jeff hager, abc2 news. >> all right. thanks a lot, jeff. >>> another of the companies slated for permanent closure is squad 11 off eastern avenue. it covers 95 and 895. they re?ond traffic accidents using the just a of -- jaws of life eye -- >> i believe the jaws of life are important to everything. >> while the equipment goes away, the people who ride on them will not. they will move to other stations. >>> you know, t alarm fire knocked down power, shut down streets and left a lot of debris. >>> in other news tonight two young teens are charged after trying to detonate a bomb in an elementary school. it happened last night at a play ground in pasadena. abc2's brian kuebler joins us with more. >> reporter: the fire department said the intended victim of this bomb was a 6-year-old little girl. she was not injured but this raises concerns about these so-called bottle bombs. a simple google search will show you how they're made. it's a combination of certain chemicals poured in a bottle. the bottle expands and the contents

jeff hager tells us tonight paramedics first discovered the child unconscious on wednesday. >> reporter: paramedics responding to a 911 call from this back alley apartment off north stricker street arrived too late to save the child. >> the girl was pronounced dead. at that time homicide detectives became involved. they began to question the child's care give, the mother's boyfriend. >> reporter: charmel thomas was no strange tore police. he had assaulted a police officer in march and beat up his girlfriend in that same apartment the following month. the battered mother apparently left her baby in thomas' care, the morning she was murdered. >> he did say he picked her up and did shake her. >> reporter: the baby's mother refused to comment as she moved out of the apartment this morning. the neighbors had plenty to say. >> i heard about the child passing away. that's crazy what happened, but that man needs to take the death penalty or something because that's just crazy. >> reporter: in west baltimore, jeff hager, abc2 news. >> police are still waiting for the results of the hot to learn

jeff hager has more on what led to the arrests at the holiday inn express. >> reporter: she came here for a room and a good night's sleep but got more than she bargained for. >> i'm from pennsylvania. they've been raiding a lot of sites. >> reporter: it is methamphetamine, better known as crystal meth which police discovered after someone dialed 911 reporting a strong odor on the fourth floor. while it's scarce in maryland, it set the stage for five surpts to set up a lab -- suspects to set up a lab in the room. >> they were manufacturing it for use among themselves. they indicated because they couldn't find meth here. >> reporter: officers arrived on the scene and evacuated guests. one man said he wasn't allowed to return for six hours. then there's this man, spencer smith. >> i don't know anything about this meth lab. the only things i do know is what i see on movies and a big bang. >> reporter: hotel guests and evacuee experience smith turned out to be suspect spencer spitting, the suspect police would arrest. cooking meth can produce toxic fumes and ether and cleaning crews remain

jeff hager joins us with more. >> reporter: starting tomorrow the average family of four will be paying $97 more per year for water and sewer service as the system tries to update the system. for 65 years steve wayne wright has paveed the price for living here in baltimore, but now he's had enough. >> a lot of people are on fixed incomes,. probably 15% to 20% of the city are senior citizens. >> reporter: over that same 65 years, baltimore's underground system of water mains have deteriorated with over 400 breaks this year alone. add in mandatory upgrades to the massive sewage system that treats 250 million gallons each day and $200 million more to fix water systems and billing systems -- >> it's our responsibility to step up to the plate and address those things before they fail catastrophically. then we won't have enough money or resources to handle those in a timely manner, which is going to cause great disruptions to our customers. >> reporter: the board of estimates passed a 9% increase after leery customers called for an audit. their pleas would be in vein. it appears more hikes ma

jeff hager, abc2 news. >> he would not give us an on camera interview but told us that joshua caesar was banned from the campus after a drug dealing charge two years ago and kinyua was afforded the same review as any other student and the university regrets any effort to drag its name into the mud. >>> an annapolis woman told police she was sexually assaulted on the way home. abc2 news kelly swoope has the latest on the investigation. >> the sexual assault happened on may 19th. a 21-year-old woman told police she was walking home in the 100 block of gloucester streets at 1:30 in the morning when she noticed a man walking behind her. he said the man grabbed her, threw her to the ground and sexually assaulted her before running off. police released this video of a person of interest. they said it was taken near the attack at time of the attack. plirls asking for the public's help to identify the man or recognize him. in you know anything, you're asked to call metro crime stoppers at 1-866-7-lockup. >>> want to get back to matthew close week's story. he's been in trouble the last couple

jeff hager, abc2 news. >>> tonight we note name of the off duty police officer involved in a fight with teenager which resulted in that teen's depghts-- death. 17-year-old christopher recount's death was homicide by asphyxiation. the office are heard a loud noise at his door and started chasing some teen the. during the fight the 17-year-old lost consciousness. brown doid at the hospital. >> i justuváau)u$ it. that's what one of the accusers said of the abuse he suffered at the hands of former penn state assistant football coach jerry sandusky. the man testified he was sexual assaulted in sandusky's home. he said his screams why unanswered in what he believes was a soundproof pacement. sandusky plans to put their witnesses on the stand as early as monday no late this morning police discovered the body of dr. timothy jordan. his friends were concerned about changes in his behavior over the past few months. >> reporter: authorities have found the body of d timothy jordan dead from aself-inflicte. jordan was a one time army medic who was trained with the u.s. forces. he had recently lost m

abc2's jeff hager has more. >> reporter: the leaders of this effort said they could try to police children's health but they are hoping children will make healthier choices themselves to cut out the extra calories. we consume it by the truckload. the average american puts down 46 gallons of sugar sweetened beverages each year. with the help of their parents they are shifting away. >> only drink one a week. >> do you miss this? what was your favorite? >> all of them. >> reporter: more than 200 students at this middle school have signed a pledge to wean themselves on their own, cutting out soda for 30 straight days. the cochair of the regional wellness committee said it's a more effective way to reach kids than the proposed ban on super sized drinks in new york. >> i don't think it's useful. for one thing you can get around the amount by buying four drinks. it lefthands to the nanny state. i believe educating the public will push the market. >> reporter: getting companies to shift from sugar laden drinks to water or healthier options may take time, but so will this campaign. you can tell kids

in baltimore county, jeff hager, abc2 news. >> last year there were 1300 warnings and 200 citations. the city's three reservoirs provide drinking water for 8.3 million people in the area. >>> think of it like juggling light bulbs. that's what the folks are doing right now during this heat wave. the utility gave us a rare look to show us how they're keeping an eye on both the transmission and distribution of power all across our region. bge said there's plenty of power, but that doesn't mean you should waste off. hold off on using the power hog. >>> well, 33 years, we've been going to thrice. it's the towson farmers market. we have 29 local farmers who hauled their wares to the market. we have rugs, nuts, ice cream, coffee, soaps, sweet pies and clothing. it's right at the hart of towson on washington and allegany. >>> they showed off how they have fun in the water and enough to have county executive kevin kamenetz jump. the admission rates for the rest of us. as the county executive says, we all deserve a beach break. did to our website, abc2news.com. you can find the cooling center

jeff hager has more. >> reporter: people said alexander can ua came off odd but any hints that he could be dangerous or evil recently surfaced. >> three said body parts were everywhere. >> reporter: police discovered the dismembered bodies in an apartment in joppa. >> they fond other body parts in the dumpster. >> reporter: but 21-year-old alexander's canua's confession left his fellow students at mer gan state university searching for answers. >> real crazy to hear, like eating someone's brain and heart. >> reporter: a week before the murder, a 37-year-old -- police responded to a call on morgan's campus where officers arrested canua in connection with a savage assault. >> he hit someone in the head with a baseball. >> reporter: freed on bond, they believe canua may have returned to campus the day of cody's murder to spray paint this graffiti. the vandal ex-includes a monstrous face with jagged teeth and a separate groups with three sixes and an upside down cross. they said he came across has anything but normal in this thought process. >> he was a cruel person but he would talk strang

jeff hager will tell us this story. >> the latest attraction opens with sort of a screech. i'm roosevelt leftwich. we'll take you inside ripley's believe it or not. >> let's look into annapolis. things are cooling down. today was absolutely beautiful. so how long will this stay us with. let's check in with meteorologist wyatt everhart with your first forecast. >> we're going to be looking good here. our friends getting pounded by the heavy flooding rains of tropical storm debby it. does appear that debby will be loving offshore toward thursday but in the meantime a lot of rain. it's not wind or surge. back here in maryland crystal clear with passing clouds. take a look at the winds gusting to 22. low 80s, comfortable. tomorrow we're not upper 80s, enjoyable but it all changes. we have the details coming up. >> you would be hard pressed to see a better place, all the way up through tam parks the florida panhandle is getting mishandled by tropical storm debby. back here at home we're not seeing any of the wind or the rain but that hasn't stopped the tropical storm from affect

jeff hager joins us with some of their ideas. >> when it comes to combating the heat, the people of baltimore are battle tested. many relied on traditional favorites to find relief. with the sun beating down on baltimore, this young boy was smiling right back and why not. no one serves up a snowball like three do here in clarm city -- charm city. some sought relief in the shade with umbrellas, hats or and a tree. some places offered up air conditioning. >> it's hot out there. >> reporter: and free bottles of wart to help beat the heat. the city's code red heat alert allowed them to take a break from their youth program to take a dip in the city pool at druid hill park. they have extended hours until 8:00 tonight. >> i have a cooler full of bottled water. >> reporter: with the temperature climbing above 90 by 11:00 in the morning, these campers got a jump on others. >> we could have stayed in there all day. >> reporter: you'll find no hours of operation posted on this corner, just screams of glee as kids found some relief. another baltimore tradition that public works discourages. an open fire

jeff hager has this story tonight. >> it takes a lot of gas to fuel the mowers as well as anne arundel county's playing field. who would miss the gallons? the county did. the maintenance workers behind the scheme are now charged with the theft. >> the two employees were taking fuel from fuel sites and using it for personal use. >> reporter: using surveillance cameras and witnesses at various fuel stations like this one in mayo and investigators determined that 44-year-old preston perry of -- >> all right. we're having technical difficulties but the county is refusing to disils discipline -- disciplinary action. >> the mt. pleasant ame church van that was swiped yesterday was found at the men dommen mall. the thief sold the ban and used it to travel to pikesville mcdonalds only to steal an 83-year-old man's wallet while he was in the bathroom. police do not have leads but mcdonald's said it is handing over its surveillance video. the church van is in good shape and the church said they are glad to get it back. >>> well, believe it or not, ripley's is now open, a prime spot at the inner

jeff hager, abc2 news. >>> another re-- could this act of cannibal embe a disturbing trend and it could contribute to copycat crimes. there have been several cases, including the man in miami. >>> the jury has been picked in the jerry sandusky trial. opening statements are scheduled to start on monday. >> since the trial want shifted, you're going to get penn state ties. the jury is made up of a professor at penn state a 30-year-old graduate who sad that sandusky spoke at her graduation. then we had a retired bus driving woman in her 70s. she was picked even though she was told quote i can't seat children hurt. >> it may actually be the only thing in his life that would be more difficult for him to handle other than the abuse. >> so the 58-year-old sandusky is charged with a 52 counts of child sexual abuse. the first witness said quote this is going to be creepy. >>> a mix of sun and clouds. nothing on the radar scope. there is one renegade shower in maryland. a previous shower flaring up across calvert county. right now temperatures into the upper 70s in spots. warmer than yesterday, a

jeff hager, abc2 news. >> we have some ideas to help keep your thermostat low. set the thermostat at 78 or higher if your health allows for. that try not to use the dishwasher and stoves until later and turn off nonessential electronics off and use an outdoor grill or microwave instead of your oven. >>> since mess ri loves country, the thermometer is rising all over. so who sells feeling the heat? let's check back in with wyatt? >> the first day of summer, of course, turning out to be a scorcher. it's true we are not alone and we wouldn't be through the end of the week. >> reporter: martha and the van dellas sang about it. now we're living it. a heat wave is making its way across the country. 13 states are under a heat wave. temperatures in new england spiked 24 degrees in 24 hours. >> summer is here, yeah! >> reporter: not everyone can stay inside because some people work outside. >> delivering and drinking all day. >> reporter: not a bad idea, especially since there's so many people hop want to be out here. for all of you, remember, you got to take it easy. >>

jeff hager joins us behind the man behind the costly mistake. >> we've been caught up in the rat race from time to time, dropping the kids, racing to the bank and even taking out the trash. the owner of the store was getting ready to leave his house with a bag full of cash to be deposited when he put it on top of his car for a moment to take the trash on the curb. he left it there. he was driving to work around i- 97, when the bag fell, spilling the money out, by the time he realized what happened, cars were stopping on the road and people were scooping up the cash and drove away. the owner is now on the hook for thousands of dollars and dealing with those who found the money to return it. >> return the money. give it to us. i have two children and wife and we work hard, everything that day. sometimes seven days a week to make a living. if we don't make the money back, i'll have a hard time. >> so far, three people turned in hundreds of dollars and deposit back. the glen burnie berric, represents the fraction. the march and armored truck, money grabbing frenzy ensued, none of the mone