees and 70 in woodvine. if will be 50s tonight and very comfortable. the dew point is around 50 degrees. nothing going on. we will get a break for another 24 hours before more storms come in by tuesday and wednesday. we have to go all the way to pennsylvania to find clouds. this will be in through your day tomorrow. it will push toward the south and east. it is maker heat. out to the west look at the heat developing. some hot air will push toward the east. chicago is pushing 90. it will be 100 out west. closer to home will be seasonably into the 80s. we have showers and thunderstorms coming. thursday and friday it will be gorgeous. 50

we're live in columbia, cheryl conner, website whoib news. website-- abc2 news. >>> this evening not the best friday evening weather we've had. showers dotting central maryland. traffic is snarled. some of the rain, we're getting good clearing west of the beltway but for the beltway itself through severna park, definitely going to be dealing with rain. cloudy skies was the rule of the day. an ugly looking friday. we thought we would see clearing around midday. that did not happen. this front just crawling slowly and an area of disturbed weather. 73 at bwi. take a different perspective in baltimore. you see the clouds and winds from the north at 8 miles an hour. days are getting shorter. you can check out the radar and if you get a quick flash flood warning, i'm shower you've got storm shield on your mobile devices. clearing through the day. i think we'll see some cloud cover at times and a few more drifting in during the afternoon. a nice day. humidity will fall some through the day as well tomorrow. right now temperatures running in the low

we're live in columbia, cheryl conner, abc2 news. >> how great was jessica. >> tough lady. >> we'll be right back after this. >>> 1400 kids in the baltimore area are backpacked and ready to go. all the school slides were from a special drive. you gave them the gift and it was like christmas morning. >> i got these really cool bracelets. it's a ruler, too. >> we are so blessed in the u.s., just to have people who care. >> they gave away 300 backpacks at that event today in lansdowne. >>> here's a look at what we're looking at at 11. your car doesn't start. is it the battery or engine. >> what you can do. >> showers clearing from west to east. i think we're in for a better weather ahead. it's coming six to eight hours than thought. it's looking better into the evening. >> through the weekend. >> sunshine comes back. we like it. >> that's all the time we have for abc2 news at 6. thanks for joining us. this summer, new york state is back and open for business. with endless beaches, hundreds of miles for hiking...or biking. endless rivers and streams ready to take your breath away. and more

cheryl conner, abc two news. >>> first the rain and then the humidity. it has been a rough start to the week. >> can we expect more seasonable weather for you. let's check out with our meteorologist to see what is on the way. >>reporter: been line is this. humid, showers and storms are fuel fuelled by the humid faechl. we have storms rumbling in baltimore county. as you go further west out towards siekzville. we have thunderstorms rumbling through this area heavy downpours in this area as well. we'll watch this cluster of wet weather crossing the state in northern kent county. clouds holding tough and i think it will be a fairly gray day tomorrow. temperatures slow to move into the morning hours and it will be damp with the rain tonight and very high humidity levels holding tough. we'll talk about how things will unfollowed fold as -- unfold as we head towards the weekend. >>> it's what they do best. save a life. nis, two of them. fire -- in this case. two of them. they were on the third floor apartment. they were treated for smoke inhalation. no idea ho

cheryl conner abc2 news. >> josh wilson and brendan hope they shake their hands and thank them for savingives. the blood drive is this thursday from 2 to 8 at the higher hall on cars mill road. >>> the new school year is around the corner. and you might be starting to think about the school supplies school lunches. coming up at 5, tips on healthy easy meals your kids are going to love. and before the kids do head back to school you may wan to -- want to enjoy the last few days of summer vacation at the zoo. we will tell you when you can visit the animals for free. he and his mom, natasha, justan. shopped at family dollar to get him ready for school. let's look for the same items and see the difference. come on. here at walmart you saved over $1.50 on crayola colored pencils. wow! love it! not bad for your next picasso huh jordan? ok. you saved over 53 cents here on jif peanut butter at walmart. great savings. wow! you saved 53 cents on expo dry erase markers. not bad. unbelievable! alright. here we go. same items at walmart. and look how much you saved. fantastic! fantastic! wow! save tim

. >> reporter: in annapolis, cheryl conner, abc2 news. >> the woman was not seriously injured. aaron gray faces charges of robbery, theft, false statement and assault. police say he initially lied about his name. >>> new developments tonight in a serious car crash in annapolis. a 17-year-old boy in critical condition. this happened in spa road and harness creek road. police say the boy was traveling in a volkswagen jetta, failed to negotiate a curb and struck a tree. and then another car following the volkswagen also couldn't make the turn and crashed striking a different tree. police say both drivers were speeding. >>> a man dead tonight after a bizarre mowing accident near haggarstown. it happened last night after 8:00. maryland state police say carrie was mowing his lawn on a hillside when the mower rolled over and on top of him and it pinned him underneath it. the 42-year-old was taken to a hospital where he was pronounced dead. >>> looking at news around the nation tonight, a michigan doctor accused of the unthinkable, diagnosing and mistreating cancer patients. the doctor