yates was killed, and the truck drove away. his family's attorney and police have reviewed surveillance video of that incident. police say it doesn't offer enough clues to trek down the driver. the family is hoping oher wise. >> the family is just devastated that one would leave their loved one on the pavement with mortal injuries and just drive off. >> if you have any information that could help police with that investigation, call 410-396-2100. >> tonight the f.a.a. says it has placed two employ it's on administrative leave in connection with that deadly mid air collision over the hudson river. this comes the say day nbc released this video shot by a new york city tourist from italy. it shows them collide. nine people were killed. in the meantime, the f.a.a.

says an air traffic controller who was handling the small plane was apparently involved in a quote inappropriate phone conversation at the time of the crash. but the f.a.a. say the employee's actions don't appear to have contributed to the accident itself. more than 20 years after he was convicted of the bombing of pan am flied 103. he could have released from jail. he was sentenced to life in prison for blowing up a pan american airliner over scorled as it flew from london to new york on december 18, 1988. all 259 people on board that 747 were killed along with 11 people on the ground. several people from maryland died on pan am flight 103, and the idea that he may get out of prison is not welcome. including the mild family of

this park. their daughter was killed. they shared their thoughts. >> one of the news things rosemary has of her daughter is a journal returned to her from scottish authorities. in it she wrote about her time in london. >> the sky was blewer today. the sun was yellower today, and the whole of the earth seemed to be rejoicing in its own perfection. sorry. >> it may have been 20-plus years since pan am flight 103 exploded over scotland, but to her, it feels like yesterday. she says it doesn't help that the man convicted of blowing up the plane is rumored to be considered for release so that he can live out his last days with his family family. he has been diagnosed with term prostate cancer.

>> horror, outraged. he is a mass murderer. the mass murderer of 270 victims, including 11 locker biresidents in their homes on the ground. >> the family traveled overseas for the trial, and they have worked to help increase airline safety and say this is a step in the wrong direction. >> i'm afraid he is going to get the adulation of the people there. i think they will stimulate him as a hero returning home. >> they hope that justs is will once and for all be served, and that he will die in the cell he was sond to. >> we are praying that the scottish government does the right thing by us and our children and all of our loved ones. melissa carlson, wbal-tv 11 news. >> despite reports that a decision has already been made in the case, a court says it

will have a ruling by the end of the month. >> and now back to the breaking news we first told you about at the top of the newscast. michael phelps was involved in a two-car accident just about two hours ago. police were called to the intersection around 9:00 tonight. what we do know is phelps was not injured. the person in the vehicle in front of him was taken to the hospital for treatment. >> we had a traffic accident on val kert and fiddle street. one driver was michael phelps. another was a female driver who was transported to an area hospital as a precaution. mr. phelps did not complain of any injuries. we have asked our people to investigate this, and they are literally interviewing mr. phelps, passengers and witnesses right now. >> tonight people tell us they do know that alcohol was not involved in that accident.

another marylander has died from the hh swine flu, and tonight health officials are urging you to take advantage of vaccines when they become available. maryland's sixth death is an adult from the suburbs. officials say there were underlying medical conditions. for more on flu systems and advice on how to avoid the flu. you can go to our website, wbaltv.com and then click on medical alert. a former howard county school employee will spend 18 months behind quarters. 61-year-old robert douglas johnson pleaded guilty to having a two-year relationship with a 17-year-old. he must register. he was the band director. he had been a howard county school employee for 40 years. >> a convicted fell on accused of selling the gun used to kill steve mcnair has been indicted

on a firearm charge. a federal grand jury in nashville arraigned aid ran gill jam jr. with one count of being a fell on in possession of a firearm. he sold a weapon to mcnair's girlfriend two days before he was shot. he faced 10 years in prison if convicted. >> we have updiets for you tonight on two i-team investigations. the first involves an unlicensed contractor who was accused of bilking a home owner out of thousands of dollars. he was accused of taking the money for work he never completed. they say he did not have permission. he was ordered to play -- to pay $4,000 by his february

date. also tonight, earnest lewis the man convicted in a scheme to defraud homeowners will spend more than four years in yale. the i team first vafed him and his brother back in july of 2007. the lewis brothers offered to help financialally vulnerable homeowners to avoice foreclosure, but instead sold them services and charged fees and didn't do anything. the brother is scheduled to be sentenced next month. >> the purple pride in full force. >> the ravens certainly took on the redskins in tonight's first preseason game. we have team coverage of that game. john sherman is live downtown. he has been talking with the fans tonight, sharing the game with them. first we begin with pete gilbert with a quick recap of the battle of the beltway.

>> it turned out to be not much of a battle as the ravens blew the doors off the redskins. it's a preseason game. you can't say they are going to win the super bowl after this, but as far as things you wanted to see, you see a team that didn't turn the balance over, didn't allow any point and put up 23 themselves. it was impressive indeed. here are some highlights. ray lewis didn't have much to do with this game. he played one serious and was done. that was ok with him. but the offense got things going. joe flacco to ray rice. a little bit of a stumble. many plays over 35 yards for the ravens tonight. they also got it done with troy smith to r.j. smith. the smith connection impressive. troy smith threw the ball 30 times. he was the player of the game, completed 14 passes, should have completed many more, several were dropped by harper,

but one was caused. harper caught the pass for the only receiving touchdown of the game. joining me now is michael oher, the first round draft pick, after your first game, how are you feeling? >> it was a great experience. i was excited, but i have to get back to work and work on my technique and fundamentals saturday. >> we talked about the lasting image from the game had to have been the bloody face after a pancaked a redskins' player, you were bloody, but you didn't look like you cared at all? >> it is part of football. it is a tough physical game. that is what being a raven is all about. >> was the experience what you hoped it would be? >> it was a great experience, exied, all the fans, and you are in the -- excited, all the fans. it was great. >> are you in any pain right now? >> no, i am good. i don't even feel a thing. >> thanks for joining us. >> thank you for having me.

>> we head over to john sherman, hanging out with some happy fans. >> absolutely. people are excited that it is football time again, but it was clear earlier tonight that this is still just the preseason. >> come and get it. >> it looks like a ravens game, but something was off. >> normally it is a little bit crazier out here? >> that's true, but then again this is preseason. i am assuming people have to work themselves into playing shape like the players. >> this is just preseason food? >> this is just preseason. we are just practicing. usually we have filla, prime rib. >> this is preseason. a lot of people aren't ready for it to come because of the season itself. >> it is still summer. >> still summer. >> they are excited about the season, but guarded. >> i am going to try to have the same expectations i had last year, which were none, and that way my filings won't be disappointed if things turn out

to be bad. if they turn out to be great, i think we can be joyful. >> i think we were underrated. they thought flacco was a flash in the pan. >> we are kind of boyfriend-girlfriend here. i have 60's to the raven and i figured i would bring her to the redskins game. >> he actually used to work for pittsburgh. >> i did not. >> you were saying before the ravens came to town, he was a steelers fan? >> he was. >> and then there is theme. >> i am from d.c., mongtomery county. we represent dths, sorry. >> a lot of people feel the ravens are maryland's team. >> but they were the colts before they were here. >> but it was the ravens who got the last laugh tonight.

the redskins having exactly zero reasons to smile and zero points on the scoreboard. john sherman, wbal-tv 11 news. >> while we are still talking football, less than three weeks after being reinstated in the nfl, michael vick has signed with a team. >> i am kerry cavanaugh. next we explain a controversial term at the heart of the health care debate. >> and could you be a $250,000 winner and not even know it? tonight, why lottery officials could be looking for you. >> heavy downpours moved through parts of the state earlier today. coming up, we will see if there is any more rain in the friday and weekend forecast. that is ahead. right now in baltimore, hazy skies with the lights still on down at m&t bank. 74 at b.w.i., 76

>> in our education alert, good news for students and parents

as college students head back to class. get ready to pay less for your text books. they say they will be the first in the industry to rent books to students. text books will cost 40% to 70% less than the suggested retail price. students will get the first chapter in electronic format and then the book will be shipped out. it will offer several hundred rental titles starting in december. you can find more information on our website, wbaltv.com, click on education. >> we have been telling you about the lively demon stimulation in health care taken halls across the country. and for the most part they have been tame. but yesterday in haggarstown, one man was arrested. he was holding up a sign that said death to obama. it read also death to michelle and her two stupid kids. the 51-year-old man was taken

into custody by the u.s. secret service. one of the issues driving the debate is a prosecute vision on end of life countsing. they would allow medicare to reimburse doctors for voluntarily counseling sessions about end of life decisions. they have concerns that the elderly and ailing could be coerced to accept minimal care to reduce costs. >> we should not have a government program that determines you are going to pull the plug on grandma. >> today several key senators decided to exclude that provision from the health care legislation they are working on. senator grassley said it was dropped because it could be misinterpreted or could be implemented incorrectly. >> well, that was just one rumor spreading across the country in the debate over health care reform. that prompted us to take a

closer look at other proposal on the table. >> kerry cavanaugh has more on how the president's vision for universal health care could actually affect you. >> a lot of the emotion erupting around this issue involves something the balmingts calls the public option. owe opponents call it socialized medicine. both sides are shrinking slogans in the debate. two words that get a a strong reaction, public objection. this senator fielded questions about that. >> i would like for you to address how the public option decreases or increases our choices in health care. >> public insurance option is a guaranteed program that you know is always there. >> democrats want to offer government-run insurance, a $1.5 trillion plan that would compete with private companies and have no ban on preexisting conditions and no co-pace.

analysts predict 10 million would enroll, the currently uninsured and employees who can't get coverage through work. republicans call it a disastrous idea, one that would wope out competition. >> the so-called government option in a very few number of years would become the only option. >> the plan would cover almost all americans by 2013. it would be paid foy by hiking taxes on the wealthy and cutting costs down the road. i am kerry cavanaugh, wbal-tv 11 news. >> we have continuing coverage of the health care debate on our website, wbaltv.com. there you can take a look. a very detailed look at the house and is not proposals and compare them with president obama's campaign proposal. click on politics. >> now, your 11 insta-weather plus forecast with tom tasselmyer. >> a look at hd deposit her radar through the afternoon and

early evening. some locations got heavy downpours. this is the way the radar looked from about 11:00 in the morning through 8:00 in the evening. you can see that batch of showers that rolled down out of pennsylvania through baltimore county and baltimore city. there were some heavy rain at m&t bank stadium before everybody started getting into it and arriving. those showers worked their way to d.c., down the i-95 corridor and have now moved out of the region. they blossomed during the heat of the day, moved to northern virginia and dumped about a third of an inch at w.b.i., and a half inch at inner harbor. high temperatures ended up a couple short of the normal 86 and way short of the record high set seven years ago in 2007. temperatures have cools into the 60's in southern

pennsylvania, a sign of the could notter air. 72 in eastern, 70 in frederick, and 77 in haggarstown. there might be a few lingering clouds and showers around the bay, and in dorchester and somerset counties. a partly cloudy sky expected. lows in the 60's with a light northeast wind around 5 miles an hour. friday, high pressure coming from the west. it should dominate the scene from the bay to the mountains tomorrow. the farther south and east you go closer to the stalled front, the more clouds you may see and the better chance for a shower. the cloud are lingering near the beaches while you get clearer skies through central maryland. the same thing for sunday. and saturday. cloud and a shower threat south of us, sunshine around

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>> with pete gilbert, gerry sandusky live at m&t bank stadium. it is quiet now but what a start to the preseason as the ravens open up with a 23-0 win

over the redskins. i would say mission accomplished, pete. >> major guys did not get hurt. the defense didn't allow any points, and there were tons of big plays from the offense, something to which we are not terribly accustomed joe flacco was not exceptional, but he didn't get enough time on the field. >> he hooked up with kelly washington, a 17-yard game. washington, a big find for the ravens in that slot position. michael oher, looked extremely impressive. suffered a gouge on his forehead. the cut forced oher to leave the game to get stitches, but he came back and played well. you saw everything you could home hope for. second quarter, troy smith in another quarterback. closing minute of the half find justin harper, a 19-yard touchdown strike, giving the ravens a 13-0 lead at the halftime.

third quarter, defense takes over. colt brennan, picked off by derrick martin, one of the guys trying to find a spot in a deep secondary. helps to seal the deal. a peerman fourth quarter touchdown and the ravens win it 23-0. for the veterans, good to see the rookies secure a shutout. >> we try to have as many good players as we can, and i think we have plea, four, five or six good backs. peerman looked gook, harm looked gook and lawrence looked good. >> it has been drilled into our heads to spread the ball around, to not have tunnel vision. that is a key thing that campbell likes to say day in and day out, and obviously hue jackson is doing a tremendous job with helping broaden our horizons as far as the passing game goes. >> but if there is anything they can look forward to improving the next game, it was

penalties. john harbaugh addressed it afterwards. >> he was none to happy with the holding peblets. all three ravens quarterbacks threw for more than 100 yards. with the focus of expanding the passing attack, mission policed. >> we noust know where michael vick will play. he signs a to-year crack with the eagles. he is hoping and praying it is the city of city of brotherly love. given his circumstances to come back to the nfl. it is interesting. obviously he is not going there to start. he will back up donovan memorabilia. >> in the city of brotherly love, you play well, they love you, if you don't, they don't love you. those are the rules in philadelphia. the key for the eagles, can they handle the public relation fall out that is sure to follow michael vick. >> the eagles hosted the patriots, and they got a first

hand look at tom brady. he looks like he has recovered from his knee injury. two touchdown passes, 10-15 throwing, did have a pick as well. first one to chris baker for 4 yards, then he did it get. another one to baker, this one for 9 yards. tom brady looks like he should as the patriots get the win, 2-25. >> golf, the big topic. boat get to it in the what. tiger woods in the lead at the

>> just a reminder, we are going to have the latest on the accident involving michael fems. these are the first pinths seen of phelps after an accident in downtown baltimore. we will have the latest on the news beginning tomorrow morning at 5:00. >> he was not injured. thanks for joining us. captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org--