the bill approved by the senate would open a casino in baltimore city in 2014, one in prince george's county in 2016. the defenses are expected to be worked out over the next few days. a pasadena man suffered some severe burns yesterday as fire consumed his home. thanks to the actions of his neighbors, he escaped with his life. jeff hager joins us with more on this amazing rescue. >> first, 30-year-old christopher wanted to save his home. then he risked his life to save his daughter. the flames tore through the home. it appear as candle caused that fire in the basement and 20-year-old spencer blake, a neighbor came running the nearby woods knocking down a section of the back privacy fence when he heard him call out for help. >> i was kind of worried about him. help won't think about the danger or anything. he just goes for it. go help him and my husband is like, sure, both of us will be gone. go help him. he's crazy. i don't know what he's going to do. >> he ran back inside to lock for his wife and baby. in the meantime spencer's father had alerted neighbors to the fire and assuredd would rough that the neighbors had gotten out. he suffered severe burns and paramedics airlifted him to the bay view burn center. >> all right. thanks a lot, jeff. anne arundel firefighters have just extinguished the fire when they responded to another one on wilben road. they rescued a man and woman from the home. paramedics had top transport both to the maryland cal center for smoke inhalation. it appears that fire started in the basement. police are investigating the death of a pasadena man. police were des patched to a home on harlem avenue. family members found 50-year-old darius keenan dead inside. a family member is a person of interest in the case. the death does not appear to be a random act of violence. temperatures pretty comfortable for this part of early august, mid-80s so no 90s on the map. 81 in georgetown, delaware. the skies have been clear. no showers, no storms anywhere in the mid-atlantic states. new weather approaching from the west. you can see the frontal boundary bring showers and storms. tomorrow could feature showers and storms around maryland but through the evening 80 or so, partly cloudy. 74 past midnight and 72 when you wake up tomorrow morning. you look dry but it changes through the day. we got those details and your weekend coming up. >> our back-to-school supply drive is in full swing. we're working for you. we want to make sure kids from our community are armed with all the tools they need. we're helping out the preston mitchum foundation and the celebree learning center -- preston mitchum foundation. >> i want to go to college. >> she is one of the kids trying to dream big. it helps her. her grandchildren have participated for the past five years. >> sometimes i find it hard to make ends meet. now that i'm not working i can't provide those things anymore. >> reporter: this grandmother is determined to make sure her grandchildren succeed. >> the press on it mitchum foundation is great. >> reporter: the career awareness program, cap, is an afterschool program dedicated to providing the youth to potential career activities. >> they show me there's more than one opportunity. if you can't go through that-- if you can't make it from that one, then you can have a second option. >> reporter: the foundation's annual back-to-school drive is in its mean inth year. the foundation has collected over 100,000 school supplies and served over 11,000 students since its inception, helping families at a critical time of the year. >> that really helped save me a lot of money. i can't find the words to, press the gratitude -- words to express the gratitude i have. >> reporter: through their leadership the community is a little cleaner, including fans for a community garden. thanks to the preston mitchum foundation, they have the power to make a difference. >> this teaches the kid was this means. not only do they get help but they help the community in the process. >> reporter: reporting for abc2 news. >> we're working with preston mitchum foundation and the celebree learning center to collect those supplies. or here's a list of some of the things. the back acts, the composition books, pens, pencils, packs of wide ruled paper. supplies can be dropped off at any of the 20 sell le bree learning -- celebree learning centers. you'll find the information on our website so you still have time to help out. fed x is offering some of its employees a buyout. details are scarce. eligible employees will be u.s. based and most will come from the company's express and service units. also cutting jobs, motorola, mobility. they plan to cut about 4,000 jobs. that's one fifth of the workforce. they plan to close one third. the cuts are the result of declining profits. google says two thirds of the jobs cut will occur outside of the u.s. the company expects to pay out $275 million in severance packages. coming up, an alabama driver is recovering after her vehicle plunged into a bay. what she did to her vehicle that police say saved her from drowning. >> some heavy winds forced evacuations. we need to look for a new van. yeah. i just don't know where to start. glad you found us. start by test-driving nearly every make and model, all in one place. carmax. start here. a woman is roving after a -- recovering after a crash left her under water. she managed to escape because the con vrtable roof was down. she was taken to a local hospital. she is expected to be okay. strong winds forced the evacuations in florida. this was the scene on friday in bull head city, two hours southeast of las vegas. you can see the winds whipping through the area. about 500 people had to be evacuated. luckily, the storm passed quickly and no one was injured. the pairings for "dancing with the stars." food out which stars will be -- find out which stars will be with their pros. >> and how both sides are handling mitt romney's new running mate. [ male announcer ] progress. opportunity. a better life for our kids. it's right on our doorstep... but the next step is up to you. building a world-class resort casino at national harbor would mean thousands of good paying union jobs and one billion dollars for our schools. after years of debate, it's time to let the people decide. tell your lawmakers to vote yes on national harbor. for our schools, our community, and a better future in maryland. one former "dancing with the stars" contest is in hot water. chad ochocinco was arrested for head butting his wife during an accident. he was released from jail on $500 -- $2500 bail. after his arrest, the team announced his contract had been terminated. we all know who the stars are. now we learn who the other half will be. >> reporter: let the battle begin. this year's "dancing with the stars" old stars now know who they will be hitting the dance floor w the big announcement was made on "good morning america." >> emmitt smith. cheryl burke goes with emmitt. >> reporter: that partnership means the former teammates have new partners. >> it's not her fault she's not dancing with me. >> reporter: that competition is fierce with six of the dancing pros working with the same partners they in past seasons, joking joey fatone and bristol pay on. >> i'm more comfortable out there. it's going to be good. >> reporter: the other contestants teamed up with others leak helio castroneves. apollo ohno and kelly will kick up their heels. wool's find out who's comfortable and who has rhythm when "dancing with the stars" all stars premieres september 24th. for the first time this season viewers will cost a 13th cast member by going on line and voting at abc2news.com. >> kind of an unfair advantage. >> familiar how sick is all i can say. you just know when the stars are getting ready to come back. >> how is it looking? >> fire up the grill. i encourage that. i will say this. tomorrow we will see some good weather toward next week. i'm telling you. milder. take a look outside right now. as we check out the overall picture. you can see our next weather maker is on the map. you can see the line coming in out of the ohio area. in the meantime enjoy partly to cloudy skies. our view from charm city run on main street in harford county and kent island always a gorgeous site at the bay bridge. good weather holding throughout the day as well as further south in chesapeake bee. generally mostly sunny. temperatures though holding in the 80s. 85 at bwi at the top of the hour and humidity at 46%. dew point at 60%. days getting shorter. sunset just past 8:00 and we'll be getting into the 7:00 hour with another week or so. temperatures mid-80s. we've got a southeasterly breeze that actually is stirring the air a little bit, making things more comfortable. the humidity is much higher. richmond through ocean city. as you go from baltimore north and west we have drier air across altoona and the west virginia area. this line will be arriving as we move into the day tomorrow, so showers and storms will be in the offing. this unsettled stretch of weather from michigan back to the deep south that will cross through the mid-atlantic tomorrow. you can see that system making its move, drier air marching in behind the front. it will not -- not be dramatically cooler. this is a good weather scenario and cooler air with another front toward the weekend. tropical satellite view, interesting disturbance, several hundred miles off the coast of south carolina. we do not expect this to develop but an interesting unsettled area. we are goating into the peak of hurricane season, so we always watch closely. overnight 72 with increasing cloud cover. we're dry through the morning commute. 87 for your two-degree guarantee. sun and clouds, a chance of storms, especially into the afternoon. that active weather will begin to abate. as we look at the rest of the extended forecast, you do see the setup will bring hotter conditions by friday but still not that muggy. it does appear we get rain saturday. low 80s through the weekend. >> all right, wyatt. now to democracy 2012 news, it's a busy day for the white house as both presidential and vice-president candidates hit the campaign strail. speculation is over. mitt romney's running mate is out there. >> reporter: actually today people are calling him the game changer, both democrats and republicans. that's obviously, for very different reasons. today the campaign trail is packed with four men and two very different messages. >> florida, i'm counting on you to help me win in november. >> reporter: mitt romney continued his 40 bus tour in florida addressing voters who maybe weary about his budget proposal that included big cuts to med care. >> the president's idea for medicare was to cut this by $700 billion. we want to make sure that we preserve and protect medicare. >> reporter: ryan had his first solo event at the iowa state fair greeted by both spores and protesterses. >> at the end of the day we are americans. >> reporter: on the democratic side the president targeted iowa voters by targeting ryan eye know congressman ryan. he's a good man. he's a family man. he is an articulate spokesman for governor romney's vision. >> reporter: vice-president joe biden echoed that. >> they are good men but have fundamentally flawed judgment in my view. >> reporter: romney decided he had to go bold. what we've seen today is it has creating some openings for political gain for both sides. >> thank you. well, they have to fit into a right handed world but today is a day just for the lefties. today is the 23rd annual -- annual lefthanded day. first lady michelle obama is wrapping up a two-day visit to southern california. she will tape for the jay leno show. on sunday the first lady attend receptions at the homes of singer gwen sphe fan nip and warner brothers meyer. a pasadena man suffered some severe burns after fire tears through his home. how good samaritans came to his rescue, not once but twice scammers, it is a come per veers call -- computer virus called drive by. first, we've got a preview of what's head at 6:30. ♪ [ female announcer ] you can always measure the growth of your children by the way they clean themselves in the bathroom. try charmin ultra strong. with a new duraclean texture, charmin ultra strong helps you get clean. plus it's four times stronger than the leading value brand. and you can use up to 4 times less. good news for even the biggest kids in the family. we all go. why not enjoy the go with charmin ultra strong? u.s. stocks fell today. the slowdown was being atributed to troubles. the dow jones closed more than 38. the nasdaq rose sleetly. it's the longest winning streak for s&p -- standard and purse index since 2010. we can get so caught up on the inside of our home that we forget the outside. >> reporter: your backyard can be your place to unwind, escape or host a great party. >> when it comes to making outdoor living spaces, they can become very elaborate. >> reporter: pools, patios and desk are standard fixtures, but for some that's not enough, they want to bring the indoors outside. >> an outdoor living room with maybe a kitchen area and dining room. >> reporter: it can go well beyond fire bits and -- pits and grills. you can build in mini refrigerators and pizza ovens. >> get your project broken out into phases so you can do parts of it. maybe a fire pet this year, a new deck next year. >> reporter: whether you want a patio to relax in or a full blown kitchen, your backyard can be transformed. reporting for abc2 news. thanks to the internet, now more new car shoppers are buying their vehicles without taking a test drive. one in 10 consumers skipping the test drive. because they're so familiar with them, other buyers aren't interested in cars and want to finish the well experience quickly. test drives can often convert wavering shoppers into committed buyers. well, coming up before you know this, flu season will be here. we've got some tips to keep your family flee free coming up on abc2 news at 6 which starts right now. a pasadena man is thanking his neighbors. how a father and son came