next on abc 2 news works for you: >> baltimore's aging infrastructure strikes again. more than two dozen homes are dealing with water in their basement tonight after yet another water main break. call it budgeting 101. what parents need to tell their college-bound kids can, especially in these tough times. plus, surprising new details tonight in that tragic accident on a baltimore county light rail track. >> now abc 2 news, the latest at 11. >> the families of two young men killed on the light rail are taking the mta to court. good evening. i'm marybeth marsden. after taking over the investigation, baltimore county police have determined that criminal charges will not be filed in connection with the july accident. but the lawyer for the victim's families say this is just the beginning of their fight. delia goncalves is live at the light rail to explain the next step. delia? >> reporter: the family's attorney tells us he is planning to file a civil lawsuit against mta for negligence on the part of its train conductors. police are calling it an unfortunate accident that killed two 17-year-olds. >> the operator says he didn't see him. we don't have any evidence that suggests otherwise. >> they are disappointed. >> reporter: the families of conner peterson and kyle wankmiller declined comment, but a lawyer for the families says it still come downs to a light rail conductor having eight seconds to save two lives. >> if he had been watching what he was doing, these trains can be stopped in 200 feet. and he would have been able to stop the train. >> reporter: on july 5th, the soon to be stepbrothers were walking on light rail tracks when a southbound train passed them by. >> a conductor saw them and beeped the horn and is required to phone headquarters and phone other conductors and notify them there are children on the tracks. they didn't do that. >> reporter: attorney jay miller says videotape shows the teens then moving to the opposite tracks, not realizing they were walking directly into harm's way. >> all traffic became northbound. these two young men believing they were on a track where they would be able to see the train coming to them, were walking on that, and unfortunately they had no knowledge that the trains would actually be coming from behind. >> reporter: seconds later, they were struck. not once, but twice. the initial impact, and then as they were lying on the tracks. connor died within hours. kyle lost his life the next day. >> these accidents are avoidable if people are doing what they're supposed to be doing. >> reporter: attorney miller tells me he hopes the mta will spare the family the long and painful process and just settle out of court as they have in previous negligence suits filed against them. we should tell you the conductor's toxicology reports and cell phone records came back clear. we're live in lutherville tonight, delia goncalves, abc 2 news. the search continues tonight for a woman who struck a baltimore city police officer with her car after he pulled her over. it happened in the 3,000 black of mckeldry street. the driver put the car in reverse and hit the officer, and another woman in the car tried to get out at that point, but the driver pulled away, dragging her. both were taken to the hospital with minor injuries. and we're learn mortgage tonight about the young woman killed when a stolen car slammed into hers in west baltimore. police say they were not chasing the car that caused keira mckay's death at the intersection of west lexington and north calhoun streets. but members of mckay's family have their doubts. >> reporter: an initial investigation suggests the carjacking suspect t-boned keira mckay's car at anywhere from 70 to 100 miles per hour. the 23-year-old victim was a randallstown high school graduate, and had recently enrolled at catonsville community college to pursue a medical degree. she leaves behind a 6-year-old daughter. >> it was a lovely family, a caring family. she was coming from a doctor's appointment. and like i say, it happened. >> reporter: but how did it happen? police say the unidentified suspect had carjacked someone earlier, and members of the regional auto theft task force spotted the car on lexington street, but were ordered not to speed after it. but members of the victim's family are left with an agonizing question. why, if police were instructed not to give chase, was the suspect traveling so fast in that vehicle? >> no i don't believe believe the chase because they couldn't have arrived at the scene that fast, and if they were to chase and have the suspect going as fast as they claimed he was going, he should have been able to bail out of the car at an earlier time, maybe ten blocks away. >> reporter: the family is prepared to wait for an investigation into the incident to take its course. and members are balancing their grief with their frustration over how the case has been handled thus far. they say the family didn't learn of her death until five hours after the accident. and they are angered that they have not been permanented to identify her body. >> you don't know for a fact that it's her even now? >> no, other than the fact they gave us her license and it was her vehicle. but again, it could have been someone else driving the car. so we don't know. >> reporter: in randallstown, jeff hager, abc 2 news. >> police are withholding the suspect's name, but they say she an 18-year-old baltimore man. at last word, he was in serious condition at shock trauma. it's expected he'll face charges, including manslaughter, reckless endangerment, and auto theft. graphic and disturbing images to show you now. but images that police hope will help them catch whoever is responsible. this 8-month-old kitten named gabriel was found this week badly burned and beaten on garrison avenue. a witness says several kids threw bricks and rocks at the cat, and then set it on fire. the kitten was able to put out the flames by rolling around, but a witness says the kids lit her on fire again. the snyder foundation is also offering a $1,000 reward for anyone who comes forward with information that leads to the conviction of the people who did this. if you have any information, you're asked to call the barcs animal shelter at 410-396-4695. and that cat was found not too far from where officials are already investigating at least two other gruesome cases of animal abuse, including one you first saw here on abc 2. a cat's tortured body was found chained down. it apparently had fireworks set off on its head. tonight frustration is brewing over a pretty hot topic here in maryland. governor martin o'malley says he is a bit annoyed about the slot machine slowdown in anne arundel county. the county council has tabled the discussion about whether to rezone land near the anne arundel mills mall. the property could be used for the state's largest slots casino, but indecision is causing a delay. and that's keeping the slots issue there at a stand still. >> make a decision. right now we have that indecision kind of gumming up the works and keeping that largest number of slots licenses from moving forward. >> the council won't be talking about the potential rezoning until the fall. county officials have told the baltimore sun that their zoning decisions have no impact on the state's licensing process for slot machines. they're fixing baltimore city hall. the outside, at least. repair work that is expected to total nearly $400,000 is underway. workers will restore damaged masonry and marble, clean and retrofit wires and it's expected to be finished by the end of the work. the last time work was done on the exterior of the 134-year- old building was back in 1975. and speaking of repairs, yet another city water main is in need of work, and this time more than two dozen homes in northeast baltimore ended up with flooded basements or worse. here is the scene in and around the 2800 block of kirk avenue after a 16-inch main broke earlier today. one house had water up to the first floor. the age of the pipes is being blamed forker the break. >> in wintertime, you get the ground moving. you get freezing and thawing and shifts of the old pipes. and where they're joined together, they move that one little bit, and they tend to break there. and they've been in the ground so long, it's bound to happen. they're giving out from old age. >> the city and the red cross are helping the homeowners affected. water and electricity is shut off in the area, but it's expected to be back on tomorrow. well, it was a gorgeous, gorgeous friday of weather across the baltimore area. nice cool evening on the way for you. but get ready having to crank up the air conditioner once again. a few spots only into the 70s today, including just over the boarder in york. temperatures tonight, look at this. we have already cooled off to 68 now at bwi. and these temperatures headed way down there. i think we're going to the low 60s later on this evening. but all in all, a nice-looking night tonight. overnight 62 degrees, partly cloudy, mild and pleasant. however, remember that old lady song "the heat is on." we're going to be singing that the next few days. i'll have the details coming up. >> i'd like to hear you sing that, wyatt, thanks. >> maybe. state officials have confirmed a fifth death died to the h1n1 virus. they aren't saying much other than the victim lived in the suburban d.c. area had had existing health problems. meanwhile, studies of an experimental swine flu vaccine will begin next week at the university of maryland medical center in baltimore. officials say 67 young adult volunteers and 67 senior citizens will get a detailed screening and/orienttation on monday. if they give their consent, they'll get three shots three weeks apart to test the effectiveness of the experimental vaccine. a crack in the crown. a former miss maryland is in hot water tonight. tia shorts pleaded guilty to obstructing a police investigation in a drug case. she had originally been charged with conspiracy to distribute cocaine and drug possession. her boyfriend, his brother, and their 67-year-old mother were also arrested in the case. 2004's miss maryland will be sentenced in november. autopsy reports tonight show cocaine contributed to the death of television pitchman billy mays. the 50-year-old died of a heart attack back in june. a florida medical examiner's office says reports show that mays had used cocaine days before his death. they go on to say that although mays died from heart disease, cocaine use was a contributing cause of death. if your son or daughter is headed off to college this fall, one of their most important lessons might be taught before they ever leave home. and it's the city version of old faithful. why hydrants and pickups don't mix. and it has been one loud summer so far here in baltimore. but it's not over yet. the reason you're going to be cranking up that air conditioner by sunday. i'll have those temperatures, and they are hot. (announcer) now when verizon brings fios straight to your home, you can get amazing tv, internet and phone for just $79.99 a month for six months. that's like getting all three incredible fios services for the price of two. call the verizon center for customers with disabilities at 800-974-6006 tty/v today. this is fios. this is big. you can get amazing tv, internet and phone for just $79.99 a month for six months. that's like getting all three incredible fios services for the price of two. call the verizon center for customers with disabilities at 800-974-6006 tty/v today. this is fios. this is big. [ closing bell ] >> a big day for your money after a rocky week. the dow closed up nearly 114 point, closing at a new 2009 high. the nasdaq gained 27, and the s&p ended the day up more than 13 points, also an '09 high. a lot of gains to go around locally with joseph a. bank posting a gain of more than 7%. under armour closing up more than 4 1/2%. and t. rowe price didn't disappoint either, gaining more than 3 1/2% to close out the week. gains on wall street are just another sign that the economy is slowly getting back on track. but one of the biggest indicator seniors unemployment. and while the nation is still shedding jobs, the trend is clearly slowing down. here is how lost jobs have stacked up month by month since january. the u.s. labor department says we started the year by dropping nearly 750,000 jobs. and as you can see, as each month passed, the rate of job loss slows down. in july, nearly 250,000 jobs were lost. and that's actually better than many experts had predicted. just about everyone has a pinch in these tough times. if you're a parent with a student headed off to college this fall, you likely know that feeling all too well. 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 shutting down over the next few years, and that they're going to have the responsibility of handling their own finances. >> reporter: teach them how to make a budget. then go shopping together, so they learn about smart buying. and encourage them to avoid credit cards so they don't use what they don't have. if the plan is for the parent to chip in for things like spending money or apartment rent, consider sending monthly checks instead of a lump sum to cover an entire semester. >> that way if there are any problems or issues, you can identify them early on and work to correct them. >> reporter: emily's advice to recent high school graduates about to hit the college campus? >> you're not spending more than you can afford, and you have to know how much you can afford. >> reporter: terry owens, abc 2 news. >> cook says if parents start early with their children and set good examples on their budget to spend and save, their child is very likely to learn from that and be smart with money too. now the forecast certified baltimore's most accurate by weather rate, and maryland's most powerful doppler radar. >> i don't think we need the ac tonight. >> i think we get one more, marybeth, where we can open up the windows, kind of let the breeze blow in. >> but that's it? >> it's coming. when is the heat going to be here? the sticky stuff. it's on the way. for like three or four days. not a long heatwave. >> okay. >> heat spike we'll call it. how is that? >> that's good. we can handle it. bring it on. >> before that the mild stuff. let's take a look at what we're seeing is right now. now 70% relative humidity. don't let that fool you. the temperatures dropped to 68 right now there is not much moisture in the air. so it's pretty comfortable out there. and i want to show you this. record high 105 degrees. so you get an idea how hot it can be. we're only up to 82 degrees today. that is unseasonably cool. watch the sunset here. people out on the boardwalk enjoying themselves. still this evening 72 down at the beach. and all in all, i think we're going to see a pretty good day of weather around here tomorrow. taking a boat out on the chesapeake. it looks awfully nice for you. expecting a high tide 8:45 tomorrow. south winds 10 to 15 early in the day. again, i think the chop will pick up from a foot to about two feet as we go late in the day as the south winds pick up to about 20 miles per hour and a nice long day for you. sunset not until 10 after 8:00. temperature-wise, so comfortable out right now. 68 degrees. again, low relative humidity -- well, low moisture in the air. the relative humidity has come up a little bit. but all in all the temperatures keep dropping into the low 60s as marybeth alluded to. yeah, you can open up the windows tonight. but that's all going to start to change, beginning tomorrow about midday. clouds have blown in this evening out of the west. but we have not seen any precipitation with these. and i think we'll stay dry for the most part tomorrow. maryland's most powerful radar, a clean sweep right now, no precipitation out there. again, very dry air in place at the surface. one weather-maker. we're tracking. it's kicking a few clouds in our direction. but the core of the precipitation is fizzling out and tracking off to the north. it will hit pa and up to new england. not a concern for us. the computer models keeping us dry too through the day tomorrow. maybe just an isolated pop-up afternoon thundershower. and then it looks like a dry and hot sunday, and even hotter on monday. pushing close to triple-digit heat, i think for just one day as we kick off the workweek. so yeah, it will be getting hot around here. trust me on that one. 62 tonight, partly cloudy, mild pleasant evening out there. get out early tomorrow morning. enjoy the mild temperatures because it does heat up. 87, getting warmer through the day. getting much warmer as we go into the second half of the weekend. 94 on your sunday. and as we go into monday, this is the real scorcher here, 97 degrees. a lot of sunshine baking down. we do get some relief as we go into the late part of the week. but that is your seven-day forecast. marybeth? >> thanks. the orioles have traded catcher gregg zaun to the tampa bay rays clearing the way for matt wieters to take over on the plate. tonight it was berken leading to a win over the bluejays. it was berken's first win since may 26th, and only the orioles' 6th game in 21 games since the all star break. you may recall ravens' derrick mason retired, and after a lot of thought and phone calls from his teammates, he decided to come out of retirement. but he was a little disappointed with the reception he got. here is what he had to say on sunday. >> it really felt good. i was really looking for the marching band. i got to get with kevin. either that or girl scouts come on down and cheer me on the next, i don't know. >> despite the lack of pomp and circumstance, he is at practice every day, which is a good thing, because today he got his band and his girl scouts. members of troupe 1594 came out to camp today with their recorders and gave mason a great welcome back. >> i was surprised. but it was a good surprise. for me. you know, i asked for a marching band, asked for the girl scouts and the ravens sent the girl scouts. you can't ask anything better. >> derrick mason made a couple of statements that t.o. got a marching band and he didn't. and get the girl scout troupe to come out. so we kind of called him onto it and bring the troupe out and let him know we do support him. >> scouts brought signs. one even said "who needs snoop when you have the girl scouts," referring to snoop dogg's visit yesterday. not only did he get the band, the girl scouts also brought cookie, we're told enough for the whole team. mason did sign autographs for the scouts. up next, if you like barbra streisand, you'll love this. a free concert. but only if you know what we're to be tell you. ♪ >> ah, the one and only barbra streisand, who rarely performs concerts, will return to her new york club roots. and you can be there for free. the 67-year-old will perform a once in a lifetime free show on september 26th at the intimate village vanguard in new york city. to enter the ticket sweepstakes, head to barbra streisand's official website. now you must preorder her new cd, and you better act fast, because seating is limited. good luck. from one top cook to the baddest group of soldiers around, there is something for everybody in theaters this weekend. george pennachio has the story. >> i'm jewel l.a.ia childs. bone appetite. >> reporter: julie and julia. through the eyes of a young woman who is searching for her own meaning and purpose. meryl streep takes on the larger than life role of the famous chef. stanley her adoring husband. amy adams is the cook who pulls herself out of the hum drum life by concocting a crazy scheme. >> maul 240 recipes mastering the art of french cooking in one year and report it on a blog. >> what you filming? >> a a documenting. >> about what? >> i don't believe in love. >> a jaded young woman who meets the guy of her dreams while she is traveling across the country interviewing people for a film she is making about the meaning of love. the film is part documentary, part scripted comedy, and stars charla nee and michael serra. it is rated pg13. also new and in limited release, the sci-fi comedy cold soul. paul giamatti plays an actor whose new role is weighing him down. but here is a solution. he has found a doctor who has come up with a way to have your soul removed, stored, and traded for another. the idyllic setting of hawaii becomes the setting for this week's horror film, a perfect get away. an adventurous newlywed coupe whole go backpacking in a remote area of the islands, only to become stalked by murderous psychopaths. this getaway is rated r. you can watch stuff like the eiffel tower get blown up in this week's other wide release, the comic book action figure inspired movie g.i. joe the rise of cobra. the title character and his elite band of brothers use the latest high-tech military gear to stop a corrupt arms dealer. dennis quaid, channing tatum and sienna miller star. >> a lot of choices. we'll be back with the weekend forecast in just a moment. >> watch abc 2 news any time on channel 1 with comcast on demand. america, whattaya say to big cheesy-steaky-ness! - subway. eat fresh! - eat fresh! when you wanna kick it up with zesty chipotle sauce. - eat fresh! - eat fresh! the flavor-fullest sub only subway can offer. - eat fresh! - eat fresh! try the new subway big chipotle cheesesteak. an updated all-time favorite: juicy steak layered with zesty chipotle sauce... and melted cheese, piled high with only... the toppings you love. subway. eat fresh! i eat anything that i want. key lime pie, pineapple upside down cake, raspberry cheesecake... ... yeah, every night is something different. oh, yeah yeah... ... she always keeps them in the house. no, no, no. i've actually lost weight... i just have a high metabolism or something... ...lucky. babe... umm, i gotta go. (announcer) 28 delicious flavors at around 100 calories each. yoplait, it is so good. some pretty cool video. authorities say an elderly woman driving a pickup truck sheared off a fire hydrant in san diego. that's the result. at least one business was flooded. luckily no one was hurt. geyser. >> absolutely. cool video there. hot sunday. be ready for it. >> that's all for us tonight. thanks for watching. have a great weekend. monday at 11, disease- carrying pests with a painful bite. what is a protective parent to do? >> i could put her i would. >> the best way to keep your kids safe, monday. join abc 2's shower of hope benefitting my place look at target registry or donate your own items. for a list and more information go, to abc2news.com. from abc 2 united way, and the ywca. geico's been saving people money on car insurance for over 70 years. and who doesn't want value for their dollar? been true since the day i made my first dollar. where is that dollar? i got it out to show you... uhh... was it rather old and wrinkly? yeah, you saw it? umm fancy a crisp? geico. fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more on car insurance.
Related Keywords
United States , New York , Tampa Bay , Florida , Baltimore County , Maryland , Catonsville , San Diego , California , Baltimore City Hall , France , Hawaii , Anne Arundel County , Baltimore , America , French , Jeff Hager , Jay Miller , Dennis Quaid , Amy Adams , Raven Derrick Mason , Delia Goncalves , Keira Mckay , Anne Arundel , Meryl Streep , Derrick Mason , Paul Giamatti , Michael Serra , Conner Peterson , Barbra Streisand , Terry Owens , Channing Tatum , Gregg Zaun , Phil Cook , Marybeth Marsden , Billy Mays ,
comparemela.com © 2020. All Rights Reserved.