new information in a case that has horrified many people. the bottom -- body of an elderly woman stuffed inside a freezer. >> police found the body on saturday. the state medical examiner is expected to determine later this week whether she died from national -- natural causes. >> police said an autopsy was scheduled for today, but the results are not in. until a cause is determined, police are considering this as a suspicious death and have consulted with the state attorney's office. she was >> a great woman. digressed -- the best grandmother you ask for. she loved her children and a lot. >> patrick hoover got a call this past saturday, breaking the news that his grandmother had passed in her sleep. he rushed over to the country club apartments to see her, but

she was not in her room. patrick's aunt told him to look in a freezer. >> family members had actually placed the body in a freezer several weeks back when the parent was apparently decease. >> according to patrick, donna told him that mom made her promise to keep her away from everybody. she said no one ever visited her when she was alive in did not want anyone to see her after she was gone. family members say doris never fully recovered from a heart attack seven years ago and never left her room. >> she was bedridden. it was hard for all of us to see her that way. >> until the medical examiner determines how she died, police consider this a suspicious death. police have made the attorney's office aware of their investigation. you would think when someone dies the death would have to be

reported. not exactly in maryland. we will explain at 6:00. >> thank you. tonight, police are also investigating the bizarre circumstances that led to an officer-involved shooting. >> a 51-year-old arnold businessman is at shops, baltimore recovering from his injuries this evening. he faces a number of charges involving the scuffle he had with police. what happened at this home is under investigation. police say an officer shot 51- year-old michael house lease sunday night after he became belligerent with the officers who came to his home. >> he eventually sold to the officers who had responded to the residence. >> his wife says he was shot in the shoulder and neck. the officers went to the home to check on her.

she said she thought that she had been discharged, but hospital officials called her home, saying she had not. they believed she had left with an ivy in her arm. she says that was not true. police say the men became angry that officers had come to his home. the use pepper spray to subdue him. >> at one point, the subject picked up a wooden dining room chair, raised it up over an officer who was on the floor beneath him. he was about to strike the officer with it. the other officer who was there, fearing for that officers' safety thought that he was in imminent danger, fired his duty weapon, striking the subject. >> when police arrived, the couple's dog ran out. her husband went to get the dog, and a scuffle started. she said the officers never said why they were at her home. her husband called 911 believing he had been insulted. she claims police busted through a back door and that is an he picked up the chair and

was shot. he was taken to shock trauma. she was taken back to the hospital and later released. both officers received minor injuries. >> because it was a department of city, the officer who fired his weapon is on administrative duty. the other officer at his discretion can return to duty whenever he would like to. >> police say they did tell housley what they were there. he is charged with assault, failure to obey an order, and resisting arrest. >> and he appeared tonight, baltimore city police are investigating a shooting on the northeast side. they found a body that had been shot inside a vehicle just behind mercy high school. no word on a motive or suspects. >> sunshine across the region

today. temperatures warm but not bad for july. only a few isolated thunderstorms to concern ourselves with. the main activity so far. we have seen one shower a pop up over the day and move on to kentucky. looks like the system is centered right along the shore of the bay and along the kent county shoreline. should continue drifting eastward and may produce some thunder and gusty winds. farther south, a stronger storm, and it, too, is tracking to the east. that is really about it. other that, nice weather pattern 7. the seven-day forecast in a few minutes. >> the naacp annual convention is now under way in a good city. the organization is celebrating its 100th year. some of the topics of discussion will include the economy, health care, education, and crime. this year's theme is bowl dreams, big victories. the attorney general addresses the group tonight. -- bold james, big victories.

coming up tonight at 6:00, the latest on today's events. >> seven weeks after president obama nominated to a u.s. supreme court, judge sonia sotomayor testified on supreme court today. answering critics who accuse her of liberal bias, sotomayor said hard task will be to apply the law, not meet the law. >> thank you, mr. chairman. >> finally, it was sonia sotomayor's turn to argue her own case. after introducing family members in the grant and packed senate room. the appeals judge would be the first hispanic on the high court. she laid out her legal philosophy. >> fidelity to the law. the task of a judge is not to make law. it is to apply the law. in each case i have heard, i have applied the law to the

facts at hand. my personal and professional experiences help me to listen and understand with the law always commanding to result in every case. >> democrats say sotomayor's record proves she is impartial. >> has ruled for the government in 92% of some cases years she has denied race claims in 83 percent of cases. >> sotomayor's problems come from remarks she made off the bench. >> approach to judging means that the umpire calling the game is not neutral but instead deals -- feels empowered to savor one team over another. collett and the, prejudice, sympathy. what ever it is, it is not law. >> what has been a brilliant legal and judicial career. >> republicans admit sotomayor

looks like a shoe in. but first, the focus will be on the nominee's 17-year record as a judge and on her controversial speech. >> questions by individual senators and the pressure on sotomayor will be intense. >> you can see judge sotomayor's hearings on our website. we have video from today's hearings under "national news." you can watch tomorrow live. >> president obama has name his choice for surgeon general. she is a family physician who has a rebuild and nonprofit medical clinic twice after first being destroyed by hurricane katrina and then by a fire. >> i promise to communicate directly with the american people to help guide them through whatever changes may

come with health care reform. i want to ensure that no one falls through the cracks as we improve our health care system. >> the president says dr. benjamin and steve the needs of the -- dr. benjamin understands the needs of the poor. her nomination for surgeon general requires senate confirmation. >> now, the latest on the investigation into the death of michael jackson. her sister now claims that her brother was murdered out of greed by those in his entourage. she confirms that he had fresh needle marks in his neck and arms. >> a vibrant into tanner, dancing four hours a day, preparing for a major comeback, or a sale, such as drug addict struggling to survive. those are the very different images of michael jackson at the center of a growing legal and public debate surrounding his death and what happens next.

investigators continue to focus on at least five of jackson's doctors. >> i think these doctors are not sleeping tonight. they are very nervous. >> in an interview with a london tabloid, michael's sister last out and his inner circle. >> latoya jackson told me that she believes 100 percent that her brother was murdered. >> i hope to god, you guys give the kids the right shot. >> the judge who presided over the anna nicole smith charles said she may not be at fault -- trial said she may not be that far off. >> it may be murder without malice. reckless behavior by the doctors. >> he was the best father you could ever imagine. >> the courts must also decide who will become the permanent guardian of his three kids. currently, his mother has temporary custody. there are reports that his ex-

wife has a custody hearing next monday if it gets to that point. >> right now, all through the night, they are talking, negotiating, and i believe they may come to a fair conclusion. >> though an end to the controversy surrounding jackson's death still appears to be far from over. >> adding to the controversy over the children are new reports that joe jackson wants to share in guardianship with his wife. for years, michael jackson had called his father abusive and in his will indicated that if his mother could not take care of his kids, his second choice would be diana ross. >> next, a new program that can help control how much energy use and save you money. >> also, should children under the age of four take swimming lessons? the american academy of pediatrics says no, but a new study could change thoughts on

that policy. >> the space shuttle in a race with stormy weather. who will win? the latest coming up. >> the changes in the city's trash pickup program. concerns about the impact new at 5:30. >> and hybrid cars are extremely popular because of their fuel efficiency, but there are people who say they need to make a little more noise. we wil

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the company unveiled its smart grid program that aims to install 200 smart meters. they say the new system will save consumers $2.6 billion over the life of the project. >> finally, the project will include smart energy pricing as the standard rate structure, which will pay customers rebates for reducing power construction. >> bge says customers who participated in a test of the program lower their energy use is more than 10% during peak times and save more than $100. there is a cost for the new leaders, but the price has not been finalized yet. -- costs for the new meters. >> in tonight's medical alert, another study giving clues about one possible cause of nazism. experts that isn't children -- one possible cause of autism. experts found those who have

family members with autoimmune diseases like type 1 diabetes or arthritis had an increased risk. they were not able to prove this link, but they suspect the genes activated on and autoimmune diseases are also used in autism. experts say this link is rare. the majority of people with auto immune diseases do not have children with autism. women worry a lot about their family, jobs, live, here, but some new studies show women worry more about prostate cancer than their partners do. edward and patricia have been married over 50 years, and 12 years ago, when he was diagnosed with prostate cancer, it was his wife who had insisted on regular checkups. >> this one checkup, he said maybe we ought to do a biopsy. did the biopsy, and i did have

cancer. had not shown up in my blood work. >> it was very scary. >> they decided on surgery. when sentences women partners are a big part of the process. >> if you come along, a lot of times, you did not absorb everything. having someone else there helps. also, i think the questions are different coming from this house. -- coming from the spouse. >> 12 years later, she is still a big part of his health care. >> i lay of the medicine he has to take in the morning. >> they will celebrate their 57th wedding anniversary this december, so she seems to be doing a pretty good job. we talked about the recent reports that say the test does not save lives.

he had some pretty strong opinions on the subject and about the study, and there's more about prostate cancer that i think you will find interesting. in a tool used at johns hopkins hospital could soon be used nationwide. doctors and health-care professionals met with the woman who once the proud of this checklist to be used at hospitals across the country. it was developed by a doctor at hopkins to guide medical teams to take simple steps to greatly reduce medical errors and infection. the senator has included provisions in the senate health care reform bill to get reform for that checklist, and the protocol could be rolled out nationwide within two years for less than $3 million. for years, the american academy of pediatrics warned against children under the age of four taking swim lessons, but not anymore. there is no evidence that infant and toddler swim lessons to give

children an added layer of protection around the water. the study is prompting a major policy shift. >> the thinking had been that kids do not have the motor skills until they are four years old, and if they participate in some lessons, that might make parents less vigilant and indirectly increase the risk of drowning. >> but a recent study by the nih found that some lessons can provide some extra protection. so the academy is changing its stance, but pediatrician's warned that parents still need water safety. >> slight risk of an isolated thunderstorm or two in the area early tonight, and in skies will clear up nicely. right now, the main threat run around the bay. we have seen oneself pop-up coming off the western shore of the bay making its way into

parts of kent county. the system crossing just multiple system beach. looks like it will slide up to the east and southeast, perhaps getting into parts of northern queen anne's county. another storm that was at least a little bit stronger for a while coming down across the bay. this one is now tracking through southern talbott. looks like it will pass just north of cambridge, but it could produce some gusty winds as it makes its way off to the east and southeast. that is really about it as far as the leather goods are any parts of maryland that we can monitor. to our south, a little stronger storm. temperatures are right now running through the 80's. checking in and out at 84 degrees east and ahead of that storm. cooler temperatures north and west out for up to now, and that will be filtering in. cool, dry air tonight and small, and lastly, clouds will fall apart as soon as diminish after

sunset. this morning, chile 40's in the northern lakes. canadian border, 39 degrees around international falls. that is some chilly air. we will feel that here tonight as the skies clear in the winston to the north this. 50's again in the suburbs. 59 degrees i believe is the record low for tomorrow morning set in 2001, so it is going to be a close call. some of the outlying suburbs could be down near record lows again. the front that went through finally get past all to ourselves, and just a little hint of thunderstorm still developing on the north side of that, reinforcing a shot of a cool, dry air will filter in for tonight and tomorrow, and that means the next couple of days look pretty nice. only generating scattered clouds right through wednesday at 5:00, and the front that is of northwest of pittsburgh wednesday tries to push across

the mountains toward baltimore. we may have a thunderstorm early in the morning thursday, and we will see if some stones pop up in the mountains later toward thursday afternoon as well, until that can get here, a fantastic summer weather. mostly summer tomorrow. highs ranging from 80 along the pennsylvania border to about 87 just south of baltimore city. northwest winds on the day tomorrow, officially kicking up to 50 knots. the pay water temperatures are in the upper 70's now. -- the bay water temperatures. again, just before noon tomorrow at 11:40 a.m. and the mountain, look for some sunshine and 75 degrees. ocean city, we will see temperature is right around 80 degrees. 84 tomorrow. warmer, more humid day on wednesday, but not bad for this time of year. just getting to averages back to normal. chance for a thunderstorm in the

morning. partly cloudy on friday, but still the temperature is below normal over the weekend. >> we have some breaking news right now. i see the overturned car. >> this is richardson wrote in the woodlawn district. it appears this vehicle ended up striking another vehicle and flipping upside down. police are on the scene taking care of the injured. we're just not quite sure how many people are hurt. as we get more information, we will update you. >> thank you. still ahead, philadelphia some country in quite the firestorm. when it did allow some african- american and hispanic children in its club. >> and it was scrubbed because the thunderstorms, but tonight, nasa will try again to launch

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>> the space shuttle endeavour is the old up and ready to launch, but the weather remains the challenge. >> forecasters say there is a 60 percent chance of whether similar to the conditions that

forced yesterday's postponement. >> it is a familiar scene. astronauts walking out, but going in, and then waiting on the weather. as the countdown clock ticks, it is a race against time. which will come first -- 6:51 eastern wants time for this -- strong storms predicted to move into the area? >> the timing of this is going to be really close. we will have to watch it. >> adding to the concerns, a twin engine part cover. not a problem unless it rains before launch, exposing a steering thruster to moisture. so for a third day, mother nature could give nasa a no go. first, there were lightning strikes on friday, forcing technicians to make sure no vital systems were fried. then, storms on sunday made nasa scrubbed another attempt.

these delays, and month after a leaky fuel line canceled two launch attempts in june. that problem seems to be fixed, but it has been some hard look for this subtle, leaving nasa to hope that today is finally the day that they catch a break, even though clouds are showing no signs of breaking up. >> when it finally does lift off, it has some serious work to do in space, attaching the last part of the billion dollar japanese lab, but nasa not only has until tuesday or possibly wednesday to launch. it would then have to stand down for several weeks to allow a russian ship to visit the space station. >> up next, three men are already in custody, two charged with murder. >> why investigators in florida say more arrests are possible in the death of a husband and wife who cared for foster children.

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>> did tonight, recycling once a week, trash picked up once a week. baltimore starts its 1 + one system. most people who recycle regularly are looking forward to the pickup. those who do not may need to start would be overloaded with trash, but like it or not, the program goes into effect tomorrow.

>> take a look right here. lots of things just like this today. trash out in alleys. people still not very clear about this major shift in their trash collection scheduling. not too far from nearly every city -- city intersection, you will find a maze of alleys, many filled with trash. but even with the far from perfect present, the city is moving forward into the future with a new focus on recycling. >> what is changing this week is we are moving to a new collection schedule. the thought behind it was initially an efficiency move because we had two separate operations providing essentially the same service. but your recycling only got collected twice a month, which was a little too much of an afterthought. >> we need at least twice maybe three times a week. >> out on the city streets, the change from two trash pickups a week to one is a big concern. >> my concern is that there is

going to be too much trash around. people who do not use trash receptacles will increase the rat population because the rats will have longer to eat on the trash. there has got to be a better way. >> we said from the start, there are going to be some messes, some glitches. we are going to work with the citizens. it is a big change for the city, so there are definitely going to be some hiccups along the way. we are going to be doing some cleaning in some areas that are a little more litter challenged. >> once a week is not enough. something needs to be done with regard to having the trash picked up at least three times a week minimum. >> a councilman's is people who will not put trash in cancer now surely will not recycle. >> -- people who will not put thatrash in cans now.

>> one that tonight at 6:00. >> thank you. and look at our other top stories this hour. police are calling the death of an 83-year-old woman suspicious. doris could pose your body was found inside a freezer inside her apartment. her grandson says he got a call from his aunt saying could die in her sleep. she told him to look in the freezer, and that is where he found his grandmother's body under the beach blanket. he called 911. the exact cause of death is not known yet. and it was not carbon monoxide that forced the evacuation of a courthouse in downtown baltimore today. officials say it was a sulfuric acid leak. firefighters responded to around 9:00 this morning. nine people were treated at the scene, and internal memos state the leak was from a forklift tiny print shop. we're told the building has now

been violated. and supreme court nominee sonia sotomayor says the law and not her personal and professional experiences has driven her experiences as a judge. this morning, judge sotomayor listened intently in a packed senate hearing room as lawmakers made opening remarks on her appointment as a supreme court justice. if confirmed, sotomayor would be the first hispanic and the third woman to sit on the high court bench. >> a judge says 68 people were -- six or eight people were involved in the vicious murders of a well-known husband and wife. they adopted children would disabilities, but did he say business ties may be a motive in their deaths. >> florida lawmen are still at the house west of pensacola where byrd and melanie billings were shot to death last is that in what police first described as a home invasion robbery but

are now being paid. >> because of the complexity and the ties that this family had throughout the business community, we are moving many of the directions. could be money. could be a host of things. >> they were well-connected and wealthy, which provided them enough to support their 16 children, 12 of whom were adopted, some with special needs. >> there was nothing wrong with those children to them. they knew that they could give them the love and care that they needed. >> police also say there may be more suspects in addition to the two charged over the weekend. there will be in court tuesday. gonzales's father was in court monday for being an accomplice. he has reportedly told police he was driving the van that took actually three men to burglarize the billings' home.

>> in regard to the people that have been arrested [inaudible] >> much of the makeshift memorial outside the home is adjust to the adopted children, who have been moved to an undisclosed location with a plan to care for them already in place. >> such a sad story. all those little children. this seems to be some bad blood between alaska gov. sarah palin and the father of her grandson. widely by johnson believes the governor decided to call it quits -- why levi johnson believes the governor decided to call it quits. >> now, the task of identifying some 100,000 people who are supposed to be buried. >> the naacp celebrating its birth and charting what it calls a new course of history.

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>> federal authorities have started to try to identify about 100,000 people who are buried in an illinois cemetery. the fbi has set up a mobile command truck. the cemetery was closed last week and cordoned off as a crime scene after authorities arrested four former workers who allegedly.gov bodies and resold the plots. the cook county sheriff's office -- the cook county sheriff says his office has received more than 100,000 inquiries. an office to keep -- a country club accused of discriminating against a group of black and hispanic children has invited them back. lastly, the children were denied swimming privileges after they had already paid their money. president of the club says members voted last night to reinvent the students, but the camp director has indicated that the offer is now >> too late> in an interview that could only be described as odd, the father of

sarah palin's grandson praised the alaskan governor in one breath and accused her of lying the next. he appeared on the today show this morning to talk about why he thinks governor palin is resigning. he says she spoke of cashing in on her new fame to the tune of millions of dollars, something she could not do as governor. he also said she returned home from senator john mccain's failed presidential campaign a changed woman. >> running for vice president is totally different from the governor. cameras every day. she had secret service, you name it. after that, it was all gone. i just think that it definitely got to her head. >> when asked if he would vote for governor palin for president, johnston told and currie know. meanwhile, the palin camp calls the claims fiction. >> very odd. there is a growing trend among homeowners who cannot seem to

sell their homes. why they are becoming landlords. >> and pet airways will only make a few stops, and one of them is the w i third marshall. >> a couple of scattered showers. we will track those storms and check the seven-day forecast coming up.

>> good afternoon, everyone. here is what is coming up at 6:00 -- a warning for everyone who uses an atm machines. thieves are using a high-tech scams in intend to wipe out your bank account. how it works and what you can do to protect your cash. and the naacp celebrating 100 years. we are also following reports that derrick mason is retiring. we will have these stories and much more when you join us much more when you join us

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>> tonight, there is a new citywide program aimed at improving living conditions for baltimore city firefighters. in this case, the firefighters could use your help. >> when the baltimore city council president went on a tour of the city fire stations, she saw that our firefighters needed some help, so today, she decided to do something about it. at the waldorf fire station engine 20, the air-conditioner is at least 50 years old. the firefighters here call it north wind. it only operates on high speed. some of the recliners here are broken. and the dishes. >> we have 30 different sets of plates that none of the match. the cheap was saying we have a whole lot of different styles of plates. >> firefight is that all the city's firehouses need things like a new air conditioner.

that is why the launch today be a genie in july program where you can help firefighters. >> dvd player, energy-saving light bulbs, exercise equipment. this is their home away from home. when you look at some of the exercise equipment in these stations, you know that it is somebody's hand me down. >> wish list items are on the city's website, and the items needed verary. >> if you see somebody's old couch or a chair and maybe a second generation mccloy. these are things we all kind of take for granted at home, but you're at the fire station, a lot of times, it is second-hand stuff they end up with -- here at the fire station. >> it is all about making the fire station a little more home away from home. >> we want to encourage community groups and local

businesses to help grant the firefighters wishes. >> and if you would like to donate to the program, you can log onto our website, wbaltv.com. >> now, your weather forecast. >> we have had quite a stretch of comfortable july weather conditions, and it is drying up pretty quickly after that soggy spring. things have dried up considerably over the past couple of weeks, though it little bit of rain would help out. you can see shell is now tracking across kent county. looks like some decent sound was in that location when in some gardens and farms on the eastern shore. watch out for some gusty winds. same thing around public county coming down into northern dorchester county just north of cambridge. some beneficial rains but also the possibility of some

dangerous lightning and gusty winds with some of those isolated thunderstorms that pop up in the next couple of our spirit of to the west, baltimore dry conditions and low humidity return for much of this week. temperature-wise, today in baltimore, the temperatures that will run mostly in the 80's across the region. normal high is 87 degrees, so there's the possibility we could see temperatures running to even if 104 record highs in this area this time of year. summertime heat and humidity is still a possibility of around the region as we head into the next couple of weeks, even though we have been rather blessed with some decent conditions as far as high temperatures go the past couple of weeks or so. again, we are going to continue to monitor some cooler air coming down over the next several days. we will show you where some isolated showers and storms have developed in the afternoon and evening. the computer is hung up just a little bit year, but you can see the main threat is some

thunderstorms off to the north and west of us, and that is pretty much what we will be dealing with. going back to the main computer, you see the cooler air coming in from the north and west. services of their only in the 60's and 70's. that is what we will be dealing with. 58 is the record low, and that was set back in 2001. there is a cool front that went through over the weekend, and it is moving offshore. high-pressure comes in. it delivers the cool dry air into the mid-atlantic region, and we will be able to enjoy that it looks like through tuesday and wednesday before things start to heat up a little bit. sunshine, the forecast tomorrow, highs of 80 and 87. the normal high is 87 degrees, so it will be a fairly comfortable temperature. the water temperature is now running in the mid to upper

70's. 87 is normal. we are below that tomorrow with low humidity and lots of sunshine. a chance for a thunderstorm. thursday's activity looks like it'll be mainly during the first half of the day early morning hours and in clearing up in the afternoon. friday, to just come out of that, and saturday and sunday, scattered thunderstorms with high in the lower 80's in tonight's consumer look, hybrid cars ringing bells of concern because they are silent. the cars are quiet and like the old tv cliche, to quiet times, some say, for public safety. blind people in particular could be put in danger by not being able to hear it as it passes by. there is now pending legislation that would require vehicles to make a certain amount of sound so all can hear them. more homeowners are renting their homes to avoid foreclosure.

being a landlord is scary for first timers but can help avoid financial disaster. the growing trend of accidental lenders. >> she has been trying to sell her home since january. >> high ceilings, so that as a benefit. >> so far, no takers, and she has already bought and moved into a larger home. >> i really did not think it would take that long, but it did. i really believe that it is because of the market. >> now stuck with two mortgages, is trying to read this house join the ranks of an accidental landlords across the country. people who had not planned to be a landlord but who have to as a necessity. >> mindy is an option for a homeowner stock in a home cannot afford or for those stocks in the home they did not meant to have. >> there are pitfalls, but this could help some people keep their homes. >> the benefit is someone helping you pay most of the rent

every month. it is your money going back into your own house, so you are building equity into the home. >> when alex got married, he and his wife needed a place to begin to their jobs. they were scared about being lead lloyd's but decided it was the best decision for >> now> the market is not in a place that we can sell our house and make what we need to make off of it. >> the all this says his experience has been good so far. -- valdez says. experts say first-timer's should not expect the rent they get to cover the mortgage, but for some, staying out of foreclosure is good enough. >> flying the friendly skies is going to the dogs. literally. no more flying in the cargo holds. the first pet airline will travel initial routes some chicago to los angeles with stops in chicago, baltimore, and denver.

the pet passengers will be taken care of by an in flight had attended. owners can even track their flights, but they are not allowed on board. introductory fares start at $149 each way. >> thank you. for more on pet airways, you can log onto our website, wbaltv.com, and click on family. also, a lesson in paying attention. see how a growth fell into an open manhole while sending text messages -- see how a girl fell into an open manhole while sending text messages. and seniors dionne warwick and robin thicke scheduled for this year's arts festival. >> hearings are over for sonia sotomayor. >> a maryland senate to weighs

in on the nomination. >> a new summer camp in baltimore brings together law enforcement agencies from all over to teach kids how to resist and gang violence. and gang violence.

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officer's position. >> the program is run all over the country, but this is the first time it has come to baltimore. it brings together law enforcement officers from all over including the fbi, bureau of tobacco and firearms, and baltimore city and county to give kids the tools to say no to peer pressure and stay away from gang violence. the goal was to get children young before the negative influences get to them. >> to understand that they can make positive decisions, that they are important to their community, that they can set goals for themselves and stay away from negative influences. the other thing is build a positive relationship between the law enforcement community and these kids. >> most people think of police officers as always on their job and never resting. it will be exciting to see how they relax. >> the camp includes class and deception as well as --

classroom description. >> we are trying to tie the biblical principles to what the law enforcement officers will see. >> this year, the camp will run through the end of the week, but next year, organizers hope to bring it back and expand the program. and that is all for us at 5:00. >> here is a look at what's coming up to 6:00. >> trash pickup days in half. recycling or rats in the city. both sides next. >> a police-involved shooting. news starts right now. >> the good evening, everyone. police are investigating a shooting involving one of their

own. >> the ordeal began when a knock on the door and ended with officers firing at an arnold man. that investigation is under way tonight. >> charges against and on the businessman include assault and resisting arrest. michael housely is recovering tonight at shops, in baltimore. -- shock trauma. >> officers were called to check on a female treatment -- female patient who was a walk off. >> if and when the officers firing his weapon. police say when officers arrived at the home, michael became angry and assaults of the officers. >> officers deployed pepper spray to subdue him. also it taser to subdue him. he was able to continue to fight. >> by phone,