abc2 news joce sterman, who is joce sterman, joins us now with the dirt with what is in katie's purse. >> reporter: it's the key to everyone's identity. once something goes inside the purse, it's never coming out. katie dumped the contents on the floor for everyone to see. >> one time i found chicken bones that were two week's old in my purse. disgusting, right? here's some of the stuff i have. a lot of dirt, apparently, receipts and comb and this great hairspray. these are important when you're getting up close and personal to people. occasionally, i may have a pair of underwear in there -- just kidding. honestly, i have so much garbage. it's a bottomless pit of trash and useless items. the grossest this morning was moldy bread. these are glasses so i can read on the beach so i zoo have to have this -- don't have to have this look. i don't know what those are. someone tweeted me that would i remember be eaten by a bear or not have my eye liner. i would rather be eaten by a bear. this is a band-aid but no longer as its protective paper. i wouldn't mind if the national enqoirer went th

joce sterman, abc2 news. >> right now the do not track features are voluntary for companies to follow but members track not to -- promise not to track you if initiated. if companies adopt them a system will be in place by the end of the year. >>> a couple hot hazy days and the million dollar question will we continue to see more of the same with the clouds around maryland but the showers staying to our south. we'll talk about it in one second. very limited rain. we see one shower popping up in western montgomery county just south of barnlsville. other than that a cloudy scenario from bell hair to manchester. you name it. the further west you go, for instance in carroll county, you saw it breaking through. it was tough top find any sunshine whatsoever throughout the entire day. right now conditions at bwi 86 degrees. humidity around 50% feeling more muggy than that 55 number would indicate. the problem is the humidity, the dew point numbers, the total moisture is very high. this feels like 97 even now in frederick. so it's heat plus humidity. the sun is out just west of the baltimore a

let's go out to joce sterman who has been following the story since it all started. what do you have for us? >> reporter: at 10:45 this morning a gunman opened fire at perry hall high school. at this point police are not releasing the name of the 15-year-old suspect, in part, because that individual is a juvenile but students, neighbors, witnesses have been telling us the name but we are choosing to withhold it. we went to the 15-year-old suspect's home. we saw police block the street and officers lined up where the suspect lives. neighbors say the teenage boy is a nice kid, as far as they know, one of three children. his parents were divorced. a smart kid, who played middle school, football but in the last few years he has changed, becoming darker, someone more withdrawn and there had been a marked deference in his personality. they also say in recent years he had been the victim of bullying. it was known in the community handle people wondering if there was a warning of this happening today. we can tell you on facebook before school started, the individual named as

joce sterman, abc2 news. >> as we go along more details continue to come out. tonight we want to say that the 17-year-old is at shock trauma. police have not released the name of the shooter. he is 15 years old. we'll have much more tonight at 11:00. wait until you hear christian schaffer story about the guidance counselor. you can also get latest information when we're not on the air at abc2news.com. >>> it's been the type of morning parents dreaded when sending their kids to school. a 13-year-old student was hit by a -- by a car on dog wood road. anita taylor and her husband were a few feet away in their home. >> i was having coffee. something said get up and look out. i saw him laying in the street. he wasn't moving at all. >> taylor said she rushed out to cover the student with a blanket. county police believe his injuries aren't life-threatening. >>> weather wise, it has been a warm humid day. rain totals in excess of three and one third inches across baltimore. huge rain totals and flooding at the beaches over the weekend. more rain is inbound. we'll have

joce sterman, abc2 news. >>> family and friends will remember a man who died trying to save the lives of others. a man tried to help two women who couldn't get back to the boat. family and friends will gather on wilson point road, close to where his body was found. more than a dozen cars were broken in to, in the tan yard springs community in glen burnie. many residence left that their cars unlocked. they maybe locking their cars now. >> somebody went in and took out the face plate that was in the car and ransacked through the glove box and tried to remove a cb radio that is in there. luckily that was mounded. >> arundel police would like anyone with information on the crimes to call them. >>> a 21-year-old man from the eastern shore, that guy there, remember that face, is charged with killing an entire flock of chickens, shelton broke in to a poultry farm and tornadod out the lights in a chicagoen house. when the house lost electricity , the chickens didn't have food, water and cooling fans and the chickens died, even though that would have happened anyway. the story gets worse. the

joce stermans abc2 news. >>> on the eastern shore, dealing with a numb of swine flu cases, five children and one adult have come down with flu after coming in direct contact with pigs. none of the six developed cease ill nees or had to be hospitalized. >>> when you are in the mood for a good chicken pot pies some people won't stop until they get one. police in salisbury got called out to a home and found a man sitting in a living room chair in his underwear and watching tv. he broke in to the house and stripped down and baked a chicken pot pie. >>> a day in paradise, how a group helped chen with autism live out the perfect day in the water. ♪ [ female announcer ] you can always measure the growth of your children by the way they clean themselves in the bathroom. try charmin ultra strong. with a new duraclean texture, charmin ultra strong helps you get clean. plus it's four times stronger than the leading value brand. and you can use up to 4 times less. good news for even the biggest kids in the family. we all go. why not enjoy the go with charmin ultra strong? >>> now, abc2 news at 6:00.

. >> joce sterman chatted with the fans that showed up to get a look at the guys. >> reporter: the seats navy but these people are here to see somebody else. jenny isn't the only one. >> maybe not as big of a hype to some people. i think it's fantastic. >> you wouldn't have seats like this. >> you are closer than you would imagine. >> reporter: alexis is leaving with this prize, a ball tossed from the sidelines. >> her dad walter, a ravens fan who drove in from york, pennsylvania. >> it's exciting, a chance of a lifetime. it's great. she will know in a couple of years. >> reporter: realize the man who owns the team she already loves gave her a gift, even better than the one these fans are getting. they got great access to their team. some would like to get a little closer. >> he wanted to get his jersey signed. >> he did or you did? >> a little bit of both. >> autographs and memories, the ultimate prize for fans. >> even though it's not a game it's still important. >> that was joce sterman reporting. from football to baseball now, o's fans, you got a young gun to be happen aabout. manny

joce sterman has the latest on the case. >> justice prevails. >> reporter: jaki taylor breaks down in the arms of a fred shedding tears as she gets the first look in five years at the woman suspected in the savage beating of her father. after fleeing the country in 2007 and tasha oluoch is back in baltimore. >> a wave of emotions and i wish my dad would see this and i know he is in heaven smiling down because his daughter didn't let him down. >> reporter: she fought for years to get peace for herself and father because what happened to 90-year-old john taylor is her heart break. she says a camera she put up to monitor his care captured oluoch beating him he's lay helpless in bed. >> in a situation like this withanyone who has a parents and loves them if something happens to them you will fight to the bitter bitter end to get justice. >> reporter: jaki taylor was not alone. police with help from the obi tracked oluoch to kenya and nairobi but she never lost faith. >> i knew we would get her back. >> reporter: bringing back a fugitive and sending a message. >> a monumental moment for wh

so as abc2 news josie sterman ex-- joce sterman explains scammers are using political races to steal your money. >> reporter: as the run for the white house reaches fever pitch, so does another race. the one con ardist are running to get your honey. >> -- artist are running to get your money. >> it's time for scamers to act. >> reporter: they are acting out with a series of scams tied to the election. one thing they are trying is a poll with a bogus prize. >> you go through the survey and the hook at the end is you get a free cruise or vacation. >> reporter: but it's not free. because thomas says you have to provide your credit card to cover port fees or taxes and in the end there's no cruise and they take your cash. >> and it can be high pressure and if you say you know, i need to think about it let me call you back, they are going to turn the heat up and try to really put the pressure onto get you to give that financial information. >> reporterbut the bbb says you need to stay strong and say no thanks if you get one of the poll phone calls. because any offer that is free doesn't re

joce sterman, abc2 news. >>> in light of this morning's shooting we wanted to know what could stop a disgruntled employee from vie also. they said the key is open communication. >> what we learned is there are a lot of signs that managers, supervisors and coworkers are aware of. we usually find this after the fact, unfortunately, but having a workforce where people can talk about potential problems, including stress and depression and other mental illnesses we can put the dots together after the facts. >> bullying is often a precursor to violence. >>> a 19-year-old woman in illinois said she was held captive by a man and repeatedly sexually assaulted for years. she showed up at the police department and she had give berth to a little boy and he was still inside the house. the police got the boy. the man was arrested. he with the girl, son, mother and older brother and no one suspected a thing. >> they always seemed nice. they were a normal family. when we first moved here, i would speak to them. they would speak. we didn't know anything this was going on. >> the victim told police th

abc2 news joce sterman explains how scammers are using political races to wrangle your money. >> reporter: as the run for the white house reaches fever pitch, so does another one. >> it's the time for scammers to act. >> reporter: jodi thomas said they're acting up with a series of scams tied to the election. one thing they're trying is a poll with a bogus prize. >> did through the survey and the hook at the end you get a free crows or va -- crews or vacation -- cruise or vacation. >> reporter: they just take your cash. >> these can be really high pressure. if you say, you know i need to think about it. let me call you back, they will turn the heat up to get you to give that financial information. >> reporter: but the bbb says you need to stay strong and say no thanks if you get one of those poll phone calls. any however that's really free doesn't require money up front. anyone who asks for it is pulling a scam. >>> here's another scam. it involves donating to a canned you support. it's unwise to give to anyone because upcan't be sure who's on the other end of the phone. if you want to gi

joce sterman explains how in this week's scam alert. >> go ahead and call it a drive by.'s the phrase being used by the fbi to describe a virus that's infacting people's computers, resulting in dozens of complaints to the internet crime center every day. the ic3 says the virus gets the description because of activating a bad link, it installs itself when you click on an compromised wen site. according to the feds, your computer freezes and locks with a message that says you've violated federal law and have been identified as being associated with child porn or other illegal activity. to get out of trouble, they say you essentially have to pay a ransom. in this case paying a bogus fine with a prepaid card or money order. the scammers say if you don't pay you'll face criminal charges and your computer will stay locked. people have been paying the fines. if your computer freezes with the mal ware don't give out information. >> instead, contact a computer repair man. even no though you -- though you may get it unlocked, the mal wear could be lingering in the background. >> mo

joce sterman, abc2 fumes investigators. >> all right. thank has lot. now to our continuing coverage of the perry hall high school shooting. a bail review was postponed for the teenager accused of shooting a classmate on monday. the hearing for 15-year-old robert gladden was postponed because he is still at a state hospital where he is being evaluated. >>> in the meantime there is a huge effort to get thehooting victim help from lady gaga. those who know daniel said he is a major fan of hers. they have even take ton twitter to get lady gaga to visit. >> the number one trending story in baltimore -- this is a worldwide easted. his classmates are working to get the star to visit him. they are trying to make a video to get lady gaga to come to perry hall. daniel's classmates believe a visit from ga ga would really list his spirits. >> daniel -- we're trying to get lady gaga to go to the hospital to see him. that would be cool. >> that would be cool. students have started this facebook page called lady gaga please visit daniel. it says daniel loves lady gag

joce sterman joins us with the answer. >> reporter: first and foremost don't believe everything you read on the internet. many companies claim to have a product to cure parvo, but that's not the case. the doctor with the veterinarian hospital said prevention is all about getting that parvo vaccination. it's been falling by the wayside because of the down economy. he says you don't have to waste your money with products whose claims aren't proven. parvo is easily cleaned by bleach. if your dog does show symptoms, zoo worry about those quick fixes on the web. you can hydrate for something you can find for a couple bucks at the grocery store. >> gator said simple. -- gatorade is simple or an energy drink. you can try to feed that to your pet. the important thing to remember once he get the disease, they really need to be monitored. >> he said dogs who get parvo often die of dehydration. so they need to get enough fluids. unless your dog is well vaccinated, you may want to avoid the dog park for awhile. >>> here's the latest tonight. >>> the former girlfriend of the man who killed section pe

. >> the latest malware scam is making its round and does something worse, joce sterman explains how in this week's scam alert. >> call it a drive by, a phrase used to describe a virus inif he canning people's -- infecting people's computers reporting dozens of complaints everyday. this virus gets the description because instead of activating when you click a bad link thrvetion malware installs itself when you happen to click on a compromised website. what happens next is scary. according to the feds your computer freezes and locks with a message like this popping up. you violated federal law and have been identified by the feds as being associated with child porn or other illegal activity. to get out of trouble, you have to pay a ransom, in this case, paying a bogus fine with a prepaid money card or money order. if you don't pay you will face criminal charges and your computer will stay locked. feds say people have been paying the fines even though this is a scam. if your computer freezes with the malware, don't give out money or information. contact a computer repair team to get th

joce sterman has more. >> reporter: kelly, this is odd territory we're treading in as we learn more about the teenage by students tell us is the suspected gunman even though police is not releasing his name. we want to show you video we released about an hour and a half ago. they lined up outside the house where neighbors said the 15-year-old suspect lives. he's one of three children, have divorced parents and has always been known as a good kid, smart kid who played football when he was younger. those who know him said he had gren quieter -- grown quieter, and they said he's been different. >> he was my friend in elementary school. we got along very well. then he started changing, the people he started hanging out. >> reporter: how so? >> starting going gothic, weirder. >> reporter: as jeff mentioned, a facebook page listed an ominous method -- first day of school, last day of my life. police spoke with him a few moments ago and they said they had no plans to release his name, because he is a juvenile. >> today's shooting is another in the long line of school shootings that we've seefnlt

joce sterman dug into some record to shed some light. she is live at the news desk with more on that story. a lot of people concerned, big holiday weekend. >> reporter: absolutely. they are thinking about that travel across the bridge. it was shut down for routine maintenance when the problem was discovered. we want to show you live pictures. as you can see, all lanes are open but that wasn't the case for about 12 hours. you got to ask is the bridge safe? abc2 news don harrison said workers triggered that shutdown. >> reporter: if you live on the eastern shore and ned to get to the western shore for work, there was one thing on your mind. >> it weighs really important that i get to work. >> reporter: that commute was interrupted. last night workers felt the bridge moved up and down much great are than it usually s that led to workers abandoning their job so inspector cost look at the bridge at first light. unfortunately, that came at the point of rush our traffic. it was not so much the velocity of the wind, but more the direction of whe