very engaging, always wanting to live life to the fullest. if you had one thing to say about jay he was looking to live life to the fullest. >> reporter: this is tipton airport where jack and jay kept their planes. family and friends are saddened by this indication but they can take some comfort away knowing they both died pursuing that love of flying. in ft. meade don harrison for abc 2 news. the faa continues to investigate what caused the crash. the campaign signs on the police commissioner's front lawyer which set off a political firestorm are gone. he has taken down the two signs he had. it created quite a stir prompting the state's attorney to call bealefeld's credibility into question during a news conference yesterday. today the commissioner would not publicly comment any further on the battle brewing between the courthouse and police headquarters. >> the city needs and demands that we stay focused on public safety. i'm going to challenge myself every single day, every single night, every single second to stay focused on public safety in baltimore. >> primary election between jessamy and bernstein is scheduled for next months. a federal judge today ruled on a baltimore county campaign sign controversy. county law prohibits people from displaying a sign larger than 8 square feet. but county resident steen kolbe claimed that violated his right to free speech. today the federal judge saw it differently upholding baltimore county law. we're going to have much more on the story on abc 2 news at 11:00. governor martin o'malley has lots of campaign cash he reported raising $3 million in the last four months with a total of nearly 7 million in the can what. republican challenger robert you are lick has not disclosed how much money he has. the announcement could be made tomorrow or friday. baltimore city mayor stephanie rawlins blake is thanking local corporations for keeping city pools off open for the rest of the summer. the pools were scheduled to shut down sunday but grant capitol management t. row price and unnamed source have donated more than $400,000 to keep pools open through labor day. the mayor responded to the city council president jack young's plea to reserve funds to keep the pals open for the rest of the summer. >> i think it's unfortunate that we are having that conversation again with the council president. we were able to maintain our bond rating in a significant and historic fiscal crisis because we were responsible with the rainy day fund, as well as responsible with our budget. >> so far pals at cherry hill roosevelt pat isn't park riverside clifton park will be open for the rest of the summer. it was a good day to be out at the pool today kelly. very hot and humid conditions in ther early august heat wave and finally we're seeing some signs the weather pattern about to shift but not quite yet. you can see a hot afternoon. 93 downtown right now we've got nearly 100 still in frederick. 95 in cambridge. take you out wider perspective east on you feel 100 with the humidity. feels like 97 in baltimore. hot and sticky. that has sparked a few storms down in virginia, but really nothing in maryland. looks like most of that activity will stay to our south and west tonight. we will look for showers and storms into the day tomorrow. we're talking about mid to upper 80s tomorrow. >> we'll talk about how long that holds up and also the latest on our tropical depression churning in the gulf straight ahead. >> thanks way at. reportedly in good spirits an ellicott city teen hurt in a terrorist bombing will undergo her 1th surgery at johns hopkins. a family friend said the surgery will be on her shattered right leg. emily returned from south africa friday she had been undergoing treatment there since mid july. emily's grandmother who was also hurt in the attack is back home in pennsylvania. well, he was the eat and run bandit now he's got 18 months to slow him down. prosecutors say that 44-year- old andrew palmer may have ripped off dozens of local restaurants after refuse paying for meals using a creative way to get out of the tab. roosevelt leftwich joins us with the latest. >> reporter: prosecutors say palmer was charged in 3 casey but he may have ripped off dozens of restaurants. he prideed himself as a bit of an actor by acting sick. >> at least he likes good food. on april 26th andrew palmer went into burke's restaurant got a bunch of buffalo wings and pounded down 9 blue moons on draft. when the time came the pay up he got violently ill. >> he said he would be back to pay for it. he went to use the restroom and he faked a seizure. other personnel came up said he was having a seizure. and then we called the police. i didn't figure it was real. >> reporter: burke's was the first he proceeded to eat and seizure at ding how restaurant fells point on may 11th after forging himself on 40 bucks worth of chinese food. he did it next time in chuckers restaurant after scarfing down a pound of shrivel. two bottles of beer scotch and topped it all off with a heineken. he had gone through this one too many times and the cops and hospital workers recognized him and his record. >> and i ran his criminal record which ended up being over 133 pages. i was able to check pending cases there were other pending cases. >> reporter: palmer pleaded guilty to theft and theft scheme for ripping off burke's and three other restaurants. normally the sentence is about 90 days, but by recognizing the pattern he got a stiffer sentence of 18 months or more than 16 meals that he cannot run out on in jail. >> made my day. made my day really. it's wonderful. >> reporter: the prosecutors say they are not sure just how many times he pulled this stunt because many places don't report this type of thing to police, and for a local restaurant losing a tab even though it's under a hundred bucks is a problem. >> the servers make their money on gratuities. >> reporter: prosecutors say even though the bill was less than a hundred bucks there were other costs if you add in police responsibility paramedics doctors nurses they all lost time and money taking care of someone who really didn't need it. roosevelt leftwich abc 2 news. buffalo city police went sky high on their latest marijuana bust. this is video that we're going to show you from police chopper foxtrot. the aviation unit says they spotted this pot garden from the sky on routine patrols near lincoln park. they scouted it out for nearly a month but eventually had to go in cut down the crop before it could be harvested and sold on the streets. the mayor said this is a prime example of what they were able to save during this year's budget battle. >> and today because of those actions the foxtrot is still airborne fighting crime, drugs and violence and assisting our police officers on the ground every single day. >> in all 34 pot plants were seized at a street value of about $24,000. and a raid at the celebrity car wash on reisterstown road turns up a kilo of cocaine several illegal guns 24-foot boat they arrested lloyd green and sean conley. they also arrested davonte wright and tro flemming. flight days have dropped dramatically. only three flights sat on the tarmac for more than 3 hours in june. that compared with more than 3 had been a year ago. all three were united airlines all were delayed because of severe weather conditions. you know, anyone whose had it knows that getting sunburn can be down right painful we've got tips on how to get relief and what you need to do to prevent this very unpleasant experience. something also unpleasant taking a serious hit on the football field that can put a player on a gurney. how the home team is making sure their players stay on the field and out of the hospital. and columbia sitting at 95 degrees right now. wyatt's got details of hopefully cooler weather heading our way in his forecast coming up in just a few. [ female announcer ] new real fruit smoothies from mccafé are real fruit, as in strawberries, blackberries, blueberries, and bananas, which makes them really delicious. ♪ that's what we're made of. ♪ he. yes admit it we've all done it respect a little bit too much time in the sun without protection and at the end of the day you're left with a nasty sunburn. susan hendricks offers some tips to help take the pain away. >> reporter: it can happen on your back, your chest your feet anywhere on the body that gets too much sun without enough protection. >> sunburn really takes 24 hours to come out, and you have 12 to 16 hours to block that sunburn. >> reporter: block the pain of a sunburn that is. battle the inflammation with aspirin or ibuprofen right away and cool yourself doubt with a little ice and milk. >> water and ice add a little whole milk or skim milk to make it smooth put a wash cloth or towel lay it on your back. >> reporter: or wherever you're sunburned repeat this several title 2 or 3 times a day. dematologist does not recommend numbing sprays or creams with cain. he offers mixed reviews about other statements. > they are not going to help the inflammation very much. >> reporter: see your doctor if your sunburn is severe you develop a headache, chills or fever. remember, no matter what type of outdoor activities you have planned, wear a hat if possible. sunscreen of 30 or higher, and reapply every 2 hours. for today's health minute i'm susan hendricks. to fight the helmets pads an braces injuries are still a regular part of football. lamont williams reports on how the ravens and other nfl teams are working to give players one more layer of protection. >> reporter: when the ravens signed center matt burke in free agency in 2009 they got a 6 time pro bowler. with 12 seasons under his wing this raven has seen the evolution of the game. >> they are getting better getting faster the field is actually becoming smaller, and you know a guy can be on this side and snap telephone ball he can be covering a guy on the other side of the field. >> reporter: he's a harvard educated brainiac smart enough to know defenses and that the next play could be his last. >> it's gotten more complex definitely. or maybe i've taken a lot of blows to the head and i'm just dumber. >> reporter: it's the blows to the head as well as the violent nature of the game that has burke at the center of dialogue to promote a safer nfl. burke missed the entire 2005 season because of injuries, . >> basicallyy you hold your breath and you pray as far as the big injuries there's nothing you can do about that. the fluke injury is the fluke injury no matter you're running a contact drill or noncontact drill. you can't come out here pack these guys in ice. >> not just concussions but the cumulative effect of playing football for a long time and all those maybe not the concan you gos but /-eblow after blow after blow. we have to at least try to make it better. >> reporter: that's a challenge for teams. when teams that have players with injuries. >> you are not helping yourself by holding information from the medical people trying to help you. we want you to play but play receive. >> reporter: teams and the league are educating the players on how to look out for each other. >> players have identified other players that don't seem right. and doctors were able to evaluate them and make a determination and a couple of those cases they were concussions. >> everyone is striving to make the game safer obviously there are certain risks inherent in football it's in everybody's best interest to keep the players as safe as they can be. >> reporter: at ravens training camp in westminster i'm lamont williams abc 2 news. and speaking of injuries the ravens might have to tomorrow night's game against the carolina panthers in the bag. the panthers will be without 11 players including quarterback chris guam bell running back jonathan stewart and receiver steve smith. carolina also missing their starting rate tackle running back two receivers safety one linebacker and a left tackle because of lingering injuries. the preseason opener kicks off at 8:00. that's tomorrow night. . >> who's left? >> kelly, i think about playing anything like a two-a- day in this kind of heat. i mane it happens every year it seems like this particular early august it's been a scorcher. we finally see the weather pattern shifting at least the upper 80s not as bad. >> not as bad as 90. >> frederick hit 100 again. take a look outside we've got an awfully warm downtown at the inare harbor that is for sure. 93 degrees right now out at the airport. humidity 40%. east south winds at 10 miles per hour. so a little bit of a breeze developing now late in the day as we begin to see the sun dip down a little bit on the horizon. want to show you this. down at laurel today awfully hot day down here toward howard county. in fact through the day almost all sunshine and then as we work late in the day you see just almost nill cloud cover, and there have been a few pop- up storms well to the west of maryland down across parts of northern virginia but not much has made it in here little bit of a boundary keeping the storms at bay. we've got 100 in silver spring. chester town at 96. check this out our high temperature today 96 degrees still a couple of degrees shy of the old record very old record from 1900 that was the same record we had yesterday 100 degrees. 96 two degree guaranteed forecast. we're always happy when we can nail it on the dot for you. jamie greenburg you are our 2- degree weather winner. you can go to abc2news.com click the weather page it's awful easy to get your name into us via e-mail. 6 days in a row we've had a 2- degree weather winner for you. our current temperature statewide right now low to mid- 90s. 96 headacheers town 91 easton. from triple digit sensation we'll call them out there awfully sticky. look at winchester feeling like 104. moisture high, but the humidity plume has retreated a little further south we've got drier air working in out of the north and that also has meant that the storms have generally fueled by the high humidity draped across northern virginia. more active into southern west virginia. we will see more active weather in maryland tomorrow. the rest of the evening most of that activity is going to stay to the west and southwest. satellite radar trend very active to the west. we do have storms down in coastal carolinas but where we're watching is this cool front knocking on our door call it a back door cool front out of the north and east. unusual pattern, but we'll take it. that will mean some relief tomorrow we should be back down in the upper 80s. as we zoom in a little bit you can see our forecast model will keep us clear tonight more active by 2:00 tomorrow. hit or miss shower after lunchtime. i think into friday still generally variable cloudy and maybe an isolated shower. also down in the tropics tropical storm warnings for alabama, back through louisiana as tropical depression 5 continues to move toward the gulf coast, but right now very disorganized storm probably will strengthen into a weak tropical storm before it hits land back here the big story will be this. little less hot mid to upper 80s. tonight we're talking about a temperature down to about 75 and isolated shower south or west of us. tomorrow a different story. variable cloudy skies 88 will be an improvement and scattered thundershowers tomorrow night dropping to 69 or so. and still could see an evening shower quick check of your 7- day. and again the trend here is an improving one we kind of put the 90s behind us updated thursday only 88 and through the weekend we're talking mid 80s chance for showers right through friday. >> thanks a lot wyatt. let's take a look track it down everybody's inside. we'll take a look at your closing numbers when we come back after the break. could switching to geico really save you fifteen percent or more on car insurance? 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