good evening, everybody. that issue got started just before 11:00 this morning at the intersection of edmonton and with more avenues on the city's west side. one officer was released from the hospital this afternoon. the second officer and the suspect remained at shot,. >> the suspect and the officer are in stable condition and recovering your hr,. that officer is a 17-year veteran of the police force, and today he was involved in a shootout in broad daylight. it ended in a gunbattle on the west side that left to baltimore police officers wounded. >> i heard the shot, and i looked up and looked around. you see people running. >> it started in the northeast part of the city. officers responded to a domestic violence this be on lake ave. the suspect was gone by the time the officers arrived. police say he moved to west

baltimore and was allegedly involved in another domestic violence call. while the officer was talking to the victim, the suspect, a 34- year-old man, came back and fired at the officer, striking him in that back -- in the back. another officer heard the call and pulled up behind the suv. police said the suspect was out of his car and fired several shots through the driver's side window of the police car, hitting the officer in the chest, stomach, an arm. >> our officer was able to get out on the passenger side of the car and engage the suspect and a gun battle. he incapacity the suspect reducing incapacitated the suspect. >> he was shot in the leg and arm, but witnesses say there was more that happen. the commissioner said he had no information on it and would not comment other than to say this.

>> this was a man who assaulted at least two innocent women today. i have very few apologies to make about his condition or the outcome of this incident. >> he says he stands by his officers and their actions to protect innocent people by being hurt by the suspect. to him, those officers are heroes. >> after being wounded in the seat of that car, to pull himself out and engage the suspect in a gun battle, i think it says a lot about the men and women of this police department. i am damn proud of their work. >> police said the suspect will be charged upon his release from the hospital. demetric injured -- the mayor visited the injured officer and his family in hospital. she talked about her initiative to try keep her guns redo to try and keep guns away.

>> we have been trying to get all our partners to understand what we need to do here in the city and state to close the loopholes on so many of our gun laws. this is a prime example. >> the mayor says this crime be on the agenda at the next criminal-justice board meeting. tonight members of baltimore's liberian community gathered to say goodbye to a friend. a well respected community leader was shot and killed back in may. officials say it was a botched robbery. two men attacked him as he locked up in northeast baltimore social club. police have not made an arrest in the case. family members say his body will be sent back to africa for burial. friends and customers gathered to remember 57-year-old mr.

kong. >> i have read all the articles i can find. every article says that they were not sure if anything was stolen, but those articles are wrong. what they stole was something from all of us here. they stole something from the community, from the employees, his friends, and his family. >> mr., open a store 15 years ago. customers we talked to remember him as a generous man who was willing to give anyone a break. reaction to the death of walter cronkite continues to pour in. he gave up his anchor seat years ago, but he still holds a special place for many. >> it should not come as any surprise walter cronkite's death is front-page news around the

country. to many americans, he was the news. >> you could tune in to him and he would tell you the truth. >> at the news museum in washington, a quickly arranged exhibit honored the legendary anger man. outside, visitors remember him and his stories. >> i was in the eighth grade when president kennedy was killed. >> president kennedy died 1:00 p.m. central standard time. >> when cronkite declared the vietnam war unwinnable, americans believed him. >> i think he really made a difference. >> he was called the most trusted man in america. as watergate was swallowing president nixon, president obama was just a child. >> he was someone we could trust to guide us through the most important issues of the day. a voice of certainty in an uncertain world. >> for decades ago this week,

cronkite brought us the one story that left him speechless. manned landing on the moon. >> july 20, 1969, i am sure is going to be perhaps the one historical date that children 500 years from now will recognize. >> perhaps those children will also remember the man who brought us the news. neil armstrong, the first man on the moon, said cronkite enjoyed the highest ratings because he earned the trust of his audience. >> coverage of walter cronkite's debt continues on our website. you can read more about his life and share your memories on wbaltv.com. after some disappointing rain yesterday, today turned out

to be nice. it was very comfortable. we will try to do it again tomorrow. it is typically 88 for the high. taking a look at the lack of rain, we are better than halfway through the month. we are at an inch and eight tenths behind the eightball on rainfall. we are cheering up a lot of the excess grain we got in the spring months. -- excess grain we got in the spring. last month we had over 4 inches surplus, so we need to catch up. we will talk about that in our forecast in just a few minutes. first let's talk about the perfect weather we had four heartscape today. -- artscape. this afternoon, so many people showed up to see the band cake,

police had to close off access to the main stage. >> it has been going very well. we could not ask for better weather. it has just been really a great weekend so far. we think we will have a couple of hundred thousand. >> even organizers were surprised and by today's crowd. it began on friday, and it is the nation's largest 3 arts festival. water restrictions are on tap for some baltimore residents. find out exactly what this means and if you are on that list. this is one of the worst crimes that lincoln county has ever seen. >> a sad, complicated story. six people across two states found murdered. found murdered.

>> california transportation officials say an accident happened around 3:00 this afternoon when one train rear ended the other. no serious injuries have been reported. trippet a suspect connected to six murders across to the that we need to southern states is in police custody. the bodies were found in alabama and tennessee this morning. investigators say he gave up information that led to one of the body's in huntsville, alabama. authorities say there were two additional crime scenes in fayetteville, tenn.. five people were found dead in two separate homes there. investigators say some of the victims were related. >> we are probably going to be here all night. it may possibly be tomorrow sometime before can actually give you a identification of the victims. >> police have not release names

of the victims or the suspects and will not say exactly how those victims died. you can almost hear the collective cheer from golfers of a certain age tonight. however 59-year-old made history at the british open today and gave the rest of us duffers a bit of hope. >> the world's oldest man has died. what kept him going for 113 years? the secret is right after the break. >> affront has stalled offshore. that may play into the weather. tomorrow's forecast is not too bad. bad.

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worried about getting caught. >> you might not feel this way, but some maryland residents are begging for speed cameras in their neighborhood, while others have quickly found a way around them. he claims view motorist obey the 25 mile an hour speed limit. >> the shares department puts their trailer out here on a regular basis. >> he believes speed cameras will slow drivers down. you might wonder how he and please feel about this. it is a warning system designed to alert drivers when approaching a red light or speed camera. this salesman installed it in his car. he said he is simply fighting technology with technology and avoiding a bunch of costly tickets. is that warning system legal? does it work? you might be surprised at the answer.

baltimore's department of public works has blamed today's water main break on aging infrastructure. has caused a rash of ruptures lately. it is the second break in three months. the 6 inch main rupture, flooding three homes. service has been restored, though more repairs may be necessary. you can also blame aging infrastructure for mandatory water restrictions that are in place tonight. repair work continues on a 53 inch water main. it affects about 100,000 residents in baltimore county. it means no watering lawns or washing cars, and restaurants are prohibited from serving water unless requested. residence south of the restricted area may experience low water pressure. clear skies, light winds, and dry air of allowing the

temperatures to drop right now. there were some spotty and scattered showers in the mountains to the northwest, which is now dissipating. there is not much there to trigger any significant rain. the readings now are beginning to fall into the 60's. on the boardwalk at ocean city is 72. at the airport officially is 67 degrees and 73 downtown at the inner harbor. 54 at oakland. this is a sign of where we are heading. with the dry conditions and light winds, and temperatures will bottom out tomorrow morning. in suburban areas of to the west and northwest, you could see some upper 50's for the early morning lows. here are the clear skies we have right now. here is the front off shore, which is more or less going to stall. it will interact on monday or

tuesday with an upper air system over the great lakes in canada. the combination of those two things may increase the chance of rain as we get into the work week next week. there is not much going on right now. this is a fair weather pattern for tomorrow. as we get deeper into the week, we see this weather pattern, the jet stream lined up, taking a big nose dive into the east. it tends to be dryer right now, but it could introduce enough of a weather disturbance coming out of this to increase the range chance. all the hot summer like conditions have been pushed to the southwest, where they have had temperatures in the 100's. in amounts it will be cooler. like northwest to west wind, a very nice overnight situation. leave the windows open. partly cloudy skies and pleasant tomorrow. low humidity, nicer than today.

southeast winds at 4-8 miles an hour. a lot of sunshine and a few scattered showers popping up. the open waters of the bay, the water temperatures have warmed into the upper 70's. if you are going to be down at the ocean, a lot of clouds tomorrow. it looks like it should be a dry day with great -- with 82 for our high. the futurecast shows a dry conditions tomorrow. it looks like the rain chances are minimal. on monday we begin to see a little more moisture coming our way from the south. that is when we start introducing a brain chance that will be with us off and on all week long -- a rain chance. a little cooler on monday. by the end of the day, the rain

chance increases and will be with us on-again and off-again for tuesday, thursday, friday, and saturday. it is below average for this time of year. the orioles are not liking chicago very much. >> i think they would like the wind to blow them somewhere else. an amazing story at the british open. that is next. >> i am with the maryland lottery official. it is an estimated annuity of $2.8 million. the numbers are 22, 18, 4, 36, 43, 1.

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orioles' best pitcher this year. he is a hard one to figure. on the road, just one and five when he pitches. the orioles got off to a great start in chicago. he keeps pounding away. he ends up at second. problems in the fit -- in the fifth when things just come apart. white sox take the lead 2-1. they got another one, and it could have been worse. a perfect throw to the plate. the orioles are down 4-1. i don't think his parents entered him in vicomtesse when he was a kid.

-- entered him in vicomtesse. it is now a 4-3 game. he gets roberts to second for the final out. tom watson last won a major a quarter-century ago, but somehow he is on the verge of writing an incredible story at the british open. the third round under difficult conditions. he just kind of roles that up and in 4 the eagle. here are some of the guys standing in tom watson's way. he is one behind watson. he shot a steady 71, including a huge eagle. he is 2 under, tied for third.

all eyes on the 59-year-old watson, 11 years older than the oldest guy to win a major. he has won five british opens. he has a one-shot lead going into the final round. check out this one on 16. the place goes ballistic here. tom watson is at 4 under par, one in front. charles barkley sharing a tender moment at this celebrity championship in lake tahoe. that is carlton from "the fresh prince of bel-air." been raucous bar almost had the shot of the day. he will not be retiring from football to pursue a glocball. dan marino has retired, but he shows he can still play. that is six points for the kid on the beach. are the raven's looking for receiver? sign that kid up.

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a good day tomorrow, but rain chances next week. >> thank you for joining us, everybody. have a great night. >> announcer: and now part four of katie couric's interview with alaska's governor sarah palin. [ cheers and applause ] >> governor palin, thank you for agreeing to talk with me one more time. >> oh, hey.