we're helping out the preston mitchum foundation and the celebree learning center -- preston mitchum foundation. >> i want to go to college. >> she is one of the kids trying to dream big. it helps her. her grandchildren have participated for the past five years. >> sometimes i find it hard to make ends meet. now that i'm not working i can't provide those things anymore. >> reporter: this grandmother is determined to make sure her grandchildren succeed. >> the press on it mitchum foundation is great. >> reporter: the career awareness program, cap, is an afterschool program dedicated to providing the youth to potential career activities. >> they show me there's more than one opportunity. if you can't go through that-- if you can't make it from that one, then you can have a second option. >> reporter: the foundation's annual back-to-school drive is in its mean inth year. the foundation has collected over 100,000 school supplies and served over 11,000 students since its inception, helping families at a critical time of the year. >> that really helped save me a lot of money. i can't find

i want to bring in pries ton -- preston mitchum. he started this. >> this drive is in its ninth year. on average we help out about 1200 kids a year. we are hoping to double or triple it. first time partnering with celebree but we have a lot of donations already. >> you can get involved. richard huffman from celebree, the president and ceo, tell me how you connected. >> preston said can we use your location to help raise school supplies. >> what has your response been so far? >> great. to see the little guys, preschoolers, school agers not only help but they get the less son of leeping other kids in need. >> why dead you decide to get involved? >> there's some lessons learned here. and as you heard kevin speak earlier, he knew exactly why he was doing. to watch that and knowing he's learning that lesson warms my heart. >> the kids kind of spearheaded the event. >> they made all the banners. >> there's lots of ways to help fill the box. we have a full screen. the basic school supplies, the composition notebooks, the pens, the pencils,

the annual back to school drive is collaboration of abc2 learning centers and preston mitch up junior it is collecting supplies through august 24th. we have all the information at abc2news.com/school supplies. >>> a private moment in a public places goes viral. a pass are by's photo turned -- passer-by's photo turned a proposal into a spec cal. being -- spectacle. how a surprise return home couldn't have come at a better time for one family. good morning maryland continues in a moment. 3q there she is ! hey, i got a leak ! yoo hoo ! wait a minute, come back ! um, miss ? up here! right. like 85% of us, you have hard water stains and that cleaner's not gonna cut it. truth is, you need something powerful. you need lime-a-way. it's 4 times more effective at removing limescale than the leading bathroom cleaner. because lime-a-way is specially formulated to conquer hard water stains. for lime, calcium and rust... lime-a-way is a must. >>> now "good morning maryland." >>> and one the most memorable moment in life caught on camera by a stranger. then it goes viral online. an austin couple met

i know preston is excited about it.me how you both connected. >> we have 20 locations throughout the state of maryland. we care for children, toddlers and school-age. our alignment is getting our children back to school prepared for school and ready for school. >> you're a child specialist so you know how important it is for kids to get a good start to the school year. >> it makes a difference. if they are not prepared with the right materials then they are off to a rocky start so we want to make sure they are off to a great start. >> i know wmar, abc2 news is also involved in this helping sponsor this whole big event. what will happen this year? how will it take it to the next level? >> hopefully, we'll help out 5,000 kids. our foundation over the last nine years has averaged about 1200 kids, but we're going to help out more kids this year. our goal is 5,000. >> that is terrific. how does it work? >> currently we square care for 2200. >> so if you would like, you can as you're going this year and picking your children'

let's talk to the man behind the preston mitchum foundation. tell me what was the impetus behind the event. >> we see some good and some bad. i got tired of seeing the negative in the community and wanted to make a difference. 1 years ago myself and a few volunteers started with no funds and said what can we do. we started with the back-to-school drive and then career awareness. 20,000 people have been impacted. >> you're really giving back to the community. >> the great thing about this is a lot of the kids that we helped in the past, now they give back. they participate in our rallies. they help sort and distribute those items to others in need. >> you can't pull off an event look this without a major sponsor. let's talk to the president and ceo. how did you get partnered up with preston. >> they came for help. they love getting involved and using our resources. >> why is this so important to have that business partnership to make things happen. >> we have 20 locations throughout the state of maryland. we're a dropoff center, so we make it ve

thanks for the preston mitchell jr. foundation, they have the power to make a difference. >> it teaches the kids what it means, not only do they get help, they help the community in the process. >> reporter: abc 2 news. >>> you too have a chance to help these kids in need. abc is partnering with the foundation. we're collecting school supplies, the basics, backpacks, pens, paper and composition notebooks. you can drop them off at any location. all details is on the website, abc2news.com/school supplies. >>> now maryland's most power doppler radar and the forecast certified most accurate by weather rate. >> beautiful evening out there. temperatures right now between 70 and even about 75 downtown. i want to take you to kent island. beautiful shot. gorgeous skyline, another great shot for you. this is out towards ellicott city. again beautiful skyline as we head into the deep evening hours going into right now which we have a mixture of stars and clouds now. here's a picture downtown and here are the current stats. just re

bill gates, preston. right there. >> it's a great foundation. >> yeah. helping out kids. >> you think of it. >> we should this year. quick check of the forecast. overnight in to the day tomorrow. 70s. have you to keep the ac on tonight. looking at a hot one tomorrow. we could see a few pop ups, the better chance for storms friday afternoon, friday night, some of those could be strong. we will track that closely here in the abc2 storm center. sunday looks nice. . >>> something i was thinking about for a real long time to be able to get my first win and have them here and -- the way those days worked out where 23 '2years of the day, i know it's just special. >> just special. what a night. 23 years ago dave johnson won his first major league game. tonight his son wins his. >> that's great. >> we were all moms and dads, steve johnson because he went to st. paul's, grew up in kingsville. just goes on and on. he has --. >> so proud in the stands. >> o was probably calling pitches. one of these it. inside. >> new pitch in the rotation just in time for the meat

john preston was an absolute phoney.e was expert at was giving the dog cues. >> how did you figure this guy was a charlton? >> we started getting these complaints complaints defense attorneys about john preston. after you get the second or third one you start to suggest wait a second, what exactly is it that a dog does in these cases is it forensically possible for this german shepherd to hit on the shirt and hit on the guy and then link it to a crime with so much crime and distance? >> why did it take 27 years before they-before the cops got on to the d.n.a. >> remember i did the 2020 investigation of john preston in the 80's. and and still william dillon lang wished. i have to say my heart goes out to this guy. imagine how bitter. i know how angry i would be. >> juan: that man singing at the tampa bay ray's game is not bitter and his gratitude toward you. >> a grateful person, a patriot. a person with great talent heart and charisma. he languished in jail. >> 27 years. >> i would be so angry. i also have to mention tha

we are working with the preston mitch ham, jr.oundation and celebree learning center through august 24th. backpacks, composition books. and we have more on our website at abc2news.com/school supplies. it will make a huge difference for some kids. >>> all right. let's start off with a look at the inner harbor from our harbor cam, seeing the flags flapping. 90 degrees. the humidity is high from baltimore south in our state up toward the pennsylvania line. there, you're getting a little break in the humidity. through the day it's stuff top find a lot of sun over the city, mostly cloudy skies. in laurel, hazy conditions rule the day. how about kent island. it was kind of gray, kind of hazy, not as sunny as the weekend. storms have been generally tracking south of us. they will continue to be to the south at least through wednesday. better storms coming wednesday afternoon and as we go into friday. more on that in one sect -- second. most spots running in the upper 80s. that northwest wind trying to edge in some slightly drier air. you

and on friday a gunman shot and killed joseph erwick and injured lawrence preston. and what the police have to go on and how friends are mourning. >> reporter: their faces were well known in the neighborhood, now more so for the most terrible reason, and plastered on a crime stopper's poster, plea for help to solve a random and violent attack. >> it is disturbing. but it is extremely rare. you know. again lightning it is disturbing you cannot control it. >> reporter: which makes making sense difficult. paul warren is the vice president of the mt. vernon neighborhood association. but he is best friends with the victim and community pillar larry peterson. he says peterson is fighting to stay alive right now not knowing the friend that he was on his stoop with already lost his. they were shot by a gunman and woman on friday morning. as far as police can tell no reason, no description and some but few leads. >> the community intelligence is important in how we'll break it open. but showing our cards at this point would not help the case. >> it was a male and female. >>

who should teach us a lesson for help but teachers this is very important to preston. >> our biggest problem is making sure students prepared. >> reporter: every student having the tools they need onto first day of school is important to their success. >> families are just trying to make rent or trying to make their mortgage or trying to put food on the table and how that is a huge expense that they have trouble with. >> reporter: michelle sees the need firsthand. teachers atwood side say that the needs of the families have increased over the last five- years. >> its becoming a huge issue. i was surprised to see seven to ten of the families being homeless. >> reporter: back in june we brought you the story of darleen and her grandchildren. they are now back on their feet. they want to make sure that no child is left behind. >> i find that the kids that do not come in with supplies often are embarrassed when they see their friends pulling out all their new supplies. >> reporter: the foundation has worked closely with many schools, where over 60% of the students receive free or reduced

. >> joining me live now from tampa, cnn political director mark preston. mark, now a four-day convention. suddenly becomes a three-day convention but the word is they hope to get the same number of speakers in? >> yeah. what we're hearing right now from convention officials, fredricka, is that they are trying to cram it down int three days. they've canceled monday, as you've said, out of abundance of caution. we talked about this yesterday -- they couldn't get the -- there's got to be concern from convention officials because if this storm intensifies and heads into the gulf coast, if it becomes a category 2, if it heads to new orleans, by wednesday evening you have to ask yourself will they continue on with the convention. it is very hard politically to do so and it is something right now election officials are weighing and certainly watching this storm very, very closely. >> i wonder how much it is going to change the message over the course of the next 24, 48 hours. >> it's been very hard the past week for the romney campaign. they first had to deal wit

but the law doesn't. >> preston didn't fully understand the dangers.ng he was 7 years old, we didn't feel like he was culpable and that has an understanding of an intent to commit the crime and he didn't fully understand that with his age. >> you going to get behind the wheel of a car again? >> uh-huh. >>> while a child driver is punished by his parents in utah, another one is praised by police in north platte, nebraska. why? it it's a different story caught on the dash board camera of investigator roger frees on may 17th, 2009. >> call was a subject driving rather erratically. >> a dark pickup weaving toward him in the middle lane. it appears to be leading a parade. >> had several vehicles behind it. one of the vehicles had its flashers on like it was trying to warn other motevists of the vehicle in front of it. i noticed the vehicle continued to come towards my lane of travel head-on towards me but it was moving rather slowly. >> this erratic vehicle belongs to restaurant owner philip mains. just a few minutes earlier, he was driving home with his tw

joining us, mark preston and jack jackie kucinich.things that stands out for me is florida. i was down there and talked to marco rubio. he said, no, we are going to win florida, no doubt about it. i don't know if it is going to be that easy. quinnipiac university poll, barack obama beating mitt romney right now in florida. among senior voters, mitt romney is up by seven points among voters over 65. you take paul ryan's plan and try to win in florida, it is not going to be easy. >> it is a tough sell. that's why we saw paul ryan flanked by his mother, a part-time florida resident and herself a medicare recipient. if mitt romney loses florida, he pretty much loses the election. cnn has eight toss-up states we are looking at. he would have to sweep seven of those states if he were to lose florida. that's why it has become so crucial. that's why we saw him down there this weekend. expect tens of millions of dollars in superpac ads to flood into the state in the coming months. >> i think it is important to say where he went too. the villag

our political director mark preston has been tracking the story. as a matter of fact, you broke it right here on our air. mark, is the storm just too much of a threat? what's going on? >> well, done, that's what we re talking about a few hours ago. they've decided to cancel the first day and delay the convention by one day because of the heavy winds and the water that we expect to come in here as an outcast of the storm as it passes through the gulf. what does this mean? this convention will only be three days, much like what we saw in 2008 when john mccain had to shorten his convention because of another hurricane that came up into the gulf coast. don, this is big news here as we have 50,000 people who are coming in to tampa, making their way to see mitt romney become formally the republican presidential nominee. don? >> i'm wondering did organizers hear from worried delegates or just make this call on their own? >> what happened, don, is for the past several days, there have been several conference calls every few hours with the governor's office

mark preston, thank you. stay safe down there.is a place for complete coverage of the republican national convention. tonight, a special in-depth look at mitt romney. romney revealed. 8:00 eastern. followed by wolf blitzer and the gang. i like that. wolf and the gang with a preview of the gop convention. and they're not leaving, either. we'll have coverage of the kongs rote throughout the week on cnn. now to the man of the week. what does this storm mean for soon-to-be republican nominee mitt romney? creamy peanut butter, and a rich dark chocolate flavor. plus, 10 grams of protein. so it's energy straight from nature to you. nature valley protein bars. [ female announcer ] charmin ultra soft is so soft you'll have to remind your family they can use less. it's made with extra cushions that are soft and more absorbent. plus you can use four times less. charmin ultra soft. plus you can use four times less. see lioutdoors, or in.ight. transitions® lenses automatically filter just the right amount of light. so you see everything the wa

jackie kucinich and mark preston are here today on "state of the union." >>> with paul ryan's pick on the gop ticket, medicare is suddenly a top campaign issue. >> this is my mom, betty. >> congressman rya took his message to the largest place for medicare recipients is florida. >> and we want to empower seniors and not bureaucrats to make decisions on how they get their health care. mitt romney and i will protect and strengthen medicare so that the promises that were made, that people organized their retirements around, like my mom, will be promises that are kept. >> the president took his turn in another important battleground state, new hampshire. >> since i have been in office, i have strengthened medicare. i've made reforms that have extended the life of the program that have saved millions of senior seniors with medicare hundreds of dollars on the prescription drugs. the only changes to your benefits that i have made on medicare is that medicare now covers new preventive services like cancer screenings and wellness visits for free. >> joining me now from boston is eric fehrnstro

mark is here, mark preston.ittle mike -- >> breaking news at its best. >> tell us what's going on. becae you're just getting an e-mail. >> from the news team. right now from republican officials that are telling us now that they will start the convention on monday and they will immediately go into recess, start the convention again on tuesday. and the reason why they do this now is they're telling us in the statement they've just put out that their delegates and safety of all the people who are coming here to tampa is utmost importance. and as we all know, 50,000 people will be coming here to tampa, wolf. candy, you know, they want to make sure that everyone's safe and as candy was saying, the most important they think is getting mitt romney nominated and then the storm will pass and they will move on. >> what they were going to do starting tomorrow afternoon is do the formal roll call and get that out of the way and hear from the states, candy, and we would know that mitt romney is the official nominee, paul ry

mark preston live for us in washington, d.c.> and we are following some breaking news this morning. a uniformed afghan police officer has killed two u.s. service members in the farah province. the u.s. military says the man turned his weapon on the troops before being shot and killed himself. it is the latest incident in a string of similar attacks on u.s. forces. it's been a very tough week in afghanistan. this comes a day after seven u.s. troops were killed in a helicopter crash there. the incident is under investigation. we'll bring you the latest on today's developments as they materialize. >>> well, it's begun. the controversial keystone xl pipeline has broken ground. construction officially started near livingston, texas. it was met with heavy protests yesterday. at least one group has threatened sit-ins and other acts of civil disobedience. approval for the international portion of the pipeline is still pending there. president obama rejected that permit in january over concerns a rupture might threatening a sensitive aqu

abc2 is working together with the preston mitchum foundation and the celebree learning center to collect school supplies. the overhead projector, powerpoint for everybody else. we need backpacks, paper, pens, composition books. you can drop them off at any of the 20 celebree learning centers. you're doing a great job. >>> all right. yolo. it stands for you only live once a bucket lips. that's what cor corp -- cor katie couric wants to talk about. rejust tells us his yolo. >> i would love to play the role of god just once, regis being rejust and god. think about it? >> that's good, very good. all right. what's your yolo. just like your facebook page and tell me what your yolo is. watch katie followed by abc2 news at 5 and 6. it starts september the 10th. we'll be right back. >> not a bad weekend. it looks dry. >> we can do this again at 11. >> hey, we'll do it. we'll see you back here at 11. >> have a good night. wççÑçÑ

the preston center, you can keep on getting supplies through the 24th and kids certainly need them. >>> we've got our purple on and it is preseason. >> who cares if it is preseason and we are pail kateing because she had a mouth filled with food. >> reporter: oh megan it was so good, fans will be out here and this is a spread from gourmet roma sausage. it is endorsed by ed reid and this is a great source, this game kicks off at 8:00 pleasant pretty of food and brents, also bring on chairs, entertain. and you want something to do so once again this sausage is delicious. reporting live, tar resaid call a cab whatever you need to do. >> she is going to the game you know. >> let's see what kickoff starts. >> and no i will be in cog nieto. here is that core cast shall those -- forecast, those winds will be coming in at 5 miles per hour and 81 degrees. we see a few clouds and also some sunshine that will be the name of game as we head through the remaining hours of the morning time and we are seeing it the same look at the people nice and early getting a jog in walking up and down the beach

bush on the republican presidenti tick zblet mark preston in washington.sident obama and the democrats doing everything they can to link mitt romney to paul ryan's controversial house budget plan. the president made an unscheduled stop at the iowa state fair yesterday, passing up cinnamon rolls for a pork chop and a cheer instead. he didn't pass up the opportunity to point out that the ryan plan, in his view, would mean a $2,000 tax hike for many middle-class americans. >> this is 2,000 today's give another $250,000 tax cut to people making more than $3 million a year. let me just see a show of hands. how many folks are making more than $3 million a year? okay, this guy back here. i'm looking for a campaign contribution. >> president continues campaigning in iowa today while mitt romney's bus tour makes three stops in ohio. >>> a new tougher crash test apparently too tough for most new luxury cars. of the 11 midsize luxury models, 8 flunked a frontal crash test by the insurance institute for highway safety. the test mimics the most dangerous kind of front-

joining me now is cnn political director mark preston. mark, no doubt that the newly named republican ticket has really created a buzz on facebook. ryan even beating the president, right? >> he is. and this is according to the scale created by facebook that measures buzz and attention around a specific person, topic, or event. in this case, ryan is the most buzzable politician on facebook. and part of that reason why, is because ryan is on top is that facebook's decision making process is based on the increase in chatter both positive and negative about him as well as the number of people who have liked his page. to give you some perspective, ryan is just one point below what michael phelps reached on the same scale when he became the most decorated olympian of all time, deb. >> now, he literally started from zero on his fan page. so this is a dramatic sort of increase, and the interest that he's generating. >> yes. and without a doubt. ryan's fan page grew from 0 to over half a million people in the last few days, and that number continu

police say preston carter, 101 next week, had backed out of a parking spate on onto the crowd. >> it was a cadillac down the street, was backing out of the one of the parking stalls. he misjudged the street and backed up into the sidewalk. >> reporter: carter, who had a valid driver's license and not cited, said his brakes failed. >> i want, i have sympathy and love for each family. it was not on no purpose. >> reporter: but the combination of an elderly driver and vehicle suddenly out of control has lethal in the past. in 2003, an 86-year-old driver hit the gas instead of the brake and plowed into an open-air market in santa monica, killing ten, injures 63. as for carter, his own daughter rose jenkins says she's long worried about his driving. >> i'm very concerned about it. i want him to really stop driving. i've been wanting him to stop driving for the last year. i think it's a wake-up call for him. >> reporter: in this accident several children were pinned beneed the cadillac, as others pounded on the window to get his attention. family and friends know best whether other reasons

abc2 is working with the preston mitchum foundation and the celebree learning center to collect school supplies for students in need. we'll be doing this until august 24. they are the basics. and supplies can be dropped off at any of the 20 celebree learning centers. there's a fullest on our website, abc2news.com/school supply. >>> we can tell you about the school supply drive because the need is so important. we talked at the office on falls road to pick up a bunch of backpacks gathered by the employees right here. >> well, we found you guys based on your commercial on television and i emailed last night and you're here today. >> jennifer, thank you. the employees told us they collected the backpacks and it's great for team morale. thank you, jennifer, again. all right. >> jamie, my friend. >> that was some night last night. >> big storms and things calmed down again. that was good. remember last week we were showing the animals? they're changing up. i got invited back to do a scuba dive. they didn't know i was a certified diver. i had footage my friend. >> where is it? >> this is goi

police say preston carter ran into nine children and 2 adults near a school yesterday. four children were seriously injured. they are in stable condition now. detectives think carter may have hit the gas instead of the brake but he claims his brakes famed. >> the brakes failed. >> you know i'm sorry about that. i ontario wouldn't do that for nothing on earth -- dish wouldn't do that for nothing on earth. >> carter will be 101 in a few days. the dmv says he has a current license and no traffic violation. drivers 70 and older must pass a vision and written test every year. his daughter says he won't be driving anymore. >>> the chp says a scooter a man was riding hit a median in san rafael. the man flew off the ike bike, went over the rail and fell 40 feet down. one other thing, the dog he was carrying in a pouch, it died. >>> sal, a plane makes an emergency planning -- makes an emergency landing at sfo? >> that's right. the sfo -- southwest southwest flight came in with landing gore issues. it did land. no one was hurt. >>> this is highway 4. it is moving better than it w

they donated dozens of backpacks to benefit the preston junior foundation. and they say not only is this great for students but great for team morale in the office. let's get supplies for kids and raise morale. we're collecting backpacks pencils, pen, packs of wild ruled paper and composition books. you can drop off at any of the 20 celebratory learning centers. >>> we have bears and lots of them. >> right behind those bears we saw smiles on the faces of our children who could really use a break right about now. more next at 11 but first here's bill weir. >> coming up on night line with the winning numbers being drown for one of the biggest jackpots of all time. we'll tell you how mit geniuses play the lottery and we'll meet the superstar stylest. that's coming up on night line right after abc2 news at 11. i organic artichokes, organic lettuce, organic kale... does your cauliflower have a big carbon footprint? not at all. that's great. melons!!! oh yeah!! well that was uncalled for. uhh... mr. gallagher. incoming!!! hahaha! it's wasteful. you know jimmy. fol

buying that back-to-school shopping supplies, how about some kids in nee.d abc2 is working with the prestonhum foundation and the celebree learning center to help collect shoes. here's some of the things. backpacks. we're talking about the composition books, pens, pencils, packs of wide ruled paper. supplies can be doctored off at any of the 20 celebree learning center locations. just did to our website abc2news.com/school supplies. >>> teachers are also brushing up on their lesson plans. anne arundel 500 new teachers went through orientation. they introduce them to curriculum and they got lap chance to meet some administrators and the teachers that they will be working with. we'll be right back after a brake. [ mosquitoes buzzing ] ♪ [ female announcer ] repel mosquitoes without spraying your skin. try off! clip-on repellant. in minutes, its fan surrounds you, head to toe with effective odorless protection. whether it's at a game, enjoying family, or just relaxing, repel mosquitoes away without a spray. off! clip-on. keeps bugs off. sc johnson. a family company. a better life for our kids.

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consider picking up a few extra supplies for students in nee.d abc2 is working for you along with the preston mitchum foundation and the celebree learning center. we're collecting all kinds of school supplies. you're running out of time, through friday the 24th. the backpacks, pencils, pens, composition notebooks and wide ruled paper. they can be dropped off at any of the 20 celebree learning centers. we'll be right back after a break. >>> here's a look at what we're working on. with the election around the corner you're probably getting a lot of cause asking for political donation. what you can do to make the calls go away. >>> plus a very big and very old discovery. we'll toll you who or what -- tell you who or what used to roam around the green belt and we'll have the latest on the train derailment at 11:00. >> it stays quiet into the day tomorrow. we'll continue to keep that in mind. oóó@@

abc2 is working with the preston celebree learning center to collect school supplies. here's the list. backpacks, pencils, packs of wide ruled paper and composition books. supplies can be dropped off at any of the 20 celebree learning centers. there's more information on our website at abc2news.com/school supplies. >>> all right. let's dash outside and we'll cam back. we're on wilkins avenue at the beltway. everyone is getting home on time tonight. wççÑçÑ sweetie, you have to scrub it first. no you don't, honey. yes, you do! don't! i've washed a few cupcake tins in my day... oh, so you're a tin expert now. whoa nelly! hi, kitchen counselor here. he's actually right... with cascade complete. see cascade complete pacs work like thousands of micro-scrubbing brushes to help power away tough foods even in corners and edges. so, i was right, right? i've gotta run. more dishwasher brands in north america recommend cascade. >>> kelly joins us with a look at what's coming up tonight. >>> new00, have you brushed off the idea of that prepaid cell phone plan? why it could save you

we're teaming up with the preston mitchum foundation and the celebree learning center.ollecting school supplies through friday. that's the deadline. here's a list of some of the things we're looking for -- the backpacks, pencils, pens, packs of wide ruled paper, composition notebooks. supplies will be dropped off at any of the 20 celebree learning centers. you can get a complete list on our website abc2news.com/school supplies. >>> a driver mows down a pedestrian in a parking lot and takes off. >>> a turtle got stuck in a tree after being taped to balloons. police were able to make a reptile rescue coming up. the car on the left was filled up with low detergent gasoline. the car on the right was filled up with bp gasoline with invigorate. which helps clean and protect its engine so it can get a few more miles per tank than the car on the left. go a little farther with bp gasoline with invigorate. now you have the power to lower gas prices with the bp visa with pump rewards. apply at choosebp.com no you don't, honey. yes, you do! don't! i've washed a few cupcake tins in

schoolchildren will be headed back to the classroom with new notebooks, pens and all the good disthanks to the preston mitchum foundation and the celebree learning centers. today's giveaway was held at lansdowne elementary school. >> i like giving back to the community. i think it's a good idea for them to help out for people who don't have money or they're not as fortunate as i am. >> they have already helped 1100 schoolchildren so far this year. we here at abc2 would like to thank everybody who helped make this year's school drive a big success. >>> it's crunch time for many of you, time to send your kids back to school. the routine could help your kids get back in shape. health reporter linda so tells us why. >> like most kids, it takes them awhile to get back into the routine of school. her mom said a summer full of good times leads to bad habits. >> sleeping in late, not getting outside because it's too hot or maybe eating junk food. >> reporter: they can be tough habited to stop. young children gain weight twice as fast but when school starts that changes. >> they're more likely to eat and sleep

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. >>> pick up a few extra school supplies for kids in nee.d abc2 is teaming up with preston mitchum foundation and the celebree learning center. we need the backpack, the pens, pencils, wide ruled paper and composition notebooks. you can drop off the supplies at any celebree learning center through friday. for more information you can go to abc2news.com/school supplies. >>> two college students are dead after an overnight train derailment. >>> and he was on his third tour of afghanistan when he was killed. his father talks about his son's commitment to his country. >>> the republican national convention kicks off in days. how both parties are narrowing their focus in preparation. we have been covering this story since last night. the train derailment in ellicott city that took the lives of two local college students. it happened in a matter of moments at the csx tracks in ellicott city. we have live team coverage. i know a news briefing just wrapped up in the last hour, jamie. what can you share with us. >> reporter: ken ulman will join me in just a second. this runs through the main street. y