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what this pilot did, he miraculously ended up shooting an approach at a higher speed than normal but was able to make the landing very safely. fire crews are checking the brakes to make sure none of them over heated, which may possibly caused a fire and cause damage. the southwest pilot was very calm and was able to land this aircraft safely here at b.w.i. airport. as we get more information, we will update you. >> the big story tonight, a baltimore county couple is arrested, accused of promoting child pornography. >> john nicklas and shannon honea are both paramedics. barry simms joins us live from police headquarters with the latest. >> 34-year-old janette perla is
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a state certified -- 34-year-old john nicklas is a state paramedic as well as shannon honea and now face pornography charges. neighbors are shocked and disgusted. >> since they have been living down there, i have noticed quite a few police cars down there and fire department down there on a regular basis. there were quite a few of children that were noticed down in that area all the time. >> baltimore county police searched this home. they arrested john nicklas and his girlfriend shannon honea on charges of filming, promoting child pornography. >> filming it and they are obviously distributing its two other people.
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>> an investigation led police to seize the equipment from the home. investigators stand computers, followup -- finding child pornography. one disc was called "fun in atlanta." please are not sure who the young females are, when the abuse occurred, or if other victims exist. >> we are going to find that there are other materials out there that we do not know of yet. >> the court documents describe more abuse, saying it both of them were observed in front of a hidden camera, i just think it prior to the children coming into the room. bail was denied former both of
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them. baltimore county police are asking anyone who may know the couple or anybody that knows anything about any possible victims to come forward. >> baltimore city police are investigating a deadly shooting in west baltimore. on saturday, a man was shot several times in the back after he walked into a tire store. he was taken to shock trauma where he died on sunday. meanwhile, another deadly shooting is under investigation in northwest baltimore. an teen-year-old was killed and a 47-year-old man was wounded. it happened as someone started shooting from a minivan with blue stripes and tinted windows. no word on a suspect or motive.
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>> a burglary suspect has been shot by police and pronounced dead on the scene by medics. police noticed he was actually alive. an internal investigation is underway into what happened. david collins is live downtown. the man is in critical condition tonight? >> he remains in critical condition at the hospital. the case is a puzzling, especially when you consider all of the protocols that you have to follow. how does this happen? a patient declared dead is actually alive. >> we have begun an investigation into exactly what happened on that morning, what the actions were, the subsequent actions, whether or not any protocol violations. >> it happened the brown four-
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o'clock 30 a.m. saturday. northwest district police interrupted a burglary in progress. >> a suspect who was married -- who was wearing a mask launched at police. >> the weapon turned out to be a long screwdriver. the police identified the suspect as 51-year old michael quarles. he has been arrested 16 times dating back to 1991. when medics arrived, they pronounced him dead and left. sometime later, police saw the man moved and make a sound. the police called the medics back. >> a patient assessment would involve a head to toe the survey, assessing their a.b.c.'s. >> the internal investigation will include interviews with the
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medics and the police. >> we will need to identify specifically a-z which actions were taken by this crew. >> said the fire officials said the person who is under investigation has several scheduled days off. when he gets back to work, he will be put on administrative leave. he could be facing a demotion. >> on the 80 doppler right now, a weak area of high pressure right now. generally dry conditions as a few widely scattered showers. the closest showers are down in the outer banks of north carolina. generally clear skies on the satellite imagery. temperatures are not too bad for
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early august, ranging from the low to mid 80's. the humidity is not too bad. 77 up in elkins, west virginia. there is a little bit of heat and humidity coming up. >> secretary of state henry clinton is appealing to iran for intermission of three missing americans, believed to be -- believed to have been arrested by iranian officials. they strayed over the border into iran and were arrested. the u.s. state department says it has been in touch with family members of the missing americans. >> cash for clunkers has turned out to be a hugely popular program, boosting car sells nationwide. the program will stall out at the end of this week unless the
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senate fills it with money. the request is for $2 billion by the senate might say no. >> with the u.s. senate considering the program runs out of cash, in chicago, they rushed to replace their 20-year old cadillac with a new car. >> you can't pass this deal up. >> the program is its success in terms of sales. >> chrysler is sending us more cars. it is fantastic. >> ford reported corporate sales up for the first time in two years. >> cash for clunkers put us over the top. >> less pollution, less fuel used, comparing the trade ins with their replacements. >> it is generating a 61% increase in fuel economy. >> critics want proof.
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>> with other verify data, we will know that there is an environmental benefit. without those things, we are handing people $4,500 to buy a car. >> to make sure all senators understand how widely popular this is, how good it is for the economy, how good is for the environment. >> the house agreed to boost the program to $3 billion. president obama has invited senators to the white house to lobby personally for the cash for clunkers program. >> lots of activity today. the baltimore ravens training camp, the headline, some injuries and only the second week of training. gerry sandusky joins us. >> so far, so good, as far as serious injuries are concerned.
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the linebacker fresh off of the deal did not practice today because of a heel injury. l.j. smith not practice. if you think concerns for injuries will get the coach to these things up at training camp, you have come to the wrong part of the state. during week two, training or ratchets -- training ratchets up. you see it during and after players. the offensive linemen, offensive linemen, wide receivers, literally and one another's faces after plays. some of it is fun, some of it not so much. >> i think our guys are competing. there is always going to be a little bit of talk back. i think it is good nature.
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he went to bury the other side and build them up at the same time. our guys are fighting and competing. i was out there talking too much. >we might as well have fun with what we are doing. >> players will be very happy when a week from thursday it rolls around, when the preseason gets underway, when they will be able to hit somebody other than their teammates. more at 6:00. >> now that it is almost football season, baltimore ravens fever is picking up. log on to our web site and click on exports. he will be able to upload photos. >> kids might be deficient in certain vitamin. >> a cream is killing dangerous
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>> a very special outing today for critical children and their families. a boat ride was sponsored today. the theme was pirates and save lives. there were also lots of activities on board for the children. >> lots of women and men who fit too many hours in the sun over the years might develop stately red spots that may develop into skin cancer. a cream is tonight's women doctor. kathleen first sought a dermatologist because of eight suspicious mole -- because of a suspicious mole.
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>> there was evidence of the pre-cancer cells that were part of the sun damage. the patches were here and across here. >> this dermatologist put her on the this gel. >> the way this medication works, they think, it targets the cells that are rapidly dividing. >> their reaction to it can be quite vigorous as seen in this picture but it does not stay like that. you end up with a smoother, softer skin that is underneath. >> when i touch it, it is completely smooth. previous to the treatment, very crusty and roth. >> kathleen has been very pleased with the results. >> places on my face used to be
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very red and scaly. i looked years younger. >> you can't complain about that. if you have had a lot of sun exposure or if skin cancer runs in the family, you should have your skin examined once a year by a dermatologist. a leading cause of blindness among the elderly. researchers found that giving lab mice a diet rich in all mega three fatty acids and fish oil improve their deterioration of lesions on the right now. researchers believe in protect the eyes by boosting anti- inflammatory molecules. when does depression began? some experts say it may emerge as early as the second grade. a study followed about 1000
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children. some children as young as eight or nine said they did not have as many friends and were more anxious than their peers. those kids may never develop depression but pinpointing how its terps and develops could help parents and teachers intervene at an early age. >> now, your 11 insta-weather plus forecast with tom tasselmyer. >> hd doppler shows quite weather across the region. there should be a comfortable evening ahead of us. so far, august is not too bad. there are no storms approaching us. the satellite imagery continues to show mainly clear skies across the region. it is not to monday out. the temperatures should be nice
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-- it is not too muggy out. low to mid 80's are around central and eastern maryland and a little bit cooler along the bay. on the coast, a nice little seat breeze is showing up at ocean city. easton, salisbury, fallen below 80's. overnight, comfortable for this time of year. 66 downtown. the sunsets at 8:16 with light and variable winds. tomorrow might get a little warmer and a little bit more humid. then we hit the middle of the week. this front will be sliding south and east. it will start feeding of course that front as it drops in from
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the north and west. expect more humid air to return and temperatures to climb. until then, nice, summer weather. a little warmer, a little more humid tomorrow than today with the sun rising at 6:09. bay water temperatures are warm, low 80's. out in western maryland, only 72. tomorrow it turns a little bit warmer. around the bay tomorrow, look for 91 degrees, partly cloudy skies. at ocean city on tuesday, a nice looking summer day, 85 degrees. seven-day forecast, 90 degrees tomorrow. chance for a thunderstorm, up to about 50% on wednesday. partly cloudy, 89 degrees.
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temperatures dropped a little bit on thursday. on friday, an isolated store may develop. a little bit more heat for the weekend. hazy, hot, humid, classic whether on saturday. >> the u.s. postal service says it is facing some huge financial losses because of the switch to e-mail. >> he died in 1991 while serving in the persian gulf war, but his remains were just found. >> michael jackson's family, more than a dozen lawyers, and a judge sorting out everything the pop star left behind. >> studying the water quality at the inner harbor with maryland'. try the new subway big chipotle cheesesteak. an updated all-time favorite:
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named the official guardian of michael jackson's three children. the judge and as many as 17 lawyers started the task of attending to michael jackson's estate. >> the loss angeles superior court was crowded early. the hearing started with the judge quickly approving a majority of custody agreement worked out last week between attorneys. his mom will be the permanent guardian of the kids. rowe gets visitation. >> everybody saw it the same objective. >> the judge also approved a monthly allowance for the children and kathleen jackson.
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katherine jackson is looking for more input into business decisions involving the estate by the court has sided with the two men named as executors' in the well. >> the will trounce the desires of all the folks that want to be involved. >> it is a complicated debate. the worst of the estate is likely to fuel more medication. >> when you have a billion dollars enterprise with a lot of players, the story is not over. >> all this is going on as police and federal agents continued their investigation into his death. much of that hinges on the release of a final autopsy report. >> there are new concerns about
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unemployment in the u.s. many people fear their benefits will run out before they find another job. why are so many children not getting enough milk? >> residence after another carbon monoxide scared want to know what it will take for the realty company to finally solve this problem. >> here at the national aquarium. if you like birthdays, this is one celebration you will not wa.
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>> 10 people sent to the hospital after yet another carbon monoxide scare in baltimore county. six adults and four children were exposed to the gas earlier this morning. emergency crews responded to two residences, which is where kate amara joins us live. it is getting crazy over there. >> this apartment complex is owned by the same company that owns the cove village town homes in essex. all of the complex's has had chronic carbon monoxide scarce. as the 10 residents hospitalized return to the commons at white marsh monday morning, we found mixed emotions. this man is grateful to be alive. he called 911 when his the
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detector went off. >> i helped to save a life because there levels were high. >> they could have been deadly with enough exposure according to fire officials, which leads us to an angry woman next door. >> i am very frustrated. i missed a day of work. >> and it could have been prevented, she says, if the rentals had detectors. she called to get one instal the minute she got home from the emergency room but the owners said note despite the recent scares just 10 minutes away. >> it is unbelievable. for the corporate office to not approve something that is just $20, -- that is not worth it to
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them? >> maryland law only requires carbon monoxide detectors only in new construction. >> if they don't have a carbon monoxide detector purchase for their homes, be aware of what carbon monoxide symptoms might be like. >> through their public relations, a statement has been issued. they have been respecting all townhome units and have been installing carbon monoxide detectors. their time line was to get it done by the end of the month. >> here is a look as some of our other top stories. baltimore county police have arrested two paramedics and
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charged them with filming, distributing, and promoting child pornography. detectives say they'd found children pornography in their home. police are asking anybody who has had experience with them to contact police. a deadly stabbing is under investigation in baltimore city. an 18-year-old was stabbed in the chest around 1:30 saturday morning. investigators believe he was involved in some sort of a fight involving two groups of boys. police have arrested an 18-year- old in connection with the stabbing. the u.s. postal service says it may close as many as 1000 post office branches throughout the country. they have been struggling a sharp decline in volume. they are facing $7 billion in
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potential losses this fiscal year. five of the offices are in this area. >> federal aviation investigators are looking into an early-morning emergency landing at miami international airport. a flight coming in from brazil hit a serious patch of turbulence. that incident caused several deaths and injuries bought all 179 passengers and crew members survived. michelle france and has that story. >> continental flight 128 made an emergency landing after the pilot reported the plane hit severe turbulence. more than two dozen passengers were injured, at least 13 transferred to ambulances and taken to local hospitals, some with reported head, neck, and
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back injuries. >> i hit my head on the roof of the ceiling and then fell down and hit it in front of the monitor in front of me. >> these photos show the aftermath. in a statement, continental airlines said that fasten seat belt sign was eliminated during the incident. >> it was quite bad. they were wearing seat belts so it was ok. >> the overnight flight originated in brazil and was bound for houston. 36,000 feet, pilots reported that severe turbulence. passengers did not know what would happen next. >> i have never seen turbulence like that. i really thought we would not make it. >> once on the ground, relieved
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passengers hugged and waited for another flight. the faa is investigating. >> the faa says an initial reports showed that there was no significant weather systems during the incident and no other pilot reports of turbulence at that altitude. >> a record label has a new artist on its books, the pope. it will release the album featuring his voice. the songs will be synch up with the choir and orchestra. the president said on hearing the pope sang, the idea for the album became obvious. >> after listening to the choir, we started to notice that there was another voice coming through. it was pope benedict's.
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>> a pleasure trip turned into quite an ordeal for more than 50 people fishing off the coast of florida. they're fishing boat lost power 7 miles offshore on sunday. the u.s. coast guard was called in to help the passengers. two people suffered minor injuries, mostly due to dehydration. >> a family of eight navy pilots say they are relieved that his remains have been found but they still need answers about how he died.
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the family was just notified that his remains were located. relatives believed he was ejected from his plane. they have their own investigators looking into what happened once he was on the ground and are confident that they will get some answers. >> we have our own sources on the ground. we will get those answers. >> the family has not yet determined how they will honor him. >> after orbiting the earth over 4000 times, and astronauts lost pullback plans to end its trip today. the tool bag is expected to burn up in the atmosphere. the backpack-sized bag will fall
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to earth, hopefully harmlessly over the pacific ocean. >> hopefully. still ahead, does a government agency zero you money? >> many times, people are targeted for tracking down money for a fee, but do you need those services? >> got milk? probably not if you are under 18. a new study finds most kids are short on vitamin d. >> sunny skies today, but there is some stormy weather on the way for the middle part of the week. 85 degrees at bwi marshall. ♪
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>> a new study finds that seven out of 10 american children are deficient in vitamin d. tv, video games, and computers may be partly to blame. researchers say many children do not get enough because they spend too much time indoors. tracy potts has more. >> a study in today's journal of pediatrics finds seven out of 10 children do not get enough vitamin d. one of 10 have levels so low that they are deficient. researchers think american children fall short in the
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sunshine. >> they were at 60% higher risk of having of vitamin d deficiency. >> this girl looks for vitamin d elsewhere. >> i get it from yogurt. i don't really drink milk. >> it is a big issue for people with dark skin because their body cannot absorb vitamin d as easily. six out of 10 african american female girls are vitamin d deficient, which could lead to osteoporosis, cancer, or even heart problems. >> the risk of high blood pressure, two times the risk of height -- of having high blood sugar, and four times to higher risk of having the metabolic syndrome. >> exposure without sunscreen 10
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to 15 minutes a day could help. let your kids play outside fort tenor 15 minutes, then apply sunscreen. -- for 10 or 15 minutes, then apply sunscreen. >> now, your forecast with tom tasselmyer. >> relatively comfortable temperatures for august. 100 degrees for a record high, but today was 15 degrees short of that. 87 would be normal for this time of year. there are storms up in the great lakes. the wet weather should be gone by game time this evening as those showers track up into canada.
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this whole line of storms is falling apart. the next closest activity is around the outer banks. very isolated activity here predict week high pressure holds strong and clears the skies overnight. we are in the low to mid 80's now and only in the 70's in the mountains. we should end up in the upper 50's, mid 60's along the shore of the chesapeake bay. the sun sets at 8:16. another front coming in from the upper midwest. a stronger front over the dakotas, northern minnesota. this is expected to come on wednesday. tomorrow, partly to mostly sunny skies. a little warmer and more humid tomorrow.
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showers and storms become more likely on wednesday. even into wednesday evening. the early part of one state -- thursday morning, some clouds might be around. i think we will see some clearing north and west of baltimore with sunshine returning thursday afternoon. on the chesapeake bay tomorrow, waves 1 foot or less. the insta-weather plus seven-day forecast, and no extreme heat inside but we may get a taste of it by the end of next weekend. 89 with a thunderstorm on wednesday. slightly cooler on thursday and friday. you can't rule out an isolated storm on friday afternoon.
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the heat cranks in sunday and monday with a chance for a thunderstorm on monday. >> top economic advisers to president obama and say the administration will work with congress to extend unemployment benefits. federal stimulus dollars allow the state to extend benefits but that money is now running out. by the end of september, it is estimated there will be more than 600,000 americans who will have reached the end of their unemployment benefits. the administration is looking ahead at an extension. if a government agency owes you money, you could get bombarded by companies wanting to help you track down that money. make sure you read the contract carefully and understand what the company will do to earn its
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feet. >> this homeowner believes he was cheated out of his money when a local company helped him track down the money. >> i got nowhere anywhere on this postcard. it just said funds had been located in my name generically. they did not tell me anything over the phone. >> and mechanical engineer went to check it out. he was asked to show identification and signed forms. he thinks he was deliberately misled. >> these companies are raking in thousands of dollars doing this. >> this tax appraiser thinks is unethical, too. her office frequently gets complaints after people pay fees or signing over a refund. >> people can always get their
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money back from the government without paying for it. >> property owners will get postcards like this, telling them to contact companies to get help recovering funds with no out-of-pocket costs. but often, there is a cost. it is only later that some people discover they can apply for the money themselves, easily and for free. >> ideally, we hope that everyone would call us or the appraiser district before the deal with anybody else. >> you will be happy to know that matthew eventually got his money back but he said it took a year of wrangling. the tax authorities said it will let you know if they owe you some money. normally it only takes a couple of minutes to fill out the
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forms on-line. airlines are making money off of your emergencies. airlines are raking in about $2 billion a year from cancellation fees. last year, customers who bought tickets with american airlines paid $116 million in change fees. the charges add up to 3.2% of passenger revenue. if you are looking for a cheap airline ticket, you may want to try it twitter. airlines are offering their followers first dibs on discounted air fares. tweets are a way to fill seats. they are similar to the discounted airfare e-mails that many sent out starting in the late 1990's. >> for more travel deals, you can log on to our website.
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also, honda is recalling more than 1500 vehicles because of a ruptured air bag. there is more to losing weight than just exercise. cutting your fat intake is an essential and shedding pounds. two unkown pieces of work by mozart. the green balls appeared 3 times over the weekend during the green ball double draw. the 3 green balls led to an addinotal 3000 winners. the green ball double draw runs through august 16. employees are upset that their
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national aquarium's the newest dolphin addition were born. she is the 10th dolphin in the tanks, a year old and doing great. >> she is a lot of fun to work with. she is very curious about her environment. she participates in it shows. >> her trainer says she is one of the most playful dolphins. they play with toys and find their food. to help celebrate the birthday on saturday, for the first time ever, public can participate. >> you will be able to see the animals participate in activities. the monkeys are going to have things in the rain forest. lots of things can see. children can build their own in richmond for their pets at home -- in richmoenrichment for theit
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home. we are going to show activities for these different species. >> she may not be the only baby here for long because it is mating season here at the national aquarium. in a little while, we could get some pregnancy news. >> my, how quickly they grow. here is a look at what is coming up at 6:00. >> a city paramedic pronounces a man dead at the same, but it turns out, he was not dead. >> another carbon monoxide scare at a sawyer realty property. [captioning made possible by constellation energy group] captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> this is it wbal tv 11 news at
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6:00. >> a baltimore county couple is arrested and accused of filming, and distributing, and promoting child pornography. >> john nicklas and shannon honea are both licensed medical technicians. i-team reporter barry simms has details. >> baltimore county police seized computers, cds, and dvds containing child pornography from this home. they arrested john nicklas and shannon honea, both state certified medical technicians. >> there are two suspects actually performing the sexual acts, filming it, and obviously distributing it to other people. >> it was an internet child pornography investigation that led to the arrest. please note
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