>> good afternoon, and sarah caldwell. i'm joined by sandra shaw. strong winds moved past the area overnight and indications more could go away. >> we not only solve strong winds but nickel-sized hail in some locations. as you look at the doppler, this is what look like when the storms went through. look at the purple sell -- as the vintage radar that is typically associated with rotation and spend. basically an incredibly intense storm and it did do major damage and also the dump a lot of rain and a short amount of time, 1 inch to 2 inches in the northeast of the state, hertford county and a looks like 1 inch to 2 inches to the east of frederick.

as far as tonight, still very unstable because we are in the moist, tropical fumet air mass. the front will be moving through tonight, so that could trigger more showers and storms. some isolated storms cells could be strong and severe. as far as the aftermath, we have more on that with melissa carlson. >> it was just 6:00 p.m. when the size of owings mills and points beyond grew dark. a quick moving storm made its way down reisterstown road and then moved on. >> apparently as the storm passed through northwest. come and knock down trees and general weather-related damage through churchill lane, thrown nicodemus road. >> it just got dark, the rain

started pouring down. you couldn't hear anything. you could just hear pouring down rain. >> i was a little bit scared, thunder and hail. >> residents were pummeled by the elements and have the damage to prove it. massive trees bend and broken like twigs. firefighters had to go door-to- door. residents who spoke to said they had to make a quick move. >> pounding rain, hail, banging on the windows, and we saw all of these starting to swirl. >> for others like this family, the storm outside became a very unwelcome guests inside. >> i heard a loud, snapping noise, and then it just a swoosh going around the house. >> mystery toppled onto the house, cracking the roof and tearing the sighting -- this jury toppled. >> it was really frightening.

um what caused the damage? the residents said the same thing. >> tornado. >> almost like a tornado. >> de vba el, tv and revenues. >> the national weather service packs with iraq confirmed that. but we have many of you send in your photos and we compiled a cool essay on our wbaltv.com website. . your seven-day forecast coming up in a bid. >> baltimore top cop is blaming a gang rivalry for a shooting that injured a dozen on the east side last night. shots were fired around 9:00 p.m. during the summer barbeque on ashlund avenue. 12 people were hit, including a two-year-old girl and a pregnant woman. the baltimore mayor addressed the violence. >> it is very frustrating. this really is a slap in the face for this community who has been working hard. >> all of the victims are

expected to survive their injuries. if you have any information you are asked to call 1-866-7-locked up. the police commissioner is expected to all the press conference later this afternoon. more tonight at 11 of -- eleven is at 5:00. an early morning accident in white marsh just before 5:00 a.m.. police say a car turned in front of a street sweeper -- a street sweeper traveling east on honeygo boulevard boulevard. >> it basically t-bond the passenger vehicle, pushing it some districts. the car erupted into flames and all the occupants are deceased. >> the ages and genders are unknown. police say the bodies are burned beyond recognition. the president's deadline for health care reform is quickly approaching. the goal is to engineer a deal by friday but it looks like it may not happen. the house council vote next week

but the senate has given up on the summit deadline. the president will be stumping for the plan in north carolina and virginia while lawmakers try to make progress before the recess. aides say he will also continue to talk to lawmakers about how best to move the plan through congress. nancy pelosi convinced that if the plan hits the floor, it will win. >> does she have the votes yet? >> i don't believe so next week. i think the american people want to take a closer look. >> the big sticking point among lawmakers is the trillion dollar cost. house democrats are now meeting to go over the health care bill. we continue to follow the debate on health-care reform on our website, for the list of all of its log on to wbaltv.com and click on politics. on a good note, raven's training camp is under way but it is not only the players getting ready, but carroll county businesses. jennifer franciotti live in westminster with more. i know you are in a good mood today. >> i am so in a good mood.

what is not to be happy about? training camp starts the day, the first public date is tomorrow. right now things are quiet. the staff is getting ready and you see the crew getting the field ready. as mentioned, training camp means a lot of dollars for the city of westminster so. businesses are gearing up as well. -- area businesses are gearing up as well. even the seats are purple hair and during the month training camp this year -- more than double the amount of normal customers come into heat. >> it just gets busy and overwhelm sometimes. >> we get a lot. last year we were really busy. >> it is ridiculous. extremely busy, the line through the door. >> always something that would look at. >> the mayor says was the answer is thrilled to host the ravens.

they say on average they see an increase of 30%, and so there are welcome signs from the team hotel to flags flying on main street. >> you see the spirit walking on main street. just hold camaraderie of having them in town is bringing people together. >> we see a lot of out-of-town people. >> training camp is back to the best time of year for us. if every week was training camp week, we would have nothing to worry about. >> at harry's, the staff is all about celebrating the raven's fans, getting into the spirit and having fun. >> you have a great job -- time and needed the meal free. what more would you want? >> a lot of meals. >> we tend to give out a lot of meals during training camp, absolutely. >> so the first public day to see practices tomorrow morning, hope to see you here.

jennifer franciotti. >> thank you so much. wbal-v am 1090 of the broadcast team for all things ravens. for the latest lovelyn to our website, wbaltv.com, and click on sports. new numbers have some consumers asking why rent when you can buy did see the figures for yourself. and cambridge -- back to work for the cambridge police officer. for the first time we hear from the person and made the 911 col. >> they all came in with guns and searched everywhere and all of that. under the bed, in the closet, all with shotguns. >> and a standoff ends with the murder of two insurance deputies. here i witnesses describe how it unfolded. my husband and i, we love to go to steakhouses

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and that is sad day for oklahoma law enforcement after two sheriff's deputies were killed. officials say they were shot during a standoff in seminal counted. police said the suspect's mother called her around 3 this afternoon, she claimed she needed help removing the sun from our home. police responded and waited for several hours before making their moves. >> once i kicked it in, they were sitting there waiting on. schott will both, one point blank. the other one he followed out the door, shooting in the back. >> the woman who was passing by at the time was shot and arm. the suspect came out a short time later, -- officials say he

faces several charges including first-degree murder. the officer in the center of the controversial arrest of a harvard scholar is back to work. he returned after his arrest of henry louis gates, jr., which ignited a firestorm. president obama spokesman robert gibbs says he hopes all three will meet for a beer at the white house this week. meantime the neighbor who called police said race didn't play well. in fact, they said they were too far away to tell exactly how the person looked. world health officials say this is only the beginning of the h1n1 virus, but there is something you can do to slow the spread. back in our medical alert. first, not your typical soda machine. great if you love variety, but if you are indecisive, good luck. >> if required hd doppler, quite the contract from last night but things might fire up later on this afternoon. very humid outside, looks like a to of the airport.

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>> first the ice, then the soda. but there is something very different about this fountain. >> i see there is strawberry now. >> when i first learned it took me a few minutes to figure it out, but it is pretty easy once you get the hang of it. >> coke is test marketing a new high-tech computerized machine named coca-cola freestyle. it is intense san diego jack in the box restaurants and a few stores and solid senate and atlanta. >> we believe it will totally revolutionized the fountain business. >> by replacing the six or a drink out machine and adding a touch screen that offers more than 100 flavors. >> we are absolutely thrilled to be able to offer more choices available at convenience stores and grocery stores, we have such a variety it is incredible. >> the initial screen offers 19 drinks but with each choice from a selection of flavors. six coke flavors, five sprite, eight power ades, and 0 calories

and caffeine free. >> caught -- >> remember this machine is computerized and it doesn't -- if it doesn't makes it just right it will stop discounting the flavor. if the machine goes down -- >> just like your home computer, a reboot solve everything. >> will people like a fountain, and will they buy more soda? that is part of the test. >> if our guests tells us they like and and it is operationally friendly, we will obviously consider the next. >> but even with all of these choice, the soft-drink giant admits most customers will probably stick to their own favorites. you had a hundred choices, what did you get? >> coke. >> bob hansen for nbc news. >> today you probably want to hold down with some sort of beverage because it is not only

human but already warm, the mid 80's currently, surging up to 89 before it is over. nothing really happening right now on hd doppler. intense, severe storms rolled through last night and called all the problems. we are still unstable, but the front that triggered a storm last night in bexley still to our west and making progress only very slowly. in the meantime, partly cloudy, mix of sunshine and clouds. 81 degrees to 83 degrees in downtown and already 83 at the airport. dew point up to it up for 60's 2 07's, indicative moist air. the humid air mass hamas has a tropical feel. winds out of the south picking up later this afternoon, bringing more heat and humidity. what does it mean? apart elevations, not too bad. but for some's with chance of showers and storms.

baltimore, maybe not the intense storms as yesterday but we do have a chance seeing strong storms erupt later on this afternoon until the evening. 88 degrees is the forecast high for this time of year -- normal for this time of year, we have been evading summer but now we will see a persistent drought the rest of the week. 85 in ocean city with a chance of showers and storms. winds out of the south southwest at 10 knots to 15 knots and water temperatures in the upper summoning's near 80 degrees. 101 is the record set july 27, 1940 and in contrast the record low of 52 refreshing degrees back set 1952 and unfortunately no where near tonight. the cloud cover around, keeping the temperatures high. 66 degrees to 70 degrees tonight. for it to the west, trough out ahead of it. will slowly make progress the

route as afternoon and perhaps triggering showers and storms as it does through the area. hot range from 87 degrees to 91 degrees with just a chance of isolated thunderstorms tomorrow and then a better chance of thunderstorms wednesday and thursday, another front going through -- showers and storms each and every day with high is flirting at 90 degree threshold. >> the world health organization chief says the global h1n1 virus is still in the early stages. health officials say as many as 2 billion people could become infected in the next two years, nearly one-third of the world's population. >> we have a very large global population, and it is quite clear that we will continue to see a spread of the virus through countries and among countries. >> who stopped acting governments to reported cases

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