jamie costello, abc2 news. >> thanks a lot. >>> tonight we're learning more about the man who police believe shot 17 people inside a bar in alabama. he had been fired from his job after a fight with a coworker earlier in the year. police had charged 44-year-old will kins with 18 counts of attempted murder which includes a charge related to a shooting at a house just about 45 minutes before the shooting at the bar happened. >>> coming up in health news, egg allergies in kids. the new treatment that could bring relief to every one struggling with them. >> and the food that you eat at the farmer's market. we rolled up our sleeves to test the food at the baltimore farmers market, when we come back. >>> there was no sta test cal defense in the number of people who died. the authors suggest that increased use of observation could avoid harm from that surgery. >>> the kids with egg allergies, the allergy usually disappears, but in some cases it does not go away. a study has found a way to possibly desensitize children with egg allergies. >> children who have no real therapy at the moment be

jamie costello, abc2 news. >> thank you. >>> folks are cleaning up in the midwest and more heat after violent storms. wind, hail and thousands of lightning strikes. in new york city alone there were 100 lightning strikes in just 15 minutes. in pennsylvania, the severe weather left more than 150,000 without power. traffic signals went out, thousands of air travelers were left stranded. >>> we have course had our storms last evening. thankfully very %.ykyk+mal dama out of that round. a couple of isolated showers onj maryland's most powerful doppler radar tonight. not far from manchester headed to western baltimore county. could make their way to gsykykyñ reisterstown, westminster even. a couple of storms over harford county now. other than that, relatively quiet on radar. it's muggy and the air temperatures which are now in the low to mid-90s feeling like more around 100 in spots because of that thick humidity. the rest of the evening, chance of a shower or storm and 90s, we'll talk about how temperature change in the weekend coming up. >> thank you. >>> more bad news for annapolis scam

jamie costello joining us. >>> first, perryville and then maryland live! in anne arundel.ook at the future of slots. and we're already getting soaked tonight but it's been a hot dry summer, so how mother nature is playing with the prices at your produce stand and the farmers market right in our own backyards. those stories and more coming up. here's diane sawyer. >> coming up on world news, you saw the fire storm when the made in america team reported on the olympic uniforms made in china. the american bisnesses determined to have them made here at home. >>> you can expect to pay more at the grocery store. why? the drought conditions are hurting the crops. we have more on how it can put a big depth in your wallet. >> the midwest is experiencing its first drought in decades and is taking a severe toll on corn. that means bigger grocery bills. we're not just talking about corn on the cob. the biggest may be felt in milk, beef mapped poultry. meat price cost jump as much as 10%. the average cost of beef which rang up at $4.45 in 2011 could jump 40 cents this year. don't expec

jamie costello has more. >> we're talking bel air, kelly. lightning brought more than a dozen injuries. in harris county shelter three people were struck. one died at the scene, a third died later and the other is in stable condition. lightning struck a tent. 17 people were taken to the hospital. they will all make it. >> we heard people kind of screaming. we saw people running. a number of pete were hit by the aftershock of this and went running past us. >> two men were standing and a tree in atlanta when a lightning strike knocked them to the ground. the shock was enough to send one into cardiac aremember, eventually killing them. >> my children are missing their father. >> the other man in the georgia incident regained consciousness. the san antonio news reports the chance of getting hit by lightning in a year is one in a million and in a lifetime is one in 10,000. >> as jamie said, the lightning strikes are rare but they do happen. an average of 54 people are killed each year from lighting in. here's what you need to know to stay safe ac

. >> i'm jamie costello. coming up all new tonight at 6:00, it's been a year since their loss. still no answers. a local family is trying to find who killed three of their loved ones. >>> the summertime is a good time to lounge by the pool but a tough time for asthma. what are the triggers. those stories coming up at 6:00. i'll see you then. >>> with many americans struggling with day-to-day finances, many are having difficulty planning their financial futures. karin caifa some tips that any house can use to plan for emergencies, retirements and more. >> reporter: the sluggish u.s. economy has not made it easy for many households to think about their financial future. the certified financial planner board of standards asked financial decision makers and their families about money planning during the nation's economic recovery. less than one third said they have a comprehensive financial plan planning is not just about retirement. it's about shorter term goals, too. >> certainly people think about retirement, but planning for rainy days, credit management and taxes. >> reporter:

i'm jamie costello. coming up all new at 6:00, penn state is slammed with a $60 million fine for its handling of the jerry sandusky case. >> plus, are you planning a summer vacation getaway? what you need to know so you zoo get scammed. here's a preview of what's coming up. >>> tonight, the latest breaking reports, inside the movie theater massacre, the harrowing story of survival. seat whole picture tonight -- see the whole picture tonight. >>> if you're planning on traveling by plane, spect to see higher -- expect to see higher prices in air fare. we'll see a jump in the price of domestic flights. the fall is typically the slowest time of the year with airlines expected to slash their price up to 20%. >>> they weren't able to take a bite out of apple. they lost the tech battle. range of motion -- the commission upheld a may ruling on the patent. kodak hopes to raise more than $2 billion it help them recover from that chapter 11 bankruptcy. they plan to appeal that ruling. >>> how would you like to win

jamie costello, abc2 news. >> a jetblue pilot has an eye injury from a laser bee. it happening as he was landing at jfk airport. he was in route from syracuse from jetblue. even from a quarter mile away, a point and shoot laser can blind a pie. last week in san francisco two planes were reportedly targeted by green laser beams. those pilots were not hurt. >>> coming up police arrest a man wanted for shooting 17 people in a crowded bar. find out the critical piece of evidence police found. >> plus, loyalty programs are popular with credit cards but you're probably not maximizing your rewards. we have feef tips to make -- five tips to make your you get your money's worth. >>> what a new study finds is the biggest facebook complaint. [ barks ] [ cat meows ] [ woman ] ♪ i just want to be okay ♪ be okay, be okay ♪ i just want to be okay today - ♪ i just want to know today - [ whistles ] ♪ know today, know today - [ cat meows ] - ♪ know that maybe i will be okay ♪ [ chimes ] travelers can help you protect the things you care about... and save money with multi-policy disc

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costello. we begin this hour with a very bad day for the nation's biggest banks. jpmorgan chase and its ceo jamie dimon are opening their books and telling us just how much money the firm lost in a bunch of risky trades. the blunder stunned the financial world and fueled more debate on whether banking regulations are tough enough. alison kosik is at the new york stock exchange and has been listening to a jpmorgan conference call this morning. alison, what have you heard? >> if you're totalling up the losses so far this year from those trading losses from the risky trades, what it adds up to is $5.8 billion. that's almost triple what was originally thought. but jamie dimon said they could get bigger by another $1.7 billion. keep in mind just because the trades were discovered and announced to everybody, you know, they can't just suddenly be stopped. so what has to happen is the bank still has to unwind some of the trades. many of which were very complex, and that takes time. but get this. even with the trading losses that were announced today, the bank still beat expectations, reporting a $5 billi

costello. stories right now in the newsroom, those jpmorgan trading losses last night, the ones jamie dimon calledensible, today we have learned they are nearly three times as big as originally thought. instead of $2 billion, the losses total $5.8 billion. >>> a landslide in british columbia swallowed three hopes. four people are missing. rescuers have been hampered by instability in the mountainous area as well as poor cell phone service. >>> more on the scathing report of penn state's handling of the jerry sandusky scandal. the university's board of trustees meets today after being accused in the report of in its oversight duties. meantime, some are calling for the removal of joe paterno's statue at the school. the legendary coach and top school officials were blasted for covering up for sandusky and his abuse of children. >>> opening bell at the new york stock exchange. big news today as jpmorgan chase announces it lost a total of $5.8 billion in bad trades earlier this year. is the news moving the markets? alison kosik is at the new york stock exchange to tell us. good morning. >> good morning

costello. we begin this hour with a very bad day for the nation's biggest banks. jpmorgan chase and its ceo jamiem lost in a bunch of risky trades. the blunder stunned the financial world and fueled more debate on whether banking regulations are tough enough. alison kosik is at the new york stock exchange and has been listening to a jpmorgan conference call this morning. alison, what have you heard? >> if you're totalling up the losses so far this year from those trading losses from the risky trades, what it adds up to is $5.8 billion.