investigator joce sterman has the latest on this man, tommy clack. the man suspected of running a paving scam in four states. he's down south setting up old cases. tonight's investigation shows it may be the least of his problems. >> this judgment day will come. this guy needs to be in jail. consumers should not have to deal with this type of person who continues to violate the law time and time and time again. >> tonight at 11, who's joining forces and when he could be heading pack to maryland. more on the tommy clack story. >>> you think lebron can make incredible shots? we'll he is you some of the insane tricks this young boy can pull off with a ping pong. >>> losing your job can leave you short on cash and you might miss out on a few days. we'll tell you which gender has more trouble finding love without a paycheck. >>> you can download storm shield like we had this weekend. you can find the temperature where you are, annapolis, westminster, law enforcement. you pick the spot and you can get the exact air temperature. we'll have much more coming

joce sterman, abc2 news. >> it can also result in late fees, utility shut offs, because victims believe their bills were being paid so they didn't pay them. if this happens to you, the attorney generals office says let your utility company know before you are victimized in the scam. >>> paying more at the local market because of drought conditions throughout the u.s. with corn and crops withering and dieing in the heat, food prices are expected to continue shooting up. >> you have to adjust, the economy is going up. the pay is going down. we have to do the best we can to get through the hard times. put something away for rainy day. >> the usda declared 1300 counties across 31 states across disaster areas. this is something that doesn't appear to be providing relief soon. >> not really. you crunch the numbers and we have 7.67 since january, since june, 1.34, we are a deficit. it's not looking good at all. we have showers possible as we go through time. speaking of showers, see one isolated shower popping up to the north of baltimore, isolated in nature, that's going to be the scenario in

abc2's joce sterman has the answer. >> reporter: not all the faithful flock to church on a sunday morning. instead, some find true religion in nature found tucked in beneath the baltimore bridge. >> we've got tilapia. >> reporter: the message preached here is freshness. they have a foam cooked version of heaven. the freshest produce you can find but if you opt to let someone cook it here, will this be the safest. >> they want everything clone and fresh. >> reporter: she knows staying on target is a challenge. vendors who cook at the baltimore farmers market are missing things. even without freezers and cook tops, the rules are the same. >> we have a warmer, keep everything warm. we have to set up for hand washing. a matter of keeping everything clean and it's hard. >> reporter: hard because it's a matter of health. the vendors who cook on site -- >> we're still looking for the same kinds of things, anything that would contribute to a food borne illness. >> reporter: it's the job of the health department to make sure the food serve sped safe. inspectors check food temperatures and hand was

abc2's joce sterman is live there in baltimore. there's relly a problem with the trees. >> reporter: a chain saw is not going to solve this problem. this is four giant trees that have toppled over on a set of row homes. you can't just handal job like this by yourself. in coming out of the ground, these trees have exposed some piping down there as well as some wiring and cabling. so this is in the a job you want to handle by yourself. these people said the trees were planted by the city. so they're waiting for the city to fix. it a representative was out there yesterday, but still, it will take awhile to clean up. crews city wide are tied up dealing with downed power lines, closed roads -- damage, damage, damage from friday's storm, trees crushing cars in hamilton, blocking in these people we've been telling you about in north baltimore. dealing with it isn't easy, especially when you have unscrupulous contractors, all of them hoping to make a quick buck. unfortunately, they have already arrived. >> we had a lot of people trying to

joce sterman came upon it today. >> reporter: that car is one of the stories. these people in the 1100 block of east northern parkway, they have a sidewalk to contend with. worse than that they can't get into their house. four huge trees are blocking their house as we speak. they have lots of cleanup. their story is one of many we saw over baltimore city today. if you want to get to judy willie wells' house it's going to take worth. >> this is the path way. >> reporter: four fallen trees have trapped wells and others. they have been yanked from the ground and pulling sidewalks with them. >> this is like hitting the lottery. >> reporter: not in a good way. >> no, not in a good way. >> reporter: you can't go a few blocks without finding another problem tree. in hamilton they've taken down power polls -- poles and wires. they are trying to get the electricity flowing again. after three days without air conditioning, patience in this neighborhood has grown thin. >> it's really frustrating. >> reporter: but not everybody is frustrated. >> i don't think it hit us to

joce sterman has a warning on the scams. >> reporter: the plan to resurface their driveway was avenued with good intentions. >> he said this would be so smooth you could skate on it here this is what brenda and her husband got. >> i drive a little car. this is what happened the first time i drove over it. >> reporter: that was three days after it was resurfaced. she said the material looked like gravel rather than asphalt. >> he had been on a job, had left over asphalt. >> reporter: just enough for her driveway. she said yes and wrote a check. late later she had second thoughts, tried to cash the check and it was -- stop the check but it was cashed within minutes. >> my money is gone. this cost me $3,000 to find out i had been scammed. he caught me that one day. >> reporter: scams like this one spiked during the summer according to rick brinkley with the better business bureau. >> some of the stuff we've seen people do in this community is outrageous. >> reporter: we came up with the top five tactics. first is i have extra material lts. the better business bureau said few legitimate co

joce sterman joins us now with more. >> always watching. they don't want to know anything that goes on in your life, but facebook says this is about protecting children. the company says it wants to screen for pedophiles. facebook uses equations to find suspicious behavior, security experts with the company found a youth pastor and a coach that were using fake accounts to try and become friends with children. facebook contacted the fbi in both of the cases. the site scans every picture uploaded to the site to see if it matches photos it knows to be child porn from the crime information center. facebook says there are several other things they look out for as well. like if 80% of your friend requests go to women, if you ch birth date to go under and over 18, they notice that as well. always watching. >> all right. thanks joce sterman from the newsroom tonight. >>> this is the hot topic. what do you think about the decision to scan profiles and conversations. is it protecting children or invading privacy? leave your comments on abc2news.com/f

abc2 news investigator joce sterman is here now with more on presidents city's deteriorating infrastructure. >> reporter: the city's aging water main dates back a century. the broken main under light street is believed to be 122 years old. in 189 -- 1889 there weren't even cars on the road when this was installed. with that age and wear and tear comes breaks. as of june there were already 400 water main breaks. repairing them are expensive and you've probably noticed that. since 2004 the average bill has doubled. last month the chief auditor warned of bigger hikes over the next four years. joce sterman, abc2 news. >> to get complete coverage of the downtown water main break log on to our website at abc2news.com. you can find alternate route. and you'll find at the top of our home page. >>> tomorrow marks the 11th anniversary of another paralyzing event. in 2001, the howard tunnel fire caused gridlock for days. a water main was also involved. the national transportation safety board determined that the fire caused a main to burst, making cleanup incredibly difficult. >>> a pretty hot day. ye

joce sterman is here with the latest on annapolis paver. >> a final decision handed down today by the attorney general's office will be money back for marylanders. that's just the beginning. under the decision, tommy clack, the paver, will have to pay about the hundred thousand dollars in restitution, to 14 people whose driveway he is paveed. he took advantage of people grossly overcharging his customers, many of whom were seniors. he will have to pay 300,000 bucks in civil penalties. >> the message we are trying to send is that you can't take advantage of consumers, you have to treat them correctly and charge them reasonable prices for services and be licensed. >> if u not you are going to take them to court. >> we h take them to court -- we will take them to court and punish them. >> tommy clack will also have to post a $50,000 bond with the attorney general's office if he wants to do business again in mailed. that's to protect people in the future but the office wants to get money back for every marylander clack abused in the past. whether he pays is another story. joce sterman, ab

joce sterman today talked with hem. you've got to be amazed with this recovery. >> reporter: jamie, i can't get over it. dylan is at home. he spent two nights at bay view with third degree burns on his thigh and feet. besides that he's got no real damage. that in and of itself was a miracle. dylan was walking with friends. they were checking out storm damage, tired of being cooped out without air conditioning. while walking, help went toward the car and ran dead on into a set of downed wires that were strung across the field as a result of a power pole. his friends thought hi was dead and wondered what he who -- what they would say to his parents. when he came to he had severe burns. >> the fact them a' here, i know not too many people would survive, so definitely lucky on that point. >> reporter: bge does own that power pole. they told us they did confirm that the power pole and that issue has been repaired. so what about dill plan? he is a la crosse player for mcdaniel. he was supposed top spend the summer lifeguardin

joce sterman explains in this week males scam alert. >> we all feel the pain by paying our utility bills. if someone offered to cover yours it would be a tempting offer. >> to have a bill taken care of. so they are willing to take a chance, unfortunately. >> reporter: the assistant maryland attorney general said people are taking a chance on a scam. the ag's office has been fielding calls from people who said they have been called, emailed or contacted by someone offering to pay their utility bills. they say it's through a new government grant from the obama administration. >> people are, in some cases paying money to have this done and other cases providing a bank account information or social security information to get this supposed grant which is not real. >> reporter: instead, it's another way to get your money or personal information and you could end up the victim of identity theft if you sign up. the ag's office said so many are hearing about it from friends and family. at this point there's no obama grant to cover your utility. so know it's nothing more than a scam. joce sterman

abc2 news joce sterman tells us what it is. >> reporter: it's been just 37 days since matthew cheswick's death but in that time his mother see celia has doesn't unthink be-- cecilia has done something. >> he wouldn't want me to hold a grudge and i know he has forgiven him a incredible act of self-lessness after what she refers to as a tragedy. >> i am closing the doors on his life but i can't close the doors on his life because i don't want -- i want to remember he was a part of my life and he did exist and he was a huge part of my life. >> reporter: a part that has been ripped away for good. matthew was killed memorial day weekend in ocean city while crassing-- crossing coastal highway. diogo facchini hit him and kept driving. court dock ooments show the 30- year-old blew a .27 on a alcohol test. >> i don't even know what to call it. it was more than an accident. it was more than irresponsibility. >> reporter: and the court agrees. he was arraigned this week on 10 charges including neglect homicide by car, drive under the influence and leaving the scene of an accident records show chill

. >> joce sterman talked about what you should do before you head out to relax. >> reporter: they havead but did these travelers leave their homes vulnerable to criminals? >> make sure the air conditioner is off and the fans are off. >> we shut down lights and air conditioning and all that good stuff so we are not wasting energy when we are not home. >> reporter: some of the moves are a mistake that can cost money. insurance agent says you should actually leave your air conditioner on just set the temperature a little warmer than usual. >> we recommend to not turn off the air conditioner especially in hot, humid conditions. you can have mold and other problems in a few short days. >> reporter: leave the air on but shut the water off. doing so will be beneficial to your toilets refrigerator and dishwasher and washing machine. >> washing machines are a huge issue. the hoses if one burst, in just a matter of an hour you can have a house full of water and we have had that happen many timesunfortunately. and the the claims are large. >> reporter: you may be be a rush to get vacation going t

joce sterman found quite a few stories in baltimore city.ogist wyatt everhart has more and brian kuebler toured the market. he has you covered. we want to start with the talk of the time. people are still without power. more than 200,000 of your friends and neighbors came to relax. bge said it could take until the end of the week to restore power. two thirds of bge customers have their power back but there are still tens

joce sterman is back with some of the tough words. >> calling him a shameless swindler and a rotten cook, the judge sentenced clack to two years in prison. he pleaded guilty back if march to acting as a contractor without lap license and selling home improvements without a license. prosecutors say he scammed nine people in aa county charging some tens of thousands for paving he wasn't allowed to do. he then took off south. he scammed people for as much has $170,000. clack was arrested and brought back to maryland. >> i'm happy with that because there couldn't be any more, and it's been a long time coming. i'm glad that he's off the street and we will see what happens in the future as far as any restitution, but i have a little faith in that. as the judge said, he's a path logical liar. >> clack apologized. his attorney admitted he did overcharge. jail made that difficult. the nine people in the case are owed $63,000. clack has been ordered to give them the money back although the judge said he doesn't have any hope that clack will pay a niblg. >> good work. >> efforts to bring table game

joce sterman picks up our team coverage oar loor there are always questions after a mass shooting. could this have been prevented. were there red flags. in the case of the fort hood shooter, even column bean, experts say things that should cap your attention, seeing people with chronic depression who isolate themselves from others. and when others begin blaming others. if the person is convinced that the world has done them wrong. experts say there's some type of catastrophic event, for example, losing a job or the relationship ending. if you notice someone is experiencing the symptoms, you have to speak up. just because someone is depressed doesn't mean they're considering violence. for concerns, talk with the manager or go to human resources. if you're worried that someone could become violent or make a threat, you should call police. >> we have the latest update on this story on our website as we learn more about the suspect and the possible plan to attack others. we'll update it on air. abc2news.com is hour website -- our website. >> the pan mel will be talking about the shooti

more, go to our website, abc2news.com and click on the investigator's tab, outstanding work from joce sterman. >> all right. those of you with at&t can now get a new wireless plan you'll be able to connect up to 10 phones and get unlimited calling and texting. verizon came out with its share everything. at&t's new mobile share will come out late next month. it will start keeping the individual family plans. you're looking at starting around $85. call me, maybe, boss. those who deal with financial numbers are predicting -- listen to this, the salary increases will run about 3% in 2013. now that doesn't sound too bad. >> your monthly grocery store bill may soon resemble a car payment. and your grocery bills might be going up but there are a few things. how your wallet may benefit from mother nature. >> i'm meteorologist mike masco, active radar. we had 104 degrees today. it's 76 right now. there's still some gusty storms to the east of us. we have this get through showers. we'll have the full forecast on the news at 6:00. >>> all right. kent island, can you feel it? there's annapolis. we have d

joce sterman shows you how. >> from band-aids that project videos to leg goes that let you sew -- legosmarketers are putting products to the test. >> you're seeing it on food products that can sort of pop out and show you press is or ideas. >> reporter: it's called augmented reality. that's where an object comes to life using your smartphone screen. you find out all kinds of things. >> it looks three di mentional and will -- dimensional and it's on the phone. >> that product will pop up. we'll have additional information and we can see it being used in different types of context. >> reporter: we've seen it before, but the packaging. >> we knee a lot of packaging is designed to help create the sale. >> reporter: the leading sector includes cars, food and won't tainment, especially toys it. 's about adding value for the consumer and ultimately securing the sale, sometimes keeping track of that sale. >> you can snap it and anything that you're purchasing that's in that package you can see in your smartphone. when you go to the store, you know how you're not sure if you bought your child th

joce sterman has a warning about the top five summer scams targeting your home. . >> the plan to resurface their driveway was paved with good intensions. not so much though when it comes to the man who did the job. >> he said it would be so smooth you could skate op it. guarantee it for ten years republican this is what they got. >> i drive a little bitty car. this is what happened the first time i backed my car over the driveway. >> reporter: three days after the driveway was resurfaced. the material looked like gravel. the nightmare began with a man knocking on he door. >> he was on a job, had left over asphalt. >> reporter: just enough for her driveway. she wrote a check but had second thoughts and tried to stop the check but it was cashed within minutes of the man leafing her home. she will have to pay again to have the job done right. >> my money is gone. it costs me be thousand dollars to find out i had been scammed. he caught me at the one day because i'm usually pretty good on not doing that. >> reporter: scams like this one spike during the summer. >> some of the stuff we have see

joce sterman has the story and a warning when you're booking your vacation. >> every year our family take as vacation. >> she and her family of 11 are staying in a hotel this week in florida but they paid for a house on the beach. >> we all put in to finance this trip. we all had a portion. >> reporter: she went to vacation homes.com, found a house, corresponded with the person she thought was the owner and paid with money orders. according to a sheriff's report when she arrived at the home she realized it was not the one she saw on line. a woman, the manager of the house pulled in. >> she said you're not supposed to be on this property. i work for the owners and she called the police immediately. >> reporter: the home down a long tree covered driveway is not owned by bruce christian son. she even had a contract. >> is unavailable to take your call. please leave a message. >> reporter: the number has been disconnected and vacation homes.com said they cannot comment on any investigations but emphasize they don't get involved in payments and don't provide guarantees. the family is upse

abc2's joce sterman has the story. amazing. tell us. >> reporter: it is amazing stuff. we've been talking about the storm damage. you've got to stay away from those power lines pause of the danger. dylan and his friends didn't note power lines existed. saturday night they're cooped up in the house without air-conditioning. they come back to the car. dylan sees it, make as break for it, goes straight into the power lines. the injuries are tough to look at. >> this is completely the part that's killing me. >> reporter: considering what he's been through, 19-year-old dylan louie is a has few complaints. >> many a lucky i'm alive. >> reporter: the 19-year-old mcdaniela cross play are could have been killed. >> once i gained consciousness, i thought holy crap. what did i just hit. >> reporter: it was a fully active power pole and the wires which he said were strung waist high across the field. he hit them dead on. >> i got hit backward. my hat flew off my head. they said i within the unconscious for 10 to 20 seconds. >> reporter: friends got a picture of the wires, the next

. >> joce sterman is on the story, the common violationings you should know. >>> all right. do your eyes look cloudy, lost its color. why those on the younger side are seeing more cataracts. >> all right. i'm meteorologist mike masco. you can get our ent active radar -- interactive radar. we have storms to the north, south, storms all around us. we'll time the arrival coming up next at 6:00. ♪ [ horn honks ] ♪ oh, those were the best of days ♪ ♪ i still feel the summer rays ♪ that graced our backs as we went down the lane ♪ [ horn honks ] [ male announcer ] when your car is more than just a car to you, the right insurance matters. are you getting the coverage options you need and the discounts you deserve? for an agent or quote, call 800-my-coverage or visit travelers.com. there it is ! there it is ! where ? where ? it's getting away ! where is it ? it's gone. we'll find it. any day can be an adventure. that's why we got a subaru. love wherever the road takes you. wow, there it is. >>> a look at downtown baltimore. there it is, the water main break. it was a 123-year-old pip

joce sterman picks up the team coverage tonight with the way to help them understand. it comes down to how old they ares you need to take a different approach depending on your child's age. experts say a child about fife or six, needs to be told that something happened but pains are in charge and taking care of them. you don't need to go in to a lot of detail. an older child will have a better understanding. you need to explain there are disturbed people in the would, bad things can happen. they need to be assured there are adults doing the best they can to make sure more things like this don't happen. when tragedies occur, we feel vulnerable, like our seasons of safety has been compromised. helping a child real highs they are safe can make a big difference. if you need to step away from the coverage, do so. >> have them out of the room. take time k turn it off and talk about it. see what they have to say. >> if you are having a difficult time dealing with tee motions, talk with -- with the emotions, talk with a counselor or therapist, they are trained to help in situa

joce sterman explains in this week's scam alert. >> reporter: it's d-day for a computer virus that so serious the fbi had to get involved. it is called the dns changer and makes it seem like your computer is on a legitimate website. but in reality, hackers have rerouted you to a site that looks the same but lets them steal your personal information and passwords. experts call it malware of the worst kind. >> malware is any kind of computer program that makes your computer do something you don't want it to do. >> reporter: the fbi found out about this scam last fall and fixed the problem. but today, they are taking down the safety net that protected people. saying the impacted had enough time to get problem fixed. but if you didn't act and don't have updated antivirus software on your computer, you may have a problem. >> this monday, if you have internet connection, it will go away and you will have to call your internet service provider to figure out how to remove the malware from the computer. >> reporter: before you find or get rid of it on your man the ---- machine they say back up

. >> we will stick joce sterman on those guys. you don't want her knocking on the door.ir looking beautiful. sunshine and sunshine will go to work allowing for temperatures to get into the 90s. 69 downtown. a pair of 7s in dc. wilmington at 67. so very comfortable morning. temperatures in check and humidity in check and dew point the 60 degree dew points are a bearable number. when you get to the 70 and beyond we talk about the opresencive heat and humidity. -- oppressive heat and humidity. we have a front down to the south. big old storms over michigan wisconsin and that separates really major heat down to the south. we had triple digits heats from st. louis through jackson and back towards st. louis. again daytime highs this afternoon into the 90s toward the west. watch how this high pressure expands towards the east. that is going to push the triple digit heat back into richmond and charlotte and down towards atlanta. we will be well into the mid to upper 90s as we head tomorrow going into the rest of the weekend and week. 94 degrees is the two degree guarantee. partl

joce sterman has the story and a warning when you book your vacation for this week's scam alert. >> reporterevery year, our family takes a vacation. she and her family of 11 are staying in a hotel this week in florida. but they paid for a house on the beach. >> we all put in you know to finance the trip. we had a portion. >> reporter: she wept to -- went to vacation homes.com and found a house and paid with money orders. but according to a sheriff's report when she arrived at the home, she realized it was not the one she saw online. then a woman the manager of the house pulled in. >> she said that you're not supposed to be on this property. i work for the owners. and she called the police immediately. >> reporter: the home which is down a long tree covered driveway and sits on the beach is not owned by bruce christian although she says that's what he told her. she had a contract for the deal with him. >> you have called. [audio not understandable] please leave a message after the stone. >> reporter: christian's number has been disconnected and vacation homes.com says they can't comment on an