>> i was on the floor. i felt the first bullet on my left shoulder. if you seconds later, i felt the second bullet in my back. >> that is just one of the survival stories after a nightmare in cited a pennsylvania health center. a dozen women shot, three killed. that is our big story tonight. good evening. the gunmen is identified as 48 year-old george sadini. officials found his blog describes him as a lonely man who had trouble attracting women. >> this pennsylvania community is struggling to comprehend a deadly attack directed at innocent victims, women targeted simply because they were in an aerobics class that caught the eye of an embittered than men. >> a minute later, the lights go

out, and seconds later, you care suiting -- shooting all over. >> we do not know what made him stop shooting. thank god he did. >> before he took his own life, he gave police a window into his twisted mind. in extensive notes, he spelled out his failed love life. >> he complained that he had never spent weekends with a girl. he has never vacationed with the girl. he never lived with women. >> investigators say that he had been planning the fitness center massacre for months, and made several practice runs. >> he had a lot of hatred in him. he was bent on committing this act. >> police say there is no doubt who the gunman was and why he targeted his victims. answers that provide little comfort. wbal-tv.

>> investigators say it is unclear when the blog was posted but are trying to figure out if anyone saw it on one before the rampage. and we are learning more about the american journalist freed from north korea and the time they spent there. laura ling and euna lee were not allowed to communicate with each other and were held separately. >> we feared that at any moment we could be sent to a hard labor camp. >> the past 140 days have been the most difficult times of our lives. >> they say the food was not much. they were fed rice with of rocks in it throughout the ordeal. they worked there but in good health oand returned on a private jet with former president bill clinton.

new tonight, more money could be on the way for the cash for clunkers program with some changes. the senate has agreed to vote mauer adding another $2 billion to the program. it would expire on labor day. if approved, the bill would require another vote by the house. if you want to know how to cut costs, get advice from people who do it every day. one person and has kart hundreds of millions of dollars out. more needs to be done. he is turning to maryland residents. the o'malley administration has been soliciting budget cutting ideas from the public with an electronic suggestion box. >> we are trying to get back to everybody who rode in. there are other things we considered and decided not to do in some things that we never thought of before.

>> the next round of budget cuts are expected around the end of next month. the ominous suggestion box will be open for business until august 10. -- the on-line suggestion box will be open for business until august 10. you can find it by logging onto our website adipose wbaltv.com. federal stimulus money is on the way to but more fuel-efficient cars on the road. our reporter joins us in white marsh. we hear that maryland got a big chunk of the stimulus money. >> maryland is surely the biggest shot of the stimulus money. it will be split between this plant in white marsh another general motors facility in michigan. the money is insurance for workers at the plant. those who have been furloughed here will still have jobs. the pace is about to pick up at this transmission plant in white marsh. general motors is receiving $105

million in federal stimulus money to develop components for electric cars. that is the largest of the grant included in the $2.4 billion earmarked for the industry. the money will few prediction -- production at the baltimore county facility. >> it will provide some stability in white marsh. employees are looking for stability. >> the 200 for plant employees were furloughed this year due to lagging demand for the truck parts made here. vice-president joe biden predicts the initiative will revitalize the american auto maker. >> the future success of electric cars relies unfettered batteries. by rick -- relies on better batteries. this is a good environmental investment. >> the parts for the electric cars will not necessarily

translate into cheaper fuel prices. >> if everybody were driving a fuel-efficient car, you would probably have more demand. they would travel to vacation spots. as demand picks up, the price of energy goes higher. >> the allison transmission plant in white marsh is the only maryland facility included in this round of stimulus grant. reporting live in white marsh, wbal-tv. >> lawyers for baltimore mayor sheila dixon have more time to put their case together. her corruption trial has been delayed. she is charged with theft and perjury. the indictment accuses the mail of a failing to report gifts from a developer and former boyfriend ronald lipscomb. dixon is accused of personally using gift cards meant for needy families. lawyers for the mayor say they will move to have those charges

dismissed. >> we have more discovery under the new charges. once we go through that, we expect we will file a new motion with respect to the grand jury as well on some other issues that we will be filed -- filing. >> they will bring up any motion they can. it is not surprising. >> the defense has something -- has a deadline to put -- to file motions. authorities say prison inmates are using smuggled cell phones to send out crimes outside of jail. tonight, they may be one step closer to solving the problem. a senate has approved a bill that would allow states to petition for permission to jim sell signals and side of prisons. -- jam cell phone signals inside of prisons. police are investigating a shooting in south baltimore. officials say a man was shot in

the upper torso tonight. the victim is being treated at the hospital. a search is underway for the gunman. and its technological move that cross references high crime areas with high traffic accident areas and is paying off in baltimore county. police say it is leading to more arrests and a drop in crime. our reporter joins us live at police headquarters with the latest. >> the name of the problem stems for data driven approach is to crime and traffic safety approaches. it is improving the technology of deal-mapping -- geo-mapping. there is a correlation between areas of high crime and traffic accidents. baltimore county is continuing to enhance technology to make our neighborhoods say. jim johnson is applauding his the permits later initiative wherethrough not geo-mapping

police can concentrate enforcement in areas where there is high crime and traffic accidents. there are 15 hotspots, at least one in each precinct. one of those spots was looked at this week as an example. many agencies across the country are trying the new technology. >> we had significant results. where able to decrease crime in some areas. >> the results are impressive. traffic crashes were down 3%, burglaries down 14%, robberies down 26%, of a set down 31%, and traffic stops by officers up 36%. >> it would appear to be a correlation between those traffic stops going up and those incidents that affect the safety

of our citizens going down. >> the county's capt. of traffic management says the results show a lot of promise for the future, not only saving money and resources, but lives as well. these results are receiving praise from the maryland and national highway traffic safety administration calling it the weight of the future. presented some both organizations expect the technology to pop up in police the purpose around the country in coming years. wbal-tv. >> 317 year-old are in serious trouble for causing damage at a rival high school. 3 rising seniors and brunswick high school for arrested after admitting to setting fire to middletown high school's football field. they are accused of vandalizing property. the fire marshal says about $20,000 worth of damage was done. the new field was just late last year with money raised by

students and the community. >> i think they are upset and there is some anger which is probably expected. i think we wrote rally together and move on and have a great season in year. >> it should be repaired by the start of practice -- practice on august 15. in los angeles judge is trying to figure something out after r&b singer chris brown pleads guilty to assaulting his girlfriend rihanna. find out when the decision is expected to be made. former tonight show host jay leno talking about his new prime time show. hear why he says you should watch. >> some heavy rain to force out. see if it will impact our thursday forecast. >> teaching infant and toddler is how to survive in water.

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>> some parents are saying they are taking a preventive measure by enrolling their toddlers in a water-safety class. but some peebles and the water -- medical community say it may not be a good idea. >> this nine month old baby cannot swim. she is not in need of help. her mother believes she is teaching her daughter how to save herself. >> i just want to take the precaution. if something happens, she will know what to do. >> she enrolled both of her daughter's including her three year-old into this infant swimming class. >> giving them the opportunity

to learn a skill that could save their life is good. >> they are trying to stimulate a troop situation. this woman started a her child in at the class when he was one- year-old. >> he was able to fall out by himself without anybody able to touch him. that was awesome. >> the instructor explains that in stake -- that in fans are taught to flip over on their back and flowed. -- float. older ages are taught to float and a swim. they can float to safety. >> go to the wall. good job.

>> while it can be hard to watch their crying and even gasping, these actions are lifesaving. >> if that child ever becomes on supervised, they can tell you where they are at. they can get your attention. >> at first it was difficult for her to see her son struggling, but the former nurse of 10 years says is better than the alternative. >> i encourage everybody to do this. there is not a single parent in the intensive care unit would not want to remind the clot and give their job chance to learn this survival skill. >> some say this practice could be a prescription for a deadly situation. >> it sends a message that your job can be drown-proof. i strongly disagree with that. >> for years, the american of pediatrics has taken the

position that children under the age of water are not mentally developed and ready to take such clauses. they explain there is no research for infants ages 6-12 months, and there is the problem. >> i would not want people to come thinking that by floating, and their lives would be saved. >> the program has been in existence for 40 years. these skills have proven to work. it does make a difference in these children's lives. >> both sides say it does not trump good pool security and parents should watch the children while they're in your water. -- near water.

>> i want her to know that she can't flip over on her back and float -- can flipped over on her back and float. >> parents should not try to teach their own children these techniques on their own. they should always leave it to a certified professional. we would like to know which you think. when general your infant in a water survival class? you can survive -- would you enroll your infant in a water survival class? you can log onto our website at wbaltv.com and share your answer. >> some storms are around central maryland. look what is happening to our south. heavy rains that are developing in central parts of virginia. some massive grain moving up toward richmond and the for bit

-- virginia beach area. it could impact the lower eastern shore in the next couple of hours. this is slowly making its way east-northeast. we are keeping our eye on those showers. so far today, nothing in the rain gauge at bwi marshall. the afternoon temperature of 85 is 2 degrees below the average of the day. cloud cover coming in tonight from the storms to our south. a blanket of clouds in this case the tigger board. 80 in downtown baltimore. we will be in the 60's and 70's at dawn. sunrise at 6:11. agents of scattered showers in the morning especially to our south closer to this area of low pressure. by friday in the weekend, the high pressure will follow the system and clear skies out. was a cloudy tomorrow morning.

a few showers north and west of baltimore. 2:00 in the afternoon, most of maryland in joining sunshine and scudder jurist -- scattered showers in baltimore. we will see sunny-particle of skies over the weekend. -- sunny-partly cloudy skies over the weekend. scattered showers tomorrow. on the bay, the winds will be coming out of the northeast. a water temperatures in the low 80's. western maryland, they get some sunshine tomorrow. 74 degrees. the main entrances increase as you go south or east of i-95. the rain is heavy in virginia. there could be some big heavy downpours.

the 7 day forecast some 81 degrees tomorrow. temperatures cooler than normal. by friday, sunshine. saturday partly cloudy and 89 degrees. there is the heat, midnight the's, hazy, hot and humid. >> jay leno is counting down to september and the beginning of his new prime-time show. no pressure, right? tonight, what he says to the critics about his new show. >> 3 million, $400,000 in the lottery. 18-10-14-23-25-21.

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>> chris brown will wait three more weeks before learning his punishment for beating of rihanna. he pleaded guilty to one count of assault stemming from the altercation in february. a plea deal calls for him to spend five years probation and spent six months community service. they are trying to determine if he will complete the sentence in los angeles or in his home state of virginia. in a sentencing date is set for august 27. close to 80% of the public is aware of general mills' new show coming this fall. does it mean it will be a hit? -- of jay leno's new show coming this fall. does it mean it will be a hit? >> the difference is we have to

have comedy throughout the whole hour. >> it debuts monday, september 14, 10:00 p.m. right here on wbal-tv 11. >> is headed to injury reserve. -- a sta

>> adam terry'seasons it is on injury reserve. his season is ending before it began. his the probable impact the ravens. without him, they probably will not to use the unbalanced line that they used a year ago. just a year ago, the ravens had to figure out how to replace one tackler. they have a two talented tacklers. they are trying to move past the loss of adam terry. >> everybody in every training camp is probably in an upright man. that is part of the job. -- is probably banging up right now. that is part of the job. >> in the second week of

training camp, the list of injured players growing as it always does in august. one person is recovering them a hamstring injury. injuries have kept one cornerback out of the action. a heel injury for another player. the ravens has one of the most physical cans in the nfl. but the workload will not ease up because of injury concerns. >> our philosophy is the harder you work, the healthier you stay. we have been fortunate in not to have fluke injuries. our guys are in much better shape and are doing a better job of taking care of each other. >> contracts always have a lot of the rows behind them. eli manning has agreed to a six- year deal worth thousands of dollars a day. $35 million. the total volume is estimated $98 million. he won a super bowl two years

ago. he went to his first pro bowl after last season. he agreed to a deal that would give them a bigger average salary than his older brother. win streaks make your appearances for the orioles. the tigers smack them back to reality. bottom of the fifth, magglio ordonez blasting a home run. you know it is gone. it 1-0 tigers. one player hit a single. 3-0, gannett detroit. top of the night, adam jones, a to run shot.

-- 2-run shot. orioles go down to 4-2 to the tigers. >> when you have lost two it shortens your station the time. >> time to go home. thank you. a look at your seven-day

>> it is going to get hot. >> it certainly is especially on the weekend. friday is a nice day. it warmer and humid on saturday. sunday and monday, 95 degrees with humidity making it feel hotter. the real taste of hot weather for the first time. >> it is. that is all for "11 news tonight." conan o'brien is next. >> andy: from universal