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[captioning made possible by constellation energy group] captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> to night as police search for the person who shot and killed a corrections officer, friends of the victim are killing out pure -- are talking about. ethel privorica was found dead r car. >> the working mother put in her last shift yesterday, and friends and family had no idea it would be the last time they would see her. >> what is the mood like ed work? >> it is not too good. the office is not taking a very well that she is gone. >> grief counselors are on hand at the detention center, where employees are learning of the murder of one of their own. erica was found shot to death
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early thursday morning. >> i was devastated. she was very well respected by all employees. she is going to be fully mist. >> it is unclear why she would have been there. police say they do not know why she was gunned down. they are investigating the possibility it was connected when her four and a half years end of the detention center. >> these corrections officers live in dangerous life when they leave these institutions because they have to look over their shoulders of all times, every hour they are out there in the public eye. >> being a correctional officer is hard work. it is dangerous coming out every night, going home, and being in the public. >> regardless of the motive, and she has harsh words for the person who ended a working mom's life with three shots.
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>> we hope law-enforcement find the perpetrator of this horrendous crime and and then they begin in the death penalty. >> it is unclear if she carried a gun as part of her service, but there was not one found on her body. >> police are interviewing a woman of interest after a man was found inside a car and suffering from stab wounds. skycam 11 was on the scene around 3:30 today when paramedics found the victim some cover inside his car. he was rushed to the hospital with life-threatening injuries. tonight baltimore city police are searching for the person or persons who vandalized the southwest baltimore church. the pastor says a church member discovered a ripped screen and black spray paint on the building. he believes gangs are responsible, but police say
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tagging is not from gains. cross believes the vandalism may be connected to a funeral held at his church tomorrow. it is for david lumpkin iii. he was found shot to duff saturday night. >> -- shot to death saturday night. >> we are not scared. we are here to grieve. >> he says this is the first time his church has been vandalized, and he is disappointed anyone would desecrate the house of worship. he would like those responsible to join him on sunday. baltimore police would like your help finding a missing 13-year- old girl. michelle was last seen by her mom on july 17 in the 3600 block of ninth street. her mother says she last spoke to michelle a week later, but the girl said she has no idea where she was. if you think you have seen the show, you are asked to call city
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police. -- if you think you have seen michelle, you are asked to call city police. where remembering ted kennedy. this is live look at the jfk presidential library in boston, where thousands of mourners have been filing past to pay last respects. senator kennedy will be lying there until tomorrow when his family will hold a private memorial. senator kennedy's family says they are moved by the outpouring of sympathy during the difficult times. steve is outside the library with more. >> hour after hour, they came by the thousands to the kennedy library. ordinary americans who wanted to pay their last respects to the senator they called teddy, many visibly moved as they filed by the coffin. >> i was completely overwhelmed. >> civil rights and minimum wage, he really was a voice of
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the poor and the common person. >> the line of mourners stretched into the night. suddenly along the line came senator kennedy's widow, vickie, hugging and kissing even those she had never met, returning their respect. >> we're so honored so many people have come not to pay tribute to my husband, and wanted to thank them. >> the coffin arrived before nightfall. nearly 100 members of the kennedy clan were on hand. hear, caroline kennedy. bobby kennedy's son, chris, and the kennedy family saying thank you to americans as americans said thank you and goodbye to the family patriarch, senator edward kennedy. as long as the mourners keep arriving tonight, this jfk library will stay open.
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>> you can watch nbc's coverage of ted kennedy's funeral this saturday morning at 10:00 a.m. right here. u.s. health officials refing of possible age one in one flu outbreak are now going to the -- a possible h1n1 flu outbreak are now going to the internet to find information. they are part of the largest multimedia campaign ever. medical experts say they want to help people avoid, especially those most decorous, and they are using facebook, youtube, and other platforms to reach a wide range of age groups. >> this going to be as important as the vaccine. >> we need to come up with products and interesting information people can get any time of the day and anywhere they are. >> the media blitz is part of
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the seriousness place of the potential risk. health officials across the state are also preparing for a possible outbreak of the h1n1 flu virus this fall, and they are having to do so with less financial resources. >> these local health department cuts, which are happening to every single health department, are now cutting into it. >> a health officer during an interview literally minutes after he told his staff 10% of them would be laid off, saving $800,000. his story is being told again and again all over the state has an h1n1 flu research and gloom over the horizon. he says it is a top priority, and county officials guarantee the resources will be there to respond. other health services will suffer greatly. >> cancer prevention, all those
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things they do will clearly be affected by this. >> these are serious cuts. this is unprecedented, and it will have an impact on health activity. >> the secretary says the state is feeling the pinch and will also be shifting money and resources to prepare for h1n1 [pause] possible resurgence. she also says the state will reach out to hospitals, physicians, and insurance companies to ease the burden. the state also expects a grant it will be about to distribute to local health departments korean >> -- the local health department. his bag in howard county, he says he needs all the help he can get. >> you cannot do more with less. we are now doing less with less.
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>> identity theft affects millions of people each year, and tonight and burning he is among those victimized. according to a d.c. police report, his wife's purse was stolen last year. thieves used the personal information to still their identity. they were among 500 and victims of an elaborate fraud ring that allegedly sold $2 million from citizens and businesses. fear the calls almost no one wants to get. those of -- they are the calls almost no one wants to get, those automated calls, but today the federal government took action to bring an end to robo calling. >> for me it is calls about no warranties on my cell phone, but they come at all times of the day and all forms until next tuesday when the rules dramatically change.
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tonight we found plenty of people making calls but nobody looking to take one. >> i am on the do not call list, but i still get calls constantly. >> he says it is his cellphone they hit most. >> you want to sell something? i hated. >> today the rules changed, the federal trade commission making any call after september 1 violation of law with the $16,000 per call penalty. >> did make sense to take action against robot's calling people and -- it makes sense to take action against robot's calling people and trying to sell them something they do not want. they are a rip-off because they cost money, but they are rude. >> i think it is wonderful. they should do it. >> there are some exceptions. banks, charities, insurance companies, phone companies, and
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politicians. >> the fcc left out any kind of businesses that have to do with free speech. >> that did not play as well with harvard place. >> politicians talk constantly. why are they allowed to call if nobody else is? >> they say it is free speech. >> i think it is annoying. i know who i am going to vote for. i do not see them -- need them to call and tell me. >> they want you to report violators to their website. >> hundreds of thousands of stoves are on the recall list. they are popular brand names common and an animal advocate is mourning the loss of her dog. acquittal mistake -- critical mistake that led to the dog's death. >> she paused for 10 seconds, and she is alive. we both cried for 10 minutes.
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>> the girl kidnapped 18 years ago is reunited with her family. tonight who police have in custody and the disturbing details. technology helps bust of pastor having an affair. tonight the bizarre story. >> a tropical storm is beginning to make its approach to the east coast of the united states. keep an eye on both weather systems now in baltimore. systems now in baltimore.
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>> some 200,000 stoves on the recall list due to a fire hazard. that recall frigidaire and kenmore a late smooth top electric ranges. those with a road to renounce and digital displays. it depends on the models, but those can turnon spontaneously, failed to turn off, or heat to different temperatures than selective. consumers should stop using those ranges immediately. good news for parents looking to get rid of those used baby cribs and highchairs. stores will offer 20% off coupons for products.
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to find more information on those stores, go to our website at wbaltv.com. florida authorities say a pastor faked his own kidnapping so he could cheat on his wife. detectives say winkler worked at a church in tampa. they say he sent his wife a text message telling her he had been kidnapped but not to panic. naturally, she called police. authorities traced the cellphone and said they found him with the other woman. >> we had about 20 deputies that responded that were actually out conducting the search. we estimated it was $4,000 trying to locate the individual. >> police have charged the pastor with filing a false police report. she was kidnapped 18 years ago when she was only a 11. today jaycee lee dugard was
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reunited with her family, and authorities have not uncovered horrific details of that investigation. -- have now uncovered horrific details of that investigation. >> it is an emotional story that shakes veteran law officers. >> she was found alive in antioch. >> she was just 11 years old. her stepfather watched as she walked to a neighborhood bus stop on the way to school. >> the young lady that was kidnapped -- >> investigators searched for a couple in a gray car while her mom made an emotional plea for her return. that trip would take 18 years. the mystery began to unravel when campus police at the university of california berkeley noticed a registered sex offender with two young children. he was called in for questioning and showed up with the kids and
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two adult women. >> he fathered both of the children with jaycee. >> ultimately, he confessed to the kidnapping. they were both arrested for charges of kidnapping and molestation. he called an affiliate in sacramento. during a rambling interview, he talked about paperwork he delivered three days before his arrest. >> i turned my life completely around. >> of officers and other evidence at his northern california home, they uncovered another horrific twist. a search of the residents revealed a hidden backyard within the backyard. it had not sheds were at the girls spent most of their lives. >> confined for more than a decade. >> there was a rudimentary of house and showered as if you were camping. >> she is now in the comfort of
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an area hotel, and getting reacquainted with her mom, who she has not seen in the last 18 years. >> now your weather forecast with tom. >> throughout the evening we have seen showers and storms popping up around central maryland. lightning and heavy downpour as they track across central maryland. moving across the baltimore county line, another heavy showers skirting the town area, and we've got some showers in montgomery county that will likely get to howard county in the next hour or so. the main threat would be storms as they slowly tracked their way across central maryland. you can kind of see a bit of a boundary. cooler temperatures, made 60's, low 70's.
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only 68 in york. near 80 degrees in our south and east. it is that boundary were storms are popping up, so the possibility of an overnight storm will continue. another dry day and almanac with high temperatures and 80's. sunrise behind cloudy skies at 6:32. the front stalls behind our region to the south. to the north, it is starting to feel like fall. frost a advisories'. temperatures going into the 30's, so you have got fall trying to invade the northern parts of the nation. we are caught right in between, so all eyes will be on danny. it does not look very impressive on our satellite imagery. it is still a tropical storm, but the winds are 45 miles per hour. the low pressure will help steer danny away from the coast, may
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be clipping the outer edge, but it looks like ocean city will be protected by that low. 691 miles away from ocean city with 45 m.p.h. winds, some strengthening possible. with that upper level coming out of the mid-a planted, it kicks that storm away. -- mid atlantic, it kicks that storm away. heavy surf and dangerous rip currents. the worst of the weather looks like it will stay over the atlantic with western dance of the storm could bring the shore. skies will try to clear up for the second half of the weekend. temperatures will be held down by the numerous clouds and showers, and east to southeast wind of the day with waves around 1 foot. 70's tomorrow with showers and
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storms. a chance for scattered showers and storms saturday, a mix of clouds and son on sunday, cooler and more human next week. >> michael vick returned to the nfl to night, but he first had to make a stop in the virginia courtroom. he tells ahead. >> we lost a member of our family we loved dearly. >> how she says the death of her beloved pet was a mistake and a warning. need a lift? hey buddy, i appreciate the ride, you know. no problem. ♪ mind if i take a shortcut? yeah, sure. ♪ i knew the subaru legacy was the smart choice... what i didn't expect...
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>> the well-known animal advocate is mourning the loss of her own pet. the dog was mistakenly left in a hot car for a couple of hours. she says last wednesday their 16-year-old mix was placed in the back of the stage wake -- station wagon by her husband, but he forgot to tell her, so for four hours, he lay in the back seat. by the time she discovered the dog, it was 91 degrees outside. louis died of complications from heat stroke. >> this can happen to anyone at
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any time, so anytime you put a pet in a car, you need to be extremely alert and you need to inform others. >> a volunteer has called for starr to resign, but she has no plans to leave and says the organization has given their support. a judge approves the plan for michael vick to repay $20 million to creditors and emerge from bankruptcy. that changes on him liquidating $9 million in assets, including houses and an s.u.v.. vick reportedly signed a one- year $1.6 million contract with the philadelphia eagles with an option for the second season regan he was greece -- release from federal custody after serving 18 months for dogfighting. >> we will check in on the eagles, plus the orioles and done eagles gathered. done eagles gathered.
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>> it took nearly five months, almost a whole season gone, but for the first time in 2009, the orioles face the indians. kicking off, and no funny business. bottom two, solo shot to the left. just deep enough, as the game at 1. he is still opposition. i have yet to see him poll all home run, but anything is fine.
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jim johnson got the first two outs and fell apart. a base hit followed by this. a gut punch shot, an excruciating loss of the game, but for the season it ends badly, 5-4. >> you get two outs and no one is on base, and you get two strikes. i do not know what anybody would say you could do different. it is pretty cut and dried. we did not close the game out. >> many positions, quarterback. he said to make the team. shaky outing giving up a touchdown monday night. leave the door open. he has the experience to make mistakes. forget the last player.
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that is tough to do when no one else makes you forget. >> that is definitely what we're going to do to each other. they definitely let you know. they have got to be pretty good. >> franken company back added saturday night, and the ravens broadcast team has it covered. it will be simulcast on tv 11. jerry has the call, and post- game festivities to follow. michael vick suits of for an nfl game. not much in the wake of protests, and not much of a crowd for the game, but the rest of the world still curious to cmo he plays -- to see how he plays. in the first quarter, he is in the game.
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inaugural effort bowman -- afford? pedestrian. out of the wildcat formation, lacking excitement. what we know for sure, his arm remains rockets strong. he unleashes the laser for the first down. for for for for just 19 yards. hard to tell a lot common -- hard to tell a lot, but the eagles get the win, 33-32. the first of four pga events making of the playoff, and the winner at the end take some $10 million, and tiger woods is all steamed up. we were with his shot today. one under 70. he is five shots back. a little happier than his round involved a rally. it was incredible.
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>> things are looking a little better towards the weekend. >> it looks like the storms will linger tomorrow, gradually taper off by saturday afternoon, and if danny behaves himself and stays off shore, we will see skies clearing of sunday, which leads to a clearing next week with lows in the 50's. it is back-to-school time. >> it really is. conan

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