there this afternoon. we will check in with john college -- john collins. >> one round of storms drop temperatures 15-20 degrees. that allows more storms to develop. now, in northern virginia, and parts of west virginia, we're seeing more severe weather. this is just west of the potomac. also, which can focus in a little bit. there is also a thunderstorm, not severe, but some intense rain could come out of that. that is just beginning to percolate right now. i will have details on all this, including your weekend forecast in just a minute. >> a prisoner accused of staging

a violent escape is back behind bars tonight. police say that the 20-year-old overpower a sheriff's deputy during a ride to jail last week. >> u.s. marshals tracked him to a creative hiding place. >> that these trends for thousands of people. local authorities say that he was holed up in a va home and that he was hidden so well, they had to take part of the house apart. >> it turned into a desperate grab for freedom. howard county sheriff's say that he was driving him last week and he made a brief for it. >> he overpowered the deputy. the jump out of the car and at

that time, he fled. >> police scoured the woods and came up empty. thursday night, a tip led them to a home outside of richmond. marshall's found the convicts brother and women but it took several searches of the home to find the fugitive. bucs they saw something different and i felt wall and started to peel back portable wall and a gentleman was and there. >> meanwhile, howard county officials are still trying to figure out how he staged an escape while handcuffed and shackled in the back of a patrol car. >> this man did not want to be placed in the county jail and he decided to escape. we have now had the time to review to see if there was any policy failure or any violations. some of our deputy sheriff's

cars have protective barriers and others do not. >> of the wounded deputy is recovering at home. according to the sheriff, he is a 36 year veteran and intends to return to work as soon as he is well enough. >> the two teenage suspects arrested for beating an elderly fisherman are being held without bail. the 17 year-old and--- and 16- year-old are charged with attempted murder. he was attacked while fishing early tuesday morning. the teenagers fled in the victim's suv but crashed a short time later. >> investigators have released a preliminary report of a small plane crash that killed two people earlier this month. that plane went down in carroll county. witnesses told federal inspectors that the engines stopped before the crash.

a 61-year-old and another victim died in the crash. a full investigation could be released within 30 days-one year. 14 football players were rushed to the hospital for repeat related injuries. we have more on exactly what happened. >> that is the goodness. everyone was sent home and is doing well. the varsity team did have practiced today but it was in the jam and out of the sun. -- in the gym, and out of the sun. >> we have excellent coaching staff here. >> just after 4:45 p.m. thursday, emergency workers were called to the high school field after 14 students and three coaches fell ill.

the department for resources to services said -- >> some started feeling bad and the others. that can happen in the heat. if you were working in the heat all day, you can have more than one person feel bad at the same time. >> all victims were treated and released. and they're blaming the issue on heat related health issues and reported that the temperature was 106 degrees. the school superintendent and mets that it is strange that so many fell so quickly and that they're looking at common factors that link together the students and coaches. >> we're looking at food sources and water sources. there squashing concerns that chemicals on the field are the problem and they said that high school staff didn't act improperly. >> of all the coaches are trained on how to deal with the hot weather. the hydrate prior to practice,

and a hydrate several times and rest several times during practice. we do not see it is a issue with the students not being managed properly. >> we have been doing these practices and to make sure that the students are hydrated and they need to rest during practices and they take several breaks. they have always worked very well with those students. >> they will be reviewing those policies on when it is a proper to have a team out on the field when it is hot weather. >> there is controversy surrounding the state's top public defender. she has been fired and the board gave no reason and offered no comment. in a statement, forester claims that she had been ordered to violate civil service laws by terminating a well-respected african-american district public defender for no reason. gov. o'malley said that he had

met with vorster to discuss the budget and did not comment on her firing. you can see the full statement on our website, wbal and tv dog, did wbaltv.com. -- wbaltv.com. >> 18 schools will be opening lead for construction. 18 schools will not be opening while others will. construction and other work has been done over the summer and is causing the delay. we have a list of schools. it is on our website, go to wbaltv.com and click on "education alert." as we first reported last month, a bonus structure for the superintendent -- a -- an

official said that he should for for that bonus because teachers did not receive pay raises this year. the bonus is in addition to his to under $50,000 salary. >> the first day of school will be anything but regular. students at chesapeake i will learn to use some very sophisticated virtual tools. we have more specifics. >> the only one of this kind in the country is evidence that the district is trying to keep pace with changing technology. >> what you're going to see right now is part of a larger unit in its environmental silence relating to a fish kill. >> welcome to hi carol -- high- tech learning. it is a virtual classroom complete with 10 high- definition 72 inch tv monitors

and joysticks that resemble a playstation. >> you have to answer questions and every class the to take, if you can still be interactive. >> she is going through this before creation of the environment. >> never able to launch the virtual classroom and had help from lockheed martin, and northrop grumman and a physics lab. >> they will be critically analyzing data and making decisions based on the data they have received so that they know what the next up is. >> the more opportunities we've put youngsters in a position to learn by doing, obviously, the retention rate is a lot stronger. the military has been using this concept for years. airline pilots trained this way. >> they will help to improve the math and science curriculum and may go a long way to preparing students for a high-tech future.

>> one thing that we can see today as we cannot hire enough u.s.-born engineers to complete the work that we need. they're doing digital technology. >> school officials also plan to use the new technology to teach social studies and english. >> the virtual classroom as part of a two-year partnership between baltimore county and engineers from major defense contractors. >> stay with us, there is more on and wbal tv news at 63 >> what happened to him here on the softball field, you will not believe. that story is coming up. >> the controversial nfl player makes a stunning impact with his speech. he tests his kicking skills leader in sports. >> one round of severe storms

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>> after nearly two weeks in the hospital, our colleague is heading home from the hospital. >> what most people do not know is that he literally died and came back to life. we sat down with him earlier with dave and the doctors that were there to save his life. >> it was literally a life-and- death experience for a detour dave. amazingly, he is back from the dead, literally, to tell the story. >> he knows what it is like to die and come back alive. >> i think i happen to be the

luckiest man in the world. >> it was two sundays ago when he was playing softball. after the bonn, became dizzy and passed out. >> my brother is yelling my name very loudly and i saw david on the ground. >> ecologist came running over with another doctor and performed cpr -- a cardiologists came running over with another doctor and perform cpr. >> a cardiologist, nobody gets a second chance like that. >> that second chance came thanks to the doctors being there and dave was rushed to the hospital. >> all we had on the field were our hands and our mouth to provide what he needed. once at the hospital, tests were performed and it was determined that he had clogged arteries are

from radiation treatments back in 1982 for hodgkin's disease. dr. brown cleaned and replace some of the arteries. >> it was successful, no question about it. he will continue to improve and get more active. >> a defibrillator was installed to monitor his heart. >> if the heart is too fast or too slow, it will come -- it will correct that. he will be one of the most surreal things that happened to me. >> if these jenin were not available to me, i do not think we would be sitting here talking right now. >> he expects to be back on the air within the next to the three weeks. he also hopes that paul's will learn from his experience that

cpr truly saves lives as he is living proof. >> now, your insta-weather + forecast with meteorologist john collins. >> the atmosphere was ready to let loose with some thunderstorms. one round up moved across the baltimore area. that is history, now. we have a new round of storms beginning to develop. there's a potential for severe weather. in fact, that storm produces a lot of lightning and hail at this stage as it moves towards frederick county and eventually in a gun recounted. if you look down towards charles county, they have a little -- little storm cell. these may charge up and still cause problems.

let's take a look of what happened. it did make it to 93. then, things cool down. we got stuck in the computers did not finish measuring all the rain. we had a lot from the first round of storms and we will see what happened when his neck storms come in. now, we're down to the '70s. temperatures rebounded in the '80s. the habits of -- they had that drop through there. these new storms will allow us will be allowed to move through. storms are down int charles county -- in charles county. here is that new band of whether moving towards washington county.

it is all being pushed this way by a cold front. this is a slow-moving front that is having a hard time moving to the east. we also have bill sitting out there. it will take 36 hours for the storm to go through. once it does, there will be more comfortable air. this is not as strong as yesterday, but nonetheless, it is heading to the north west. it will of the julie move to the west of bermuda but stay away from the west coast. heavy surf will be a danger all weekend. our forecast is mostly cloudy with showers and thunderstorms possibly severe. southwest winds and a lot of clowns and chance for showers and thunderstorms. winds will become east. the forecast calls for cooler temperatures.

there is still that kind chance for rain. we will have low humidity on monday and tuesday. we might get a little more under a shower activity. >> now, 11 sports with gerry sandusky. >> he shed his red jersey. it means that he cannot hit or get hit. he would could not play at all last season. that bodes well for the ribbons defense. todd heat started early. this is keeping everybody focused with the end of camp inside this weekend. this has made the comparison is inevitable between ryan and a new defensive coordinator. the transition has been fairly

seamless. >> you have to stay tuned for the season, but i think we are growing as a team. the biggest thing is staying healthy in keeping that mental grind throughout the season. >> they get paid just as much as we do. >> a former football star can finally focus on beginning his nfl career. the first round pick signed in buffalo today. there was a five-year deal worth millions of dollars. he was wearing number 59. he held out longer. michael crabtree remained unsigned. >> for the most part, i cannot think of anyone played that should draw less attention than an extra point attempt in preseason, but that changes when

the bengals wide receiver became the guys trying to line up the extra point. the bengals head coach let him handle the cake. he'd nailed it perfectly. then he showed a lot of leg strength with the ensuing kickoff as the trial but inside the 10 yard line. that made the difference in the one point when a bingles over new england. >> new orleans could find themselves in this position. the washington nationals introduce their newest player. there was more than $15 million guaranteed, but they will likely expected to start delivering on a bad investment. >> that day, it felt like a

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>> john has the forecast. >> it is a little store me after this evening and we could still see some thunderstorms tomorrow as well. the rain chances diminished on sunday and we are not sure exactly how sunday as corn to turn out. probably better than the past couple of days, at least cooler. monday and tuesday look like gems. >> ok, sounds good. >> and doocy avenues with john

williams is coming up. >> will see you at 11 pm. [captioning made possible by constellation energy group] captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org--