same goals. >> it's a changing world. we have to change with our youth. our political people are head of the police department. when they all come together we see we're all working together. when you see that, then you know we're all partners. just come to us and talk to us. we'll try and whatever way we can to have things that fit your needs. >> thank you. national night out has proven to be a pretty good partnership between the police and the community. it's going to be brought up in the first debate of the season for those who want to be the mayor of baltimore. it appears mayor stephanie rawlings-blake will not be there because she says she's too busy being maimplet the hour long debate will be held at the church. they will all be on hand. city police have been getting cooperation from those living in the southwest baltimore area about the two teens shot and killed sunday night. dominic perry and anthony tarbert were both shot around 9:00 sunday night. perry was found immediately and pronounced dead at the hospital. tarbetter was able to run away and hide but was found. >> we're in a tough spot with that. we don't have information on suspect or motive. we're looking for more individuals to step forward. the commission has met with both families. we're pleading with people in that neighborhood to help us out. these are two young men whose lives were tragically ended for no good reason. facing possible life in prison or -- on charges he wanted to use a weapon as his attorneys wanting to dismiss charges. the lawyers for -- antonio martinez want the charges dismissed because the recordings were not given. a rogers forbes woman is recovering after being beaten in the head with a gun. according to the baltimore county police department, the 45-year-old woman was returning home from work at 1:30 in the morning what he stranger approached her. the woman refused and the man started hitting her in the head several times with a gun. he ran off and she started screaming. police have still not found the suspect. this was a super day out there. i hope you got out there and enjoyed it. change is coming tomorrow. let's lock at maryland's most powerful radar. we are dry. all five sweeps are on. it's kneeling good outside. 94 in baltimore. 88 patuxent river. oat heat feeling good coming in around 82. york around 88. the temperatures will drop into the 80s. it will be nice still. we have the light northerly breeze in the forecast. jamie? the debt debate is over for now. they raised the debt ceiling. shortly after the senate passed the bill, president barack obama signed it. it raises the debt ceiling and lowers the spending. but governor martin o'malley says the deal doesn't go far enough. >> we need to figure out a balanced approach with revenues and cuts so we can reinvest to create jobs. that's really the bigger battle. >> if congress failed to pass it, the government's ability to borrow would have expired tonight. >> ever tried to power wash the siding in fallston, how about painting the statehouse in annapolis. don harrison puts the paint brush to this overwhelming project. >> reporter: the dome of the statehouse is the highest point in annapolis. it has kept a watchful eye over annapolis since 1792. it has a different look to this today because of the dome renovation prfnlgt the scaffolding is a big project in itself. >> because of the historical attributes of the building, had to make sure we didn't do any damage in erecting the scaffold. >> reporter: it took over a month just to put the scaffolding up, time women spent make sure it's secure. john butler is the site superintendent. the scalf -- scaffolding goes through the window. he explains why the scaffolding is so secure. >> actually, this is not standing by itself. it's actually in place as a unit and it continues this way. >> reporter: now that the scaffolding is in place, they have to remove several layers of paint and try to leave has much of the original paint for from 222 years. they have added factors of wind and lightning. >> we have a weather station placed on the top of the scaffold which we monitor. >> reporter: these aren't the first guys to work on the dome. >> you see the different places where people have put their autographs, signed their names. >> reporter: jeff strickland is one of the workers who works about 190 feet above the ground of ri day. one of his favorite parts is the view. >> it's satisfying when we see the final results after the hard work that we put into the job itself. >> reporter: in annapolis, don harrison, abc2 news. >> it's a $750,000 project and is expected to be done right before the start of the fall special session. guess who's having a birthday. columbia opened in 1967 but the mall four years later. today the center piece of this man made city is 40 years old. the mall opened with 640,000 square feet of shopping opportunities. today look at her. the mall has grown to nearly a million and a half square feet with many popular stores and restaurants and the mall was built by the rouse company but is managed by general gross properties. what a did you do over your summer vacation? jennifer farr davis took a walk. she walked the entire 2,180-mile appalachian trail. show started out in maine and she finished new shout mountain in georgia this weekend. it took her 46 days averaging 47 miles a day. passing the a toe mick -- potomac in maryland. looks like she beat existing unofficial record by a day and her own record 11 days. show did it aloafnlt davis said show hopes the journey willen courage young women to exercise. what a hike. there are many ways to get your kids and family to eat healthier. >> if your kids have a sweet tooth, you can go for plain career yam and -- cereal. >> ways to help you eat better. how you can contribute to the mat mat -- manhattan to manhattan project ?ie forecast -- we have a winner. you won that umbrella. i'm going to tell you when you will need to use it. don't go anywhere. xññññ if i were a customer, i'd like nonstop travel because it's quicker. because it's convenient. it's just the best way to go. keeps the cost down. 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[ laughter ] [ ding ] the president and first lady plan to be in no shanksville and d.c. to mark the 10th anniversary of 9/11. the president will pay tribute to those who lost and those who responded and those who served to protect us. the flight 93 memorial in shanksville is getting trees donated. 40 sweet gum trees are being donated by the 9/11 memorial and museum. three will be planted during a formal ceremony on friday. the first phase is currently under construction and will be dedicated on september 10th. every day rick hoffman remembers 9/11. he is the president of local 734 and joins us from downtown baltimore. you've raised thousands for survivors of 9/11, right? >> yes. >> tell us about the project. >> it's called manhattan to manhattan. it raises funds for the widows, orphans, the people who perished in the towers. it's important for us because i think -- i know throughout the country and especially here in baltimore there's a negative aspect on fire and police with our pension systems coming under attack and such like that. this is what people need to remember why we're here. at any moment, unfortunately, we may have to do this again. i certainly hope not, but, again, this is the stuff we need to remember. it's been 10 short years ago. i certainly think people forget that fear men, police are -- firemen and police are the first line of defense. >> will you be going to new york? >> yes. >> what will it be like to go up 95, over the gw bridge and see where the towers once today to not be there. >> i've never been one to travel around to see different fire companies, areas. i wasn't that into it. i was into my own baltimore fire department, but i went up to the first funeral and took the staten island ferry across. it was eerie to see the smoke raising -- rising from that tragic event. to go back there, it will bring back memories. >> all right, rick. thank you for joining us. we'll have a complete report at 11:00 about the manhattan to manhattan project. it started back am january and will wrap up in september on september 11th. rick, thanks for your service, my friend. >> thank you. do i need to tell you what a beautiful day it is? you can see into annapolis. you can see the crystal blue skies, a few cirrus clouds. it's gorgeous out will, a great day it get out there on the water. as we look at maryland's most powerful radar, you can see things are dry. we have all five sweeps on. we'll see some change in the forecast by tomorrow. but, now, looking pretty g. and feeling pretty good. the temperatures still on the warm side. 95 at the inner harbor, 8 in york, d.c. at 96. cull per at 97. cam came at 6. hagerstown at 90. the reason why the 95, 96s, 97s feel so good, while we're not looking at the dew points being high. 5 at the inner harbor. frederick at 54. by tomorrow we'll see some change in the forecast, some big change because we'll be in the 80s. we should be at 87. we'll drop below that. at least that's what i'm forecasting. 83 in dundalk. pasadena at 84. we have clouds that will be hovering around the area and with that scattered storms. all that will be courtesy of an hear of low pressure that will dive in and we'll see a trailing cold front. that cold front will be welcome. behind that cold front we'll get more dry hair just like we got today. as we go through the rest of the evening, there's that cold front that will move through the area as we go through tomorrow afternoon, tomorrow evening. as we check out the hurricane tracker now, we can see tropical storm emily, the winds sustained at 50 miles an hour. it's moving west, northwest at 10 miles an hour. here's that track. it is forecasted to push into hispaniola as we go into wednesday, thursday. it goes back into motion, moves back over the warm waters and strengthens a bit. looks like it could scrape the coast of the carolinas and into georgia. it's early to tell. so we'll have to keep fine tuning this. as we go through the overnight, the temperature will be 68 degrees. we will cloud up as we go through midnight. by tomorrow the temperature will be at 85, cloudy and cooler. the showers and storms will be in the forecast. tomorrow night 69, showers and storms possible. here's a check of that seven-day forecast. we will be cooler tomorrow and it will be a nice dislai as we go into friday. as we return into the weekend, we have the chance for some showers and thunderstorms back in the forecast. remember, you cran get the most up to date weather in the palm of your hand the w.d mar -- wmar, abc2 weather app. just head to our website, abc2news.com/weather. you'll find the free app link on how to get the weather app. health news. those who have dyslexia may also have a hard time recognizing voices. researchers have found adults with a reading disorder had a hard time recognizing a person's voice. the discovery could help those working to understand what's behind dyslexia which affect up to one out of 10 americans. preparing healthy meals for our family is something we want. linda so as helpful tips for families who are on the go. >> reporter: when the government came out with the new food chart, the goal was to make healthier eating easier. >> you want to aim for half of your plate to be green leafy vegetables and fruits and save the other two quarters for your grain, starch or protein, the meat. >> reporter: majority of the plate should be fruits and vegetables. remember to eat those before anying this else. >> if you eat those fruits and vegetables first, you'll eat less of the things higher in calorie. you can use it to get your kids involved. >> you can make it a game with your kids. look at the plate with the kids. okay. what are we going to pick for our vegetables. >> reporter: here's what a balanced plate will look like. some fruit a good multigrain cereal and try to avoid the sugary cereal. >> you cran go for plain cheerios and put the fruit in the cereal. >> reporter: remember to choose wheat over white grain. >> this will have at least three grams of fiber. >> reporter: for dinner, the big thing is your serving of meat. >> a serving is the palm have your hand or a deck of cards. >> reporter: linda so, reporting. >> portion control is probably the hardest part for a lot of us. potatoes, one serving is the size of a computer mouse. i'm kelly swoope. here's a look at what's coming up tonight. there's a product that claims to make it easy are and keep the shells out of your food. does it work? plus, a drug that's supposed to help people suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder isn't curing most of the disorders. join us tonight for abc2 news at 11:00. ♪ [ rock ] [ chattering ] [ man on tv ] 96309. 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