roosevelt leftwich, abc2 news. >>> not much of a breeze on federal hill.here we go, pecking up again. you can see the camera shaking in the wind. breezy scenario with temperatures struggling to get to 70. we were in the upper 60s all day with that northwesterly breeze but gusting closer to 25. it will be breezy. keep that in mind. don't let it stop you. clear skies with zero chances for rain, a few passing fair weather clouds. in dundalk look at this view, looking at nice sunshine breaking through, gorgeous look at the key bridge and the out per harbor with the baltimore marine terminal on the right. the form ground you can make out the observatory and a chop on the chesapeake with the wind gusting over to 30. our view from kent island and hemingway. all clear. we expect that to hold up through the weekend, maybe late sunday night but from now until then we're looking real dry. oakland 46. winds are northwesterly, steady at 20 to 25 but gusting higher. 26 in annapolis. 22 in cambridge. air has dried out a lot. despite all the rain, more than an inch. some

abc2 news roosevelt leftwich has more. >> reporter: county police are calling it a possible sexual assault. it happened across from towson u. detectives isn't several hours trying to find evidence. police say they received a call at around 4:25 from a person in the house. someone in the house had been aculted -- assaulted. they're still investigating meantime, neighbors say the house was full of people tend went on into the wee hours of the morning. they have a vague description. the condition of the victim at this point is not known. reporting live in towson, roosevelt leftwich, website whoib whoib -- abc2 news. >> will the sun be sticking around for the memorial day? let's check in with wyatt everhart. you did a survey. nine out of 10 of your friends will be at the beach. >> they're all going to the beach. where are you going for memorial day weekend, the beach. it will be hot around here. we're on the eve of the kickoff of the big weekend and not a lot of activity now but there are two clusters of storms, one coming out of fredericksburg, a decent line, not severe but certainly worth wa

let's go to roosevelt leftwich. >> reporter: you're looking at it right heemplet the horse just arrived-- the truck just arrived with the horse in it. they will give it a chance to get aqaintsed with pimlico. this is one of the earliest arrivals of a kentucky derby in many years at least in the early 2000's but the trainer wanted to get it here early to work it out on the track. by getting here early, they hope to get a jump on some of the other horses that will be racing but they wanted to make sure they were acquainted with the track, that they knew the inside and outside of the track. so the barn is maybe full earlier. seven other horses are being brought up to race. i'll have another is a california based horse. they're hoping to get up here and reacquaint with the corpse and to get a jump on some of the other horses here. we'll have a lot more cup u.k. the assistant trainer arrived with the horse. the assistant train are arrived with the horse. we'll try to get some sound with him and have more coming up later. reporting live from pimlico, roosevelt leftwich. >>> we're still workin

roosevelt leftwich, abc2 news. >>> a night of partying ends with a bullet wound for one colorado college student. the woman was shot after she inteed a home in boulder through a unlocked door and stumbled in to a couple's bedroom. mark stewart has the story. >> reporter: the call for help came from this home, at around 3:30 wednesday morning. that somebody, 21-year-old zoe, a student at cu. shot by the caller's husband, a complete strange tear the couple. >> she walked in to the bedroom, we were telling her, she kept coming in the bedroom. we shot her. >> reporter: ripple is alive and talking on her cell phone. the caller herself starts to question the woman, upon the suggestion of the operator. >> she seems kind of stoned or something. >> reporter: investigators say ripple's blood alcohol level was well above the legal limit. it appears she randomly wondered onto the property entering through a unlocked doors less than five minutes later, the ordeal is over. >> i'm getting off, thank you. >> the young woman was shot in the hip and in stable condition. the district attorney says the coup

roosevelt leftwich. >>> right now homicide detectives are working on another shooting. this one on miter tell avenue, near pennsylvania avenue. one man was shot and rushed to shock trauma. we have more information on a suspect or a possible motive. >>> tonight two men face charges stemming from a stabbing in glen burnie. police say he got into an argument with his girlfriend. apparently it became violent and police say he stabbed her and her 18-year-old son. the son's friend reportedly fired a gunshot into the air while we were outside the apartment building. they were both treated at area hospitals and released. >>> an early morning fire in harford county leaves the family homeless and the state fire marshal investigating. he saw the blow of flames. the family's dog didn't make it. neighbors disdhooferred -- discovered that a candled pour -- powered balloon was nearby. they said evidence suggested something else and found no seen of arson. >>> this afternoon the debate on the proposal that would make baltimore city fire trucks rolling billboards. it would allow them to

roosevelt leftwich has more now on this campus creeper. >> reporter: folks say it's one of the creepiest things they have heard of in awhile. this guy hit four different college campuses. the latest was on the essex campus. a woman was in a first floor ladies room in a building when the man stuck his head in the stall. there have been reports of similar ebbs dents at towson, morgan and loyola. authorities say women need to be careful. >> in cases like this, we depend on our college community to give us information that may lead to information that tells us what's happening on the college campuses. until this person is apprehended, they should take someone with them and be vigilant for strangers. >> reporter: authorities say if you notice anyone acting suspicious hanging around a lady's room, call their campus security. you can call public safety there. roosevelt leftwich, abc2 news. >>> remember that fringe candidate up in new york running for the gubernatorial race? he was from the rent is too dam high party. the same could be said for property taxes in baltimore city. last night they a

roosevelt leftwich has more. >> reporter: the white house said the slight drop in unemployment is a sign the economy is making head way toward recovery but even more people have give up looking for help. the government reported the economy added 115,000 jobs, far short of what they were expecting. >> these are not good numbers. you need about twice that to actually be adding real workers to this economy. >> reporter: the unemployment operate dropped down to .1% a three-year low. economists say that's because there are fewer people in the workforce. a new bedford, massachusetts, company laid off half of its 700 workers. the demand has dropped as the war in afghanistan winds down. >> it makes me feel mad. >> reporter: president obama repeated a familiar mantra. >> more than 1 million jobs in the last six months aloan. there's still a lot of folks out of work which means we have to do more. >> reporter: in a week where the president's surprised trip to afghanistan dominated the headlines, it gives mitt romney a chance to get back on message. >> people are wondering why the recovery isn't ha

roosevelt leftwich joins us with more. >> reporter: this latest study took 10 years of data in 10 different areas to prevent it. these are laws that some folks hate or find invice-presidential but the laws -- inconvenient but the laws are saving lives. there are many ways to die. bikers without helmets or a drunk who got behind the wheel. he can die in the park falling off the bike with no helmet. if you live in maryland, new jersey or california, you're likely not to die if you just obey the law. >> there were 10 indicators. the majority of states had half or fewer and only the two states that you mentioned had nine out of 10 but maryland was right behind that with eight out of 10, so it does say that maryland is progressive in terms of having the kinds of policies in place that can protect people. >> reporter: the hopkins center studied all 5 states in 10 -- 50 states in all 10 categories. the lowest accident fatality rate for 100,000 people was in new jersey with nine out of the 10 indicators. new mexico with seven out of the 10 had the the-- 97 deaths per 100. others had avoidable injur

roosevelt leftwich, abc2 news. >>> looking outside, beautiful shot, warm in the city. warm and muggy, you can see the sticky conditions out there, temperature now, 81 at bwi. that's not downtown, that's airport downtown hotter and it's not factoring in the dew point numbers, up close to 70, it's humid, and very sticky. maryland's most powerful radar, not muff going on, widely spaced light showers that could hit the windshield if you are trucking out, heading down route 50 and towards ocean city. there are showers here on the lower shore. conditions are looking decent. kent island, busy spot today. look at the traffic on the bay bridge. moved our camera, sorry about that. ocean city, see a decent crowd today. it's going to be more packed at the beach as we work in to the latter part of the afternoon. morning fog, then the crowds, packing the beach here. christian, you would like to walk on the board walk wouldn't you? temperatures now in the mid-80s right now. again w the humidity, feeling warmer, just enough breeze to stir the air a little bit, not that much. again thi

let's check in with roosevelt leftwich with more on this guy. he's a tight rope walker and walking across the harbor. >> reporter: that's 300 feet. that's the distance from end zone to end zone at m&t bank stadium. he said he is excited to be here and try this out because this is a stunt his great grandfather did. he put a twist on it. the other end of the cable is attached to a barge. the barge is constantly moving. with the wind, he has to be extra careful. we just talked with mill minutes before he went over. he's -- whoa -- that's not part of the show. that's a little wobbly. this is what he said about walking across baltimore's inner harbor. >> it's a challenge today. the fact that no one's been hooked to a moving object like that, but other than that, it's a fairly normal walk if there's such a thing has walking that high. in my life it is very normal. >> reporter: like he said, just a short little walk, not a big deal, just 300 feet across open water on an open barge, just an amaizing thing. that's to help open up the ripley's believe it

roosevelt leftwich explain was he did after he said he just wanted to see the movie and not read. >> oar you can't yell fire in a crowded theater. david walters could have caused a pan eke just because he didn't like his movie. the number one movie in america. you can see the avengers in many different ways, imax, 3d, imax 3d and for the hearing impaired, you can see it with closed captioning. but will was one man in the audience who didn't want to read the phrase. he just wanted to see it. the theater staff offered to refund his money but hero fused and went back inside to watch the movie and satisfied. >> he readdresses the management. still was upset and said i would like my refund. already offered that. you've already watched the movie, to which he was upset. within the over, pulled the fire alarm. >> when the alarm goes off, all the movies stop and the lights come on. the theater acted quickly and told people it was a false alarm and there was no fire. probably the key to avoiding a panic, which is why this type of thing isn't funny. >> they see what happens they were is a fire

roosevelt leftwich joins us with more. >> so far, there are no suspects or no motive behind the shooting. the 10-year-old is expected to recover after he and adults were shot below the waist. they were near montford. when police got to the scene they saw a man shot and two other kids. all were wounded below the waist. neighbors said it was a tar ri fying few minutes. >> i heard the shots. me, my wife and grandson dove to the floor. when we come outside there was one guy shot in the leg. i heard about seven or eight shots. >> reporter: folks in the neighborhood said this is the latest act of violence. they said a lot of the problems seem to be coming from folks outside of their neighborhood. we'll have more tonight at 6:00. >>> the three men serving time for drug distribution walked away from a west baltimore half house and turned themselvesment in antoine frazier left the house just after midnight sunday, setting off the alarm. >>> today golfers from all over the world are right here in baltimore to show off their best swing. one of those golfers is vince pfizer. he was born with cerebra

. >>> i'm roosevelt leftwich. all coming up brand-new at 6:00, a deadly crash on a foggy stretch of road in baltimore county and why people living nearby said it's nothing new. >> an aquarium is trying to get you close to the fish and the animals. those stories and a lot more coming up brand-new at 6:00. now a preview of what's ahead at 6:30. >> coming up on world news, a woman who did something unheard of and brave on national tv and what she did sparked a national dialogue. all these years later she's still dancing. be sure to watch our person of the week. >>> we watch them on youtube and post their pictures on facebook, but is it time for dogs to have a social network of their own. karin caifa explains. >> reporter: make new friends can be hard, even when you're as cute as bandit. >> he had plenty of friends in san francisco. now it's time to meet friends in new york. >> reporter: match puppy.com can find play dates. the cope founder said the original business plan was to help with uply love, connecting owners,

roosevelt leftwich, abc2 news. >>> baltimore county police have issued a warrants for the arrest of a man who murdered a man in essex. police are asking for your help to find this man, len nell ellis. authorities found daryl augustus ii in a pickup truck that was covered in flames. and now they believe he had been murdered before being put in the truck. authorities believe augustus was killed in the apartment of a woman who was previously involved with ellis. >>> burglars have struck about a dozen businesses. people in hoodies and surgical gloves smashed through windows to steal cash from registers. this is the third such robbery in the last year for several businesses on dobbin center way. >> the third time this is happening. the last time about three or four months ago, the drawers were ripped over. >> the damage from that burglary caused $14,000 to repair. so if you know anything, call howard county police pat 413-313-stop. >>> funeral arrangements have been made format through cheswick -- for matthew cheswick. he will be remembered in ellicott city tomorrow from 2 to 4 and 608 --

let's bring in roosevelt leftwich to sort it out. >> reporter: the city says it will be money well spent. they need it for two simple things, one to keep the water flowing and the other to keep the storm water flowing out. the work at the plant has been going on now for more than a year. the city is bearing tanks the size of eight football fields one of several projects. back on this side of the fence. this 73-year-old lives on the other side. >> they just have a group of people probably from barnum and pailly's circus -- bailey's circus. >> reporter: he knows there are parts of the system older than he is but another increws, he -- increase, he said is way too much. this with take his water bill over $200 every two months. >> i think the city council should go back and evaluate what needs to be done and then come up with a fair and equitable solution to the water bill for each taxpayer and citizen, the same with property taxes. >> reporter: the city says it needs this bus it cost last lot to -- because this costs a lot to bring water into your home. the city has to fix hundreds of water

roosevelt leftwich, abc2 news. >>> let's go to westminster. a man is behind bars charged in the brutal stabbing of his own mother. neighbors reported hearing 52-year-old susan legal -- leam crying out for help. they discovered she had been stabbed in the neck and chest repeatedly. >> i actually held the door open. she was leaning against the wall and was bleeding and had a blanket around her. >> investigators found the victim's son 23-year-old eric leam who had handcuffed himself and still holding the bloody knife. his mother is in critical condition right now at shock trauma. >>> howard county police charged this man, benjamin blessing with armed robbery after he robbed a pharmacy by threatening the pharmacist with syringe full of blood he said was tainted with aids. employees said a man came into the store, held a syringe with what he said was aids tainted blood. he was able to take more than $25,000 worth of medication before leaving. luckily the pharmacist was not hurt. police identified the man has blessing. he is being held in the howard

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for what this means, let's go to abc2's roosevelt leftwich. >> reporter: less than two weeks after president obama comes out in support of the issue, the group does the same. they said all americans are being denied civil rights. they're the nation's oldest civil rights group and they're taking a stand. the naacp said this supports same-sex marriage in the united states. >> civil marriage must be provided equally to all. >> reporter: naacp president benjamin jealous said it's about protecting every american from discrimination, plain and simple. of the six states including maryland that recognize the same-sex marriage more than 30 have laws that jealous says discriminate. he said this wasn't too long ago that there were laws preventing interracial marriage. he talked about his parents' own marriage in 1966 which was illegal in many states. >> had to return to baltimore,ed the perception -- and the perception was mistaken for a funeral procession. there were cars with headlights on having to go from one city all the way to the next just so they could have a part after they got married. >> rep

tonight there's some good news and all about it is roosevelt leftwich. >> reporter: they're not done and traffic is probably tied up now but the roadwork is about half done. that's the good stuff. the city said barring any unforeseen problems, the work could be done earlier than originally thought. >> reporter: the ground could have liquefied but for commuters it has been a pain, from six lanes to four. the city says the work has been slow but steady. >> right now we're completing grouting work to basically repair the roadway. we're about 50% complete. we're moving right along. this is all weather contingent. what has been good is the weather. this rain has allowed crews to get ahead of the game. 120,000 cars dale -- daily, but the pipes couldn't wait longer. although they revised their target date, the city is urging folks to make sure they have alternative ways to go. >> jfx in the morning and the evening isn't as bad as we expect it to be but we would like people that continue to use them until the jfx is back to its normal lane opening. >> now if the weather stays good or a drizz

roosevelt leftwich has more. >> reporter: this the this point county police are calling it a possible sexual assault. it happened across the street from towson university. police said they received a call about 4:25 in the morning. the person in the house said a rom mate had been assaulted. police said at this point it's omaha sexual assault. detectives spent several hours looking for evidence this afternoon. neighbors said there had been a party at the house that went into the wee hours of the morning. the alley way was littered. at this point police have a vague description but they aren't releasing anymore information. the condition of the victim at this point isn't know. we'll have more coming up at 6:00, reporting live in towson. >>> a scare at bwi-marshall. there was an investigation and it turns out it was an aerosol can and this was in a bag. >>> baltimore city firefighters are investigating a two alarm fire on green mount avenue. people were inside at the time but they were able to get out safely. no one was hurt. >>> in cecil county an elkton woman was hurt in a fire. this h

roosevelt leftwich abc2 news. >>> continuing coverage in the case of monae turnage, the 13-year-old who was shot to death. one of the boys is going to a juvenile center on the eastern shore for six months. the other will be monitored in a relative's harford county home. we spoke with monae's mother just after the sentencing. >> nothing. they just got away with it. >> i think there's a whole lot more to this. i mean, being a parent, left her out there like that, no, no. and the boy said that she was breathing when they put her out there. what kind of person would do that? >> we will have much more on the story tonight on abc2 news at 11:00. >>> we have an update on the breaking news. we note names of the two men -- know the names of the two men arrested in catonsville after trying to steal copper. they were charged with burglary, theft of property. they were trying to steal copper pipe. the state police sent a hazmat team in to get one of the men out because there's so much mold and asbestos inside. >>> with the penn state sex abuse trial set to gain, jerry sandusky's attorney is asking

i'm roosevelt leftwich. we'll show it to you coming up. >>> all right. check this out, maryland's most powerful radar active to the west. we have moderate showers toward the martinsburg, virginia area and more rain to the south. this is what we're really watching, more significant rains coming out of the richmond areas. over several hours the showers will track further north into the baltimore region, so keeping a sharp eye on the rains to the south. for now light to moderate showers. the rest of the evening, cloudy mild. with the showers moving in from the south could mean

. >>> here's abc2 news roosevelt leftwich right outside stall 40. >> reporter: the horses got here so early that they're putting them in another stall. so they may break some tradition here but may also come out with a win. let me show you some of the pictures. i'll have another arrived in the area at the airport just after 3:00 on a flight from louisville. it was escorted to pimlico where it arrived after 5:00. trainers say the reason they brought it in, because they wanted the horse to get acclimated here and to the trac here early will allow it to get familiar with the surroundings. the assistant trainer said this was a move that they thought would be the best thing right now. let's hear what he had to say. >> just the way he's progressing. we take everything in stride. how will he handle the track after beulah -- after churchill downs. he took it all in stride. this is a talented athlete oar one thing, they will not put the horse right up on the track right away and give it a workout. they will let it rest for a couple days. walk around. walk around the surface of the track and le

. >> reporter: roosevelt leftwich, abc2 news. >>> prosecutors have released statements made to police in the vation of a florida a&m's drum major hazing death. one defendant claims champion wanted to go through the ritual because it would be an honor ?oots secret service scandal broke out over an argument between the agent and the woman over payment. the director apologized for the agents' behavior and said it does not represent the majority of the people working for the secret service. eight have been fired. >>> a massachusetts mother is not happy with her son's school after his tooth was pulled out by a teacher's aide. what made matters worse the tooth was not loose. her 10-year-old autistic son went home with a loose tooth but different tooth was pulled out. >> i felt so angry, how bar bearic. >> she said she received an email saying the loose tooth had been a distraction. the 10-year-old has been switched to a different school and the parent is considering filing a suit. >>> a seattle man is in trouble for punching a 10-year-old kid. he said the by was part of a group of kids who

roosevelt leftwich has some more on the area's homeless veterans. >> reporter: veterans are among the largest groups of homeless on the street right now. thousands are homeless. many fear without support those numbers could skyrocket over the next few years. on a day when americans take a time who remember those who died in service of their country, it's time to think of those who died. >> it's called ptsd, that's post trough mat test stress. >> reporter: he did three tours in vet na. he got out of the service in 1972. he spent the next 32 years lost in addiction. the program is a full recovery program for homeless veterans. it provide as place to stay. clifford said the pas -- past two years have helped. >> a lot of things i couldn't lay just to i wouldn't listen. i was selfish and i dealt with them problems on my own. you know what i mean? got very good counselors in here, case workers, and they work with you each day. >> reporter: on any given night there are veterans sleeping on the streets. studies show that veterans who got counseling do better at adjusting to civilian life but

roosevelt leftwich, abc2 news. >> all right. with a shot of the gray and murky sky over baltimore. right here by the world trade center. i got to tell you this has been the story the last few days and probably more rain around than even today, especially to the east, eastern shore tomorrow could be quite rainy. 69 today at the moment. we may get to 70 or 71 before it's all said and dunn -- done. a lot of rain dousing our camera, which is high atop the scr. cbc cam -- atop the ccbc campus. the rain is continuing to come down. how about ellicott city, further south some rain. our view fromy of perpetual help. you have to go down to ocean city before you can see blue skies. we'll show you pictures of that. i want to show you the rain tapering across the state. pretty good shower coming out of carroll county into reisterstown, some rain on the west side of the beltway. that makes driving that much more fun, especially toward 70 and 40. rain also toward cecil county, kent county generally dry. right now temperature wise. 70 dulles. t

roosevelt leftwich, abc2 news. >>> investigators still trying to figure out who was hit by a marc train in baltimore county this morning just after 7:15 tbleer northeast creek road and schaefer. the train was traveling south when it hit and killed the person. >>> the fbi has arrested five men accused of trying to blow up a four-lane bridge near cleveland. the men do not have ties to international terrorists. at least three consider themselves anarchists. the fbi said there was never any danger to the public because the agents had discovered the plot. >>> president obama make as surprise visit to afghanistan on the one-year anniversary of osama bin laden's death. mean while airport security has been stepped up over fear that al qaeda may launch an attack. law enforcement is on alert. the latest concern involves explosives with no metal arts that would be surgly implanted in the stomach area making it difficult to detect. so president obama's counter-terrorism advisers said within al qaeda morale is so low that many fighters are giving up. >> bin laden knew it at the time of his death. he

roosevelt leftwich joins us with the latest. >> reporter: the child was taken to johns hopkins hospital in serious condition. police say his injuries are serious but thankfully not life-threatening. folks in the area say this is an area that needs cacher ways for children -- safer ways for children to travel. blue water boulevard is a very busy road. several hundred homes and apartments on either side. on busy morning police plef it was hard for the drive to see a 6 crorld trying to cross the street. he was walking to seven oaks, his injuries so severe he had to be flown to hopkins. >> the school took action to reach out to the family and however support to those who witnessed the accident. >> reporter: there is no crosswalk where the boy was struck. there is one by the school but aren'ts say with thef cars and many folks ignoring the speed limit, they don't feel safe not only letting their kids walk aon but to cross the street alone. >> not jaywalking, we would love to see some speed bumps. we would love to see the county put in speed bumps. >> now county police are investigating exact

roosevelt leftwich joins us with more. >> reporter: the group's leadership says this is an issue of civil rights and equal protection under the law. by denying same sex couples the right to mary, they're being denied rights under the law. many black churches, which in the past have been big supporters of the naacp have taken an adamant stand against same-sex marriage. he said he spoke to clergymen. the board said lot vote was unanimous, this was not without discussion and dissent but they said it's an issue of rights not morals. >> we have already stood against laws which demeanor discriminate against any person in this great country. that is our legacy. >> reporter: the group says it does not think that there will be a backlash against them from religious leaders. they said by taking this stand they're in the trying to influence legislation or states who are discussing this but they want people to understand the need to speak up for equal protection under the law. we'll hear from folks who are not happy with the naacp's decision. >>> a 45-year-old man was killed last night when his motor

roosevelt leftwich has more. >> reporter: it's creepy.the reaction from most people who heard about a peeping tom. four college campuses are on the lookout. >> scary, horrible, trifling. >> reporter: that's the beginning of a list of words used by students at ccbc. it's happened twice at the