general and gubernatorial candidate doug gansler has focused its attention on the resort town of south bethany beach. tonight, we're asking, is there a growing problem of underaged drinking in the popular summer destination. wjz is live in dorchester county, along the eastern shore. mike hellgren, just back from bethany, with more. mike? >> and leaders of south bethany felt compelled to speak out, because of all of the attention this has gotten. they minced no words. they believe some parents believe some underaged drinking is okay. but they want to make it clear it never is. >> there was drinking. >> reporter: maryland attorney general doug gansler has taken the heat, from a picture showing him at a packed teen party, where witnesses say there was underaged drinking. now, the town of south bethany, delaware, where it happened, wants more parents feeling the fire. issuing a frank statement about teenage revelers, saying many are poor or absent supervision by parents. parents often rent the homes and disappear from the scene, leaving teens to fend for themselves. don knows things can get out of

in south bethany delaware, mike hellgren, wjz eyewitness news. >> south bethany had eight complaints regarding wild june celebrations last year, and that's down from 30 in 2009. >>> one year ago, superstorm sandy devastated parts of maryland, delaware, new york and new jersey. tonight, one year later, the hardest hit communities are still trying to recover. dozens of homes still waiting to be rebuilt and businesses still closed but there are some signs of progress along the coast. wjz is live. kai jackson has more on the recovery. >> reporter: superstorm sandy isn't in the daily headlines as it once was but many who lived through it are still dealing with the effects. a bonfire in seabright, new jersey, marks a celebration of survival for those who endured superstorm sandy last year. the anniversary of the hurricane is both poignant and painful. even a year after the storm ravaged the area, rebuilding continues. homes in breezy point, new york, were wiped out by flooding and fire. on the anniversary, volunteers planted seagrass as a buffer against future storms. >> right now, every c

in south bethany, delaware, mike hellgren, wjz eyewitness news. >> south bethany had eight complaints, regarding wild june celebrations last year. that's down from 30 in 2009. >>> well, it's hard to believe, but it has been a year since super storm sandy devastated the east coast. 181 people from the caribbean to long island, were killed. and tens of billions of dollars in property were damaged. including many homes on maryland's eastern shore. wjz is live with complete coverage. meteorologist chelsea ingram takes a look back at the storm's impat. but we begin with alex demetrick, who spent the day on chrisfield. the maryland town hit hardest by sandy. >> reporter: recovery is ongoing at chrisfield and will be for sometime. >> reporter: when sandy hit chrisfield, the bay worked its way into ruth fountain's bedroom. >> oh. it was water into the bedroom, into the dresser drawer. just couldn't imagine what it was like. >> reporter: the storm surge turned the town's dock into kindling. and ruined foundations, heating and electrical systems. >> they have been through a lot. because there w

i'm mike hellgren in south bethany with the gansler photo scandal has its roots.hat the town is saying about underaged drinking and parental responsibility. >>> on the roads we have a couple of accidents and a little rain. we'll let you know if there's congestion to add to that. >>> more rain coming our way. >>> on coffee with, keeps kids and youth in sports safe. a couple of guys behind the scenes who help cal run the cal ripken, senior foundation are on coffee with talking about a new national policy for child-based nonprofits that the ripken foundation is putting forward. foundation is putting forward. >>> it is the bottom of the hour. some is light rain is making its way through the region. sharon is watching the roads, marty has the radar over at first warning weather. >>> as a matter of fact, here's first warning doppler weather radar. let's take a good look at this. this is a warm front heading our way. there's light shower activity. that's not the end of it. let me widen this out for you and just show you really how much is is potentially out there. i thin

>> reporter: well, mary tthe party was at a rented house in south bethany, delaware. this was a photo from that night that shows gansler walking through a crowd of teempgs, with red plastic cups, scattered around the room. gansler told our media partner at the baltimore sun, he doesn't remember if he saw anyone drinking alcohol that night. this afternoon, he admitted, he might have done something differently if he a chance. >> in hindsight now, i probably should have assumed there was drinking and talked to chaperones about what they thought was appropriate. but i wasn't there to make a decision to whether there was drinking or not. that's not really what i was there to do. >> gansler said he only stopped by the house to have a short conversation with his son and left immediately after. mary? >> denise, thank you. gansler officially announced his run for governor last month. >>> several baltimore city school students are sent to the hospital after ingesting marijuana. about five students from the reach partnership school in clifton park fell ill yesterday. wjz has lea

. >> the party took place at a south bethany beach house in june. >>> our first extended cool walk. making sure they keep their little one all bundled up. similar story for these children in north baltimore. we're entering that tame of year, where winter jackets, gloves and hats are a must. definitely today. take a live look outside. it is chilly out there. and a freeze warning will go into effect very soon. wjz is live with first warning weather coverage. meteorologist tim williams is live on burke avenue in towson. with the wjz mobile weather lab. but first, bob is updating these temperatures. hi, bob. >> how are you doing? well, you had a cool afternoon today. running 10 to 12 degrees below average this time of year. right now, we're stuck at 50 degrees. but it's going to drop later. dew point has come down again. it's only 23 degrees. that's the dry air we have. currently 30 in oakland. 35 in the valley there in cumberland. and 51 in ocean city. the warm spot, if you can call it that. pax river, down by the river there, at 53 degrees. this morning, we were at 38. oakland, 30. th

the party took place at a south bethany beach rental house in june. >>> the massive manhunt for the suspect who should the a howard county police officer, is over. that suspect is now in custody, being treated for a gunshot wound he apparently suffered in the gun battle with police. wjz is live with complete coverage. linh bui takes a closer look at the suspect's criminal background. but we begin with derek valcourt, live at the scene with more on the shooting and the officer's condition. derek? >> reporter: well, the shooting happened back here in this stretch of route 1. police say the suspect then ran into these woods and hid overnight. he emerged from these woods this morning, apparently unarmed. and surrendered without incident. >> this is 29-year-old steven prather, now in custody, rushed to shock trauma, with a gunshot wound to the leg. arrested, alongside route 1 in savage, wednesday morning, just feet from the spot, where howard county police say he shot an officer wednesday afternoon, before escaping into the woods. >> you know, i just saw a guy standing there. and he looked -- lo

the party took place at a south bethany beach rental house in june. stay with wjz for more on the gansler controversy. cbs this morning will be live in federal hill with more starting at 7:00. >>> police finally catch up to the man accused of shooting a howard county police officer. now, he and the officer are in the hospital. wjz and kristy are live at shock trauma with the very latest. good morning, kristy. >> good morning, jess, and good morning, everyone. police arrested the suspect off route 1 in savage not far from where that shooting happened. >> after a 15-hour massive man hunt, 29-year-old steven prather is in custody. >> we have a tremendous amount of work to do to find out, you know, why he chose to do what he did. we have a tremendous amount of work to make sure he's accountable for that. >> wednesday, police say drivers spotted prather pacing with a gun around this red pickup truck, but when officers approached, they say he opened fire, hitting officer stephen houk. >> as the gunman jumped over the guardrail and ran into the woods. >> off

. >> reporter: it was a beach week party for landon school graduates in south bethany in june and the candidate for governor says he was just trying to tell his teenage son upstairs what time they were leaving in the morning. >> walked upstairs, talked to my son, walked downstairs and left. >> reporter: i spoke to gansler's campaign months ago about rumors of this party, but i was unable to pin it down at that time. staffers insisted that the significant damage to the rental house was inflicted not by the teenage partiers, but by somebody who broke in after they checked out. >> actually vandals that came into the house, apparently caused an enormous amount of damage. >> you're the leading influence on your teen's decision not to drink. >> reporter: gansler's publicly campaigned against underage drinking but says he struggles with how to handle a college bound teen. >> i'm a parent first and attorney general second. >> reporter: he says he is not quitting the campaign. are you having second thoughts about running? >> no. >> reporter: you're in? >> we're in it. we're going to win it. br

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south and east, soon enough, lower eastern shore to the ocean city, bethany, and you will geti the showersst and then it will pinwheel up and into the immediate washington area alongg the 95 corridor by mid-afternoon and then the rain will get toge you if you are out to the weste in the mountains by this evening. an area of low pressure here, sort of the remnants of karen teaming up with tropical moisture and sliding up the coast. we got high pressure to the north and that is locking theckn storm for the time being.in and pressure grid yen grade yend it's not going to feel that wart with the showers expected by the afternoon. cool examine cloudy an and clou very cool. and by tonight, the areawide ar here we are getting rain. 55, maybe an inch or two of rain in the next 36 hours. we keep the rain chances in thee forecast right through the end of the week. eventually we will clear it out of here. he not sure on exactly when thee storms exit trai strategy, but e think, by sunday, perhaps monday we will have temperatures back to the 70s. >> now we got clean up, julie n ili know, it keeps on co