that is indicative of a tornado. you have daytime heat with a lot of moisture potential in the environment and york looking at -- and you are looking at a severe thunderstorm like what we saw last night. >> it may forelock to work for these baltimore county public school employees. >> it blew the pines of the trees and blew a lot of these trees that had some age to them. some of the trees were actually erupted in the center. i think that helped out a lot. >> [no audio] >> we have seen some storms popping up today, but not in the immediate area of west of baltimore. we are enjoying a pretty decent afternoon. it looks like things are fairly quiet in that vicinity.

in the baltimore area, there is no significant threat of a storm right now. we can see some storms along the coast. western maryland also has a couple of storms approaching. for now, it is a much quieter weather pattern. but there are thunderstorms in the forecast for the rest of the week. we will check that out in a couple of minutes. >> baltimore city police had their hands full this weekend. nearly two dozen people were shot. 19 oregon down in five hours last night. one dozen of the victims were enjoying themselves at and east baltimore could get. 82-year-old girl and a pregnant woman were among the victims at the barbecue. the barbecue served as a memorial for two sisters that had been shot and killed last july. >> the shooting of the 12 people was a very calculated,

premeditated act. it was likely retaliation for historic violence that has occurred in the city and motivated mostly behind drug profits and a drug territory. >> i want innocent bystanders to be in it. >> if you have any information on any of these cases, your urge to call baltimore city police immediately. >> the columbia couple today filed a $5 million lawsuit against the howard county police department. lisa and kevin henderson say that the police raided their home in january 2008, handcuffed them and kill their dog. they say that it was the wrong house. we have more on the lawsuit. >> the lawsuit alleges that

police not only got the wrong house, but the swat team used excessive force on them and their children. court papers indicate that when they complain about it to the department, police charged them with drug possession, a charge that did not hold up in court. >> i hear the door open and my husband is wondering who is opening my door without announcing themselves. he is looking and, all of a sudden, we see red beans and flashlights hitting him and red beans on myself and my friend who was sitting on the couch. >> lisa and kevin anderson are still rattled on the raid on their town house in january 2008. >> i kneel down and put my hands behind me. someone grabbed me, handcuffed me. my husband was screaming. he is disabled. please do not hurt him. he is disabled. and they still did not know that they were police. >> they have filed a $5 million civil case against them.

police contend that they had the wrong house and no confidential informant is in the warrant. >> it is sad. " the court papers indicate that the howard county police entered the home unannounced through the front door around 10:00 p.m. the family dog started barking. court documents allege that one of the police officers enticed the dog to come running to them. the lord the shield and enticed the dog to come and shot him. -- they lowered the shield and enticed the dog to, and shot him. >> lisa says that the police put the gun to our face and threatened to blow her face-off. >> i am a taxpayer in this county. i do not have a criminal record. i have never even had a parking ticket. so why are you treating me like

i am a criminal? >> police found it five small jars of marijuana and a pipe on the visitor to the house. then howard county police charged them with drug possession. >> when they were -- and the complaint, the police charged them. and they were exonerated in court. >> the andersons were released and they were very upset about their dog. after they shot the dog, they left it unattended for an hour and a half and refused to call animal control to transport the family pet. the howard county police department has not been notified of the suit. but we have another carbon monoxide poisoning incident in a sixs sixessex.

fire officials continue to stress the importance of knowing the symptoms of co poisoning. >> headed, dizziness, sometimes running as, and you might have some redness of the skin in later stages. >> this is the least the third carbon monoxide poisoning in the last several weeks. more than 13 people have been hospitalized. some of them were seriously injured progress in tonight's medical alert, the h1n1 swine flu is expected to return, possibly with a vengeance this fall. researchers predict that the virus could sicken one in every five people. maryland education and health leaders have started defense plan before the school year begins. kata was at the flu summit. what can read of the meeting? >> they begin working on a plan of gatt -- plan of attack.

they worked with the said on a possible scoop -- school closing policy. k-12 students and preschool-aged children are particularly laudable to swine flu, a novel virus that is expected to turn this fall and peak in october, just as kids are getting back to class. the superintendent fears that a large volume of infected children -- >> and having to close schools because of the high volume of children impacted and staff. we will lose a lot of instructional time for children tree cro. >> they got together to prepare for the worst. >> we have a limited supply of vaccine, where we are seeing increased hospitalization, and

on this, and even some deaths. >> the first line of defense is a masmass vaccination program. people will need two low-dose shot two months apart. it began courting the imagination for the 2.6 million marylanders. >> this vaccination program is going to have to be an all hands on deck program and through multiple sources. it will be with the school system, hospitals, and health- care providers around the state. it will be with or pediatricians. >> best can communicate with parents? what if an event occurs during standardized testing? how will students make up instruction? some answers should come on wednesday when the cdc recommends which groups should get priority vaccination. the national testing of the

vaccine begins in a couple of weeks. several top health officials tell me that they will volunteer to get those shots. >> maryland's u.s. senator is recovering at mercy medical center after the surgery to fix her broken ankle. it broke in three places after falling last sunday. doctors expect to make a full recovery. she says that she is more committed than ever to make sure that the kind of health care she received will be the model of care available to everyone. >> are you football fans ready? despite the temperature, raven'' players are heading to training camp. jerry sandusky is live in westminster. >> at one level, the atmosphere in westminster was almost timeless. it could be 1969 or it could be

2009. you can already feel the difference from a year ago. john harball and joe flacko are coming to training camp. i want to know who the wide receivers? drew bennett retired yesterday. they have not spoken with derrick mason, but there will sign another receiver because they are a body charged with that bennett, just for practice. there were no signs today of michael orr. that is -- there is a lack assignees for the no. 1 picks. john harball will get everything rolling quickly. there will be on the field for the first tomorrow morning --

for the first time tomorrow morning at 8:00 a.m. >> thank you so much. still ahead, a member of the wbal family has a chance to be seen by the rest of the country. >> we have you can help to make that happen. >> there were storms in the area yesterday. we're looking to see if there will be a repeat performance. will be a repeat performance.

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righting this vehicle. the traffic is backed up all the way down to [unintelligible] it is rather slow going. >> you pay your taxes and to expect certain services. but if you have an accident on a state road, or taxes may not cover the state's expenses and they could send you a whopping bill. this is a controversial practice progress is called a crash tax. -- this is a controversial practice. >> it is called the crash tax. this man got a bill from the state after hitting a utility poll. >> it is like double taxation. i do pay taxes for high weight control. but they charge me for highly controlled.

-- i do pay taxes for hwy control. but they charged me for hwy control. >> 24 hours ago, some heavy thunderstorms were tearing through the area and producing large hail and gusty wind. today, it is more quiet. there's still the possibility of a thunderstorm developing in the next hour or two. for most areas, it will be not as stormy night. western maryland has a chance for a storm coming out of pennsylvania. but there will only be isolated storms in that location you can see right along the coast, ocean city and the delaware beaches,

south of the virginia eastern shore, that is where the best chance for storms exist to this evening. that is the front that rolled through here yesterday and is trying to make its way off the mid-atlantic coast. it is stalling there. in baltimore, aid was a normal day as far as the high temperature goes. it was 87 degrees. temperatures are still in the 80's. it is clear the mountains. when you factor in the humidity, it still feels quite muggy. there will be a bit of patchy fog. the front the cancer yesterday with severe storms is making its way to the cuts now.

-- the fund that came through here yesterday with severe storms is making its way to the coast now. wednesday is the best chance for storms this week. drier air will make its way into the end of the week. on the bay, watch for a thunderstorm with a south wind around 10 knots and waves around 1 foot. western maryland, it will be a nice day tomorrow. it will be a bit warmer in the western maryland mountains. at ocean city tomorrow, it will be much like today. they have the best chance of storms in the state. in the seven-day forecast, we have the upper 80's and muggy tuesday, wednesday, and thursday. the weekend will turn a little less humid, but there's still a

chance of an isolated thunderstorms. >> from wheteather to co hosting with regis? >> yes. >> from wbal in baltimore, md., sandra shaw appeared >> there you go. you can vote once today and once tomorrow. that is all. the voting ends at 1:45 p.m. tomorrow. you could also win an american express gift card. >> go sandra. cannot wait to hear regis philbin say, i am out of control. the humidity is arriving along

with the players who arrived today. they are all showing up to date to get things rolling tomorrow. the wide receiver remains the big question mark. derrick mason remains in limbo. the wide receiver is a position that remains one open. >> you know how much he means to the team and stuff like that. i just want to make sure that he understood how much we appreciate him being around. i do not really know. i hope i talk to the coaches and whatever decision they make, they make. >> every success we face is an opportunity to give back. i do not care what it is, who is here, who is not here, we do not care about any of that. it is irrelevant, except to the extent that we can become a better football team today.

>> john harbaugh is laser lo cked. the team reduced their tight end. he caught 34 passes last year in need -- he caught 34 passes last year. a knee injury cut his season short. the ravens drafted the vaughn drew -- devon drew. michael vick now has a clear path to getting back into the nfl. he was partially reinstated. the word is that it is not only interesting, but precedent setting. he completed his jail-time obligation and paid his debt to society. now he wants to go back to the

nfl. he may as long as he gets signed by a net at -- by an nfl team. he is not eligible to return full time at the regular season. week six. in a letter, the commissioner said, your margin for error is extremely limited. the nfl commissioner was to make sure that michael vick course himself back briskly into the nfl. -- that michael vick works -- that michael vick works himself

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>> what do you know? we have a chance for an afternoon thunderstorm. >> no. >> we will wrap up in july and head into august with more muggy weather. by the weekend, it will be less humid. >> thank you very much for joining us. see you back your at 11:00 p.m. >> good night.

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