the ed block award. it honors courage on and off the field. abc2 news cheryl conner is live at martin west with more on what makes this young man so special. >> reporter: i can tell you this is the 34th annual ed block courage award. you can see people. are starting to gather here. that's because matthew costello will be here. he is the son of our jamie costello. he will be honored along with 30 players. it was back in 2009 he was diagnosed with a brain tumor. he was in middle school at the time at the top of his game in baseball, football and basketball. matthew is cameron's son. cam cameron called matthew to lift his spirits. he asked the 16-year-old to call the play for the ravens and that started a friendship every sunday. matthew made the memorable call when ray rice ran an 83-yard touchdown. so matthew will be one of three to receive a special award tonight and a player from all 32 nfl teams will be here and accept their ed block courage award. i can tell you, kelly, considering all that we've heard, there certainly won't ab dry eye -- won't be a dry eye in the house. matthew wi

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. cheryl conner. >> cheryl conner was in baltimore magazine. we went to show support. >> did she wear bright red? >> she is a tall girl. i'm thrill wed ed we are going to wake up tomorrow and it will be like winter again. >>> abc2 news continues to lead the way in mobile news and weather here in baltimore. visit abc2news.com/mobile right now and check out our growing list of apps futuring x r 9l8ñzfyr+yl?team, traffic cam in the palm of your hand. search for wmar at i tunes or abc2news.com/mobile for more details. >>> defense secretary, leon panetta is asking marine core to look at investigation. the marine corp.has been doing damage control insisting the use of a symbol was a naive mistake. the defamation league hopes the flag was a mistake. >> commanders made it absolutely clear to marines this is not going to be tolerated. if they see the symbol, they will be held account able and subject to the commander's punishment. >> a spokesman says the marines involved were reprimanded and a retired general commented, young marines today don't know much about world war ii. a jewish organiza

time. cheryl conner has the latest. >> reporter: you can imagine police say the victim is having a hard time but they're trying to work with her to gather evidence. a news conference just wrapped up about an hour ago. police say a woman in her 20s was out jogging in fells point between 5 and 7 this morning when a man armed with a knife pulled her down and raped her. spokesman anthony deyoung said the suspect was armed with a knife. he's not saying if the victim was also stabbed. the rape happened in fells point but he's not certain of an exact location. he's hoping to confirm that through surveillance cameras that are in the area. he said the victim is having a tough time, so she has not been able to go out to the location to help with the investigation. all we knee at -- know at this point is that a rape suspect is on the lose, that he is an adult man armed with a knife and possibly wearing a mask. the victim said it happened in fells point between 5 and 7 this morning, certainly information we'll be gathering as we go through the night. cheryl conner, abc2 us. >> they will be fol

find cheryl conner. it is day 7 without power for some people in the forest hill area. how are the people dealing in this extreme heat with no power? >> reporter: harford was not one of the hardest hit areas when it comes to bge power outages. tell that to the people here and it doesn't matter. they have gone a week without power and haven't seen a crew yet and sitting in the shade get getting to know neighbors a little bit better. i got off the phone with a bge spokeswoman, a crew will be dispatched here tonight, that it was an underground line affected. bob evans has quite the story out here. your wife was going in to labor as the storm hit and you lost power. >> her water broke friday in the middle of the storm. we made our trek to franklin square in the middle of the storm. five minutes after her water broke our power went out. that was about 11:30 friday night. my son was born, casey, everything is okay. however, we can't bring him home because the house is about 100 degrees upstairs, we have nowhere to put him. we are with my parents right now, saying in their living room on

experienced what looked like a heart attack. tonight, though, she is back with her team. cheryl conner has a look at how they're honoring her. >> reporter: she certainly is back. the jv la crosse team is warming up at perry hill high school. they are honoring the teammate who collapsed on the feld back in september from a condition that prevented healthy blood flow to her heart. several people jumped in to perform cpr before she went through surgery at university of maryland. i'm so happy to have brianna and the two strongest people to her side. tell us how you're feeling? >> great. can't wait to get back on the field. >> reporter: absolutely. bro anna, you have really exemplified a true team player. tell us what you're doing? >> managing the la crosse team. >> reporter: you can't play but you're not giving up on your team. >> no. >> reporter: that's awesome. just tell us what your family has been through and little bit more about how brie anna is doing. >> as you can imagine as a parent it was very traumatizing. overall her healing and surgery have been going very well. again, we're very bl

out. it may come down to time or money. cherem confer -- cheryl conner sat down with a local family. >>> four people to feed including two growing athletic girls, 7-year-old carly and the 9-year-old. the family typically eats dinner at home but they compared the restaurant prices. eating in versus dining out, a question deanna booker will help hash out. >> we're running constantly, every single day. i started sunday, every day. >> if you're a family with young kids, you can relate. >> the girls have soccer, la crosse several times a week. getting denar comes down to not. before grabbing a grocery cart, there's a guess. >> i'm guessing that it's going to be less expensive to go grocery shopping. we had tacos. >> they tried to pick up the same ingredients found at the restaurant -- tomatoes, taco shells, rice and beans. >> we love it. >> tortilla chips and salsa. saving money starts with planning. >> what is it you're trying to save. trying to save money? trying to save time? >> i would recommend that the planning be done. >> reporter: in the end, the savings were at the store. >> $27

left by the storms. >> the traffic lights at stevensons in the towson area are still out. i'm cheryl conner with an update on when they will come back on. >> from baltimore county to anne arundel to howard, we'll find out when things will get back to normal. >> a hot sunny day, but the high humidity levels have driested -- drifted off to the south and the west. when do those come back? we'll talk about it coming up. [ barks ] [ cat meows ] [ woman ] ♪ i just want to be okay ♪ be okay, be okay ♪ i just want to be okay today - ♪ i just want to know today - [ whistles ] ♪ know today, know today - [ cat meows ] - ♪ know that maybe i will be okay ♪ [ chimes ] travelers can help you protect the things you care about... and save money with multi-policy discounts. are you getting the coverage you need... and the discounts you deserve? for an agent or quote, call 800-my-coverage... or visit travelers.com. ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] virtual wallet can help you be that person who's good with money. see what's free to spend. move money with a slide. save with a shake. feel good abo

. cheryl conner is on her way. it's a busy time, stoppage on the bay bridge. >>> we're staying on top of the big weather tease. today spectacular, tomorrow bet are and then it could be about sandy. the storm looks like it's going in different traffic directions. right now we have been tracking some rain just north of maryland, that rain fizzling out. this weather disturbance that's bringing rain points north, partly cloudy sky. the statistics on this thing winds at 50 miles an hour. the track pushes it over cuba as we go into days two, three and four. sunday, monday, tuesday, out the atlantic coast. how much could it have on the east coast, still a lot of question marks. we're tracking sandy. this evening 60. we'll talk more about sandy and the extended forecast. >> more breaking news, this time involving the murder of a girl. >> the brothers are charged with autumn pasquale's murder. her body was found in a recycling container. two brothers lured her into the home. that's where police found her belongings, including the bike. autumn's father spoke to reporterrings. >> our little angel a

purple friday orange is the main color we're seeing. cheryl conner has more. i see orange down there. i'm sure there's purple. >> reporter: there's a lot of orange and black going on this friday. three and a half hours before the first pitch but the pregame party has started at glory days. jesse from corker middle school and all of his teachers are with him. we have the wait staff dressed in o's gear and a lot of balloons decorating the place. lots of good fun happening on this friday night. you've been here for how long, now? >> about three hours. >> three hours. are you staying for the game? >> yes, i am. >> will you be away for the game? >> yes. >> reporter: have you always been an orioles fan or just jumping on the bandwagon. >> always been an orioles fan. >> reporter: you've wait lad long time for this. ever remember them going to the playoffs? >> i remember cal ripken. 15 years ago, a long time. >> reporter: they're behind you talking about bring the pie. come on over here. do you have the pie? >> he will say how much he loves lemon mer rain pie. we're not going to do that. we'

collides with a mini van. abc2's cheryl conner has more. >> reporter: the van that was involved in the crash, we're at madison and enzoe. a school bus and a mini van collided. it was really close to la trobe homes. it happened around 3 this afternoon. a spokesman for the baltimore city fire department said 11 students suffered non-life-threatening injuries. all 13 patients were transported to area hospitals but are expect to survive. now how the accident happened, baltimore city police say they're still investigating that, but what we know is the city school bus and a mini van collided. a pedestrian in the area was also hit. 13 people all sent to the hospital, two adults. the pedestrian and the driver of the mini van and 11 children, all of them non-life-threatening injuries. we'll be keeping our eyes on this throughout the night. cheryl con next website -- conner, abc2 news. >>> looks like the meningitis outbreak is getting worse. federal officials are now tying meningitis to many groups of people. >> reporter: federal health officials are sounding the alarm on fungal meningitis.

avenue. >>> we continue to mourn the five lives lost in the fire last week. abc2's cheryl conner has more. >> reporter: the really cool part of this story is the fire victims had no connection to the towing industry. the two local companies hard the story and decided they wanted to do something. they are both located in ball. both gathered here tonight in the rain about an hour ahead of the care pra van a will go from holly -- caravan that will go from holly high school. early in the morning nancy and her four young grandchildren died. the family didn't have insurance to pay for the funeral. if you don't mind, tell us what tonight is all about. >> we're going to caravan to the family's house. this event was put together by fathers, by men prove they were impacted and want to make a statement that they are doing something to help. >> reporter: i think it's cool. you're going to be lifting up spirits. >> yes. these tow truck drivers are vested in their community and they want to do something to support. >> reporter: you're going to tough it out in the rain. thank you so much for joining us.

a double fatal crash after a head-on collision. we will be monitoring the investigation. cheryl conner, abc2 news. >>> tonight's crash comes on the heels of another accident last night that claimed the lives of three siblings in bel air. jeff hager joins us with this story. >> reporter: a veering car in the lone stretch of two lane road with no rom for error. the three victims who died all came from a single family. >> ashley, joey. >> reporter: a family photo captures one of the last images of 29-year-old david bauguess. his younger sister ashley and 17-year-old joey, all killed in a single accident in bel air monday night. >> i told my wife it was an accident. she thought the kids had hit something or something. when she said all three of her kids were dead, she lost it. >> reporter: the chevrolet cavalier crossed the center line here on route 543 just south of wheel road, side swiping one car before spinning into the path of another one. the impact of the crash split the car in two, macking it difficult to know who was driving at the time. as highway workers continue to clear

will be out here throughout the night to bring you updates. cheryl conner. >> thank you for that live report. >>> when you're out doing your grocery shopping, you check the food labels for the calorie content. an important fact about the things you serve your family may soon disappear. >> reporter: when you're buying meat or fresh vegetables stores have to tell you which company it comes from so there's no mystery but that could be changing. a big decision means the label of origin could soon be disappearing. so you'll be left in the dark about where the food you serve actually comes from. tonight at 11, we'll explain why and how dropping the labels could put your family at risk. >> this is a constant threat that we live under. consumers and retailers need to be able to track back the origin of this food so that we can know whether the food that's on our dinner table should be subject to a recall. >> tonight at 11, we'll tell you which products could losed label first -- lose the labels first. joce sterman. >>> speaking of food, mcdonald's apparently wants better treatment for pi

baltimore area, if the three had their own business or if they were selling it, cheryl conner, abc2 news. >> we're working to help you protect your family from credit card fraud. first, don't put your pass code or pin numbers anywhere. only shop online with companies with reputable name. and keep a close oi on your account and statement f you see a charge that shouldn't be there, contact your bank or your credit card company immediately. >>> a few showers out there well north and west of the city. take a look from hagerstown all the way down to west virginia. i'll show you over frag county -- frag -- frederick county, westminster. i want to show you the progression of the line. it's still north and west of the city limits. i think it's in here after 9:00, 10:00. a spotty shower, perhaps a rum billion of thunder. temperatures with the clouds, 77 in town. 77 easton. 80 in salisbury, a rain cooled 66. 71 degrees through the rest of the evening. you'll go to bed with clouds and storms, waking up to fog. we'll check more on the seven-day forecast. the tropics are heating up. >> 50-year-o

. they've got on it going on, including some exciting performances. cheryl conner has more. >> reporter: there are about 35 professional full-time dancers that will be performing at maryland hall this weekend. they have two shows, the fireberg and scarlet letter and megan is in both. tell us about the shows. >> the first performance is the firebird which is a traditional russian folk care with all the elements you'd expect from any fairy tale. there's a princess, and a magical firebird. >> the second act, the scarlet letter. >> it focuses around the central character. she is a puritan, colonial american and it tells the story of her and she's an adulterer and her discovering her guilt and how she deals with that and all the characters in the town wrapped around. >> reporter: tell us how long you and others have been preparing for both shows. >> we dance six days a week, so about a 40-hour week, full-time job. >> reporter: tell us what they're going through. >> we take ball i've every morning for about an hour and a half or two hours. >> reporter: we'll see you on stage this

bring you the very latest information coming up at 6:00. we're live in towson, cheryl conner. >>> penn state football players past and present filed past the closed cass set of joe paterno. paterno died of con cancer -- of cancer over the weekend. >> reporter: joe paterno's first win came against the university of maryland in 1966. that was his first of 409 wins, national championships undefeated seasons. one current and one former play are will stand guard. there will be another viewing tomorrow. one person said his good-byes 10 days ago. he thanked joe for taking a chance on me on making me the man i had today. the president also gave condolences. >> it will never die. >> i don't agree with how anything went down. i think it was gross. >> reporter: what darryl was talking about, among those paying their respects was mike mcqueary, trustees felt that he should have done more. the family is expecting 10,000 people to pay their respects by 6:00 tonight. now tickets for the memorial on thursday are selling on ebay for $175. jamie costello, abc2 news. >> i had top pinch -- to pinch myself

30rbgs however house members have yet to vote on tissue. cheryl conner is there tonight and will bring you breaking updates as they happen. >>> testimony ended early in the trial of a man charged with killing love. one of his attorney was sick again today. the trial is scheduled to resume tomorrow if she is feeling better. we will let you know what happens. >>> preparations are underway for whitney houston's funeral in new jersey. her family opted for a closed private service, aretha franklin and wonder slated to perform. >>> a look at your ride home. not too bad beginning to stack up a little bit in hunt valley, traffic not awful. what kind of week are we looking to get? let's talk about the weather and check in with wyatt everhart, a look at your first forecast. >>> a tail of two seasons. all in one weekend. spring like today, and tomorrow. winter makes a return on sunday. right now, it is crystal clear and looking good out there weather wise. already a winter storm watch, goes in effect through the day sunday, does not include dc, baltimore, nor maryland county yet. again the early

's cheryl conner has more. >> reporter: it's a tough day at headquarters. it's the first day of school for dr. dallas dance. a news conference wrapped up about 33 minutes ago. we did learn that school will be held tomorrow. he also said there will be additional security and staff in place. dr. dance talked about the principal for the bravery and the heroic actions of one man who stepped in and took down the shooter. we asked about the code red poly. he said it's something he worked on revaling before taking his position as superintendent. >> all of our schools have school safety plans. when i came on board in july i met with the u.s. marshals as well as the -- fire marshals as well as the chief. they did a great job of following the plan to a t. >> reporter: he certainly emphasized that, really thanking the staff. you can imagine if that person didn't step in, we could be talking about a horrific event at perry hall high school. one thing that's missing, the name and more information on the shooting and the victim. all that he would say is both are students at perry hall high. w