the fda to reconsider the ruling and allow the best selling drug to stay on the market for women with breast cancer. nearly 100,000 women have used it. pat howard as been taking the drug for four years. >> please approve of it. what if i was your wife, your mother, your sister, your friend and what if i was your granny. >> reporter: if the fda pulls the plug, doctors could still prescribe it, but insurance will not cover. it one year could cost $88,000. the longest ever study that mammograms prevent deaths. they said this reduced deaths by 30%. it compared to women given regular mammograms and those who were not. the debate still continues about the younger age group. take a look at some of tonight's top news. baltimore county police want to know what happened to a woman and her 4-year-old daughter who were found dead in her apartment in towson. police are calling it suspicious. police said alicia avery was at the apartment because show was scheduled to testify at an upcoming trial in the city. the police aren't sure if that had anything to do with her death. an assistant principal at a baltimore city school was arrested on theft charged. the administrator leonard hart is on leave. sources say the assistant principal is accused of stealing ipads from antioch diploma plus high school. a new era in child safety. starting today drop side cribs are band. they're blamed for dozens of baby's deaths since the year 2000. the new law says you can't even sell them at garage sales or donate them. hotels and daycares have until the end of next year to comply. well, the trial for a baltimore man accused of leaving a toilet made this lack like a bomb -- look like a bomb outside of a county building has been postponed. he is charged with placing a phony doe vice -- device. it was decorated with a note signed by davis. the county bomb squad discovered it was harmless. today a teen killed in a sailing accident in annapolis was laid to rest. funeral services were held for olivia constance. she was buried in annapolis. olivia constance died thursday in a sailing accident near the naval accident. her boat capsized and the rigging caught the harness show was wearing, trapping her underwater. weather wise, things have gotten hot and muggy. we've seen clouds billow up, but most of the storms firing down to our south and west into northern virginia right now west of the washington area. you can see that tracking south of baltimore. maybe that's the way this will stay. we will still see a passing storm, still in the 90s to mid-80s. just a few storms mainly south, warm and muggy. when do we get a break from all of the humidity and what does your 4th of july look like. that's coming up. in democracy 2011, michele bachmann is facing tough questions. questions over some false statements she made about historical events. earlier this year in iowa. she suggested our founding fathers fought to end slavery when many were slave owners. today on "good morning america" she didn't back down and said john quincy adams was one of the nation's fathers but it was the father. >> john quincy adams was a young boy but he was actively sloostled mean -- involved. meanwhile, bachmann is at the top of the poll. arizona congresswoman gabrielle giffords continues to recover. last night giffords attended an awards ceremony at nasa. her husband astronaut mark kelly was one of the honorees. kelly announced he is retiring from nasa in order to spend more time with his wife. tonight the meter reader who found caylee anthony's remains took the stand. roy clark discovered them in 2008 in an area near the family's orlando home. anthony pleaded not guilty. today a federal judge is considering whether james whitey bulger has enough money to pay for his own defense. prosecutors argue taxpayers shouldn't be forced to pick up the tab because bulger has admitted to stashing cash with people that he trusted. investigators found $800,000 in the walls. he and his long-time girlfriend were captured after 16 years on the run and is facing charges in 19 mob-related murders. brace yourself for this. you know this is going to end badly, and this does. why on earth does this 18-year-old think it's a good idea to ride the rails of the escalator. did the rise in gas prices make you change your plans? the dow jones up. the nasdaq up 41. the s&p 500 up 16 1/2. let's take a look at news from around the naismghts -- nation. investigators are looking into the video before an attack at a stadium in march. if show as man trying to start a fight with broien stow. a man has been arrested but hasn't been charged. stow had excessive fluid on his brain and is scheduled to have a shunt placed sometime soon. this is something you don't see every day, an suv parked on top of another vehicle. it happened sometime sunday morning in pittsburgh. both vehicles were seriously damaged. a tow truck removed it, but police still aren't sure how this happened. this is disturbing video, but the teenager involved is fine. the surveillance video was rolling in massachusetts has this drunk teenager climbed on to this railing a and fell to the concrete below. he said he had been drink at a concert that neat but had no memory of the incident. >> i got too drunk. >> really? it's hard to believe, his only injury was a fractured elbow. he hope other teens won't make the same mistake. many people want to volunteer but they say they don't have the time. that's not what lily says. she has been volunteering for decades. she is 101. later, the zombie hacker strikes again. you know everybody thinks of their retirement days differently. for lillian, it means volunteering once a month. it might not sound like a lot until you hear her age. >> reporter: 100. almost 101. >> yes. lillian or lill, like she likes to be called, will turn 101 in a couple weeks. she volunteers at the dyslexia association. >> i'm an operator and a supervisor. and then i went into engineering. >> reporter: to say lill knows how to stay with a job is an understatement. she worked for 39 years before volunteers and now has been a volunteer for 30 years. >> i started the same time she started. i get her set up to do with she needs to do every month. >> reporter: what lill does, along with the other volunteers, is stuff renewal notices for the membership but nearly 33 years of stuffing adds up. how much? a staggering amount. >> she has probably stuffed, alone, close to a million envelopes. >> lill is very proud of her family. he is as one son, two grand:and three great grandchildren. her reaction? >> i'm glad i'm this old. >> she is the captain of the team. she gets her team together and is an absolute joy to work with. >> reporter: good health has blessed lill. she believes her active life-style and good sense of hue more has helped. when asked about secrets to a long life -- >> secrets? i don't have anymore secrets. my life is an open book. >> reporter: and what a wonderful book it's been. reporting from towson. >> that lady is a role model right there. talk about some severe weather. the massive wildfire in new mexico is getting close are and closer to the los alamos laboratory, the home of the at tom bomb. there was -- lab officials say they're doing everything in their power to avoid a worst case scenario. >> we've removed fuels from near the buildings. we've done the analysis to understand what would happen to our building if a fire occurred and we've made plans to deal with that. >> a scary situation. now the lab is closed and the town is under a mandatory evacuation order. it has scored more than 65,000 acres and firefighters are having trouble getting any of it contained. unbelievable fires. we have our own rapid of heat in maryland, the human variety. winds east at eight miles an hour. a humid breeze blowing. mt. area ri, summer ridge, carroll county, finding puffy cloud cover but really no signs of storms not yet. just hot, hazy, humid conditions. a meety hot day to be out on the football field. that is for sure. down in virginia, we have big storms. you have a treppe down i-95 towards fredericsburg or richmond, you may get into this. it's tracking south of baltimore. we have a chance of a shower, one storm popping up towards winchester. here's one of the reasons why. heat and humidity combining for heat index values that are off the chart. 101 in easton, feeling like a tropical 99 with the humidity down in ocean city. so not a lot of relief. humidity levels, dew point numbers vest development shall -- 70s. i think federal hill. the cool front will not really cool down the temps all that much. the biggest thing it will drop the humidity. eldersburg look for 74, same thing in ton nis town. south of the state line. storms all over virginia right now but staying south of maryland. you see this clear weather back in the midwest all pushing in behind this frontal boundary that's poised to move in. boy, hot humid air just surging up today adding 10 degrees to the highs we had yesterday. you can see aren't the east coast things were bake. how about our chance for storms. things will be slim but there until 1067b8g9 -- 10:00. of a 10 it's -- after 10 it's over. same deal on thursday. a couple of great days before the heat comes back. most of us noticing things clearing out. 85 for the high tomorrow, less humid. tomorrow night 58 degrees, mostly clear. open the windows. same deal on thursday, not bad at all. as we look ahead to the weekend, the all important holiday weekend, temperatures are set to surge up again. mid-90s, saturday, sunday, monday. humidity comes in. 4th of july we could see a few storms, hopefully not enough to impact the fire works. so we'll keep an eye on it but enjoy the next few days. >> got any plans for the fourth? >> i'll be here. >> that's a plan. >> if you don't have plans, do not give up, we're going to tell you about a three-day weekend. with gas prices so high, you may be kicking yourself for not books july 4th getaway, but there are still some last-minute deals to be found. karen -- karen caifa has more. >> reporter: aaa said 39 million will hit the highways, less than last year. with gas prices still easing above last year's levels, it's time to rethink your plans. airlines may still have a few july 4th sales, especially on heavily serviced routes. >> i always advise people if you look at an air fare on a particular route and this it's way out of your budget, don't give up. come back and you may be surprised. >> reporter: the hot july 4th budget des fin nations -- destination are hot. think las vegas. if you booked a hotel or looking for one, the drop in the number of expected travelers may have sent rates lower. >> go back and look at the hotel rate. you may discover you'll get the same room for less money. you can reback to at the lower room rate. >> reporter: don't forget to harness the power of social media. many have announced their last-minute sales on twitter. in washington, i'm karen caifa. getting that new job is not just about your rest mai. a survey from career builders show that many employers are looking at personal attributes such as piercings, bad brerkts -- breath, wrinkled clothing or bad here. other things too much perfume or too much makeup. many employers are looking for the whole package. oprah may have made reading cool again but the e reader has made it more popular. a survey reveals in the last eight months e readership has exploded, doubling the amount of tech safe i -- savvy readers have them. especially college grads. they're driving that trend. >> all new here tonight at 6:00, we'll be dog a lot of this -- doing a lot of this. nasa is creating a buzz. we'll get a look at the planes. doctors at ohio estate and right here -- state and right here at hopkins think bats may help in recovering from strokes. denny's new tour of america menu. 50 star cuisine. the new tour of america menu. starting at $4.99. only at denny's. america's diner is always open. the zombies have struck again. this time someone hacked into a traffic sign in canada and warned people about a disom but i invase. one message told people how to deal with the zombie. you have to kill it twice. workers showed up to change the sign. we all hope our numbers come up during those giant powerball drawings, but starting next year you'll have to ante up. that story and more coming up on abc2 news at 6, which starts right now. new information on the death of a mother and her daughter. we'll tell you where police are focusing their attention right now. the baltimore-washington