teenagers got into it, and it ended in gunfire. after he was shot, he walked to his home and called police. >> i am upset. i guess it is really sad and i am really bothered because i have two small kids with me. >> parents say they will keep a closer eye on their kids after this. >> it is a shame that you have to confine your kids to your house. >> keontae johnson's grandfather says he is awake and alert at shock trauma but has not said much about what happened. at this point, we think the community is going to be critical. we know people heard things and saw things, which is why we are offering a reward of up to

$1,000. >> if you have any information, contact the howard county police at the number on your screen. coming up at 6:00, we will tell you why some community members are not shocked by this crime. >> there are new developments tonight in a bizarre story of a man accused of pushing his own sister out of his car as they traveled down the baltimore beltway. prosecutors dropped the most serious charges today. david collins is following the story. >> there has always been conflicting reports about what really happened. rashid hall told police that his sister jumped out of the vehicle. witnesses claim that he pushed her out. prosecutors produced a second- degree murder charge down to second-degree assault. rashid hall had just picked up his sister from jail. a judge ordered her to spend two

weekends in lockup after driving on a suspended license. as they traveled down the beltway, his sister demanded for him to pull over and get out. documents side to witnesses that saw them fighting. both observed a vehicle slowing down in the right hand lane and a bag being tossed out. it turned out to be her purse. one woman told police that a woman was thrown out of the vehicle. the defendant told investigators a different story. >> she claims she jumped out of the vehicle. he got scared, continued on, picked up his mother, went to the northwest hospital thinking that she was there and then went home. >> police > rashid hall -- police arrested rashid hall at his house.

police asked him why he didn't stop or call 911. he told police that he was scared and shocked, and did not have a cell phone. police asked why he did not call 911 when he got home. he claims his mother did not give him the phone to use. rashid hall remains free after posting bail. no court date has been set. >> another day it of comfortable july conditions across all of maryland and the mid atlantic with plenty of sunshine, temperatures running in the upper 70's to locate the's. -- to the 80's.

there are showers and thunderstorms lurking off to the south and west of us. this is what we will have to watch as we head into the weekend. more details on the weekend forecast coming up in a little bit. >> the president is in africa tonight. republicans have been attacking the effectiveness of his stimulus plan all weekend, and the white house is firing back. >> at the vatican, president obama was warmly welcomed by pope benedict. they are at odds on abortion and stem cell research but completely in step on many issues. the summit ended with a pledge of $20 billion to help poor nations, and the president

paused blunt assessment that the global financial crisis is not over yet. >> while our markets are improving, we know that too many people are still struggling. we agree that full recovery is still a ways off. >> what the president has been traveling, he has been taking heat at home for his so-called stimulus investment. >> where do you think your plan went wrong? >> treasury secretary tim geithner went on the offense, saying that signs of economic free fall have stopped. >> those are critical importance signs of economic progress and they are due entirely to the actions that the congress and the administration took to put in place the largest economic recovery plan. >> horsefeathers, that is not the way it happened.

let's get this country back in shape and let's do it together. >> the president and republicans are both calling health care reform critical to the nation's future, but they are miles apart on how to do it. >> general motors is out of bankruptcy, according to the automaker's ceo. fritz henderson says the company will make money and repay loans faster than required. >> it is an exciting day for general motors. today marks the beginning of a new company, one that will allow every single employee, including me, to return to the business of selling great cars and trucks and serving your customers. >> he believes the emphasis on fuel efficient vehicles is one key to their success. to read more about gm, you can

log onto the web site and click on "project economy." there is some good news on the local housing front. for the first time in more than two years, home sales in the baltimore area increased in june, 2% over june 2008. first-time home buyers are driving the trend, but the median sales price of the home fell more than 7% last month to $250,000. >> the maryland republican party must repay more than -- thousands of dollars to michael steele. the violations turned up during a routine audit in the political committees. they must reimburse him $77,500.

>> the and a acp just -- and a anaacp just had a birthday. tim tooten is live with a preview. >> they will have more than a few hot button issues to confront with next week, among them -- the economy, education, and crime. naacp calls baltimore home. the civil rights organization got its start in new york in 1909. >> we will always need naacp because it will always be a stepping stone to progress. >> by the 1950's, thurgood marshall argued and won.

brown vs. the board of education. the groundwork was laid for voting and civil-rights legislation. >> it has been around for a number of years, working for the betterment of black people everywhere. i think it is important. >> last year, benjamin became the group's youngest president and ceo at just 35. some supporters call this a strategic move helping the organization established a younger member base. >> it lets other young people know that you can get to this level. it gives them something to fight for, something to look forward to. >> president barack obama has been invited to address the group on thursday. the baltimore branch is the

second oldest in their history. >> continuing coverage of the national convention, tim tooten will have reports from new york beginning on monday. >> michael phelps has pulled out of the 100 meter freestyle race because of a sore neck. >> i could barely move my neck to brief. i decided it was probably better that we not risk anything for the next two weeks and just take a precautionary route. >> he really did not show it last night during competition. he beat an old record by almost 0.2 seconds. >> many are wondering what happened to michael jackson's body. >> making purchases with a

credit card could eventually hurt your credit square. >> we are learning more tonight about nestle cookie dough. >> companies that can't afford health coverage -- up next, the obama administration hears from small businesses and their workers. >> crabbers are being asked to give up something very]phtpa

>> people gathered in national to remember steve mcnair. the focus was on his positive influence of those he touched during his career. teammates moved the audience when he vowed to take care of the children left behind. >> i know you are days have been hard. so many things are running through your mind. steve is in heaven, saying thank you, babe. tonight at 8:00, we will re- broadcast the memorial service on wbal plus. you can also watch excerpts on our website.

>> as washington tries to put together the pieces of the health care reform, the white house is focusing on small businesses that can't afford insurance for their employees. tracy potts has more from washington. >> more than half of the nation's small businesses that cannot afford to offer health insurance. >> it is too expensive. >> this convenience store has been around for 30 years, but even the owner has to find their own coverage. >> they hardly make enough to live. >> premiums for employers- sponsored insurance has doubled in the last decade. small businesses pay 18% more than large firms, according to the national federation of independent business.

his premiums jumped 40% in three years. >> our profit cannot keep up with the pace that the health care costs are increasing. >> other owners and workers told the obama administration that out of control costs are forcing families to make risky choices. >> we don't have insurance. i pray and thank god that my kids are relatively healthy, but no insurance. >> part of the compromise is penalizing small businesses that drop coverage if the government offers a public plan. the president promises did manage mission will not demand that of them. >> small businesses are not to blame. health care costs are simply wait too high for all of us. >> it is a problem that affects a lot of americans.

>> a form of the people live virus has been found in -- eboli virus has been found in pigs. cdc researchers says there is some concern that the virus could mutate into the swine flu virus. researchers say it appears to be circulating among animals for some time. new information concerning nestle cookie dough. the two strains of e. coli do not match the strain of the strain that sickened 72 people nationwide. 34 people did have to be hospitalized. the secret to a longer, healthier life may lie on the

easter island in the south pacific. something found in the soil may play a role in longevity. first discovered in the '70s, it was able to extend life span by 30%. researchers say the impact in human terms would be greater than if cancer and heart disease were cured and prevented. >> now, your 11 insta-weather plus forecast with tom tasselmyer. >> it is the anniversary of a scorcher of a day. going back to 1936, baltimore said its all-time record high. it has never been higher than 107 degrees. the very same day, the thermometer read 109, the record for the entire state of

maryland. also, a couple of decades earlier, and death valley, calif., 134 degrees. that is the record for the north american continent. record highs being set on this day in the past 100 years or so. for july, 2009, it is the other side of the coin. we are running cooler than normal. an average temperature of 71.4 degrees. no sign of any record heat. it has been unusually cool and comfortable. upper 70's, low 80's right now. 76 on the beach right now at ocean city. a couple of isolated thunderstorms out west, but just

partly cloudy to the central and eastern part of the state through morning. high pressure pushing the cool air down and out of northern new england, keeping it comfortable around here, but a new storm is forming now and a front is cutting through the midwest. all of that works its way through here basically tomorrow night. some showers breaking out across the ohio valley. insta-weather plus futurecast brings those into the mountains. as we go through tomorrow night it up until about 11:00 and midnight, the storms are going through central maryland but weakening. by sunday morning, this system is off the coast and skies begin to clear. a chance for a shower or thunderstorm, and then the rest

of the weekend looks pretty decent. a little warmer tomorrow and more humid, feeling a little more like july. as we head towards sunset and a little beyond, a chance for thunderstorms to move in from the west. winds increase in out of the south at 20 knots over the chesapeake bay. if you are heading westbound into the mountains, a thunderstorms will roll through there tomorrow. cooler and drier for the mountains on sunday. we will sneak in one more night stay at ocean city tomorrow before the storms moved in on sunday morning. seven-day forecast -- made 80's tomorrow, 85 on sunday, a slight chance for a shower on monday. >> the illinois senator that replaced barack obama says he does not want to be reelected.

>> the new details in the scheme to resell at cemetery plots, and now there is word that the civil-rights icon is also a victim.

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>> fallout continues to grow this evening, and even more outraged of mishandling from the staff of an iconic figure from the civil rights movement. >> authorities investigating the burial plot reselling scheme at a cemetery near chicago said they have been flooded with calls from relatives of people buried there. >investigators think as many as 300 graves that were dug up and then the plots were resold. a manager and the three employees have been charged. there is more outrage over the cemetery's mishandling of a piece of civil rights history --

the original casket of a 14- year-old. his mother insisted on an open coffin at the funeral so the world could see the results of racial hatred. so profound to the movement was the death that four years ago, his body was exhumed for another investigation. he was then re-buried in an original cast it. >> there was one life living inside of it. -- there was wildlife living inside of it. >> several rights activist jesse jackson inspected the casket himself. >> it is painful to see. >> the graveside was disturbed

in the reselling scheme. >> michael jackson's father says he thinks of foul play was involved in his son's death. joe jackson did not elaborate any further in an interview. police are not ruling out any possibility yet. they are still waiting for the coroner's report which hinges on a time-consuming toxicology tests. they are looking at his prescription drug history. the mystery of where to find michael jackson's body may have been solved. no one saw the hearse leave. his death certificate lists the temporary destination but no one knew for sure. sources say his body is at

forest lawn. it is believed to be a temporary resting place after the family decides where he will be laid to rest permanently. >> many people are looking for work -- the links that some people go to find a job. >> house social networking site could be the key to finding great deals. >> president obama and the pope discuss their differences, and then the president heads for africa. we have the latest. >> could buying back robert licenses helped bay?

>> maryland natural resource officials say it is an effort to improve the management of the blue crab population. they want to buy back crab catching licenses. melissa carlson has the story from annapolis. >> what would a maryland summer be like without crab on the table? there may be less crabbers out on our local waterways. that sound = money for local crabbers. the maryland department of natural resources is looking to offer crabbers a bit more cash. >> we sent out 3600 letters to folks come at explaining to them

that we would like to offer the opportunity to buy their license from them. they are looking to pick up at least 2000 of the licenses. officials say it is better for the crabs. >> you do not know how many people are going to crab in a given year. >> some professional crabbers with an unlimited license say it is better for them as well. >> it is a good idea. >> a commercial limited crab catcher license costs $50 a year they will be using it reverse auction to set their buyback price. if you have a license and are interested in selling it back, you have until august 15 to do so. >> here is a look of some of our other top stories. howard county police say an 18-

year old was shot after a fight broke out on a basketball court. keontae johnson was playing basketball when the fight started last night. johnson was shot during a fight and went home with some friends. he was taken to shock trauma where he remains tonight. the murder trial for renee bowman is set to begin in november. she was indicted last month on murder and child abuse charges in the death of her two daughters and the abuse of her surviving daughter. she faces charges in calvert county for the abuse of her daughter. endeavour is back from a series of hydrogen gas leak for a third launch attempt. forecasters said there is a 60% chance that storms could force a

postponement. the shuttle and its crew will deliver and install the third and final piece of japan's huge space station lab. >> after wrapping up the summit this morning, the president held a news conference, and then headed to the vatican for his first meeting with the pope. then, it was on to africa. sally kidd has more. >> president obama met privately with pope benedict for about 30 minutes. they discussed a wide range of topics, including their differences over stem cell research and abortion. earlier, the president whose father is from can yet made a personal appeal to leaders of the summit to provide $20 billion in food aid to help fight hunger in places like africa. >> my father traveled to the

united states in mere 50 years ago. yet now, i have family members who live in villages where honker is real. >> the president chose to visit -- where hunger is real. >> i think the themes that will come out of that will be support for good government, good human rights practices, for a encouraging strong, economic policies that resulted in a sustainable development. >> the president wants to underscore the fact that africa is part of his grand foreign policy vision. >> the search for the black boxes from the air france flight is now over.

two ships using listening devices to search ended the hunt today. it crashed in the ocean more than a month ago. french investigators say it so far they have recovered 640 parts of the plane, and they do believe problems with the plane's speed sensors may have led to the crash. we have breaking news in the newsroom. we are going to send it out to captain roy taylor over east baltimore where there has been an accident. >> this is the 1500 block of east madison. a personal injury accident. baltimore city police are on the scene and paramedics are just arriving. it is causing problems for

anyone going westbound on madison as they have to shut down two lanes. >> your credit score could change based on where you shop. why companies are paying attention and what you can do about it. >> new budget woes for the state. the governor needs to find many cuts. >> in mystery tonight in new york city. investigators want to know what happened to a cleaning lady before she vanished.

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>> police in new york city are searching for a cleaning woman that mysteriously vanished earlier this week. the 46-year-old disappeared tuesday evening. investigators say rodriguez arrived for work at 2 in the afternoon and was last seen on security cameras around 7:00 p.m. her purse and street clothes were found in her locker. her daughter said one of those men had reported the arrest her mother.

-- had reportedly harassed her mother. >> i want her to come back. >> investigators have turned their attention to pennsylvania. >> authorities say a 19-year-old man is suspended license was behind the wheel of a car when he crashed into a train last night. the one-month suspension back in april began just the day before the deadly crash that killed four other adults. he passed another car that was stopped there for several seconds. the man that was appointed to president barack obama's seat as a senator will not run for a full term -in 2010.

>> make no mistake, i love serving the united states senate. i love serving the people of illinois, make no mistake about that. >> roland burris has reportedly raised only $845 for the campaign cycle but remains more than $111,000 in debt. >> finding deals for your summer vacation may not be too hard. >> finding a job may take more than just an impressive resume. >> the weekend brings the possibility of some showers and thunderstorms. we will sort out the timing. insta-weather plus forecast is straight ahead. temperatures are extravaganza grg

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>> here is a look at what we are working on for 6:00. the struggling economy is putting the state in the poorhouse. the latest on the budget shortfall and what that means for you. retooling the state's approach to autism. officials are making it easier for families to find long-term treatment and support. the new swiffer sweeper cleans so completely...

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a growing number of job seekers are looking to make a bigger splash. they are posting video resumes online and on tv. >> i was setting out resume after resume and nothing was happening. >> this men decided to think differently, going to comcast and learning how to put on a tv show on local cable access. >>the show has already landed hm an interview. >> it is a great idea. >> you don't have to do it all of yourself. a new business gives people tools to post videos online, but this consultant says not so fast. >> i do not think it is the silver bullet.

the best way to differentiate yourself is do some networking online. one-third of recruiters go to social networking sites. a new england job show hopes to prove that wrong. >> now, your 11 insta-weather plus forecast with tom tasselmyer. >> first 10 days of july are running much below the normal. the first nine days of the month, the coolest in some 15 years. it is rare to start july with temperatures that we have seen in the past few days. with lower humidity, temperatures in the low 80's, pretty tolerable for most folks. not a whole lot of complaining going on. 107 degrees, the all-time record

high for baltimore sat on the 10th of july back in 1936. on that day, we also set the record for the state of maryland. two locations hit 109 degrees. pennsylvania and west virginia also set record highs. a few decades earlier, july 10 was also the day when the all- time record high for north america was set at death valley, calif., when the temperature hit 134 degrees. no sign of that heat building in our region for the next several days. we have seen some storms and clouds of to the west. around baltimore, a clear sky and another comfortable night heading our way. we will settle into the 50's and 60's overnight. the sun sets at 8:35. high pressure coming out of

canada supplying the cool and comfortable air down the coast. this front -- southwest winds will warm things up tomorrow. storms will cross the mountains and come our way. the futurecast brings the storms into western maryland. most of the day tomorrow, a partly cloudy, summary of day. after 9:00 or 10:00, it pushes down across the lower eastern shore. if the fund keeps moving at that pace, most of sunday will be pretty nice as well. a partly cloudy sky during the day tomorrow and then a thunderstorm during the evening. 83 to 88 degrees. the small craft advisory on the chesapeake bay tomorrow. the possibility of an evening thunderstorm crossing the bay. thunderstorms reach a few hours

earlier. they will hit 80 degrees. around the chesapeake bay, partly cloudy skies and a thunderstorm during the evening. 76 at the beach tomorrow with mostly sunny skies. storms will probably not reach ocean city until the early morning hours of sunday, and then issued clear out sunday afternoon. seven-day forecast, made 80's for the weekend. a thunderstorm for saturday night. almost 90 on wednesday and then temperatures level off in the mid 80's on thursday and friday. >> it is not too late to get a great deal on a summer vacation. experts say there may be another round of lower fares this fall. to get the best deals, you have

to be quick and technologically savvy. airlines are now tweeting about special deals. avoid added fees by getting paperless tickets. if you are renting a car, here are some things to remember. there is a shortage of cars so you want to book one ahead of time. you may want to try a smaller size or an off-airport pickup. if you arrive and they don't have the car for you, and they are bound by your contract to make it right. keep your receipt and request a refund. do you make purchases from the thrift store with a credit card? if so, it could hurt your credit. some credit-card companies are tracking purposes at thrift stores. >-- purchases at thrift stores.

>> it is not just any day at the salvation army. >> it is a wacky wednesday. >> all clothing and furniture is half-price. every time you pay in a threat store or a consignment shop or some other bargain place with plastic, the credit-card company may know about it and some may use that information to punish you. some credit-card companies have been tracking purposes in bargain stores to determine if customers may be hurting financially and post a credit risk. that means shoppers who like to pick up used clothing deals could have card limits capped or interest rates raised. >> i think that is ridiculous. we are all being conservative about our spending. i like to buy a used things and we use things instead of buying a brand-new.

>> a great deal on jeans did not sit well with this woman when she learned her purchase could end up hurting her credit. >> i should be able to buy whatever i want whenever i want. >> the salvation army says the card companies have no business preying on thrifty customers. >> it is discriminatory to me. these people are going to be suffering on both ends. >> this congress woman tells me a new credit card law signed by president obama will help crack down on banks. >> some of their practices were inappropriate, and now we have made them illegal. >> in the short term, consumer credit counselors say you should ease up on a plastic purchases. >> [unintelligible] >> kelly says she will try to use cash for bargain shopping to

keep the banks off of her backs. >> i think they are penalizing people that are in the working class. >> some clothing stores are pulling -- are pouring free alcohol. clothing chain offers free bourbon. a little bit of liquid it encouragement. >> i will take those 40 suits over there, right? to find more deals, log on to our website. also, the former fiance of the sarah palin's daughter says he knows why the governor is resigning. can a pitcher with a baseball game without being at the ballpark? apparently so.

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>> in college, she was a junk food junkie, and it showed. >> i was 300 pounds. >> on healthy and unhappy. today, she is in new woman, 160 pounds lighter and 100% happier. the secret is a raw food diet. >> i was so ill and heavy. within one month, i had my first boyfriend in five years. that is motivation enough for me. >> adopting the lifestyle was easy. >giving up the emotional ties to food was a challenge. >> there are emotional ties with

food for many people that they don't even think about. >>we feel that the raw food dyet is expanding. >> i bet she is dying for a hamburger every now and then. that is all for us at 5:00. >> won the community is speaking out after an 18-year-old was shot on a basketball court. >> and new approach of autism is on the horizon in maryland. [captioning made possible by constellation energy group] captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> this is wbal tv 11 news at 6:00 in high definition. >> good evening, everyone. a fresh start for an auto icon.

>> general motors has emerged from bankruptcy. >> after just 40 days -- >> is an exciting day for general motors. in marked the beginning of a new company. >> general motors emerges from bankruptcy. >> 330 million shareholders. >> the new company is more than 60% owned by the u.s. government and a much smaller version of its former self, leaving massive debt and former contracts left in bankruptcy. 27,000 jobs lost and almost 2000 dealerships. gm is also in the process of selling saturn, saab, and hummer,