down the new year. happy new year! reporter: he was at his most in time square for 30 years. a stroke briefly stopped the celebration. i wouldn t have missed this for the world oar dick clark never liked to say good-bye, not on new year s or any of his shows. instead, he ended his broadcast with his signature salute. for now, dick clark, so long. reporter: reporting for abc2 news. that s sad. here we are, on the roads, a great day to weed and seed. it s been an on and off day all day long. wyatt is here to tell us how long it is expected to rain. we ll get more of this. this is rain that we were desperately needed, so welcoming with open arms. take a at the overall picture. most of the rain is in northeastern maryland. most of the rainfalling in cecil and harford county, wet up i-95 and a new round out of the southwest will move into carroll county. near 60 in salisbury. most of us topping out to the low 60s. 50s the rest of this evening and down in the 40s over
program that concealed its surplus. unconscionable. we ll make sure it doesn t happen again, so people can get served. reporter: advocates say pouring the money back into the more than 200 organizations would help thousands of disabled marylanders who want to live life to its fully. you don t feel sorry for yourself? no, no, no. you find your way through life. reporter: in baltimore, jeff hager, abc2news. i tell you, the state s developmental disabilities administration has replaced its budget managers. the director says he will have townhall meetings in the weeks to come. it looks like mayor elect rawlings-blake will be to raise the bottle tax. a formal announcement is expected next week. the bottle tax increase would be combined with the 10% shared revenue. now here s the latest out of baltimore county where police are looking for the burglar who robbed the macaroni grill in cockeysville. police believe the robber hid in a closet. he broke into a safe and
was drowned out. there were allegation that jerry sandusky was sexually assaulting children. things had reached a point where change was necessary. reporter: paterno already said he would retire but he accept the board s decision. once paterno became a head coach, he within more football games than anyone else in the top division. now he leaves at the lowest point of his career, saying i wish i had done mormt school more. reporter: penn state s last game is saturday. reporting for abc news, state college, pennsylvania. at the heart of the scandal are the victims. roosevelt leftwich, abc2news joins us with more. reporter: there s been a big upheaval in the program but child abuse experts said there s a need to show that people care about them. in a highly publicized case with so many things coming into play, victims need to note person who abused them will be held accountable. he said what s going on at penn state is a seed show. the victims have a long road to rec
hello again. i m don scott. jessica kartalija. it s breaking news, a day after a social security administration employee was shot outside his job in woodlawn police arrest the man who they say pulled the trigger. reporter: good afternoon. the suspect is now facing several charges including an attempted first-degree murder murder. gary stokes, jr. from gwynn oaks shot the man outside the social security administration headquarters. stokes was trying to rob the man. he is charged with first sexual assault robbery. the injuries are considered nonlife-threatening. today marks the end of a nightmare for american student amanda knox. she s returning to the u.s. after spending four years in an italian jail cell. reporter: her face says it all. amanda knox is free. the 24-year-old smiled as she showed her boarding pass. knox s friend spock to amanda before she left. she said i m not on my plane but i feel like i m flying. reporter: knox wrote a letter saying those who
in columbia, i m don harrison for abc2 news. this was the third homicide in columbia this year. a frostburg state university player will be remembered. there will be a memorial service for 22-year-old derek sheedy. he died from a helmet to helmet contact. he died at shock trauma. doctors concluded the hit resulted in traumatic brain injury. we have a complete concussion resource guide right there on our website. it s great for parents, coaches and players to learn all the warning signs of a concussion. you ll find all the information at abc2news.com/concussion. take a look at tonight s top stories it. is election day. mayor stephanie rawlings-blake is running against a crowded feel including catherine pugh, otis rolley, jody landers, and 2% of the voters took part. it is 10 years in prison for teonna brown, the teen who attacked chrissy polis, a transgendered woman. in court she apologized and asked for a second chance. the judge responded by saying there s no excus