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night. here is what the radar look like overnight. two bands of rain moved across the area, both of them pretty intense. my alarm is going off right now. i will get to it in the second. because of all the lightning activity, i am not sure there was a lot of wind, but a lot of lightning and heavy downpours. some folks are out of power in the pg&e service area. you might see it -- the bg &e service area. >> i was surprised we did not lose power last night in my area. >> a lot of it would have been lightning. branches will come down. more on that coming up. qw>> we have a couple of accidents. southbound i-95 at pulaski highway there's an accident. southbound 295 at 100 there's an

accident. possible delays and lane closures. utah's street remains closed in the city at grange. west side at interstate 70 running smoothly. no delays. it is a little tricky driving. tickets low. you're looking at 98 -- 95 at chesapeake. >> city police searching but a person wh shaulo and killed a correctional officer. >> friends and colleagues are speaking out. >> erica karr was a corrections officer at the baltimore city detention center. she was found early thursday morning. the 37 year-old was on pinhole road in east baltimore. they don't know why she was gunned down, but they are investigating the possibility it

was somehow connected to her job. the working mom was shot three times. in the head, the neck, and an arm. >> the correction officers live a dangerous life when they leave these institutions. because they have to look over their shoulder at all times. every hour that they are out there in the public eye. >> being a correctional officer is very hard work. it is dangerous for us coming out every night, going home, and being in the public. >> she was very well respected by her peers. the union that represents the officers will create a scholarship in her honor. jennifer franciotti reporting. >> anne arundel county police are interviewing, and that may know something after man was discovered inside a car suffering from a stab bowounds. paramedics found the victim slump over inside his car.

he was rushed to a hospital suffering from life-threatening injuries. the woman is not considered a suspect. baltimore city police seven other shooting investigation. it happened at preston street and north fremont avenue just after 2:00 yesterday. police say a man was found shot. there's no word on the victim's condition or suspect or motive. >> baltimore police need help finding a missing 13 year-old girl. if this is a picture of michelle phillips. she was last seen by mother july 17 on ninth street. she last spoke with the girl week later, but the girl had no idea where she was. if you think you have seen her, call city police. >> baltimore police searching for the person or persons who analyzed a southwest baltimore church. a church member discovered spray paint on the building. he believes gangs are responsible. police said tagging are not from gangs. the pastor believes the

vandalism may be connected to a funeral being held at his church today. it's a 21 year-old david lupton iii, found shot to death saturday night on yale avenue. >> we are not afraid. we are not scared. we are here to grieve with this family. >> pastor cross says this is the first time this church has ever been penalized and he is disappointed anyone would desecrate a house abortion. he invites those responsible to join them on sunday. >> state delegate jon cardin has made good on a promise to reimburse police for the staging of proposal to his fiancee. it also covers costs of fuel for the vehicle. police officers boarded about the couple was on hand pretended to search for contraband until he popped the question. he has apologized, saying he

should have used better judgment. that brings us to our question, what do you think about is $300 reimbursement to the city for his use of police resources bot? email us at watercooler@wbaltv.com today we find out how much money americans spent last month. it is expected there was improvement. now to traci potts for more. >> today we will learn what consumers spent and what their paychecks looked like in july. analysts predict the economy may grow. for the first time in the year. that's a sign the recession may be on its way out. we are seeing a small rebound in housing. people are deciding to buy. >> they see house prices are stabilizing, they're going to jump into the market. we will see a small surge in sales.

some corporate profits are a. adell reporting unexpectedly slow second quarter, but analysts say companies are making money because they have laid off workers. >> when will our disposable income rise again, this is what determines a recession to the average person. >> unemployment is not expected to bottom out until next spring. 10% corporate while the numbers are improving, we have not reached the millions of americans who cannot pay their bills. banks are still limited. the fdic has taken a big hit, covering 81 failed banks this year. some could be in the red by december. they have billions in back up funds and some of them. but our resources are strong. your insured deposits are safe. no depositor has ever lost a penny in insured deposits. >> she predicts credit problems will outlast the recession.

economists believe cash for clunkers contributed to today's personal spending numbers. im traci potts reporting from washington. >> 69 degrees on tv hill but at 5:07. the leader of the virginia spca is morning accidental loss of vermontpet -- of her pet. >> and new information in a cold case from california with an 11 year-old girl having turned up now. >> we will look at the weather and traffic straight ahead.

>> 72 degrees with cloudy skies just about everywhere. there is some rain activity here and there around the area. there's a flood warning for harper county to 7:00 this morning. pretty intense showers in cecil

county. anywhere from 3 inches to 6 inches of rain measured in some areas overnight. intense thunderstorm activity. there are thunderstorms in annapolis. thundershower activity leading into carroll county and frederick county at this time. we are not done with the range chances. the rain is in the forecast today, tonight, tomorrow. we will detail that an insta- weather plus forecast in a minute. >> of covering the nation, officials believe they found a woman alive after she was kidnapped in 1991. 11 year-old jaycee lee dugard was abducted from her south lake tahoe home. a woman walked into a police station on wednesday and said she was the woman. investigators are 99% sure that she is. dna tests were being conducted. 58 year-old phillip garrido, convicted sex offender, and his wife nancy have been arrested in a kidnapping. a vehicle with two people inside

drove up to the girl and abducted her while her stepfather stood watching. >> a well-known animal rights activist is mourning the death of her pet. it was left in a hot car several hours. robbins starr is the leader of the virginia spca. it was placed in the back of the station wagon by her husband, but he forgot to tell her. the dog lay in the backseat four hours. it was 91 degrees outside when the animal was discovered. it died from complications of each stroke. a volunteer has called for the woman to resign. she has no plans to leave. she says the spca has given her their support. >> 69 degrees on tv hill. coming up, a popular tourist or wants you to trade york children's unsafe toys. and they are offering rebates. >> this morning action is being taken to prevent the pri

recorded phone calls to your house. >> this is a live picture at the westside at liberty. running smoothly. but there is flooding in thompson. we will update you on the we will update you on the closure there as well

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>> there were some lightning strikes and perhaps there was a sounder going off. >> know, that was for the flood warning in effect for it harford county. because there was loud thunder, there was a lot of lightning. we have to see the lightning had something to do with starting the two fires. it is possible. it was intense last night. >> it was. >> let's look at hd doppler radar. we are in kind of clothes to show you what's going on -- we are looking at it closely to see what's going on. the thunder and lightning is gone, but there's still intense rain in cecil county. that is moving to the east. it is responsible for the flood warning for harford county until 7:00 this morning. but there is another area of showers coming into western carroll county.

others showers past hagerstown. and in annapolis there is thunder storm activity that way as well. pretty active storms this morning. it won't be raining all day, but the threat of rain will be hanging over us all day. we will have to keep an eye on this. we have two things coming in. a tropical storm as well as some fronts in the area. let's look at the current situation as far as the warnings. if we look at the main computer, there's a flood warning in effect for harford county and there's a flood advisory in cecil county as well until 7:00 this morning. temperatures are warm. all in the 70's in our area despite the rain. high humidity all day. the front is all across the area. that will be the focal point for showers and thunder storm

activity today. humidity pushing from the south. the final front of the west will take awhile to comment. a complicating factor in all that will be danny. it is spinning around in the atlantic. it is not well organized, but it is a tropical storm that will be coming up the coast. it will stay offshore, but it will complicate the weather today. scattered showers and thunderstorms, a good chance. southeast winds about 10 miles an hour. 83 degrees. range chances tomorrow. then they go down a little. will take them out for sunday, hopefully. temperatures on the weekend and 80's. pleasant next week in the 70's. >> thank you. we want to report another problem spot. we are told two cars that stuck and high water near timber grove, closing part of owings mills boulevards. watch for those closures.

there is flooding in this house an area of in the area of circle road it. there is flooding. it's tough to get through that area. that is probably not the only area where there is flooding this morning. let's look at a couple of accidents locations. southbound i-95 at pulaski highway. it's being cleared. another one wraping up on wraping up295 at 100 -- wrapping up on 295 at 100. 95 south of chesapeake, running smoothly. the same for the rest of the majors. that is the latest. let's get the latest on the buses and trains with kurt kroncke. >> hello. on the rails there's an on-time commute. everything on schedule, but there are a number of diversion of including the 13 bus

northbound at washington boulevard and federal. the 519 is diverting southbound at utah and saratoga. the 91 bus is being diverted as well. those are to avoid construction. go to the website for more. >> toys "r" us is offering 20% off coupon for select used products deemed unsafe for your children. it begins today and runs through september 20. it could be extended, depending on its popularity. if you have a baby cribbs, eide shares, strollers, bassinets, check to see if you qualify. find out more on wbaltv.com. the ," consumer." >> banks deemed too big to

fail are getting even bigger. now to jane king. >> happy friday. when you look at the numbers about the banks, there's mounting concern about the state of the federal deposit insurance commission. the fdic and shorts are deposits at banks. its list of problem banks has increased to 400, with combined assets of $300 billion. it's not just the troubled banks that are worrisome, it's the sobersides banks. the nation's largest financial institutions are even bigger than they were before the credit crisis prompted a government bailout. jpmorgan chase holds more than $1 of every $10 of deposits across the nation. the same is true of bank of america and wells fargo the newspaper says citigroup issues half of the mortgages in the country and holds one-third of the credit cards. regulators are concerned these banks may be operating under the assumption they can always does go to the treasury department

for a bailout if they need to. let's look at stocks. squeezing out the gains yesterday. the dow jones is up eight days in a row. futures pointing to a positive start. keep an eye on shares of dell. before the close, it came out with quarterly profit and revenue that topped estimates it after cutting costs by contracting out 40% of its manufacturing. a pickup in sales of low-cost net books. back-to-school sales have been pretty good, according to the ceo michael dell. back to you. >> thank you. everybody receives the infamous automated robo calls. nobody wants to get them. >> the federal government is taking action to put an end to the calls, thanks to rule changes.

starting next thursday use to stop receiving them. john sherman explains. >> at harborplace tonight, we found plenty of people making calls, but nobody looking today robo call parikh >> i'm on the do not call list, but i still get calls constantly. >> rodney kennedy says it they it is self almost. >> i get to the automated calls asking if i want to sell something. i hate it. >> today the rules change. federal trade commission making any one of those calls after september 1 a violation of bilal, with a $16,000 per call penalty -- a violation of the laww. >> it makes sense for the fcc to take action against those calls and trying to sell people against something they don't want and have never had business dealings with those companies before. it cost consumers money and the folks are route. >> it's wonderful.

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the last effort from nick. it happens. the indians get the victory by a final of 5-4. michael vick is back in uniform and on the field for a game, since december, 2006. eagles fans or up in arms about it. but they are happy now. the gained two yards. it goes back in and runs to the left. he gained 1 yards. not spectacular, but it does not look like he is missing anything. he still has that great arm. 13 yards on first down. that led to a field goal. it was hard to figure out what it was. 19 yards. he showed he still has something. the eagles get the victory.

the reagans go to charlotte to face the carolina panthers on saturday. watch it right here on tv 11. have a great day. >> that eagles game was something to watch. 69 degrees on tv all. coming up in the next half hour -->> a correctional officer found dead in her car. police want to know if the murder was job-related. details ahead. >> up to since it -- up to 6 inches of rain. inches of rain. we still