i'm terry owens. federal regulators seized bradford bank on friday, and today, as abc 2 news jeff hager reports, its nine local branches tried to maintain business as usual. >> reporter: driving by its main branch in towson you couldn't spot any panic in the customers coming and going from bradford bank. but there is some uncertainty. >> i actually closed the account today. moving to a more convenient location. >> reporter: signs of the century-old thrift will soon be replaced by those of m&t bank bank. but an ombudsman from fdic says bradford account holdlers still be able to conduct their business as usual. >> they can continue to use their atm cards. they can continue to write checks and need to continue the make their loan payments. they need to continue to do all the business that they have always transacted with the bank. >> reporter: the fdic took over the bank after failed loans stripped it of the money it needed to continue to operate safely. and m&t bank bank agreed to assume its deposits an

terry owens is here with more on that effort. terry? >> reporter: marybeth, with many of the town hall meetings turning into shouting matches, some are concerned the facts are being lost in all the rhetoric. that has prompted the naacp to tackle some of the myths head- on. the civil rights group says one myth is that people will be forced to change insurance companies, or doctors. according to the naacp, if you had health insurance or a doctor you like, you can keep the same coverage. the civil rights group says another myth is that health care reform will cost trillions of dollars. the reality says the civil rights group is that much of the costs will come from cutting waste, fraud, and abuse within existing government health programs. the organization tackles five specific areas to see their entire list, you can head to their website, abc2news.com. we have also posted a sample letter the organization is urging people to send to their congress person. terry owens, abc 2 news. >>> fight over here with a look at you're first forecast. he

i'm terry owens. new at 5:30, fresh out of jail and taking aim at the baltimore city police department. why a local man says he want his day in court. >>> the debate over health care reform continues to heat up. but are any minds being changed? >>> and speaking of heating up, the cal ripken world series kicks off in aberdeen. jamie costello gives us a preview. we'll have the stories and baltimore's most accurate forecast, all new at 5:30. >> in janesville, wisconsin police are still laughing over an attempted robbery. the would-be robber targeted the wrong bar, because it was full of off-duty cops. surveillance cameras recorded it all as the police officers walked in, followed bay man wearing a mask. he also had his hand in his waistband, pretending to have a gun. it didn't take long for the cops to arrest the 18 who says he didn't intend to rob the bar. he was only wearing the mask so no one would recognize him. >>> a high speed car chase ended peacefully in los angeles. but there was an accident rig

abc 2 news terry owens is following this strange story. terry? >> reporter: marybeth, police say the suspect not only broke into his neighbor's home, he then tried to sell the stolen merchandise at a yard sale. get this. the burglary victim was driving saturday when she spotted the yard sale in front of the home in the 800 block of reece road in severn. according to police, the items being sold were stolen from her home. police searched the property and arrested david perticone. the stolen loot is valued at $25,000. perticone tells us he had lost his job and house and needed money. since the woman had been committed to a mental institution, he thought the home was abandoned. >> i thought they were going to foreclose and they were going to go to waste. so i'm thinking -- i wasn't thinking right. but i'm thinking i'm going to get these things before they go, you know, to the trash heap. >> he says some of his property was also taken during the search. he is charged tonight with burglary and theft. terry owens, abc 2 news. >>> now the forecast certi

abc 2 news terry owens explains. >> reporter: marybeth, this is a story that everybody is talking about. as we first reported last night at 11, it all happened on the inner harbor and involves state delegate john cardin, the nephew of u.s. senator ben cardin. he says he wanted to make his fiancee's night perfect. his plan to propose to her on a boat august 7th. but that proposal apparently involved having a baltimore city police department helicopter hover overhead as city marine police pretended to search the boat. no one is saying how that was arranged, but police

♪ whistling bluegrass tune >>> with a look ahead to abc 2 news at 5:30, i'm terry owens., it forced a carroll county family to live in their van. see who stepped in to help. >>> closed signs across the windy city. why almost all chicago city employees had to take the day without pay. >>> and free money to help your pay your bills? the latest scam hitting your bank accounts. we'll have the stories and norm's up-to-the-minute forecast, all coming up on abc 2 news at 5:30. >> thanks, terry. our look around the nation takes us to minneapolis where a man accuses police officers of beating him during a traffic stop. it happened last february, but this police dash cam video was just released. darryl jenkins says he was going to a friend's house after dinner and had three beers at a restaurant when he was stopped for speeding. several officers arrive and kick and punch him. police say jenkin refused to take alcohol test and resisted arrest. jenkins believed it was an unprovoked attack. the police chief says they'll be reviewing the video. >>> some amazing pictures out of cape cor

terry owens, abc2 news at 11:00. >> and we have new information tonight on the tragedy about the hudson. the faa said it placed two employees on administrative leave. the faa says an air traffic controller in quoting here, apparently inappropriate conversations, end quote, on the crash. the supervisor was not in the building at the time. but the employees' action don't appear to be contributed to the accident itself. >>> a 9-year-old child, bitten by a baltimore lifeguard. it happened at a city rec center. it took place during a summer day camp at the callow hill in pimlico. we have more on what happened and what the boy's mother is doing about it. >> i feel this is a definitely a case of abuse. >> reporter: she is beside herself. after a week and a half, her 9- year-old son ian is finally healing from a bite on his back, inflicted by a 17-year- old lifeguard, trusted to take care of children. >> he bit through the shirt. it started to scab over and raw and red. >> reporter: her son complained he was being bullied at the day camp. she talked to camp counselors who reassured her there we

abc 2 news terry owens explains. >> reporter: marybeth, this is a story that everybody is talking about. as we first reported last night at 11, it all happened on the inner harbor and involves state delegate john cardin, the nephew of u.s. senator ben cardin. he says he wanted to make his fiancee's night perfect. his plan to propose to her on a boat august 7th. but that proposal apparently involved having a baltimore city police department helicopter hover overhead as city marine police pretended to search the boat. no one is saying how that was arranged, but police commissioner fred bealefeld has ordered an investigation. he wants to know if this was more than just a case of bad judgment. >> i don't know, though, that this is much beyond the scope of a couple officers who used poor judgment. and i'm going to reserve much more comment until i know more of the fax. >> reporter: the commissioner also wants to know why he is only hearing about it now. even though state employees have been talking about it for a while. apparently, it was the talk of last week's mako con vision in ocean city

terry owens is standing by live at the scene with the latest. terry?> reporter: marybeth, we are live in the 2800 block of carve erode. that's cherry hill, south baltimore. where just after 9 police received a call about shots being fired. moments later they got a call if this house, the one on the corner here to report a woman had been shot. the victim is a 59-year-old woman. she is well-known in this area. a community activist who has worked to help cleanup the neighborhood to keep kids off the street. and tonight crime found its way inside her home. you're looking at some of the crime scene detectives still here, working this scene, trying to figure out exactly what happened tonight, what we know according to neighbors is that there were several men out in the street. at some point, shots were fired. one of those bullets found its way inside the home of this victim. according to police, the bullet entered the home through a window, struck the victim in her back, and is lodged there. she has been transported to shock trauma with what we are being tol

i'm terry owens. a man admits to lighting a candle and falling asleep. it happened at the gateway town homes in whitecourt. it sparked an intense fire that destroyed several town homes. >>reporter: tom hannon wishes he could turn back the clock. he blames himself for causing this mess. a two alarm fire destroyed several units, including his own. it all began just after 10 wednesday night as hannon was getting ready for bed. >>i'd just come out of the shower, had a candle burning like i usually do, laid down, took a nap, probably knocked it down on the floor. next thing you know the bedroom is going up. i tried to put it out myself. it didn't work. now here we are. >>reporter: one candle is all it took. it superhe had so quickly the roof collapsed, damaged the siding and left behind charred debris. the fire got out of control quickly. >>i ran into the bathroom, threw water on it. by the time i got back to the bedroom it was heavily covered. i went downstairs, grabbed my shoes and here we are. >>reporter: no one was injured, but neighbors say it could have

i'm terry owens. a new report is out tonight on the state of the economy. what the experts are saying, and what it could mean for your budget. >>> how far are you willing to go to prepare for your wedding day? it's a boot camp of brides, and we put our sheree johnson to the test. and where the abandoned puppies are now. those stories and baltimore's most accurate forecast, all coming up at 5:30. >> thanks, terry. >>> a check on news around the nation begins with some warning of graphic video from detroit as the driver of a stolen pickup truck dies in a fiery crash. the chase began after a man stole the truck around 6:30 this morning. he led police on a wild chase through city streets until 7:00 when he hit a minivan and another truck and slammed into a utility pole where the truck burst into flames. there he is hitting the van, and then the utility pole. people in the other vehicles, believe it or not, were not injured. >>> phoenix police have arrested a hit-and-run suspect, thanks to the cash for clu

i'm terry owens. who will replace the liberal line in the united states senate? the efforts now underway to fill ted kennedy's senate seat. >>> she disappeared almost 20 years ago, kidnapped as a child. who police now say was responsible. >>> and the clunker program is spinning off copycats. who is dealing now. we'll have the stories and norm's up-to-the-minute forecast, all new at 5:30. >> thanks, terry. >>> a look at news around the nation. in largo, florida where police say a 59-year-old woman used a taser to rob a gas station. authorities say the woman tried to do the same thing at a subway restaurant, but clerk chased her away and called police. rose tyker named as the stun gun granny was later caught and now faces armed robbery charges. >>> a dangerous situation in michigan. check out this. it was a huge fire at a chemical plant. the inferno sent huge plumes of black smoke billowing into the sky. as many as 800 people had to be evacuated. the fire has interrupted amtrak service between detroit a

terry owens joins us now with details about the case. records marybeth, 3-year-old charles brandley died on august 12th. police say the child's caretaker took him to baltimore washington medical center and said the boy had fallen down stores at a home in severn. the boy was flown in critical condition to johns hopkins hospital where the staff contacted police because his injuries weren't consistent with falling downstairs. >> officers from the anne arundel county fire department began investigating the case, developed a possible suspect, a 28-year-old male who is the caretaker of the thieve-year- old during the incident. >> authority says the medical examiners ruled the death a homicide. we're told charges are pending at this time. anyone with information is asked to call police. the number 410-222-3453. terry owens, abc 2 news. >>> security, as you may know, is beefed up at the inner harbor following a weekend shooting inside the light street pavilion. police believe the two victims from saturday's shooting were gang members. but there

terry owens is outside m&t bank stadium where the game will kick off tomorrow night. terry?> reporter: marybeth, the parking lot is empty now. but about rush hour tomorrow afternoon, i imagine this place is going to be packed with tailgaters. in fact, i think some folks got started a little early. we hit a favorite ravens hot spot in federal hill. enough already with the highlights from training camp. ravens fans are ready for some real action, even if it is just the preseason. >> it can be very crazy tomorrow. it's going to be absolutely insane. >> everyone is pumped. we're excited. we couldn't wait for football season to start, and i know we're going to win. go ravens! >> reporter: for a wednesday night, this is a nice crowd at mothers in federal hill. but come tomorrow, the crowds will be spilling out the door and filling up the now famous purple patio. anna dixon works as a hostess. you guys have got to step up your game too then? >> definitely. we have to be double-staffed because it gets so crowded in here. you just have to be on the ball. >> reporter: dave reiser is a

terry owens is working the story to find out why it's taking so long to turn the air on. terry? >> reporter: residents at the mccullough homes are going through their fourth straight night of air condition, and they're not at all happy with the folks here at the baltimore city housing authority. after inquiries from abc 2, we can report that housing authority officials have gone door to door in the high rise building, checking on the condition of residents. many of whom are elderly and frail. but there is still no word tonight when the air is going to be restored. with temperatures hovering near 90 degrees since friday, the senior citizens who live at mccullough homes say they have been forced outside. >> that's why we're out here, trying to get a little bit of air. because it's too hot in the apartment. >> reporter: too hot to cook, residents say, too hot to eat, too hot to sleep. the building on druid hill avenue has been without air since friday, folks here are steamed. >> thank god i don't have any breathing problems. but there is people with oxygen and breathing problems, a

terry owens has more on the popular senator's impressive career. >> reporter: marybeth, senator kennedy's impact as a lawmaker will span generations. he served in the senate 46 years. president obama described him as a tireless worker whose legislation reshaped the lives of millions of americans. the last time senator kennedy was active on the national stage was during the presidential election. >> the work begins anew! the hope rises again. and the dream lives on. >> reporter: university of maryland law professor larry gibson believes kennedy's endorsement turned the elect for then senator barack obama. >> the timing of his endorsement and the forcefulness of his endorsement was a -- was a significant contribution to the election of president. >> reporter: from his arrival in the senate at the age of 30, kennedy began crafting legislation. some 2500 bills in all, 500 of which would become law. bills such as the family and medical leave act, the americans with disabilities act, and head start can all be traced to ted kennedy. >> we're talking about legislation affecting millions and milli

all the more reason, as terry owens tells us, to teach your son or daughter some lessons about money management before they ever set foot on campus. >> reporter: emily knows firsthand how much fun college can be, and how tempting it is to forget finances. >> in college, because there is that sense of freedom, kids can overspend is. >> reporter: but emily knew from the start that her parents couldn't pay for everything, so she found a job. >> when things got tight, i had to pick up another job outside of that. >> reporter: then she set up budget and followed it. certified financial planner phil cook says she learned a valuable life lesson early. >> the budget for a student is the holy grail that they must live by day in and day out. and if they don't, and they blow the budget and miss two or three days of meals, they'll probably take that lesson to heart. >> reporter: cook points out it doesn't have to get that desperate if parents have the money conversation with their kids before college even starts. >> make sure that the child understands that the bank of mom and dad will be shutti

i'm terry owens. the economy is taking its toll on some popular restaurants. businesses are being affected. >>> in these tough times, consumers are really shopping for the best deals. which stores are becoming even more popular. >>> and we've also got a consumer warning tonight. it involves one of those teeth whitening products. we'll have those stories, and norm will tell us when the rain will get out of here. it's all coming up at 5:30. >>> whoa, whoa! >> hey! >> a look at news around the nation takes us to bucks county, pennsylvania and the court ah appearance for a woman who pleaded guilty to charges that she faked her own abduction. news cruise, as you can see got much more than they bargained for when the woman's father decided to attack, even knocking one of the photographers to the ground. authorities say his daughter called 911 in may, claiming she and her daughter were abducted by two african american men. you may remember the case, which made national headlines. the woman actually flew to disney world with her daughter to avoid arrest. >> could this

hello, everybody, i'm terry owens. the reward is being raised in the search for the killer of a local business owner. >>> more debris in the collision over the hudson river. >>> and abc 2 works with you for a new scam alert on web ads. we'll have the stories and tell you how long the dangerously hot weather will last. that's all ahead at 5:30. >> thanks, terry. >>> our look around the nation takes us to florida where a 5 1/2 foot bull shark popped up on a guy's vote for a visit. they say it weighed about 125 pounds and describe it like nothing they have ever seen before in their life. >> one minute it was in the air. the next minute it was in the boat just beating everything in god's creation. it hit one of the crewmembers. it hit patricia, then it went between paul's legs and my legs in the back. we're all scattering for cover trying to get out of anywhere to be safe. >> boater used some rope and a pull they used to catch lobster to eventually get the shark back into the water. no one was hurt. >>> a wedding party in

terry owens was on the scene shortly after the shooting tuesday night. and tonight he is following the story with the latest developments from cherry hill. >> marybeth, clergy leaders at at least two community groups staged tonight's rally in march. while small in number, they were strong in spirit. >> what do we want? >> safe streets. >> when do we want it? >> now! >> that message echoed through the streets of cherry hill tonight, responding to the tuesday shooting of a popular community activist. >> it's a sad thing when violence from the street flows into a home and when families are no longer safe. >> reporter: this was the scene in cherry hill earlier tonight. police scouring the area outside the home of shirley foulks. she was sitting in her living room when gunfire erupted outside her home on carve erode. foulks suffered a minor injury, but the random violence has sparked a very organized response. >> we just want to raise awareness to the fact that there are law abiding citizens in this neighborhood who won't tolerate violence. >> my god, what ha

i'm terry owens. is it worth getting all worked up about? why some local expert says chill out when it comes to the swine flu. >>> they were supposed to help find jobs, but all they did was rip you off. details on an apparent job scam. >>> and there really are angels on earth. the unlikely person giving a woman a second chance at life. we'll have the stories and norm's most accurate forecast straight ahead on abc 2 news at 5:30. >> thanks, terry. we'll see you then. >>> our look at news around the nation takes us to georgia, where a dramatic police chase was caught on tape. an officer stopped the suspect for speeding and discovered the car was stolen and the suspect had a suspended license. the suspect then took off. during the chase, you can see the driver bump another car. there goes the suspect taking off. the driver will bump another car, and then the suspect jumps out of the car while it's still moving. it was going about 30 miles per hour. the suspect was arrested. >>> firefighters were battling

and as terry owens reports, some dealershipser busy right down to the wire. >> reporter: shannon cunningham and her husband were among the last-minute shoppers. with three kids in college, the cash for clunkers program was just the stimulus they needed. >> we have an 18-year-old mercedes that we love dearly, but it has 250,000 miles on it. so we welcome the opportunity to get a little help getting another car. >> reporter: one of the dealerships still making deals up to the 8:00 deadline. many others pulled the plug on the $4,500 incentives because of slow reimbursements from the government. joe taylor is sales manager. >> our goal was to help as many people as we could. >> reporter: taylor says the company has accepted more than 1500 clunkers, but has only been paid for nine of them. they're currently owe in order than $6 million. >> it would be nice if the government website was more revile we could transmit the information. >> reporter: that same website was down for hours at a time monday, forcing the government to extend the deadline for dealerships to turn in their paperwork. >> there

terry owens, abc 2 news. >>> now the forecast certified baltimore's most accurate.e is chief meteorologist norm lewis and maryland's most powerful doppler radar. >> earlier this afternoon, we thought we did not hit our 2- degree guarantee. but when we got the official numbers in from bwi, we did hit the 2-degree guarantee. >> oh, good. >> eight days in a row. our winner today is from baltimore. mr. harvey carter. congratulations. you scored an abc 2 umbrella. we'll be getting that out to you asap. in the meantime, we've seen some flashes of light in the sky tonight. and one of the employees said there is a lot of heat lightning there is no such thing as heat lightning. on a very warm and sultry evening like right now, we've got clear skies in the baltimore area. but with all the moisture in the air, if you have a thunderstorm that is occurring over the horizon -- right now we've got some down near the mouth of the chesapeake bay. when the lightning is flashing, it reflects through the sky, and you see it as the heat lightning. >> so the storm is very far away. >> it

terry owens talked with fans, and joins us now with their reaction. >> reporter: marybeth, chris brown't going to jail, but he does face a long probation and community service. and at least some of his fans think he can rebuild his career. the charges against r&b singer chris brown left most young people speechless. >> i was like what? he what? hold up. wait: >> reporter: brown was sentenced to five years probation for his part in the february 8th brawl that left his girlfriend, pop star rihanna, severely beaten. but the sentence was not nearly enough for people like morgan state sophomore camille. >> they put him on five years probation. that's ridiculous. he beat on a woman. like i got to disagree to that. >> i do agree with the sentence. i believe that what he did wasn't right. but he is to be punished for it. nonetheless, going to jail would be taking it too far. >> reporter: along with probation, brown was also sentenced to six months of community labor and ordered to stay away from his former girlfriend. >> he did deserve some form of punishment. >> reporter: while brown's female

. >>> it was little wild inside, but the real fireworks were outside, and that's where terry owens was evening. he joins us. most of the people couldn't get into the meeting. were there any issues outside because of it. >> reporter: marybeth, no altercations, but plenty of spirited debate. at times it was almost like a carnival atmosphere. horns blaring, signs waving, and people defending their views on the health care debate. >> what do we want? health care! >> when do we want it? >> now! >> reporter: it was in-your- face democracy outside the meeting at towson hall university. people as far away as rockville and fort washington rallying in 90-degree heat to sound off on the health care debate. >> if we don't approve of what congress and senate do, then we need to tell them. and they need to listen. >> i'm not saying i agree with everybody screaming about what they're screaming about. but it's nice to see people engaged in politics. >> reporter: while opponents of health care reform clearly outnumber supporters, both sides were frustrated by the lack of access to the meeting. >> we're

terry owens, abc 2 news. >>thank you, terry. >>>a big financial boost to the area. the port of baltimore will receive $3.5 million to create jobs and cut diesel pollution. it's coming from recovery act funds. it's one of seven receiving a total of $16 million. >>a new effort tonight to help keep you safe on the waterways. a memorandum of agreement was signed today with the u.s. coast guard. it gives the new county police marine unit the ability to share enforcement of security zones and to exchange tactics, policies and procedures. >>>so that will greatly help our coast guard men and women by having an additional partner on the water to the protection of maryland citizens. >>the agreement will be effective interest three years. >>>big changes in a store. big details about a $50 million project right outside the aberdeen proving grounds. >>>improving changes for credit card customers. a new look at the rules designed to help you. >>>yesterday i gave you a 2 degree guarantee for today of 88 degrees. the high today was 90 degrees. we did hit that 2-degree guarantee. we

good evening, everybody, i'm terry owens. the popular but controversial program ends at 8 monday night. abc news myron leftwich with more on this. >> reporter: it has the people back in the show rooms, consumers who were scared to buy a new car because of the economy couldn't resist the lure of clunker cash. that's what brought out julia snide man. unfortunately, it just wasn't clunker enough. >> i don't qualify. i'm going to stick with my car tore a while. >> reporter: but the lure of that money is what brought you out? >> yes, absolutely. >> reporter: for consumers whose old cars qualify it has worked wonders. >> these cars are they're picking up most of them are cars that are getting 28 or more miles per gallon. >> reporter: getting rid

terry owens, abc 2 news. >> thank you, terry. >>> millions of older americans may get a pay cut of sortscoming up, why seniors could see less money at the end of the month, even though their social security checks will stay the same. >>> i'm rob carlin live at m&t bank stadium. just a few minutes, john harbaugh and rex ryan shook hands and said hello. they'll be rivals tonight. ravens and jets, coming up later in sports. >>> yesterday we gave you a 2- degree guarantee for today of 85 degrees. the high today at bwi 85, right on the nose. our winner today of an abc 2 umbrella comes from elkton. marie rex, congratulations. you scored that abc 2 umbrella. we'll be back with our forecast right after this. >> watch abc 2 news any time on channel 1. my husband and i, we love to go to steakhouses i can smile, i can carry on our conversation i do most of the talking yes i wear dentures and they fit wonderful super poligrip acts as a seal between my dentures and my gums super poligrip makes eating more comfortable. even well fitting dentures can feel more comfortable with super poligrip. just a fe

terry owens, abc 2 news. >> thanks, terry. >>> education secretary arnie duncan says american students need to get better at math and science. he says performance in those subjects have leveled off recently while students from some other countries continue to improve. >> internationally, our 15-year- old on the math tests came in 31st. and that's not news to all of us who are in the area. but we are lagging the rest of the world. and we are lagging it in some pretty substantial ways. >> duncan says part of the solution is increasing salaries for math and science teachers. >>> a rather unusual bust at bwi thurgood marshall airport. officials say a traveler traveling back from jamaica had more than two pounds of cocaine stuffed inside of her bra. customs and border officers discovered the drugs early this morning, arresting 35-year-old sophia williams of washington, d.c. >>> around the area right now, maryland's most powerful radar not indicating any precipitation around the region. nice clear sky out there. and that's going to result in a forecast for this evening of mostly clear skies.

she spoke last night with our terry owens. listen to this. >> it's beyond upsetting. it's a nightmare that will never end for us. >> reporter: rosemary seethes with anger at the suggestion that the terrorist convicted of killing her daughter may soon be freed from prison for humanitarian reasons. >> he has no right to humane treatment. he murdered 270 innocent people, including whole families, including a 2-year- old baby. >> reporter: her daughter was 20-year-old miriam wolfe, a syracuse university student among the passengers on board pan am flight 103 when it blew up over lockerbie, scotland in 1988. >> there is no getting over the loss of miriam or of a child. >> reporter: a former libyan secret service agent was the lone person convicted in the attack. he's gnaw terminally ill with pancreatic cancer and scottish officials are close to a decision on his request to be returned to libya. >> i shall be very delighted if he goes home to his family to die. i think it's inhumane to keep him in prison when we know he has secondary cancer. >> for the scottish government t

all the more reason as terry owens tells to us teach your children lessons about money management beforet foot on campus. >> reporter: emily knows firsthand how much fun college can be. and how tempting it is to forget finances. >> in college because there's that sense of freedom, kids can overspend. >> but she knew from the start her parents couldn't pay for everything, so she found a job. >> when things got tight hi to pick up another job outside that. >> then she set up a budget and followed it. this planner he is she learned a valuable life lesson early. >> the budget for a student is the holy grail that they must live by day in and day out. and if they don't, and they blow the budget, and miss two or three days of meals, they'll probably take that lesson to heart. >> it doesn't have to get that desperate if parents have the money conversation with the kids before college starts. >> make sure the child understand that the bank of mom and dad will be shutting down over the next few years and they're going to have the responsibility of handling their own finances. >> teach them how to

i'm terry owens. a thunderstorm warning is in effect right now for st. mary's county. chief meteorologist norm lewis is here with your first forecast. norm? >> thanks a lot. earlier this afternoon they had a tornado warning for st. mary's county, way down here in southern maryland that was in effect until 5:15. they have now extended the warning as a severe thunderstorm warning until 6:00. there is what the radar is looking like right now. very heavy thunderstorms continue to move through the area. now yesterday, of course, we had the heavy storms here in the baltimoreer. this evening they looked like they were over southern maryland and heading for the eastern shore. we'll have the complete forecast coming up in just a couple minutes. >> thanks, norm. >>> well, notebooks an pencils are on your back to school list. but what about a surgical mass income students are heading back class before the h1n1 vaccine is available, and that has some concerned. cheryl conner as more on what you should know before the school bells ring. >> reporter: this may be last school year's n

terry owens, abc 2 news. >> senator kennedy spoke at last summer's democratic national convention, and said health care was the cause of his life. on our website, we're asking the question, do you think senator kennedy's death will make it more difficult for a compromise on health care reform in log on to abc2news.com and look on the right side of our home page. you may vote in our online pole. >>> friends and family paid their last respects today to a naval academy graduate. a ceremonial flyover and tribute to matthew freeman of richmond hills of georgia. funeral services were held today at the naval academy in annapolis. freeman, a 2002 graduate of the academy was killed in action on august 7th. he was a volunteer liaison on assignment in afghanistan. he had just been married three weeks. freeman received the purple heart and the bronze star. >>> we're learning more about a murder in northwest baltimore. authorities say 40-year-old nolan evans was shot yesterday afternoon at the corner of liberty heights avenue and garrison boulevard. he was taken to the hospital where he was pronoun

i'm terry owens. coming up, more on the passing of senator edward kennedy. a look back at his troubled life and his legacy as a lawmaker. a suspected serial robber is finally nabbed. how police got their man. >>> and with kids headed off to college, some money-saving tips for parents. it's an abc 2 works for you story you don't want to miss. we'll have the stories. norm is updating the forecast, and that's all ahead at 5:30. >> all right, terry. see you then. >>> our look around the nation takes us to alabama. how does a 13 1/2 foot truck fit through a 12 1/2 foot tunnel? it doesn't. and a truck driver learned that the hard way. the 18-wheeler folded like an accordion. but the tunnel was not seriously damaged. the driver blamed his gps for giving him bad directions. >>> you have probably seen bears at the zoo, but have you ever seen one at a skateboard park? that's where this bear ended up getting stuck in colorado. authorities say they got a call that the bear was trapped in the skateboard park's bowl. so they dropped a ladder down, of course. and the bear

terry owens, abc 2 news. >>> tonight authorities are offering a $5,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of an escaped prisoner. police say devin champagne got away after attacking a sheriff's deputy while being transported to the detention center on thursday night. the deputy is expected to be okay. authorities say champagne is considered dangerous. if you spot devin champagne or know his whereabouts, you're asked to call the howard county sheriff's office at 410-313- 2150. >>> five teenagers in anne arundel county are being charged as adults in connection with an armed robbery. police say around 12:30 this morning, officers were called to the elvaton town community in glen burnie. the victim says three young men pointed a handgun at him and took his ipod and his cell phone and his wallet. the three then ran to a waiting car. police put out a description, and the vehicle was spotted, and the suspect, along with two others, were arrested. >>> a maryland man is the fifth person convicted of snooping into the passport files of famous americans. kevin young from temple hills i

reporting live from queen anne's county, terry owens, wmar news. >>> norm was tracking the heat, he joins us now. >>> they were in fact with the heat indexes, as terry said, between 103 and 105 degrees on the eastern shore and on one plate 107. temperatures outside right now, this is from our storm center, live data from chester town right now, 84 degrees. here we are at 4 minutes at tv 1 1:00 in the evening, but when you figure in the humidity what does it feel like? 94 in chester town, 84 in towson it feels like 89 degrees. that's what it feels like. as far as our forecast for the remainder of the evening, the showers have now gone, partly cloudy skies, 75, but it's going to feel like 80, 83 for the overnight low. tomorrow once again, shower and thunderstorms activity, also an update on powerful hurricane bill still out in the atlantic. coming up in a few minutes. >>> baltimore city police are looking into a homocide on the 100 block of south highland avenue. it happened 5:00. they found a man shot outside of a house. thee was taken to the house where he decide. >>> the latest now on th

i'm terry owens.5:30, with flu season coming, what you should know is your kids prepare to go back to school. plus, how to get the most out of your back to school budget. >>> and new credit card rules are set to take effect. we'll have the story and norm's forecast all new at 5:30. >> see you then. >>> our look around the nation takes us to florida for a terrifying rescue. a he was hurt while working on a crane over water. firefighters lowered him to a waiting boat. officials credit previous training exercises for this successful rescue. >>> and this will give you the creeps. can you imagine this 11-foot, 50-pound python slithering on to your front porch? that's what happened to one california family. they quickly called animal control, and even the officer said they were shocked by the size of the burmese python. officials are hoping the snake's owner will call, otherwise the reptile will go to a rescue group. >>> so you wouldn't exactly call him mother goose. but this man dubbed the gooseman probabl

i'm terry owens. we'll check out some of the damage in just a bit. but first, emily has been tracking the storms all day and all night. let's head to the storm center and chemical in with her. em? >> reporter: the storms that caused the damage earlier this evening have now pushed out of the area. we're looking at clearing skies out there right now. and improving conditions by tomorrow. as you can see, that cold front has now passed off to our east. we're seeing clearing skies tonight. tomorrow another warm day in store for us. but at least it will be dry. you'll wake up to sunny conditions tomorrow morning and a temperature of 70. it will be warm once again, but not quite as humid as it has been. 88 degrees pour the afternoon high. i'll have a look at the rest of the weekend as well as the week ahead coming up in a bit. >> thanks, emily. >>> the high winds accompanying the storms ravaged carroll county, leaving a mile of destruction in its way. delia goncalves shows us the damage. >> reporter: in a few minutes winds ripped through the neighborhood, k

i'm terry owens. erica carr worked at the baltimore city detention center. christian schaffer is following this story tonight. chris, have police said whether her job might have had anything to do with the murder? >> reporter: yeah, terry, they have not said. at this point they don't have a motive for the crime. erica carr's body was found early this morning in east baltimore, several miles away from her home in middle river. the shooting happened just steps from fort worthing on the elementary school where classes resume next week. people living nearby say they heard three shots around 4:30 in the morning. >> i heard shots, and i just woke up and looked out the window. but i didn't see nothing. >> reporter: they called 911, and police drove past the scene in the 1400 block of kenhill avenue where broken glass from the victim's suv could be seen on the street. but one man who didn't want to be identified says police didn't find erica carr's body until several hours later. >> never got out of the car to check or anything. all they did is drove past. >> report

terry owens, abc 2 news. >>> now it's being called a remarkable survival story of new jersey. a 42-year-old maryland man is one of two people to walk away from a fiery plane crash this morning. copilot go pa nasa and the 54- year-old pilot were found at a nearby bus stop alert but badly burned. >> the pilots were able to egress the airplane as it was consumed by fire and that some motorist and good samaritans did stop to help. >> i was believed to hear that they survived. of course concerned, whenever you hear somebody was transferred to the hospital with burns you're obviously concerned. but i'm told they are going to survive. >> the plane was carrying medical specimens for quest diagnostics. they are listed in serious condition. the pilot, last we checked, was critical. >>> unfortunately a number of you may find yourself in this situation. you're out of a job, sending dozens of resumes out, still no callbacks. we'll give you an idea you might not have thought of and we'll give you an intro ducks ducks to a guy who proves it facts. shaq and phelps, the duel in the pool. shaqu

our terry owens spoke with some of the members about ted kennedy's legacy. >> reporter: marybeth, these are folks who work in state and federal agencies across the country. and as one said to me tonight, some have roles they couldn't have dreamed of 30, 40 years ago, and they firmly believe it's because of the work of senator kennedy and his family. as the memorial celebrating senator kennedy's life was underway in boston, here in baltimore, an organization that he knew well was also remembering his contributions to the nation. jay david reeves is president of blacks in government. >> senator kennedy always fought throughout his entire life to ensure that everybody had equal opportunity. >> reporter: members of b.i.g. sent the week discussing the challenges their members face as well as new opportunity, opportunities almost unthinkable when ted kennedy joined the senate 47 years ago. >> there are a number of african americans who have moved up in senior level positions that they could never imagine they could have been in 30, 40 years ago. >> reporter: the featured speaker at tonight's

terry owens has been tracking the storm damage throughout the area. he joins us with details. terry? >> reporter: marybeth, tonight's storm brought a tree down on a moving car. we talked to the driver who described his frightening ordeal. it appears baltimore county got the worst of it tonight. heavy rain and lightning downed trees, knocked out power, and nearly took out bud hamilton. >> just driving along, and the tree came down. >> reporter: that's bud's car, surrounded by tree limbs. neighbors say the old tree on putty hill avenue in baltimore county had been struck by lightning before, but this time it gave way to mother nature. >> i heard a crack. i saw a branch hit the windshield. and then all of the sudden the tree came down in front of it. nobody was hurt. cars can be replaced. but that was a big ol' tree. >> reporter: in what is believed to be more storm- related damage tonight, this was the scene in middle river. the 300 block of darkhead road. authorities trying to determine if an attic fire was sparked by lightning. >> i was in my house, watching a movie, and i hear

that is all the more reason as terry owens tells us to teach your son or daughter some lessons about money management before they ever set foot on campus. >> reporter: emily yamanishi knows firsthand how much fun college can be and how tempting it is to forget finances. >> in college, because there's that sense of freedom kids can overspend. >> reporter: but she knew from the start her parents couldn't pay for everything so she found a job. >> when things got tight i had to pick up another job. >> reporter: then she set up a budget and followed it. certified financial planner phil cook said she learned a valuable life lesson early. >> the budget for a student is the holy grail that they must live by day in and day out. and if they don't and they blow the budget and miss two or three days of meals, they'll probably take that lesson to heart. >> reporter: cook points out it doesn't have to get that desperate if parents have the money conversation with their kids before college even starts. >> make sure that the child understands that the bank of mom and dad will be shutting down over t

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