[captioning made possible by constellation energy group] >> good evening. i am deborah weiner. police say they have never seen anything like it before. a case of animal abuse. three mentor turing a cat before throwing it into a baltimore county creek. animal rights groups are

outraged saying the maximum sentence of 90 days in jail are too lenient. kim has more. >> debra, the folks here say this is the sixth incident involving cat abuse in two months in baltimore city and county. they are appalled by the tails of this incident, in edgemere last sunday. police say while the cat's owner was on vacation, kevin abel was house-sitting and had friends over. according to reports, rioux put the cat in a dryer and america wife. then he put the cat in a bag filled with rocks and threw it in lynch point. some say the punishment just isn't enough. >> i think there needs to be a bigger lesson here. there definitely needs to be

counselling on top of more jail time. people need to know this is unacceptable. a lot of people say it is just a cat or an animal, but it is a living being. >> abel and mcdowell were released on their own recoming distance. >> and a cat cruelty case in howard county has ended with a 74-day jail sentence. that is how long he will spend behind bars after police found 74 dead cats in her columbia home in 2006. official responded to the home after neighbors complained about an odd other. four people are covering after an accident involving an ambulance in southwest baltimore. city medical number 12 collided with a small s.u.v. at the intersection of edmonton avenue and dennniso street.

the two people in the s.u.v. were treated at the university of maryland medical center. >> exactly how this descend occurred has not yet been determined. we have our investigators on location to make some assessments and determinations. >> the person in the ambulance was unhurt and then taken by another ambulance to the hospital. olympic swim star michael phelps will have to explain why he was driving without a valid drivers license after own accident thursday night. another driver ran a red light. phelps will have to tell a judge why he was driving with a michigan license. the driver of the other vehicle faces a $180 fine and possibly three points on her driving record. the search continues for the convicted fell on accused of assaulting a howard county sheriff's deputy before escaping custody. 20-year-old devin champagne was

being channels importanted thursday night before he used his handcuffs to choke the deputy before fleeing. he visited his family but dependent stay long. if you have any information, you are asked to call howard county, police. efforts to close the state's $700 million budget shortfall could mean less money for local governments. today martin o'malley announced a recommendation from his budget secretary to cut $250 million to local governments. o'malley is scheduled to bring more than $400 million dollars in cuts this month. he made the announcement at the maryland association of counsell summer conference in ocean city. >> gorgeous saturday outside. a little butt of humidity, but not much.

it is gorgeous to be outside. the radar picking up a few light rain showers down toward places like frostberg. not anticipating that to reach us here. temperatures, 87 in baltimore, 84 at b.w.i., 83 in dover and ocean city. we are still at 90 in frederick. for tonight, the clouds will clear out a bit. we could see a few areas with patchy fog as temperatures go down to the low and mid 60's. if you like today's weather, i have some very good news in your forecast. we have to lock at tropical storms anna and bill. >> president obama is in grand junction, colorado for another antawn hall meeting on health care reform. he is talking to his critics who believe his plans are too ambitious and expensive. >> at yellowstone national park, he caught a stunning view

of old faithful, and he spent some quality time with the first family. then he headed to colorado in the latest round of the health care reform fight. he is looking to make peace to the other side. these are legitimate differences worthy of the real discussion that america deserves, one where we lower our voices, listen to one another and talk about differences that exist. >> he is holding in another in a series of houn hall meetings that look like an election campaign. opponents are running a pretty good campaign of their owns. democrats have been on the defensive all week. >> it is my opinion what we are seeing right now is the intentional, systemic dismantling of the american republic, and it scares me to death. >> i would not tell my 11

-year-old daughter who ran five cars in the ditch, here is another car. no, you fix the car. >> there is nothing unamerican about disagreements. our great nation was founded on speaking our mind. >> the president will continue his campaign, trying to convince americans that health care reform isn't about application. in short, the president is trying to turn this debate from a national screaming match into a discussion of the facts. in wash, mime brian moore, wbal-tv 11 news. >> young people from three different backgrounds come together to share what they have in common, learning how they are helping the environment in the process. and a baltimore native returns home after making it big. tonight the message from nba star rudy gay and how he is

>> a group called baltimore subdued foundation marched to downtown baltimore in support of the city's homeless. they hoped to make a positive

change in their lives. that includes renewing their faith and supporting their families. funds raised from today's march will support baltimore's helping up mission. rudy gay helped more than 150 students get a great start for back to school today. he hosted a back to school party at baltimore's espn zone. he encouraged children to get a healthy start back to score. gay told them that it does not include that cake, including good hygiene and being responsible. they got a backpack full of school supplies. >> they are getting acclimated back to the school setting, but half of it is getting the right things. >> the students had the chance to win laptops, i-pods and special prizes. >> a little treat now and again. >> nice. you have a twist on john harbaugh? >> a fill solve colorado guy.

he likes to be a blue collar guy. he proved it on the field with his blue collar and name tag in toe. >> peel, pete of his it was a gorgeous day to be outside. we're going to do it tomorrow. we are sitting at 85 at b.w.i. and the harbor. winds out of the southeast. we will talk about your fiber one. i'm looking for some fiber. this bar is an excellent source of fiber. there's no fiber in this. tastes too good. there is fiber. [ chuckle ] no. i can't taste the fiber in this chocolate. they have 35% of your daily value. hmm. oh, samples. hmm. autobahn. wackenschdol. fiber one chewy bars. cardboard no. delicious yes. announcer: during the autobahn for all event, you can get great lease deals. i love it! i just want to know it's the right move.

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>> today marylanders learned some environmentally ways to conserve energy this winter. the supergreen workshop took place this morning, promoting using biomass like wood or corn. participants learned how to make their own electricity, use solar power and different ways to conserve water. >> we are going to show people how they can easily heat their house with corn grown here in

maryland. >> they say using renewable energy stops waste and saves money. people from three countries gathered in northeast baltimore so celebrate service and 30 years of u.s.-china relations. they marked the occasion by cleaning the park. they are delegates from the sixth annual youth assembly at the united nations. >> well, what you saw there, a beautiful day to be outside at the park. a look on satellite showing a few clouds to the south. not much for us to be concerned with. this is a pattern that we are going to be happy to have over the next few days. temperatures holding mainly in the 80's up and down the east coast. a few 90's across the southwest, not a concern about warm temperatures for us. we are going to be at average or a little above the next few days, but not the searing heat we saw last week. 89 in baltimore.

83 in cambridge. 88 in frederick. 83 in ocean city. woe managed to top out at 86 at b.w.i., but the inner harbor warm up more at 88 degrees. our records previously were above 100. just a few clouds for tonight. possibly patchy fog. when you see clear skies and light to calm winds, we run that risk. high pressure is our friend. it allows for clear and calm winds. our winds are going to pick up out of the south and southwest. our temperatures are going to be flirting wit 90 the next few days. a cold front pushing its way in will provide a chance for rain on tuesday. but sunday and monday, two days to be just winners outs. in the trick we are looking at two tropical storms.

this small one is anna, and this is tropical storm bill. both of them are just barely tropical storms. they are at 40 miles an hour. they are going to be taking similar tracks over the next five days. by thursday we expect anna to still be a tropical storm and just off miami around the florida keys. not the best vacation weather. we are watching bill very closely. there are still a lot of problems with bill's forecast. we are still looking in the future with this. by thursday we are expecting it to be a category two and take a track very close to anna, all -- although there is a chance bill about will move to the north and across the open atlantic. we need to watch this storm for the potential to go toward florida. >> tomorrow back home, 86-90 degrees. how about the cal rib ken world

series? southeast versus harford county. 88 at maryland takes on southwest and the republic of korea versus the dominican republic. 85 and lots of sunshine, a beautiful beach day. in the mountains, 80 degrees. fire danger is low. your seven-day forecast shows a little stormer tuesday and wednesday, the typical summer-like pattern. up to the low 90's by thursday. another chance for storms by friday. saturday, mostly cloudy and 86. >> for ravens starters and primary backups survived game one of the preseason in good health, but down the charts there were problems. they replaced beck add third string quarterback. beck suffered a shoulder injury

at the end of this play. some say it is a broken collarbone. today they signed drew willie, a rookie from buffalo, who went through some of the off-season program with the team. theys also worked out cleo lemon. he worked out for the dolphins when cam cameron was coach in michael vick. when they went back to work, the them seems to be work. john harbaugh donned a blue shirt complete with name tag. >> we have an opportunity to come out here and practice football, an opportunity to go out thursday night and play football. who has got it better than us? i think our guys understand that. we should be excited to come out here and work and practice. we saw our fathers, our morris, our grandparents, uncles, aunts or whoever raised us, put one of these shirts on, go to work,

probably two jobs, to make sure all of us could get to we are going to be. that is what america is all about. it is a very visual reminder. most of the guys can think back to whoever that was, and a lot of cases both parents, who sacrificed for them. let's go to work today. >> at lee high university, the eagle went back to work as well. a different dynamic. michael vick took the field for the first time as an eagle. he went through his first practice since the 2006 season. he starts the season with the fourth string quarterback, charged with running the scout team. those who watched said he looked very much like the michael vick we last saw on the field. there were no formal protests. >> the orioles may sit 20 games out of .500 and may not see the playoffs, but they can proof on any evening something special

might happen. an incredible display of hand-eye coordination. the run scored, but p.a. made up for it. in the seven-run seventh, he gets into the gap, and with it, the fourth single in orioles' history. a single, double and home run already on his night. the orioles bite the angels 16-6. what will we see tonight, john lackey on the hill for the o's. first pitch about 45 minutes away. the proclamation that tiger woods' 15th major is in the bag may be premature. he struggled to hold on to a four-shot lead. third round, tiger a one-stroke lead on pad rig harrington. yang in the clubhouse at minus

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>> coming up tonight at 11:00, we continue to follow the animal abuse investigation from baltimore county. hear more from animal rights groups. be prepared to give up more information about yourself when you travel. the changes coming to the airline industry that should keep america safer and more

>> you say it will be beautiful? >> if you liked today, you will like tomorrow. we will have a carbon copy of today tomorrow. we will do it again on monday. a few people may be calling in well on monday. a chance of storms for tuesday, and then the summer pattern, evening this morning and wednesday, and another chance of storms on friday. teams holding steady in the upper 80's and low 90's, it is beginning to even out now. now we are talking about the tropical systems. actually here, probably a better place to be on vacation right now than south florida. >> thank you. and that's it for 11 news at 6:00. nbc nightly news is next.

captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> this is a balance t 11 editor by jordan wertlieb. >> democracy were on full display this week and throughout the country the american people have taken the health care debate to their leaders in congress. here in maryland this past monday, senator ben cardin stood before a large and vocal crowd to discuss the complexities of the issue in an auditorium. while some may choose to characterize the meeting and

other meetings around the country as staged and unnecessary, we completely disagree. not only are town hall meetings a great forum to get the facts and ask your elected official questions and understand the complexities of the health care bill, they are american government in action. there is no substitute for discourse. an exchange of ideas should not be the exception, but rather the norm. it seems as if these past years, the conveniences of modern technology have made kelvin sampson casey a spectator sport. it is not. nothing can replace face to face communication with our officials. these meetings have not only raised the level of debate, but they have created awareness. the importance of being heard and exercising our right to free speech. unfortunately, while those who choose to shutout, finger-point and name-call will get more attention than they deserve, the importance of public discourse should not be lost.

information is key, and the more information we have the more informed decisions we can make. we think the debate of the future of health care in america has been a success. it has reminded us all of what this country was founded upon, free speech and debate. ♪

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