. just a few showers around maryland but where the biggest storm on the map is headed. >> right now i'm too scared. >> a virus that can be deadly is on the rise. how the protect your dog. they come with big promises how much can you trust that sell on your tv. it was a hot night for cool treats. we caught up with people trying to get icy goodness. wyatt, are we looking at possible showers. >> not many until thursday. i'll take a mango. keep that coming to the stormcenter. temperatures are pushing 80. 78 in dulles. a few clouds west to east. basically we're relatively rain free. not so much south. hurricane ernesto is making landfall south of cancun mexico. we'll take more about ernesto tomorrow. here in maryland another summer like day. you may be curled up with your dog. but in hartford county there's an illness that is keeping dog owners away from their pets with the possibility of not seeing them again. it is parvovirus be it is very contagious. >> parvovirus is often fatal and can be expensive to treat. there's things dog owners can go to keep tails wagging. >> you're not staying. >> cherryl noticed bella panting and senses a flashback. in may she had flu-like symptoms. >> her tongue was hanging out the side of her mouth, the doctor told me we don't know. >> what she didn't no if she would survive. you can imagine the shock after basic symptoms she was dogged with -- diagnosed with parvovirus. >> and he is just feeling sick. the virus is attacking the cells of his intest -- intestinal system. >> the doctor says the number of parvo cases at the office is higher than last year and highly contagious, other vets report the same trend? if you have a younger dog, you may want to think twice about taking them into the areas with other dogs. >> the most important is staying up to date with vaccines, there was a lag time for bella with the shots but in the end her baby is home with bling around her neck. >> she cost me a lot of money. but she's worth it. the cost of treating your canine is often the issue. cherryl spent $5,000 to bring bella home. if you have a younger dog stay away from public areas but up- to-date with vaccines. a new video on why it took a long time to get home. before 3:00 we had a tanker trailer carrying gas overturn on richie highway. it unhitched and slid across the road. it is lucky there was no sparks. >> that would have been catastrophic with 8500 gallons of gas caught on fire. very fortunate for the driver and the people in the area. the road was shut down for four hours. nobody was hurt. a man with four first names and calls the woods his home stumbled upon a skull. he was walking a trail off richie highway when they got more than they bargained for. neil says he's prayed for the victim mindful of what they may have gone through. >> it's a gruesome horrible thing when you maim anybody, the fear the person goes through, the horror is unexplainable. i've never been totally insane so i don't understand that. the remains have been turned over where every effort will be made to identify the person. a baby left alone at a church, his mom turns up in another state. the grace point presbyterian church is usually closed on monday. but yesterday the pastor went to work. as he walked up heard crying. i thought it must be a bird or something, but as i got closer it was a baby. i ran over and found the baby in the car seat, the car seat was facing the wall. >> sillman called 911 and the police figured out who the baby was and that the mother was in virginia with her other two kids. tonight the baby boy is safe with relatives. former university of maryland student pleaded guilty making threats for a campus rampage. he wanted to kill enough people to make the national news. police say the honor student said he was stressed when he made the threats. the officers never found weapons. here we go, close to that special session. the governor released details on a bill to bring another casino to maryland. opponents are ready to block the plan. >> reporter: that special session begins later this week. whether to build a new casino and how to convince people that didn't like the plan to go along with it anyway. the casino could be built at national harbor in prince george's county a state with no legalized gambling. gorneault mali could not -- governor o'malley could not come to a agreement but it was enough to call a special session. >> the state needs money, it may lower taxes. >> we don't need more slots in maryland. another in maryland will benefit from the new investment. >> nancy jacobs said details have been hammered out in private. it's all been behind closed doors. she believe the governor sweetened the deal for skeptics many who have never supported the plan. they want to shove this down the people's throats. that's wrong. the bill would allow for table games to be added and lower the tax rate to compensate for the competition the special session comes as the operator of the state's first casino asked for hundreds of machines to be off line. >> i don't think it's necessary. the one in perryville is not doing well now. i don't think we need more. >> if that bill passes it only authorizes a referendum. it would have to pass statewide be a majority of the county voters would have to pass the referendum. we have sames on our web site, abc2news.com. we have a warning for baltimore county drivers slow down. five new speed cameras will be turned on tomorrow. they are all near schools. lock raven high, stone elementary. and zeroings -- owens mill elementary. for the first 30 days you will get a warning. if you watch home shopping channels you know how tempting some can be. we have a warning before you pull out the credit card. there may be a safer way to buy some so you don't waste your money. >> late night tv is filled with infomercials for objects for home. they promise to make your life easier. but many buyers end up regretting they made the call. one of the hottest infomercial protects is the h2o steam mop. just add water and the h2o steams away caked on greasy grime. patricia paid $99 for a mop and $17 shipping fee but it stopped steaming. >> i went to use it and it wouldn't work. it was under warranty and she shipped it back for the shipping fee. but it started leaking. >> the manufacturer said plain tap water can clog the mop. but returning this one will trigger more shipping fees. similar to the complaint betty said. she missed the fine print on the shipping charges for the swivel sweeper. >> they charged me 29.98 for shipping. she said next time she sees a gadget she will look for it in the store. >> a lot of products sold online are now available in stores like bed, bath and beyond, walgreens and wal-mart. that gives you have a chance to feel the product fore yourself and return it quickly if you're not satisfied. >> if you're a fan of the as seen on tv products we need your help. we look for people to test the latest crop of gadgets. if you are interested log on to facebook and respond to our request. abc2news.com/facebook. would you feel safe ever in your neighborhood if you knew the entire block. . >> reminding people, empowering people to take care of your neighborhood. national night out, here they were talking about more than just crime. >> and don't forget the download our weather app. check out wmar in the i tune store. target hopes to hit the bulls-eye when it sells hunger games. would you call them to tell them their garage door is open or something doesn't look right. it's about looking out for each other. >> on a hot summer day nothing like a neighborhood block party. no ordinary block party here, but the 29th annual national night out a community event geared on support and participation. >> it's good they are doing this for the neighborhood and everyone that lives around here. folks are using words like community, neighborhood spirit and partnership. keeping them encouraged about the positive change. >> opportunities like target and others expanding and bringing more cultures into the neighborhood. we exist in a community with one of the highest rates in the city. >> the pastor talked about the ongoing efforts to invest in the people of the community. we believe if we don't invest in the people we fail. an event like this is investing in the people. >> it is a way to talk about hiv testing. >> it brings the neighbors out to let them know about the community and in baltimore city that are concerned about crime. moviegoers have been on high alert since the mass shooting in colorado. a possible copycat caused a scare in cleveland. scott smith was armed when he walked into the movie theater. he sat down where batman was being screened next. >> what concerns us he was the first guy in there, the only guy in there, sat in the last row right in the middle. nobody was in the theater, but later they had 70 or 80 people in there. the risk was high. a police officer noticed the suspicious behavior, he was charged with weapons violation. the man accused of killing six and injures 13 others including gabrielle giffords pled guilty today. jared loughner was diagnosed with schizophrenia, his psychiatrist said loughner was remorseful, especially for what he did to the child. >> there is never closure, because christina will never ring my door bell again. the wound is always open. >> mark kelly said avoiding a trial will allow us and the community to continue our recovery. consume area alert, you watched her on the big screen. now you can dress like her. target is planning a line. the pin like the one on the movie go goes for $900. the leather hunting jacket for $300. target is only offering 100 of each item. we told you about the drought's impact on corn and soybeans and what that means for the grocery bill. the hot, dry summer is hurting the christmas tree harvest. it takes seven to 10 years to grow a christmas tree and the farmers will try to make up the loss, another summer or two like this will be devastating for industry. parts of maryland are drier than average and the border line drought situation. we do want to see more rain around here. 75 degrees, humidity high, nearly 90%. we had a cloudy scenario at association city. couple of -- ocean city. in chesapeake beach a couple downpours early. storm clouds build up up toward sunset. right now maryland's most powerful radar showing nothing. just a few showers earlier this evening. light stuff and that is gone as well. could we see more tomorrow. i think so. better chances thursday and friday. temperature mid-70's. the problem is the humidity, very high and when you add that in, it gives us a heat index valley a real field in the heart of d.c. more like the 80s. the ac on high. tired of the electric bills. cloud cover holding tough. this is our stalled front or the back edge of it. the rain out ahead of this line, it's a stalled out system. you see it from new england to the ten and the valley -- tennessee valley. the showers coming down late tonight along the outer banks of north carolina, low pressure enhancing the rainfall to our south. the front splitting over maryland and this will shift the next two days. we're likely to stay cloudy. temperature will stay tough. the other difference the cut off on the humidity, baltimore south now on the excessive steam, north and west they are dry from western pa out the chicago and new york things are more pleasant humidity wise. as we go into the future, roll ford in time. pop-up showers tomorrow. a better chance is thursday. looking for a new wave of showers and storms on friday and those could pack a punch. some could be strong to severe. our most significant storm in the western hemisphere is the western caribbean sea making landfall, ernesto north of belize. probably be a category 1 hurricane as it goes into south central mexico. overnight 70. tomorrow pushing 90. sun and clouds with a few late day clouds. wind near calm. the 7-day forecast a slight chance of shower, the best chance coming friday. the rain is welcome. especially on the eastern shore for the farmers but we'll look or hope we don't see severe storms friday. more after the break. >> first here's a look at 11:00 this is shape on east on. when -- shannon easton. she will be the first woman to ref a game. >> i think it's great. i'm sure she's qualified to do it. she has to have a background that warrants she's there to do the game. i think it will be great. i'm sure she's a professional she will do her job. don't get too excitement this may be quick. she's a replacement ref until the nfl gets a deal with the regular officials. the 39th able. annual fishing. they reeled in a 236-pound tuna today. right now they are sitting on $324,000. the boats will go out tomorrow and ray at the harbor island marina. watch the action out there. look at that fish. that is huge. >> cats have nine lives. his owner says the baby cat named baby came how many with an arrow on -- aero on one side of the skull. they are trying to find the shooter. 7-7 orioles and seattle. 12th inning. >> we'll pull it out. >> quick check of the forecast tomorrow. overnight to tomorrow. 75 if you're an early riser. 87 by 19. 90 -- noon. the better chance of storms friday. lingering to saturday. wheeeeeeeeeeeee! wheeeeeeeeeeeee! whee! whee! wheeeeeeeeeheeee! heads up. everything you love about geico, now mobile . download the geico app today. tomorrow we'll be collecting school supplies. let's load up. we'll see you tomorrow night. have a great night.