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>> live, local, late breaking, this is wbal at 6:00. [captioning made possible by constellation energy group] captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> we have breaking news tonight from baltimore county. a teenager has died after he was found on the light rail tracks just south of the luther will stop. he was discovered a step the 3:00 this afternoon. listen carlson is live at the
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light rail station. we are hearing that another teenager was also involved. >> there is one other person being described as a male in his late teens. investigators are still looking into it but say the details are very sketchy. they do say that this all was reported about 3:15 by inspector who was on the northbound train. he spotted two teenage males lying between this outbound tracks about 100 yards south of the lutherville stop. he is fairly sure they were not passengers, but what they were doing there are how long had been there is still unclear. >> none of our operators reported an incident, but at this point is all under investigation. as you may expect, we are inspecting every one of our trains to see if there is any hint of an accident or collision or coming into contact with the human. that would easily show. >> i am not really surprised, because it is bound to happen. it was bound to happen, because
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children, as well as adults, are going back and forth. however, i am a little shocked. >> officials say the train runs at about 30-35 miles per hour with in this area. service was taken down for about 40 minutes today. it is back up and running, but they are telling people that you could expect a bit of delay. tonight, loved ones, colleagues, and fans are trying to come to grips with the murder of football star steve mcnair. the former raven's quarterback was found shot to death yesterday inside the condominium in nashville. the body of a 21-year-old woman was also found. we are following the investigation, and he has a new information. >> investigation grows a little more clear. for certain, the police ruled his death as a homicide. the four gunshot wounds were not in any way accidental. the police are not searching for suspects. it would be simple to assume a murder-suicide situation.
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national police say many scenarios remain possible. boehner and his 20-year-old girlfriend found as the afternoon reject mayor and his girlfriend. police say they died in the early hours of saturday afternoon. he spent 13 years in the nfl with one of the finer careers in league history. his relationship lasted several months, and while a lovers' quarrel remains possible, officials will not speculate on the death harry >> there is more investigation required. we will be interviewing persons throughout the day today and probably for the next several days. there is also quite a bit of laboratory testing that is necessary, ballistics testing, a tissue sample testing from the medical examiner's office, a variety of things that have yet to be done. i would expect that it will be a number of days before the
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classification is placed on her death. >> bands continue to pay tribute in nashville, leaving messages of hope and thanks. funeral arrangements for steve mcnair expect to be finalized on monday. >> thank you, and stay with 11 news for continuing coverage of steaming near's murder. we have reaction from the scene and more footage of the football star when he announced his retirement. log onto wbaltv.com. a stepping down taint the downtown have been around tip of 30 last night during the fourth of july celebrations. he was found lying on the ground bleeding. gary thorne is charged. officials say 14-year-old suffered minor stab wounds. he is refusing to cooperate. it was a change of venue for
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bethel amy church for sunday services this morning. they temporarily move into a pavilion after lightning struck the church steeple, sparking a fire on wednesday. we are told construction plans are already under way, and even with a minor setback, it seems the church is undeterred. >> that is where the power of god is. we are committed to remaining positive and focusing, in touch with all our members, and keeping them positive so that we can stay on task. >> there is no word yet on battle plans for next week's church services. -- on bethel's plans for next week's church services. trippet around baltimore, we had some clouds today, and points out. the rain allstate's out of the metropolitan area. here is a satellite picture. scattered rain showers down to
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our south. here is how the numbers came out today. it was a little warmer downtown with all the concrete. morning lows for in the '60s to around 70. here in town, there's no precipitation. the forecast for the week ahead is a little different picture. it is coming up just ahead. former d.c. mayor marion barry is in trouble with the law yet again. u.s. park police have arrested him yesterday after the sale woman flagged him down and complain that barry was stalking her. he was charged with misdemeanor stocking and released. perry is currently a d.c. city councilman. he served four terms as mayor and was even elected to the java after serving a six month term for smoking crack cocaine. sarah palin is stepping down as governor of alaska. that decision has the political world abuzz. brian moore reports on what
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party members have to say as many ponder her next step. >> alaska governor sarah palin 's of michaud decision to quit often predicted quit office has republicans asking why their brightest are has just flamed out. >> putting herself on the national stage, she may not be prepared to operate in. >> she was very inarticulate explaining why she was stepping down. gregg's her successor sex she is doing the right thing. -- hurt successors say she is doing the right thing. >> summit say she can concentrate on the 2012 presidential bid. others say she committed political suicide.
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a onetime campaign rival, joe biden refused to criticize her decision. >> i take her at her word. you have to respect that. >> as for palin co. >> >> we are not retreating, we are advancing in another direction. >> she showed she still has the ability to seize the spotlight, even if she is trying to step out of it. disaster at disney after two trains collided. happen at the magic kingdom. exactly what occurred and what is being done with the monorail? >> everything was under water. >> a chaotic scene after a british holding dozens gives way. we will hear more from witnesses. -- after a bridge holding dozens gives way. >> our forecast for the weekend >> our forecast for the weekend does include a
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>> the disney monorail has been shut down after it crashed, killing the train's conductor. officials say two trains collided in the magic kingdom section of the park around 2:00 this morning. officials confirmed one of the operators who was 21 was killed. five passengers were treated at the scene. tonight the monorail remains closed all parties investigate what happened. dozens of people in indiana are covering after a 90 foot bridge they were walking across simply collapsed last night. >> we were walking across, and the bridge just started shaking. >> and then it collapsed, and the next thing you know, everybody was under water. greg's the wooden footbridge gave way just as the fireworks show wrapped in maryville last night. more than the peak emergency
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vehicles responded. they ended up pulling about 50 people from the lake. a preliminary investigation shows and structural failure brought the bridge down. remember the golden ticket from williwaw? there is a strange modern twist from that. an update from l.a. is a head. all we got here in town was rain. our weather plus forecast is coming up. right now is 71 at
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>> a tribute to michael jackson held today at one of the largest african-american churches in los angeles. rev. al sharpton was among those remembering the pop icon. of his public memorial service is set for tuesday. >> the rev. al sharpton led a
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fiery entry to michael jackson sunday morning. >> michael was not a free. he was a genius that dealt with a freakish situation. >> from the pulpit of a prominent church, sharpton question the way the media has covered the pop star's death. >> disgraceful and despicable, the way some elements of the media have tried to destroy the legacy and image. >> he called for a national day of mourning, and wants fans across the country to join in the celebration of the pop stars like. >> gather in auditoriums, gather in church place this and have le vigils. >> i think it is shows the power of michael jackson, even though he is not here, because he will sell at the stable center and still have a mad rush for tickets.
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>> this afternoon, e-mail's are being sent to those who want tickets in an on-line lottery, setting up what could be a frenzy on monday, as winners arrive to pick up the tickets and mandatory wristbands'. police are gearing up for the thousands of fans who will not get a seat inside the stable center. >> i hope that they can control the crowds, people who are just coming down. >> bus routes are being altered monday. streets will be closed for a quarter mile around the arena. >> everyone who does not have proper credentials to get into the event will not be allowed inside that zone. >> plans also continue for a private service that will be held at forest lawn memorial park in hollywood hills. while there is still no indication of when he will be laid to rest, one thing we know is that the legal battle surrounding his death will continue tomorrow in a los angeles courtroom. attorneys for katherine jackson and others named in the will are fighting over control of his
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multimillion-dollar estate. look at the culmination satellite and radar imagery. we can see a few thin clouds overhead. they get a little thicker to the cell. a couple of sprinkles across southern maryland. the more significant rain in virginia beach as well, and it has been in southern virginia all day. that is as close as it got. ocean city appears to have gotten a few sprinkles and may be a brief shower, but not a total washout. let's take a look at the numbers we have. cambridge is at 72, and 76 on the boardwalk. oakland is at 63. it is a lot cooler down in virginia and even southern maryland. the cloud deck was a little thicker down there. we take a look now at the
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satellite picture. here you see that thunderstorm activity popping up, moving out toward the outer banks and a little bit down to southeast virginia, approaching the bay. the clouds dissipate once you get into pennsylvania. little waves of disturbances rolling along that fronts during the atmosphere up. what little moisture was there produced that light rain. the warm, humid air is out of that front, so we never got into that. a couple of good days of weather ahead. the next disturbance will be coming out of the north, not the south. our forecast overnight is mostly cloudy skies, a lingering shower well to the south of baltimore. low temperatures down around 60 degrees, and a lot of sun tomorrow. seasonably warm, to near 90, but not quite there. we look at the forecast for boaters tamara on the bay, north winds becoming variable --
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tomorrow on the day. there is a 1 ft. chop or less. the insta-weather futurecast shows all the shower activity to the south kind of pulls out by tomorrow morning. it looks like nice, dry weather tomorrow. as we get into tuesday, we begin to see disturbances from the north, kind of skirting by. it does not look like a serious threat, but by this is due by the middle of the week, we could pick up a small shower or two. it does not look like a big deal. it looks like the more significant rain chance comes next weekend. tomorrow is really the best day, and maybe friday as well. tuesday, wednesday, and thursday will not be bad. a small chance for an isolated shower brief thundershower. approaching 90 on saturday at a much better chance for scattered showers and thunderstorms.
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>> jones got all of it, way back, and goodbye, home run. adam jones with a two rbi homer, and the orioles have a 5-3 lead in the 10th inning. >> incredible efforts like that force you to take notice. at 23 years of age, jones earns his first trip to the baseball all stars. he represents the orioles in st. louis next week. orioles against the angels today. that is not adam jones there,
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but jones was playing. a home run for mr. roberts. roberts is at it again. he slaps that into the gap with two men on. he is enin. the orioles would build a 4-0 lead. into the corner it goes. the orioles' lead was cut to 4- 3. aid to run shot under the rock pile ties the game at 5. for the first time in his career, from the right side of the plate, he went deep. there is. he rounded the bases, giving the orioles a 6-5 lead.
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i felt certain that last year i had seen the greatest tennis match i ever would with a five set epic final. it may still be true, but the debate is open today after another piece of brilliance on the press. this time andy roddick trying to play spoiler to better -- to federer. roddick gets sent wide and takes the first, 7-5. a passing shot down the line. federer cannot take the net. the wizards of touch trading shots. advantage to roger federer there. now it is 15-14 in the fifth. roddick is serving to stay alive. roger federer pounding away and
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claims his seventh wimbledon title, 15th career grand slam. he now plays claim to the greatest tennis player of all time. >> it is not really one of those goals you set, but it has been quite a career and quite a month. it is amazing, but this is not why i am playing tennis, to break all sorts of different records. this is not mean i will stop playing tennis. i will keep on enjoying tennis for many more years. i hope to come back here and play tennis in the future. >> incredible scores including a court record. as things dried out, this course settle down. a course record with a 62 put him in the courthouse. tiger needs just a par at the last to win by one, 13 under.
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