technology and systems they're only as good as the people maintain them. >> reporter: they are now information to determine how this system can be improved. >> the tnsportation security administration is investigating racial profiling. it started after the new york times said it obtained interviews and internal complaints from nearly 30 officers. these officers were involved in the quote behavior detection program. they were instructed to target people who fit certain profiles including hispanics traveling to mexico and blacks wearing their baseball caps backward. >> it's driven by your behavior no matter who you might be. >> the tsa respond said its program quote in no way tolerates profiling. now to a delling story out of texas where a constable and the man police believed was the gunman was shot and killed near texas a&m campus. the school did issue an alert warning people to stay away from the area. a spokesperson said most students were not on the campus because the fall semester has not yet started. weather wise we continue to see a pleasant afternoon, temperatures in the upper 80s, purpose 70s inial tune na. sunny skies, the scenario. a new line of weather pushing in out of the west means more clouds and probably showers and storms through the day tomorrow. the rest of the evening 80 but looking through the overnight, clouds increase by 5 a.m. 72. we'll talk about the best chance of rain coming up straight ahead. the trial of the man police say killed phylicia barnes was supposed to start downtown this morning. now we learned it won't go forward until the wen tar of next year. brian kuebler explains why. >> reporter: justice can be slow when it comes to these kinds of cases, both sides in a holding pattern for another five months. defendant michael johnson, the man accused of killing phylicia barnes, shuffled into court with both his ankles and wrists chained. >> will january be enough time? >> we hope that it will be. >> reporter: one of johnson's attorneys, along with the state asked for a postponement until next year. the defense said there are 17,000 pages offed and none of it reveals a clear case against their client. >> i'm still trying to put it together to figure out what direction they're coming from it seems to me it's the old clea chai the -- cliche, the last person seeing it. >> reporter: it was in april that we got a glimpse into the case. police believe johnson killed his girlfriend's sister by asphyxiation, stuffed her body into a tub and disposed to it. prosecutors point to a close relationship between barnes and johnson. evidence gathered by four police agencies over a career and -- year and a half. both sides affording another four months. >> it's -- he's confident we will put on a great defense. >> reporter: the trial date is now set for january 21st of next year. that's roughly a month after the two-year anniversary of phylicia barnes' initial disapoornlts brian kuebler. the light street water main break we told you about, the one that has been causing traffic nightmares for weeks is finally repaired. unfortunately, the road still needs to be repaved. they're predicting the road will be completely reopened by august 20th. the sidewalks are still open, so that is good news. work is getting started to repair work at the baltimore basilica after the earthquake. the work mainly repairs cracks and structural damage and is expected to take seven months. the cost is predicted to be $5 million. most will be covered by insurance. weekend services and wedding ceremonies will stibble held. in tonight's consumer alert sliced apples sold at mcdonald's and burger king are being recalled because they could be contaminated with listeria. they were sent to 36 states and d.c. listeria can be a serious potentially life-threatening illness. symptoms include fever, nausea and diarrhea. drivers continue to shell out the big bucks at the pumps. gas prices have risen 178 cents past two weeks.allon over the they're still 20 cents lower than in april. higher crude oil prices along with several refinery and pipeline problems are to blai. the drought has pushed prices up by increasing the cost of corn-based ethanol. the federal government is stockpiling its freezer with more than $150 million worth of meat, fish and poultry. the department is buying it up to help with farmers and ranchers. president obama announced the plan in iowa including the purchase of pork, catfish, chicken and lamb. it will be used for federal nutrition assistance programs as well as food banks. a man is thankful for his good nans tonight. how they came to his rescue when fire broke out in his own home no and a much different look in london today. nobody at olympic park. when the park will be filled with athletes again. plus, who was your favorite on "dancing with the stars"? it's the best of the best coming up. details in a few minutes. the car on the left was filled up with low detergent gasoline. the car on the right was filled 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the venue for youth for the paralympic games. those will be held august 29th. then it will be shut down for a year and reopen as the queen elizabeth park. this year is not only about hitting the books for some students but hitting the kitchen. chef shelly johnson is hosting her first culinary camp for kids. >> reporter: here at the culinary cam in west baltimore, it's all about opening up with a morning prayer and then it's down to business. students learning about preparing healthy meals. she guides them to healthy eating. >> healthy life styles result in better studies, higher test scores. i try to emphasize it here at camp. >> reporter: the camp runs for seven weeks in the summer. students enjoy mittness and healthy eating tips. the goal is to set students on the right track at a young age. >> i enjoy the cooking and the exercising because we did fun exercises and we did lots of exercises that i already knew and the cooking because i love cooking. >> the things i like mostly are the cooking and exercising. exercising is mostly what i love to do and cooking -- cooking -- when i cook, it's like i'm in another world. >> reporter: during the school year chef connie works for the program called vegetable time. first michelle obama's let's move campaign encouraged her to help reduce the childhood obesity rate. the death of her daughters will helped motivate her. >> i'm seeing the results from their eating habits. i'm getting comments from parents. what's most important is these children know how to season the food with no salt. >> after much preparation the healthy meal is complete. from the looks of things, this healthy meal is tasty. >> they cook better than some adults i know. >> they actually get breakfast lunch and dinner. students also leave with a cookbook with all kinds of recipes that they've learned over the summer months. that's impressive. >> i like the other guy -- i'm in another world. it's that good eye felt like i was in another world with the weather today. >> not a bad -- in my opinion a quiet weather day. we like that. i will say this an active day and more fall-like temperatures. all clear, all sweeps clear. weather has been quiet. a beautiful shot from the bay bridge marine na. the temperatures have been getting warmer. 85 at bwi. dew point at 62. the humidity is moderate. one thing you notice in august, the temps don't change that dramatically but the days shorten up. look at sunset almost back into the 7:00 time frame. within a few days we'll see those late 7:0 sunsets. temperatures in the mid-80s. also further west into oakland low 70s there as well. i want to show you that southeasterly breeze getting a little bit of a stir in the air. the humidity levels have been in the moderate range. the weather will be quiet tonight and into the early part of the day tomorrow but a string of showers lining up over the ohio area. so expect a more active weather day tuesday and as we look west, you can see the storms flaring across the tennessee valley reaching into the great lakes. the pattern is going to be active has that cold front begins to push. this front mr. not cool us down tremendously but will bring in showers and drier hair will push in as we go toward the middle part of the week. this will drop those humid levels. i think we'll get sunshine back for a few days. we'll also look for cooler weather by next weekend. interesting disturbance here. several hundred miles off the carolina coast, but the movement of this storm and dry air into the vicinity, we don't think that will develop. a slight chance this will develop in the eastern caribbean sea south of the dominican republic. tonight 72, increasing cloud cover. we'll say 87 for your two-degree guarantee. a chance of storms later in the day. the next three days will indicate the most active weather we'll see. still some lingering showers into wednesday morning. thursday 87 degrees with a lot of sunshine. looking like a good day thursday. here's the rest of the outlook. a hotter scenario on friday and then we get another cool front, a reinforcing shot. that could mean low 80 saturday and sunday. get ready to enjoy that. well, the special session is now in its third day. the house is getting a look at the measure to expand gambling and so much more. rosie leftwich has more of the developments. >> reporter: it's been a day of discussion, gambling and duelings. here's what happened today in annapolis. lawmakers are looking at a bill that would ease the liability for landlords for tenants with dogs. basically, they said all owners would be responsible for their dog's action. that didn't sit too well with the house judiciary committee. they anticipate the courts would be filled with lawsuits from people being bitten by small dogs, larger dogs, any kind of dogs. they said there's an awful lot of work still left to do. >> the liability is -- says that a person who owns a dog and the dog bites somebody, that person is responsible. >> we just haven't vetted this enough. we haven't heard from enough people. >> reporter: there are some 18 amendments proposed for this. there will be a lot of discussions still on this probably tomorrow before this goes to the full house for a vote. at this point a house commit -- subcommittee is working on. that one of the things drawing the most discussion is whether or not where some of the profits will go if a casino opens in prince george's county. the proposal on the stable is the fact that most of that money would go to school construction in baltimore city and parks and recs in baltimore city. not every delegate seems no like that deal. in fact, one of the local delegates says he thinks any casino in prince george's county would kill the issue throughout the rest of the state. we'll have a lot more at 6:00. reporting live from annapolis, abc2 news. barnes & noble just slashed the prices on their nook tablets. we have the latest from the front lines of the e reader wars. >> reporter: if you've been holding off on getting an e reader, now is the time to buy. barnes & noble cut prices by 20%. the nook color dropped to $150. the tablet which is lighter was reduced to $180. the price tag on the 16 gig ga beet was slashed to $200. it comes after speculation that amazon will launched a new version of the kindle fire. since may of 2011, amazon has sold more e books an print books by a ratio of 105 to one. the current version will run you $200 but prices for tablets can run higher, especially if you want to do more than read books. if you're looking for bluetooth, the galaxy will put you back $250. of course, apple's east pad will cost $300. either way, it could be a good excuse to catch up on your reading. helping your child hasn't a healthy weight could be difficult. >> loud snoring is not just annoying. find out how to can also lead to behavioral problems in children. 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