adirondo county. in the district of columbia there are showers that could produce small hail. we have scattered activity. we could use the rain. we just do not need the severest of. we will talk about what ahead in a minute. >> you can take a look of the latest forecast. now our radar allows you to track rains and storms. >> tonight and early morning accident that involved a medic unit is under investigation. the accident happened as heavy rain started to move and this morning. traffic was moving slow at the intersection in northwest baltimore. melissa carlson was there. >> it was just before 9:00 this morning when two patients were being transported to the hospital. they got to their location but after a bumpy they toor. reggie owens was on his way to

work when he was blocked by this accident. >> from a scale of one to 10, this is an 8.5. the ambulance is stopped. >> the ambulance took out a tree. fire officials explain what happened. >> our team was responding, carrying two priority three patients to the hospital. >> authorities say it was traveling with lights and siren and was transported an adult and child. >> apparently there was a collision involving a sedan traveling westbound. >> all four on board were transported to area hospitals with non-life threatening injuries. the driver did not want to talk on camera but said he was at the intersection when he saw the unit slide into the back of his car. he and his passenger were shaken but not seriously injured. because of the accident is under investigation, but owens says he has his own theory. >> one of the two was speeding,

and it is common sense in inclement weather you're supposed to decrease your speed. i know these things and see it all the time. >> there were not adhering to the 24 m.p.h. speed limit. something needs to force drivers to take it easy. >> a lot of accidents. you had vehicles coming from eastbound, southbound, westbound, northbound, and they need to put up a traffic signal. >> a suspect to tried to rob an off-duty police officer is still on killers. baltimore police said the officer was not in uniform of the time. police said the officer had recently finished his shift when he was approached by three people at a bus stop. one person displayed a handgun, and officer hit one suspect in the arm. the wanted man is still in a hospital. the second suspect was arrested,

and a third remains at large. police are also looking into a stabbing at lexington market. they say a man was stabbed around 9:00 this morning. we have learned the victim received of a puncture wound. a person of interest was taken into custody. >> tonight police are searching for two men who tried to rape a 24-year-old woman. it happened 6:30 saturday morning. police said the suspects approached the woman visiting from out of town and tried to rape her in a piece of construction equipment. police are now analyzing camera footage for images of the suspects. it is hard for most people to a imagine the church been burglarized, but someone can imagine it quite well. police think the same suspect might be responsible for five separate church break-ins. jim joins us live with the latest. >> all five churches are in

northern baltimore county, and the same in of police are asking for your help to help catch -- and the same mo. police are asking for your help to catch the burglar. an unpleasant surprise tuesday morning. the place was ransacked. >> they had gone through all blunt offices, and they had gone through every juror. there was not a juror laughed on turns, and they were looking for money. >> taking the church's petty cash and a couple bottles of wine. for other churches have had similar break-ins in the last week, and police think it is the work of the same person or persons. >> a burglar or burglars entered the church by breaking a window or going enforcing the window open. there was some light ransacking, and they took the money. >> father james says they stood on a trash can to force their

way into the back kitchen area, and police believe the suspect wants cash " because other items have been left untouched, and before they can get more, police are asking everyone to be on the lookout. >> we do not know if there will serve breaking into businesses or anything else. we asked the public any time they see something strange to call us. >> they are grateful the same story was not damaged and the thieves did not steal things of religious value. he had words for the thief. >> there is always forgiveness. if you really need help, so call us next time. >> the money was used in part to help people in need. when the thief is caught, he is facing several charges, including felony and second- degree burglary. >> there is no word tonight as to what started of boat fire. we brought you details of breaking news yesterday at 5:00. sky team 11 flew out around

5:20. it took about 20 minutes to extinguish the flames. still no word on a cause. >> after making a direct appeal to the nation last night on television, president obama is taking his case for health care reform on the road with the senate majority leader saying today the vote will not happen before recess. the president is now talking directly with families. >> president obama had gone to cleveland to push health care reform when he learned the senate will not meet his august 2 deadline for a first vote. >> that is ok. i just want people to keep on working, and i wanted done by the end of this year. i wanted done by the fall. >> senators looking for a way to pay for the plan had reported more progress. >> we got into real substance. it was very good.

>> the senate finance committee chairman privately said he needs more time, and senate majority leader reid gave it to him. >> it is better to have a product that is based on quality and thoughtfulness rather than trying to jam something through. >> that is what republicans are saying. parks where you in such a rush? >> in cleveland, president obama said health-care reform is an urgent priority. >> reforming becoming too soon for some in washington, but it does not soon enough for the american people. >> republican leaders said they want reform. >> the president said the status quo is unacceptable. we agree. >> but the president backing a tax hike on millionaires to buying insurance for the uninsured is unacceptable for the gop. >> why do we want to tax those who will be hiring american workers, that will prolong the recession.

>> speaker pelosi still want a vote soon. >> we will go to the floor, and we will win. >> team obama learned today the fight will drag out. democratic leaders fear the more time this takes the better the chance that major health care reform will be defeated. >> the dow jones industrial is now above 9000 for the first time since january. better than expected quarterly reports from blue-chip stocks helped fuel the rally. also, reports show existing home sales jump for the third straight month here is how the markets close today. the dow gained 188 points to close at 1069. s&p gained 22. >> baltimore is hoping to cash in from the world football challenge. tomorrow more than 70,000 soccer fans will arrive for a highly anticipated match. joining us live with the latest.

>> i want to show you an impressive sight. fans are here already from all over the world, lined up behind me to try to get autographs with their favorite players. as you can imagine, this is going to mean big bucks for the city of baltimore. some are calling this one of the biggest events ever for the city. but even this going to bring anything between $15 million of $20 million. >> the director of the maryland officer -- office of sports marketing and who helped make a match between two premier soccer programs have been in baltimore, is literally giddy about it. the met sold out and about three months and is expected to bring throngs of fans. >> we are sold out. that is an awesome feeling. >> the event could not have come

at a better time. many hotels are sold out, and the harbor area is expected to be packed. >> it is going to be exciting. fans are going to have a great time. it makes a big difference. >> the ceo of the convention and visitors association says what is so special is it will put baltimore on the world stage, and the city will have visitors from all over the world who may not have even thought about coming to baltimore before. >> we are very excited. 70,000 people here for the summer, and to have the national and world focus. >> experts say it is expected to bring in $15 million to the city. the jumps to more than $30 million if you include outlying counties. they are putting a little american swift on this. they are allowing tailgating, so it could be quite a scene several hours before the game. maryland sports officials say

this particular game could have doubled baltimore into the world soccer and arena. what that means is coming up at 6:00. >> a lot of excitement. with 72,000 fans coming to the game, traffic downtown could be a bees. transportation officials expect traffic to be the worst between 5:00 end date of god. logon to our -- between 5:00 and it a cop. logon to our website to learn more. up next, we will learn more about the partnership between police and army reserve. forget about printing out of boarding pass for your next flight. just bring us pda to the airport. and it is the latest effort to become greener and healthier. however downtown vegetable garden is helping feed the less fortunate. >> advisers looked over plans to

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straight from the city's garden, it sits right in front of city hall. eggplant and other vegetables were planted. the mayor says the timing could not be better. >> what is happening now with very economy as well as health factors, if you can grow something naturally verses purchasing something with a lot of chemicals, that is also a health factor. have you ever tried one of these eight plans before? >> no, but i will try. >> the produce was donated to an organization that provides meals to low-income residents. quarks internet's medical alert, we told you about it yesterday. today there are more details on the gear and to test the swine

flu vaccine to make sure it is safe and effective. the university of maryland is one of the test sites. the complete results will not be known until it is time to begin the immunization campaign this fall. >> swine flu could be back in force as soon as september when children return to school, but most of the vaccine will not be ready before mid october. safety studies will begin in november. the company stocks of on vaccine ingredients, but manufacturers say they need a firm go ahead. >> of the decision was made today, the soonest the vaccine would be ready was mid- september. >> another company says the vaccine could be ready earlier. >> we could have products ready in early september. >> of lee's five clinical trials on adults and children as young as six months old. in most cases, two shot six weeks apart. those will determine if the

substance is needed to stretch the vaccine. it is yielding only 30% of what scientists expected. >> if something happens to somebody after vaccination, the vaccine will be accused, whether it is guilty or not. >> lawmakers learned everything depends on how soon the virus decides to show up. >> we got lucky last year were this did not hit until late in the school year. we're not going to be lucky until late in the school year. >> baltimore is one of the testing sites for the new vaccine. the governor purchase -- the government purchased 500 million doses. they will decide next week who should get the vaccine first. >> the warning tonight from the fda about electronic cigarettes. they claim to give smokers their nicotine boost without harmful chemicals, but they actually contain several known

carcinogens. fda researchers tested two popular brands. they detected cancer-causing agents in regular cigarettes and a toxic chemical used in antifreeze. officials say their review of the product shows they are drugs and devices which makes them a little. -- which makes them a legal. research from nuevo the -- from new zealand confirms that kids to get a lot of physical activity falsely quickly and bedtime. the study covered every hour of sedentary behavior, increased the time to fall asleep by three minutes. some national recognition for the university of maryland medical center. today the hospital celebrated its designation for nursing.

nanette status is awarded for excellence in patient care standards, teamwork, and this distinction will help them recruit and retain the best nurses. >> we do research. we have a lot of performance improvement activities, and there is a real love of decent care here that is translated to our patients and families. now they can feel it. >> it is considered quite an honor. only 5% of hospitals in the u.s. have achieved magnet designation. >> now your forecast with john collins. >> the severe thunderstorm warning was in effect for parts of the county. it is now expired. let's take a look of our doppler radar. one area of showers is approaching the city and has dissipated. those thunderstorms now are

around frederick toward montgomery county -- the intense activity is in montgomery county at this point, but that area of thunder send -- showers and thunderstorms is moving eastward. it is diminishing a little, but you folks can expect some rain in the next hour or two. also, around the district of columbia, some isolated thunder activity. there are some isolated cells as well. we do have some activity. it is you read out. it is warm. -- it is humid. it is warm. at marshall the temperature is 82 degrees. 81 at baltimore. quite a bit cooler in western maryland. cumberland is 88. something is going on here.

some dry air is moving into western maryland. oakland is considerably cooler at this particular stage of the game. let's take a look at what is going on. here is the latest satellite imagery. those dissipated storms over baltimore county and the city itself. not much west of this. the front is hanging out here. let's show you what is going on. we have a complicated system in the upper atmosphere right now. we have northeast winds coming into pennsylvania, and the front develops right over us, and we have shoe mid-air coming in. most of the activity is over the ocean, but this particular -- but until this clears out, we have an evening worth of scattered showers and thunderstorms to look forward to with light and variable winds. by daybreak tomorrow we will drop to the mid and upper 60's.

tomorrow, it will still be human. 82 degrees to 86 degrees. there will be a lingering amount of showers in the morning. partly cloudy skies otherwise. our future cash shows the art 70 this evening holing away from that area. it looks body at this point. saturday looks dry. sunday another front comes our way, and sunday morning, the rain chances are increasing. we have a lot of hot and humid here, and with the exception of saturday, we have rain every day. it will not be raining most of the time, but there will be a chance each day for a shower and thunderstorm activity. saturday at 91 degrees. also hot to the end of the week. tuesday and wednesday, if you just use the term isolated

shower activities. rain chances go down, but we cannot completely taken out of the forecast. >> i hate when those icons rain. and now a quarterback plans to set the record straight. and we have heard from president obama, a first lady michelle, and the first daughters, but for the first time the president's mother-in-law talks about living in the white house. >> i am live in the 11 newsroom. coming up, i will tell you what you can expect.

p$pa >> you may have noticed president obama's mother-in-law, rarely seen in public. >> for the first time, she is open about what it is like to live in the white house and help look after the first family. >> how is it like having a daughter married to the president of the united states? >> that is an overwhelming feeling. >> america phosphorus granma talk to honor of living in the white house. -- america's first grand monmouth talks about the honor of living in the white house. >> -- first grandma talks about the honor of living in the white house. >> they both had great ambitions.

>> her son-in-law campaigned on change, but to her, he is still the same man. >> i remember president obama being a very hard-working individual, and believe me. he still is the hardest working person i know. marks she was reading a book to elementary school students. >> there is a grandmother. -she was tossed about the president's daughters -- >> -- she was asked about the president's daughters -- >> i think they could only watch an hour a day, but they are of age where there would rather read books or play games, and so grandma is beginning to feel left out. >> the first lady's mother has always held take care of her granddaughters, but family members said she did not want to move into the white house. now she says it is great, and she has a busy social schedule. the first granma was front and center of the white house

celebrated country music. it was the first lady who turned heads with her new do, which officials say was a thin the version of her usual style. the first lady -- was of pinned up version of her usual style. the first lady and her husband are letty for more quality time with their kids. >> my life is wonderful. >> up next, remembering one of the most famous and most respected broadcast journalists. the funeral for walter cronkite. >> the federal minimum wage goes up tomorrow. why every month is not have been someone will make more money. what everyone is not happy someone will make more money. >> and being saved from a local school up next. >> controversy over presidential comment on a racially-charged arrest, coming up. >> breaking news. let's go to roid taylor and sky team of 11.

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management. the incident report indicates no one saw james get into the water. the report says life guards responded immediately after watching him struggle with a ladder. the fire department gave 5/7 accommodation awards for the staff's actions that day. >> he is an -- he is totally dependent on my husband and myself. >> mary and bill's son used to be an active, athletic teenager. he was even a member of the swim team. james is now unable to communicate, trapped in his own body. he uses of feeding tube and requires a tracheotomy tube breez to breath -- to breathe. they claim their son ended the -- enters the swimming club in 2006, and in the process of nearly drowning, was deprived of oxygen, resulting in severe

brain damage. >> the $40 million number is not a number we picked out of the hat. it is not a number foreshore on -- a number for shock. it is a realistic estimate of what james will require throughout the remainder of his life. >> attorneys declined to provide details on how such an active teen struggled in the water. according to an incident report, lifeguards responded to immediately after observing becker moving up and down and moving his arms by a ladder into the end of the pool. police reported a registered nurse assistant lifeguards in performing cpr. police wright said mary becker advise them james had no known medical problems. they transferred him with cardiac arrest. >> we do not think we have done anything wrong. >> william represents the pool and management. he contends james suffered a

heart attack when he got in the pool. >> we understand it was cardiac arrest. the guard observes the boy tried to reach for the latter, got down, pulled the boy out of the pool. >> when we were at the pool, had things been in place, things would have been different. we're going to mandate a lot to be changed. >> the family will lobby the general assembly to require schools to be equipped with defibrillators and put more lifeguards on duty. their only required one life guard for 50 people. >> here is looking at other top stories. lawyers to the former virginia tech counseling director did not know he took the student gunman 's mental health records when he left his job there. the attorney says robert miller accidently pack the records into a box of personal documents when he left in february,cho, killed

-- in february, 2006. miller discovered the records and return them to virginia tech. the natural aquarium -- the national aquarium has confirmed another sighting of a manatee. the animal appears to be moving freely. the aquarium and coast guard said it will continue to keep monitoring the animal's movements to ensure its safety. if you happen to see the vote and lea -- to leah, you should report it at the number on your screen. there is more controversy tonight over president obama's comments about the arrest of an african-american college professor. henry louis gates was arrested last week at his home after police got a call from someone -- about someone breaking in. obama said police acted stupidly by arresting him, but was that

an appropriate comment? laura kinney has more on the story. >> reaction poured into the president's remarks about the racially-charged comments on a scholar recalls a friend. asked about the arrest, president obama did not mince words. >> the cambridge police acted stupidly in arresting somebody when there was already prove they were in their own home. >> is blunt remarks drew immediate protests from the arresting officer. >> as he said at the beginning of the press conference, he did not know the facts. he certainly does not based on those comments. but this analyst says there are those that feel the president may have crossed the line, but it is notable the president did not refer to an "no comment." >> that would have been safer. the president was reacting as a human being. >> apart from that, the incident

killed but layers of several issues, including the unique scrutiny this president faces when talking about race relations as he did wednesday when he suggested racial profiling remains widespread. >> being the first african- american president, there are a lot of people who expect him to deal with that issue directly in a way other presidents have not. >> and activist says progress on race rishi's remains uneven, despite the historic election -- not on race relations remain uneven, despite the historic election. as the president himself acknowledges. robert gibbs clarify as the president's remarks today, saying he was not calling the officers stupid, but believes cooler heads should have prevailed. >> still to come, investigation after an 8-year-old girl says she was raped by four boys. tonight she is in the custody

of child protective services because of the way it her parents responded. details when we cover the nation. >> who would rob a church? that is what baltimore police are trying to figure out. i

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>> police in arizona are investigating the rape of an 8- year-old girl by four boys. it apparently happened inside a shed. the little girl was lured by the promise of bubble gum, and according to police, raped by the boys. a neighbor saw the boys running from the shed and call for help. she says the little girl was almost nude and crying. >> it was probably one of the worst crimes we have come across in 90 years in phoenix. >> police say the victim was removed from her home because her parents blame her for the attack. neighbors say they saba mother pulled a little girl near and slap her when she found out about the attacks -- say they saw the mother pulled a little girl near and slap her when she found out about the attacks. roethlisberger says the

allegations against him are false. the super bowl quarterback called the allegations of sexual assault outrageous, although he did not answer questions. >> i am going to fight to protect my family and my reputation. i'm not going to discuss my private life or this civil case in the media. i will respond to the outrageous allegations and the appropriate forum. >> roethlisberger is accused of sexually assaulting a woman last year. he said he intended to fight the lawsuit while remaining focused on the upcoming football season. >> 44 people are charged in a wide-reaching and complicated corruption probe in new jersey. a number of suspects, including the newly elected mayor of hoboken, and five rabbis walked into the headquarters in newark today. the charges come from probes into money laundering and public

corruption. the investigation began with money laundering and widened when they said the politicians began taking bribes. up next you will see house alfonse and pd aids are being exchanged for paper tickets and -- you will see how cellphone pdas are being exchanged for a particular. >> we will talk about the forecast for the rest of the day and the week ahead coming up. you will see the clouds, some of them

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>> it was a funeral be sitting walter cronkite. of people served as regent beautiful service attended by famous broadcast journalist who worked with him, competed with him, and followed in his footsteps, and onlookers lined both sides of park avenue to see the casket of the most trusted man in america. michelle has the story. >> family, friends, colleagues, and even fans of walter cronkite gathered in midtown manhattan for his funeral service at st. bartholomew's. >> if we live, we live unto the lord. >> the episcopal church was a place where cronkite and his family worshipped over the decade. one of the first to speak was andy rooney, a longtime friend and fellow newsman who met cronkite in london. he was too emotional to continue. >> he has been such a good friend over the years.

please excuse me. thank you. >> overwhelming sorrow mixed with fond memories. one of cronkite's closest friends cited a passage he and his sailing buddy used on the water. >> my teacher, shipmate, and paul, it is time for me to say goodnight, old boy. it has all been sensational. i love you and miss chisolm. fair winds -- and miss you so. fair winds forever. rustan peace, my dear friend. >> this son, chip, remembered the man named dad, who happen to be the most trusted man in america. >> i love my dad. i loved him coming home from -- for dinner so we could talk about the program.

i loved riding my bike to the -- to meet him in the summer. but there were also moments that march cronkite's lighter side and love of jazz music. a final and fitting note for a man who lived life to the fullest. his final resting place will be in missouri, next to his late wife, betsy. >> now, you're a levin is the weather forecast with john collins. -- now your weather forecast with john collins. >> it is really warm and humid out there. take a look first at the clouds, and i will put the radar over it. it is a band of clouds west of both they that have been producing pretty good thunderstorm activity. nothing severe right now, but it reaches from northwestern carroll county all the way through western howard county

and just to the east of waldorf, so does a number of self moving slowly toward the bay. it is kind of scattered, so not everybody is going to share in the same rainfall. what switchover to our main computer and show you. at the airport, only 14/1 hundred of an inch of rain. we had almost an inch and a quarter here. on the other hand, some of you have not gotten any rain yet. you have to be under the write clouds. 84 is the high at the airport, and more significantly, the morning lows were around seven degrees or so. it has turned the low -- it does turn into to live. aberdeen isn't now 79. at the airport is 82. 81 at the inner harbor.

they have had rain moves through, so it has taken temperatures by a couple of degrees. the dew point temperatures indicate how high the moisture content is in the air. when it is in the upper 60's, but the very tropical, and we have thought all around the chesapeake bay area. it is only 54 degrees in cumberland, so right in there is a cool front, and behind that, some drier air. it is very vivid. the dew point temperature is 71. that rain is moving ahead of the front right now. here is the cloud picture, and here are the thunderstorms moving towards the bay right now. it is really stormy over the atlantic ocean. that is where the main storm is right now. we have a complex situation. the rain is carrying all but moisture our direction.

over pennsylvania, they have the northeast threes' bringing in moisture, but it is not nearly as human. once this moves through, thing should quiet down a little bit but not a lot. a thunder shower or two. temperatures dropped into the 60's. we will be in the low to mid 80's tomorrow with partly cloudy skies and maybe some of the region may be a thunderstorm. we have saturday drive but hot and humid at 91, and then we have for rain chant each gain. it will not be raining most of the time, but the chances there at least once each day. >> tomorrow, the federal minimum wage goes up, and that has rescue workers concerned about the bottom line. minimum-wage is going up 7%.

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>> the 5-year-old with having fun getting her picture taken as part of the photogenic baby contest. >> we will be here today through sunday, and there are four different categories. >> she is the overall winner. she won out of all the categories. >> it is great. we have done if the last two years, and she actually won last year. >> edison was able to get a modeling agent from the pictures taken last year, but the real purpose is to raise money for johns hopkins children's center. it is something elise c. as parents have worked hard to do. >> i think it gives her the opportunity to get exposure because she likes that, and the other part is to have the chance to raise money, so we have done that between our job and family members, and they have been

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[captioning made possible by constellation energy group] captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> maryland college students should express some rigid should expect some big cuts to come. >> the tuition hike is still on the table. it is just a matter of time, and campus services remained on the chopping block as well. >> this may come as a surprise to maryland students and parents, but the board of regents have been racing for these reductions for some time now. >> thank you. >> the vote to cut came during an emergency telephone conference call with the board of regents and maryland college and university presidents. >> we have been asked to return $20 million from our tax reserves. >> it did not stop there. colleges are also being told to cut $18 million more from this year's budget. when it comes