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camp. we were overjoyed when number 85 returned with his teammates. it is the return of derrick mason. >> it is like he never missed a beat. is 2.5-week retirement proved to be more than a soul-searching experiment. even in a downpour, mason found joy in reuniting with his team. he enjoyed the attention to detail and working with others. if that were not the case, he could have waited another couple of weeks before returning. he missed a game. he was working out some undisclosed personal family matters. it was disclosed it had nothing to do with a contract polloi. >> when i decide or if i decide to come back, it is because my heart is in it -- with a contract employee -- ploy. i do not want it to be that there was a carrot hanging over

my head. no. i am coming back to play football and to try to win a super bowl. that is basically it. >> john harbaugh likely breathing a sigh of relief, even if he will not publicly say so. he needs of veteran players he can get. later in sports, we will hear from the ravens head coach to hear about what it means to have him back on the field. >> your ravens broadcast team. for more on the team, log on to our website, wbaltv.com, and click on "sports." >> and others humid day with a cold front approaching. the stormy activity -- another key m&a. there was some severe weather in the northeast corner of the state -- another humid day. there were some thundershowers around cecil county, but that was the prelude sort to speak.

another heavier thunderstorms swept through baltimore county and the city, and it really build up strength by the time it got into cecil county, and in the 10:00 or 11:00 hour, a tornado warning was issued for cecil county. a rotation was spotted in the clouds as this storm was moving through cecil county. they got plenty of rain in excess of two inches. let's take a look. all that is left of the storm is a rain shower activity out of the ocean and a cluster of thunderstorms out on the eastern shore, just east of the day, while south of baltimore. we are getting more sunshine -- just east of the bay. we will talk about the weekend forecast coming up in just a few minutes. >> if -- the week ahead forecast . >> there was a food market. police say they were investigating a burglary when

they were confronted by a man wearing a mask and brandishing a screwdriver. the man were shot and pronounced dead. about 30 minutes later, things ticket drastic change. >> after being observed moving -- things took a drastic change. >> after being observed moving, they returned to that location, treated the victim, and took them to the hospital. >> the medics who were at the scene are now facing an internal investigation. meanwhile, investigators are looking at a shooting in west baltimore. they got a call about a man shot several times in the back in the 2100 block of edmonson avenue. authorities say the man walked into a tire shop. he is currently recovering at shock trauma. just before 11:00 this morning, and then a shot in cherry hill. he was taken to shock trauma --

a man was shot in cherry hill. a double shooting this afternoon in northwest baltimore. shots were fired this afternoon, and police found an 18-year-old and a 47-year-old but suffering from gunshot wounds. the 18-year-old was pronounced dead, the other man expected to survive -- and a 47-year-old both suffering from gunshot wounds. if you know anything about this case, you are urged to call baltimore city police. and you may want to think twice before hitting the gas through its corzine in baltimore county. they are prepared to install speed cameras and are waiting simply for the council to approve it tomorrow night. melissa carlson joins us with the details on this. melissa? >> baltimore county officials are already answered questions about installing speed cameras at some 12 to 15 school zones,

and that could happen as early as october. the county council will consider a bill authorizing the use of speed cameras. by law, they can on the used at school zones, and they will look at crash data, speed data, and citizen complaints. in all, there are about 250 in schools that are looking at in the county. cowhile an independent contractor runs the cameras and takes care of the costs, the police department also gets a cut. >> and this has been shown in other jurisdictions, locally and montgomery county, where in a six-month period of time, which is locally in montgomery county, -- locally in montgomery county, there was a reduction. >> there'll be 30 days of mourning before you actually get a ticket. of course, this is already quite to be decided tomorrow at the

county council meeting -- there'll be 30 days of mourning -- warning. >> this past week, we learn that the nation's economic output or gdp is improving. they say it is an early sign of recovery, and they are looking for a turnaround by the end of the year. on 11 news brian mooar has this story. >> hundreds of job applicants or waited for hours in the heat -- our 11 news reporter brian mooar has this story. there and sourcing their manufacturing in the states, and that is exactly the kind of headline washington wants to see, evidence the economic slowdown is slowing down. >> we are probably looking at a turnaround in gdp by the end of the year, so we would expect jobs to normally start growing after that. >> still, the white house is

treading a fine line between optimism and something else. >> the rate at which we are losing jobs is declining, but there, too, the picture is improving. >> meanwhile, the administration is ramping up its health-care- reform campaign, as they did their august vacation. the white house still will not rule out a middle-class tax increase -- as they take their august vacation. >> it is not good to rules things out no matter what. >> but that would go back on one of the president's major campaign promises. the tough economy is forcing job-seekers to get creative. this job grad from florida wanted to be a standout, and he did, literally. >> everyone wants to do something, and i wanted to do something different. >> it paid off, and he got a job. >> he hopes a strong recovery will be followed by more jobs. in washington, brian mooar, wbal

tv 11 news. >> coming up, a teenager crashes into a vehicle four levels below off of a parking garage. why the collision actually saved his life. the kids turn away from a philadelphia swim club in join a good weekend thanks to a celebrity. tonight, where they are headed, and what a superstar decided to foot the bill. >> unity stays

>> covering the nation tonight, the philadelphia kids who said they were discriminated against are enjoying disney world. after tyler perry made the offer to pay for it after the mostly african-american children were

rejected from the swim club because of their race. meanwhile, an investigation is under way into the accusations it is amazing after a philadelphia kid -- into the accusation. a 13-year-old was with his family when he took his father's keys and started the vehicle but suddenly lost control. he launched the dodge durango, crashing into the car below, which actually saved his life. >> if it was not for the cushioning of the vehicle, the roof would probably have crushed him inside the car. >> the owner of the coroner -- of the other vehicle helped. still no charges. still to come at 6:00, a casualty. how they are able to find the body of the captain after he had been listed for missing for

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>> a u.s. navy pilot shot down 18 years ago was finally confirmed dead. he was found last month in the iraqi desert. our 11 news reporter has the details. >> his plane were shot down january 17, 1991, in iraq, the very first night of the gulf war. >> there has been a single american aircraft lost. >> for nearly 18 years, his family and others did not know what happened to him, but on sunday came closure.

his remains have finally been found in the iraqi desert near the wreckage of his plane, thanks to an iraqi offiresident who led officials to his body. the pentagon changed his status to "missing in action," and then it "missing captured" after they discovered what looked like initials scratched into the wall of an iraqi prison, but now, it looks like he died in the crash and that iraqi bedouins' discovered him and gave him a burial plot not far from the wreckage. -- the iraqi bedouins discovered him. now, his rank as captain, and his children are college age. in his hometown in jacksonville, fla., reaction is bittersweet. >> i am just glad this is over for them and that they will be able to put it to rest.

>> i am sure it gives them closure to them. >> mia for 18 years, now confirmed as the first american casualty of the gulf war. nbc news. >> a wider u. of r. hd doppler radar. most of our activity has moved offshore -- a wider view of our hd doppler radar. the eastern shores still has a lot of clouds. still a cluster of thunderstorms. the city still has a threat of rain for a while. , but, eventually, things will clear out -- but, of ventura, things will clear out. this is the last of the rain -- but, eventually, things will clear out. the high today was on the 81 degrees, and that is about where we are to the temperaturewise, and rainfall amounts here in

town, less than one-quarter inch, where the rain was really heavy out in cecil county, parts of northern delaware, and even parts to the south of us, and there were some flood watches out earlier. 78 in ocean city. annapolis, 79. 82 in frederick and westminster. where the sunshine has broken through, temperatures have popped just a little bit. it is still cloudy and in the 70's. these are the dew point temperatures. this is a tropical air mass. the dew point temperatures have dropped off a bit here in the baltimore area, where we are getting some sunshine, but back in cumberland, the dew point temperatures are about to drop into the 50's. here is the satellite picture, the heavy thunderstorms, the cluster showers still on the eastern shore, and the bricks of the clouds are in western maryland, and here is the lay of the land -- and the breaks of

the clouds. we are still in the tropical air mass. the cool air will come in and stall, but we really do not get into less humid air, at least for the next few days. the flood watches are all up in pennsylvania now for the heavier rains, and that is dissipating and a threat to us in that regard. partly cloudy skies, an isolated thundershower possible. 67 to 71 the overnight low. still humid tomorrow. an isolated thundershower will not be out of the question, but that is not something right out there in the forecast. the next seven days, 91, an isolated thundershower on tuesday, and a better chance for scattered thunderstorm activity on wednesday. the humidity drops after the first three days of the week, and then some scattered thunderstorms on friday and saturday. >> what happens today? >> that has got to be a good thing, right? -- what happened

>> the office still struggled, and six days in, fatigue becoming a factor. joe flacco. all things still seems right with the ravens. they had the warrior back on the field. derrick mason offered smiles and elicited the them, too. his brief retirement will probably not even be remembered in a week or two. he did not seem to miss anything and seems committed to playing like a warrior again. >> i think it sends a good message to my children, you know? to finish what you started.

and i am going to finish this thing out and see where i go from here. >> the best thing is having derrick mason back on the football team. i am said this before. we are a better team with derrick mason. we are a good team, but we are in better team with him. >> i would not insult the defense, even joking that they would allow that much scorn. the ravens, the second-half slides, it is sinful, agonizing swing -- it is in full, agonizing swing, the second-half slide. scores 3. a miserable afternoon for jason. in the bottom three, bringing it back. 7-0. now, 7-6, the gain. so, at least it is entertaining -- 7-6, the game.

5 hits on the day. boston hangs on, 18-10. all of the is wasted this afternoon. the swimming championships concluded today -- all of this wasted this afternoon. vanquishing and loudmouthed ago. he actually took the silver medal in rome. his final event today, the americans won gold in this event in the last olympics, and they better do their record today. phelps' delivered as expected, swimming the butterfly leg, breaking his own world record -- phelps delivered. he's hanging in on the wall for his own motivation. tiger woods today entering the final round of the buick open with a two-shot lead, and to make things more daunting, those chasing them looked more like a

nationwide leaderboard than the pga. after putting his second shot in the water at the par-5, he regained composure, drops of a 59-yard wedge into perfect mode. he would save our next call -- he would save par next hole. once more, he saves par. he played so well for the weekend. he was able to cruise to a three-shot victory, finishing at 20 under par, hanging on for his 69th career pga tour victory. the 12 holel, he would make that putt for birdie -- the 12 hole. the former maryland golf coach running away with it. he just has of a 10-foot bird --

a little 10-foot bird. he wins by six shots. that is it for sports. i am pete gilbert. i am pete gilbert.

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we were talking about a cluster of storms and thunderstorms, and there it is, moving to the east. it could even pass over ocean city. until 7:00, a tornado warning for these two counties. most of the time in the forecast, partly cloudy. the chance of rain spikes a bit on wednesday. >> that i

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