unfortunately, i think this doctor is fine, he is being put out to pasture and the community receives a disservice by him not being able to continue to save lives. back to you. thank you, derek. and wjz is follow this still unfolding story. we ll have reaction tonight at 11:00. new information on the brazen abduction of an 8-year- old baltimore boy. police say the kidnappers wanted cash from the boy s father. tonight, a manhunt for the west baltimore man, police believed coordinated the abduction. wjz is live. mikemike hellgren stays on the investigation. mike? and vic, his in a minute is rahim taylor. he is 21 years old. police say there now may be more than just the two people they ve named that are involved in this plot. reporter: new charging documents wjz obtained, revealed through a witness account, that rahim taylor was likely the mastermind behind the scheme to abduct 8-year-old derek brown. why did they have to do that to a child? it s just ridiculous. th
this cold front is going to take all of the heat and humidity and push it away. temperature-wise, we ve dropped to 73 degrees in baltimore. 76 in d.c. now, mind you, that s with the thunderstorms that have gone through. because it has rebounded back up to the 80s. compared to yesterday at this time, with those thunderstorms going through, 20 degree swing in d.c. and in baltimore. so for tomorrow, the cool air will continue our way. we re setting for a beautiful couple of days. bernadette, thank you. an 8-year-old boy is abducted near his west baltimore home. right now, an intense manhunt, under way for the suspected mastermind. wjz is live at city police headquarters. mike hellgren uncovers new information, including more on demands for ransom. mike? mary, this is the bulletin. police are still searching at this hour for 20-year-old ra him taylor. they say he wanted cash from the 8-year-old s dad, so he hatched a plot to kidnap the little boy. reporter: new charging d
for tax evasion. just got to fight. reporter: the fight for the family of henry cole is now much tougher than when we first talked back in february. they say the pancreatic cancer that was attacking his body then has intensified, but so has their battle against the federal bureau of prisons. cole, who has served 16 of 36 months on tax evasion charges was denied compassionate release despite his medical condition. he is now being treated at st. joseph s hospital on pain management for a disease his wife says is stage 4. she has called the denial of his claim a death sentence. the realization of a nightmare she has talked about fighting for months. my goal, my agenda, i don t want him to die alone in prison. reporter: but that is a real possibility. if and when cole is released from treatment here at st. joes he has two days to report back to federal prison to finish out the rest of his sentence. as for why his case was denied the federal bureau of prisons won t say cit
developers would not need special incentives for their projects only. the best thing about being a critic is your and responsible for moving the city forward. as someone who is responsible and has to make the tough decisions, i am not a monday morning quarterback. i am doing the work and i know you have to use the tools at your disposal to move the city forward. the city says no and the developers one of the tax break but did not get one. they did go ahead with the project. some tax breaks do not serve their intended purpose. the zurich insurance co. got one but the company moved its jobs to the county anyway and sold the building. the tax break ended when the property sold. the property is owned by johns hopkins because hopkins is a non-profit. it is off the property tax rolls altogether. a baltimore judge ruled that a lawsuit against the proposed state center project can go forward. the suit was filed by a group of downtown property owners to argue procurement rules w
her to baltimore medical center. they died at the hospital. theya crane operator her husband 18 years her senior. it appears to be a domestic incident. reporter: neighbors say the saabs kept to themselves but their house was always filled with kids jill ran an inhome daycare business. we re also told the saabs were in the midst of a divorce which may have set the stage for the stabbing a matter of hours before parents would show up to drop off their children. jeff hager abc2 news. police say stephen saab will be charged with murder and assault he s currently in police custody awaiting an initial appearance. abc2 is working for you tonight on our web site. it s posted the 12 questions police ask when dealing with domestic issues. and to find out if the situation could become even more dangerous. you will find the questions under our featured stories section right there on our home page. police have charged 23- year-old aberdeen man with raping a woman on sunday night