ld mayo with the full flavor of kraft mayo with olive oil. made with the rich, delicious taste of imported olive oil. kraft mayo with olive oil is the new standard in mayo. good monday morning. thank you so much for joining us on our 9:00 show. i'm megan pringle. >> i'm jamie costello. this is the -- two more mondays and that's it. >> we actually got into an argument today about whether it was the 11th day or 12 days, he was right >> thank you. it's 11 days away. this is a neat idea. came about through a viewer because you've been doing this countdown. somebody e-mailed us and said why don't you have a shower and benefit a local organization. we're doing that. it's called the shower of hope. you can pick up items for women in need at target. we'll tell you about it. we have a guest in the studio from the united way. she'll tell us about it. and the bachelorette, finale tonight. >> are you excited? >> i just read on-line that all the women are picking ed but they think she'll go home with reed. so whatever. >> don't act like you don't know what that means. you're pulling for ed. let's talk money, 401ks. our expert will tell us what we can do now. where to put the money. >> one of the things people always wonder. it's not what it used to be so what do i do to get it healthy again? and "mortgage monday." there are more tricks to the trade. here's carl delmont coming in for this "mortgage monday." and dr. jeffrey watchdog of is going to -- walsh is going to join us he wrote a book "behind bars." we don't think of this, men and women getting out of prison. now what? that coming up in a few minutes. we had wild weather. a lot of clean-up today. [no audio] some spots actually picking up about golfball-sized hail in portions of harford county, big storms yesterday, we could do it again today. at some point as we check it out after last night's rain, had a little sliver of valley fog by stevenson university and greenspring valley road, northwest corner of the beltway. hazy, partly sunny morning, and that will charge the atmosphere to fire up again. low 70s now. i want to point out the storm totals. lisbon in western howard county had big hail yesterday. almost an inch and a half of rainfall. churchville had golfball sized hail. at one point 1.46 inches of rain. we could have rain any time today though maryland's most powerful doppler radar is currently dry with multiple sweeps across the chesapeake. it could happen after 2:00 this afternoon. temperatures get back up to seasonable levels. 87 is our two-degree guaranteed high with a chance of showers and storms any point this afternoon through this evening. 9:02. back to you. we start with our top stories. this morning we start with a deadly crash in baltimore county that killed three people. police tell abc2 news a car crash happened on whitemarsh boulevard -- what happened is what we're told the car tried to turn left on to honeygo boulevard, rammed into the back of a street sweeper truck. the vehicle apparently burst into flames immediately. police still on the scene so if you're headed around that area you can expect delays for quite a while. we will keep you posted on this program as well as abc2news.com. witnesses say it was drag racing that caused the deadly accident overnight in east baltimore. let's take to you this mangled mess. that was all that was left after a suspected drag racer slammed into a taxi cab. happened last night. the accident took the life of cab driver. the intersection happened at northern parkway and woodcrest near the pimlico racetrack. witnesses say several cars were driving at a high rate of speed, slammed into the cabbie which was trying to make a u turn. authorities tell abc2 news the cab driver died instantly on the scene. four others were treated at the crash site and were taken to shock trauma. we spoke to one witness who did not want to be identified on camera. listen. >> they was racing down the street and the cab driver minding his business got struck by another car. the ones that made it through jumped in their cars and drove out. >> witnesses say it was a group of young men ranging in age from 16 to 18. police haven't released any more information as they continue this investigation. it was a very violent night in baltimore city. this morning police are busy. they say at least 17 people were shot in five separate incidents overnight. some of them may be related. the first shooting happened 9:00 last night. police say the gunman started shooting at a crowd at a backyard cookout in the 2600 block of ashland of -- avenue. at least 12 people were injured including a pregnant woman and 2-year-old child. investigators say everyone is expected to be ok. and that may have been the motivation behind another shooting, it took place on east baltimore street around 11:30. police say it was a few blocks from the multiple shooting with 12 people. this one the shooting victim was taken to johns hopkins but right now no word on that victim's condition. another shooting left two men dead in east baltimore. police say it happened at the corner of fayette and conklin around midnight. the victims identified as gary matten and darion jones. police say they have little information to go on. a third shooting overnight left two men with nonlife-threatening injuries. the shooting happened in the 200 block of ascliff before 2:00 in the morning. one shot in the habtd hand, the other in the leg. a pizza delivery was shot on harford road, but police say they have no motive. wild weather caused plenty of problems overnight. more than 20,000 people had power knocked out at the height of the storms. it stretches from carroll to harford counties. the worst damage in dc. reisterstown specifically. a woman was being rescued from a car after a tree fell on top of it. >> there was just -- boom. it shifted my car. yeah, i'm fine. these guys did a good job. >> national weather service says that the storm did not produce the tornado. over 14,000 people still have no power this morning. of course all the debris is going to take a lot of time to clean up. three people still in the hospital here this morning after another apparent carbon monoxide in essex. this happened at the cove village apartments which has been plagued with natural gas leaks in the past. fire crews rushed to an apartment on barnacle court 4:00 in the afternoon. it came from a faulty stove. they were taken to the hospital. their names and conditions not released. abc2 news tried to call the apartment complex management team but our calls weren't returned. the unofficial start of the football season in baltimore is today. players, coaches, nearly everyone to report to training camp in westminster today. camp kicks off tomorrow with two practices in one day. one 8:45 a.m., the other 3:30 p.m. rookie quarterbacks, injured veterans, all take part in the practices until the entire squad takes the field wednesday. the full full squad practice open to the -- first full squad practice open to the public on friday. over 85,000 fan came out to the practices at mcdaniel college in westminster last time. if you want more information on this. if you didn't get that schedule stay with us, go to abc2news.com. we've got the full schedule there. of course abc2 sports rob carlin will be live from westminster tonight on abc2 news at 5:00 and 6:00. two must-see videos you have to look at. the first comes from yesterday's indy car race in he had monton -- edmonton, canada. tony's car goes on fire, the fuel hose failed to shut off properly. tony pulls away from the pit and stops on pit road. you can see fire in his lap. members from the other pit crews raced in to tony but they put the fire out just in time. they got tony out of the car. tony says he pulled the car away from the pits to protect his own crew. he suffered second degree burns on his hands and on his face. dramatic moments on the columbia river in washington state. a hydroplane racing boat flips over during a race. the crash happened earlier on sunday. the boat flipped a couple of times during the first part of the race. the driver was able to get out of the boat without any problems. he was taken to a hospital and is listed as ok now. >> hard to believe when you see that. when it comes to your money in these tough economic times, everyone is trying to save. >> but how? coming up, what do you do with the 401k? if you lost a job? if you're thinking of finding another one? what does it mean. coming up. if you know someone getting out of prison, we have a way to maybe them them back into society. we'll tell but a shower of hope. how you can 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>> it's a volunteer organization within united way that is really comprised of a group of extraordinary women volunteers who not only give financial significance, financial contribution to united way but are also committed to rolling up their sleeves, getting involved in the community and making a difference to build stronger communities. that's where the shower of hope comes in. how does this all tie together? what does the shower of hope have to do with the united way? >> well, one of the priorities for the women's leadership council is obviously helping women and children. so we've partnered with the ywca, baltimore county, to work with the arbutus permanent special housing program to provide permanent housing for 13 disabled women who have been chronically homeless for years. what this will do is give them a permanent place to live, a sense of permanency, stability and allow them the time and space to rebuild their lives. >> the shower of hope, to give you a little background information because we just started this, what exactly is it? >> our portion, women's leadership council is partnered with wmar and we're extremely grateful for that, to collect the hundreds of items needed to outfit each of the 1,300 residences, common areas. what we're hoping is hoping to have folks going on-line, pick up the target registry, collect items and send them to the y wca united way to provide the housing. >> we're going to put the information on the screen. you can always e-mail me with questions about this. going back to the 13 disabled women, who are they and what does it mean to them to have permanent housing after a long time of not being able to have that? something we take for granted everyday? >> i think this is a concept that a lot of us really just find it difficult to grasp in that these are women who for years have been going from emergency shelter to emergency shelter. very often just owning the things they can carry on their backs. so, having a place where they can have a residence, not worrying about where they will sleep the next night and working on rebuilding their lives, getting the counseling they need to pull themselves together, is extremely powerful. >> i suspect these are women that have really overcome some amazing challenges. >> absolutely. we'll be hearing more, i think, about their personal stories a little later in the week but it really is incredible. >> we all know the economy is horrible now. everybody's trying to save money. is this the kind of thing where people might say i don't have the money right now? or is there a wide variety of things they can register for? we're not talking -- they don't need something high in the sky expensive. what kind of things? >> the basics, shampoo, toothpaste, toiletries, curtains, bedding, anything you can imagine you would need to decorate or outfit a house what is we're looking for. yes, these are difficult economic times but truly there's never been a greater need. our experience has been that the people of maryland really know how to dig down deep when it counts. and it really counts now. >> what you need to know, go to target.com or go into a target. we actually put the registry under my name as well as rob carlin, my fiancee. it's there on the screen. go to the my place project as to who it benefits. it's pringle and carlin. if you have questions, e-mail me, bring [email protected] -- pring leant wmar.com. if you don't want to do thatting drop them off here. united way of central maryland and the community partnership in harford and carroll county. thank you very much for coming in. >> thank you and congratulations. >> we're happy to be part of the -- this. thank you so much. in a few moments the bars of a cell will open up in hagerstown and a man will walk out of jail into a free world after having been in prison for a number of years. what will happen to him? jeffrey ross knows. he's spent his entire life studying those. why should we be concerned about a felon's freedom? >> probably with most people getting out of prison, about 50% of them end up back in prison. they are coming back to our communities where it's difficult for them to find jobs, difficult for them to find a place to live. we must give them a helping hand when they come out. this book helps individuals who are getting out of prison. it helps also the relatives, their family, people who are in the helping community, get them a place to live, help them find a job and re-enter, reintegrate into society so it's less painful for them. >> you say in your book you want them to figure a game plan before they walk out >> no question about it. most prisons have a simple introductory kind of program for inmates just before they are about to leave but those are the basics. when they get out, really, it's a different world for them. the world has changed since the time they were first incarcerated. many of them don't know how to use the world wide web, don't know the internet. sometimes when they go to a halfway house or sometimes they go to a residential treatment center they do not -- aren't allowed to use the web so they must depend upon relatives and friends to get them the leads for those jobs. help them find a place to live. >> with this economy how do ex-cons land jobs now? >> it's very difficult. sometimes they have to take the first job that comes along. we also talk in the book ways that they can be entrepreneurial. many people managed to survive, in fact they flurryished over the past five, 10 years through some sort of small home-based business. whether that's gardening, handyman, selling used books, going to farmers markets, that sort of thing if there's a will there's a way. >> let me ask you this, employers today, do you think it's tougher to hire ex-cobz? i can't take a chance, i can't afford it now? >> no question about it. with the mediasy of -- immediasy of background checks that can be done over the internet, with the explosion of court cases available on the internet, it's very difficult for an individual to walk into an employer and get a job without that employer knowing something about that person. so we recommend as much as possible full disclosure but trying to connect at a human level with the person doing the hiring. not the person who is the secretary, receptionist or the person necessarily who is a clerk in human resources. make that personal connection. >> this is perfect for families on the outside world but have you been invited inside to the people getting out? >> not yet but that is in the works, no question about it. there's a big re-entry movement in the united states. the faith-based communities are very much interested in making sure that individuals who are in prison and jails who are about to get out are going to be set down the right path so that they are not going to be tempted to residivate. and then we won't spend the money we spend in jails and prisons. not just maryland but the united states. many people lost their families, too. they didn't have a family to begin with or while they were incarcerated the family wants nothing to do with them. so this is where we need to pick up the slack in our communities. not only the faith-based communities but our schools. and our public service organizations have a vested interest in making sure that individuals who have been released or about to be released, that they have a program, they have opportunities, places to stay, jobs to go to, a place to get decent meals and so that it will minimize the sort of the harshness of the impact of returning back to a prison or jail cell. >> jeffrey, thank you for giving us an side look at something we don't look at close enough. thank you very much for coming in. you've been at the university of baltimore for how many years? >> 11. >> we'll be right back. muggy start today, 74 degrees. temperatures will be climbing back up to near normal levels today but we've got that humidity in place. you can see in the satellite and radar composite, look where we're flared up with the last evening's thundershowers. lower eastern shore and across the border on in through southern pennsylvania. we had a fair shot of rain yesterday. we had some this morning pass through the lower eastern shore as well. we'll continue to watch where it appears to be a very slow moving boundary back towards our west. we're in in environment, though we're shrouded a lot of clouds and clearing on the north side, we'll get sun to burn through some of the cloud deck. some of you had that this morning. that will fire up the atmosphere. it's prime to develop more showers and storms this afternoon. it will do so especially as we head on in through, say 2:00, 3:00, we'll start to watch this pop on the local radar. you can see it extended to the south. and the eastern seaboard in its entirety. haven't -- you can see the separation between the clouds in the east and clearing to the west? we're not going to get into that clearing at least for the foreseeable future. our forecast model indicates another line of showers and storms firing up. this one model has us at 3:30, but generally this afternoon we'll watch a line of showers and storms. some can be strong-to-severe which means large hail, frequent lightning, heavy downpours. we'll do that again tomorrow afternoon. probably repeat the pattern each and everyday this week. kind of a ho-hum pattern just waiting for the afternoon radar to fire up. until then, going for the two-degree guarantee of 87 degrees. those afternoon storms again could be nasty and will help to produce patchy fog tonight. 68 degrees. for