is out here, extreme western maryland through northern virginia. i think that's where a lot of this will stay for the next several hours. you can see the skies clearing out pretty nicely. temperatures warming up with that sun coming out to near 80. we'll talk about how hot things may get by memorial day. it's coming up. >> the air-conditioning will be running. just imagine a day when the meter could tell the power company when your service is down, how much juice you're using and even when you're cutting back. that day has arrived ins form of a smart either. abc2's jeff hager has more. opponents are lining up against them. >> reporter: in the near future baltimore gas and electric said the old analog meters like this one will join rotary telephones as a thing of the past. many culls merls -- customers say they're in favor of it. >> i would like to see it automated. my bill is over $1100 and i have a one bedroom. >> why wouldn't i want a new needer to keep our gas and electric down. >> reporter: the company told regulators the replacement meters, which they have started install cog save customers money on their bill. >> it would let us know when there's an outage. we will know and be able to do remote turn ons and turnoffs. all of these operational savings will be passed on to you and me has scuse meres. >> mer -- customers. >> reporter: but john na thin libbers said there's nothing smart about digital meters. >> people who have them will have huge amounts of radiation coming into their homes. there's the potential for fishings interference of medical devices. >> reporter: opponents want the option of keeping their old meters, even if it means paying more to hold on to them. in downtown baltimore, jeff hager, website woab news. >> and bge said by installing 2 million smart meters, it eventually plans to offer price breaks for customers who do their laundry when the pour is low. teresa rigby has filed a lawsuit seeking $15 million. she was pulled over responding to an accident scene waiting for a tow truck when another truck ran into her vehicle. the suit names the driver of the vehicle along with the owner. rigby has had to undergo several surgeries. done followed church csh -- donald church, jr.s had been charged with im-- has been charged with impersonating a police officer. police found a badge, a realistic looking toy gun. he has been using done followed did donald roberts. a middle river church is getting its prayers answered. have -- vandals attacked the church. this is the second time they've hit this church in a couple months. the owner of a local security company saw the report and asked her son to install the security system for the con gre gaismghts today eight new cameras went up. the company's owner said it was the right thing to do. >> i don't think about how this makes me feel. i'm thinking about how it makes others feel. >> way to go, james burns. meanwhile baltimore county police are still out there looking for who did this. while the suspect may be charged, the church said they who well couldn't vandals with open arms. >> if you make $100,000 a year or more your income tax is going up. it was bill signing day in annapolis. it's tax increases on cigars and smokeless tobacco. all right. you think you know about pot but the kind kids are using these days can do far more damage than if you remember the '60s. joce sterman has an incredible story. >> reporter: tonight at 11, the tragic story of two local families. young menus sin threat -- men use synthetic pot. getting high can mean someone gets hurt. >> you're literally taking a chance every time you do it, every time. so he obviously had done it before and didn't have that type of episode. this time he did. he could have killed his mother. >> reporter: tonight at 11:00 a shock story. we have an exclusive interview with a boy whose life was changed. they say he was high on the drug and stabbed his own mother. all right. let's take a live look at our ride home tonight. some of the worst traffic in the nation when it comes to congestion. a new report shows that we rank 16th in the nation when it comes to traffic congestion. they gathered information on more then 4 million vebltion. last year we were number 15. so it's getting better. no matter when you travel, our app is always there on all the major roads right there on abc2news.com. it all comes down tonight. three stars and their partners fighting for the coveted mirrored ball trophy of "dancing with the stars." here she is with her -- oh, you've got nice shoes on. kelly swoope has her dancing shoes on. >> it's too close to call. after some of the most spectacular dances, classical singer and front runner katherine jenkins wowed the crowd and william levy proved he believed in the -- belonged in the times with his cha cha. and donald driver got a 10 from all three judges. they are the first to admit sometimes it's all about the choreography. >> choreographed such a great routine. >> we nailed it. you know, i was pretty happy. i had a grate partner -- great partner. we're hoping to take home that mirrored ball. >> all three stars have one already dance. the action starts right here on abc2 news at 8:00 with a look at some of the most amazing dances of the season and the two-hour grand fin nally kicks off -- finale kicks off at 9:00. all right. some people are put on this earth for a pumplet you are about to meet bridget. she knows a thing or two when this comes to hearing loss. she became dr. brit jet. >> reporter: we are live at reisterstown where the winner is about to be announced for the brickover challenge. the winner coming up did a few moment -- in a few moments. >> 76 at bwi. that was normal and also your two-degree guarantee. congratulations to you. more rain in the outlook, yes, but when? we'll talk about that when we come back on abc2 news at 6:00. still thinking of replacing the truck? i just don't know where to start. glad you made it. start by choosing 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heavy can-struction, i like it. we've been as warm as 80. the sun came out. that jumped the temperatures. early on it was all about the cloud cover. annapolis we found a very big lack of sunshine until midday. then we see blue sky. we finish with a beautiful postcard shot over the severn river. dundalk we're able to see the key bridge and so that is a seen of some clearing weather as well. good looking shot down toward curt this bay from ccbc's dundalk campus. we take a look at maryland's most powerful radar. it's widely scattered down here toward where 66 comes in to 70. you can see there are some pop-up storms but on the whole not a lot of action and where the big weather has been actually south of virginia beach down toward nags head, north carolina, flooding rains but none of that for us. temperatures in the mid-70s with clearing skies happening. humidity levels are high. it's going to be a muggy night. temperatures will not drop particularly low. the humidity in the air prevents the air temperature from moving quickly in either direction. so what we have is essentially a ring of fire, if you will, around maryland. the reaction to the west and southwest, not much in the central part of the free state but as we go out to a wider perspective it went last all that much longer. there's a lot of disturbed weather. that's set to move in at some point has we go toward tomorrow. we could see showers for the morning commute. could see a round of thunderstorms in the afternoon. that warm humid air flow will continue. that dry air to the west is enough to spark more showers and storms. you can see it, pop-up round tomorrow afternoon. we're likely to see something similar on wednesday. i think our best chance comes tomorrow. overnight we'll keep the chance for showers. the best chance 78 with clouds and some showers but some spots could get to 80 no problem. tomorrow night a few showers, cloudy and humid. take a look at the outlook. it still appears like for the most part the biggest rain will be gone but we do keep the collapse for a pop-up stomplet hot and humid. temperatures near 90 right through memorial day through saturday forward. maybe a heat driven shower or storm. all right. it has been a very tough eight weeks in the makings, but the teams from this year's brick body challenge are at the finish line. charley crowson is live in reisterstown with the winners. >> reporter: we do have the wishes -- winners. we're joined by don and jody, they are the winners. >> we were floored. we were crunching numbers in our head. we had no idea who won. everyone looked so thin. >> reporter: jodi, you looked shocked. >> i was shocked. the fact that when they called our name, when jerry and joe got second, it was like the people who won a beauty contest, oh, my god. you start making fun of them. >> reporter: and then you're them? >> right. >> reporter: this is the first one. >> this is the first time we've had two women win it so we're so proud of donna and goad -- jodi. >> reporter: where did we go from here? >> i'm not at my ultimate goal weight. i won't be in the gym tomorrow but i will be in the gym on thursday. i plan to continue what i've been doing. >> i joined brick body. i loved the experience. so i joined the gym. so we're going to work out together. we're trying to get together and give support to keep meeting our goals. >> reporter: all the contest tainteds, also, it's a new beginning for brick bodies, a new shop in timonium. >> we will look to be able it touch more people and change more people's lives. >> reporter: show them that check, $10 authorization to the -- $10,000 to the winner. we're live in reisterstown for brick bodies. let's go back to the studio. jamie, what's going on back on york road? >> congratulations. remember winning a big baseball game in rosedale park and your dad taking you for a slur i? guess what, 7-eleven is rolling out a new slurpy. so slurp it up tomorrow. we'll be right back. kelly joins us with what's coming up at 11. a plane full of empty seats, and you're paying for it. government waste at its worst. >> plus, not sure what to get that special graduate in your life? abc2 works for you. eight practical graduation gifts that they will actually use. >> always good. >> hey -- congratulations. >> i bet on black eyed susan friday. perhaps the shower storm but the best chance tomorrow afternoon. >> all right. see you tomorrow. >> shall we dance? >> donald driver. ♪ [ female announcer ] repel mosquitoes without spraying your skin. try off! clip-on repellant. in minutes, its fan surrounds you, head to toe with effective odorless protection. whether it's at a game, enjoying family, or just relaxing, repel mosquitoes away without a spray. off! clip-on. keeps bugs off. sc johnson. a family company.