[captioning made possible by constellation energy group] captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> take a look at the radar tonight. heavy rain is heading to the area all night long. the downpour as fall further -- at far from over. we began with the weather alert. we're live in the weather center with more. >> we are tracking some heavy showers and storms still in the area. it could still produce some flooding conditions. there are reports out of the northeast corner of carroll county. right now, we're getting a bit of a break for more stock -- for most of the baltimore metro area. some heavy storms were seen continuing to move away. more will be coming up from the south. there is still a flood watch in effect for northwest of the day. the flood warning remained in

effect for carroll county with some heavy downpours still falling there. this combination of wet, moist air will lead the first half of tomorrow. tropical storm danny is still making its approach to the mid- atlantic. it, too will hit the mid- atlantic. do>> storms are certainly to blame for a fire that damaged the church. lightning was less than 5 miles away. it was in the 700 block of hotel -- a home in the 700 block of the avenue it was also struck. >> there is a big crash, we thought a car came through our fans. >> we could see smoke, but we could not tell where it was coming from.

>> at 10:00, there was a,boom. -- a loud boom. apparently, something blew up. >> you can follow these storms on our website. go to wbaltv.com. you will find on the home page. -- find it on the home page. >> tonight, family and friends gathered at the jfk presidential library for a private memorial. the service wrapped up just about 30 minutes ago. we are in boston tonight with the remembrance. >> it was a celebration of edward kennedy's life and character. a gathering of big-name democrats and the kennedy clan that had been led, until this week, by ogle teddy. >> he came back after so much tragedy because of the heart. because of that drive and the

determination. >> connecticut senator chris dodd. >> and john fitzgerald kennedy inspired america. robert kennedy challenged america. our teddy changed america. >> kennedy crossed the aisle to work with republicans, like his friend john mccain. >> a fight not joined was a fight not enjoyed. >> a video portrait of ted kennedy as the captain of the family's sailboat. >> ceylon, my friend. sail on. >> teddy has become a part of history. we have to do all the things he would have done for us, for each other, and for our country.

♪ >> tomorrow, the senator will be eulogized by president obama to whom kennedy said he was passing the torch. and at arlington national cemetery, kennedy will be buried next to his brothers. >> and of course you could what senator kennedy's funeral live right here on wbal at 10:00 tomorrow morning. at 5:30, nbc news will carry his burial live. his life, legacy, and the family dynasty is sunday morning at 10:00. a disturbing discovery inside a county home. 21 dogs found living in deplorable conditions on seabreeze drive in orchard beach.

we have more with where the dogs were taken. >> animal control has the dog right now. they are being cleaned and given the medical attention they need. officials hope to find them good homes where they are treated much better from -- at much better than the home they came from. they lived in deplorable conditions. >> you could hear the dogs howling and smell the smell. >> and that is why she called officials friday morning. she had no idea how bad it was, and what they would find inside the home along with the dogs. >> dog feces were piled up in the floor of the house. they were fully outfitted so they could handle the stench. >> animal control took the dogs from the home. some were puppies, some were pregnant, and all were on healthy and malnourished. some had fleas and swollen

stomachs because of worms. >> i was crying. it if you had seen the conditions that these dogs were in, no animal should ever live like that. dodge the health department ruled the house unacceptable for human habitation. the husband and wife who lived there were friendly and nice. they had no idea there were some many dogs there or that the conditions inside were so bad. their hearts go out to the animals. >> i hope they can survive once they are cleaned up. maybe someone can adopt them and they can go to a good home. >> to the police called in a crisis response team to help the couple find another place to stay and determine if any charges will be filed. >> we have breaking news in the newsroom.

emergency workers are attempting to rescue three people from a car that has trapped -- and that is trapped in a swollen stream. this is from northern carroll county. firefighters have been working to free the people for about an hour now. we will be able to bring you more as soon as it becomes available. tonight, howard county police say that a man charged with heading a bicyclist was under the influence of a alcohol and could be facing more charges. it was after 12:30 wind aaron hit 16-year-old ben, who was biking. the father says his son and two friends left home from late- night ride -- for a late-night ride. >> please do not believe the victim was wearing a helmet. as far as his bike, we know that

he had a rear reflector. he did not have a front light on the bicycle. >> police also found heroin in the car driver's possession. then -- ben is an organ donor and is kept on life support. >> one of the men who kidnapped a couple and raped a woman is facing two consecutive life sentences. the fourth to the 17-year-old male inside the car trunk while the female was raped. the victims were abandoned. he will be sentenced in october. ingenue tonight, the man accused of kidnapping and 11-year-old girl 18 years ago is now being investigated in the myrtle -- in the murder of several

prostitutes. he worked during the 1990's -- he was a convicted sex offender. he is speaking out about his relationship with the girl he and his wife are charged with abducting. >> for 18 years, this maze of tents and sheds was the prison. it was home for her two young daughters, ages 15 and 11. both father by the man accused of kidnapping her when she was just 11. convicted sex offender philip, and his wife are answering up to dozens of criminal charges in the california court. he tried to defend himself. >> it is something that needs to be understood. >> as the criminal case begins, the family of a kidnapped girl

is reunited. >> she is very healthy, almost like she was when she was kidnapped. she has been outside, camping for 18 years in this compound. it is unbelievable. >> authorities are learning about missed opportunities. >> this is not an acceptable outcome. organizationally, we should have been more inquisitive, more curious, and turned over a rock or two. >> now that they have a suspect in a case once gone cold, they are looking to fill a case that will put him behind bars for life. >> new tonight, questions about a hoax involving the baltimore city's web site. and how it made it look like the mayor was involved in british

politics. a british politician used the tv show "the wire" as a point of reference. >> the story starts here. >> knives, guns, drug violence -- >> bemoaning what he says is a rise in crime in great britain. he claims that some parts of the country are now like "the wire." in the gritty series set in baltimore focuses on poverty, drug trafficking, and violence. it drew criticism at home, but the story grew bigger when it was said sheila dixon had joined the critics. the problem is that the mayor made no such statement. the website was fake. they say there was no hacking.

they copied at the site to make it appear that dixon had made the statement. >> they copied the source code of the web site, which is basically impossible to prevent. >> still, the mayor is not amused. it has cost of the city time and money. the lawyers are investigating whether copyright rules were violated. >> the perpetrator of that helps is a british political blogger, and has apologized saying he only meant it as a joke. british officials also called in to clarify his comments. well, he was trapped and 30 feet underground and abandoned. we will show you a dog's dramatic rescue. and the father attacked a group of tv photographers outside of a court room. and well the third time be the charm for the crew aboard space shuttle discovery? we will take you to florida.

>> $333 million are up for grabs. coming your way and about 10 minutes. >> a flood watch in effect through saturday morning and a tropical storm danny still heading in this direction.

>> the father of a pennsylvania woman accused of taking her own kidnapping last out at a group of photographers following her hearing. witnesses are unsure as to what set him off as he was leaving the courthouse on thursday. police detained and after the scuffle. she pleaded guilty to identity theft and making false reports. in tonight's project economy, the fdic shutdown d bradford bank based in baltimore. it is the eighty second to fail nationwide this year. rising loan defaults have bradford with about $152 million in assets and $380 -- $380 million in deposits. it will reopen tomorrow under the name -- under a different

name. tonight, nasa is hoping the third time is the charm. you're taking a live look as the space shuttle discovery awaits tonight lot -- awaits tonight's launch. it will include a three space walks if it can get off the ground. we are at the kennedy space center with the story. >> it was a day spent watching the weather. skies seem to offer little hope for the space shuttle discovery. >> at the present time, we have right at the launch pad. >> the shuttle can't fly through rain, cumulus clouds, and will clouds, or lightning. all were problems over the launch pad today. >> it is just south of the pad. it is causing a lot of problems right now.

>> as forecasters monitor the radar, astronauts hope to get ready for the luck that has eluded them so far this week. it has already been a long and strange trip -- it strange trip for discovery seven before even leaving the ground. a bad reading on a fuel valve meant to mission managers decided it would not be an issue. >> it was closed, and we received the proper indication. that whole issue is behind us. >> it will be carrying colbert, a treadmill named for the comedienne. >> in space, no one can hear you pull a hammy. >> it will be important mission as the shuttle fleet moves toward retirement.

it is a tight schedule, leaving nasa accounting on discovery -- a leading nasa counting on discovery to leave the ground soon. if it does not launch by then, it will have to prod -- pushed it back until october. >> now, your instaweather plus forecast. >> for the time being, the doppler radar shows the heavy rains moving out of the immediate baltimore area. we are not completely out of the woods yet. flooding rains that have moved through carroll county are pushing up through pennsylvania. that appears to be gone. there are additional showers and the mountains to our west that could slide across central maryland late tonight and early tomorrow. along the southern sections of the state, heavy showers are again posing a threat of heavy

downpours. there is a flood watch for all areas west of the day. the flood watch will go until noon tomorrow. from cecil county, hartford county -- some of those very heavy rains earlier in the evening had a flood warning in effect until 12:30. the general thinking is that it could easily flood low-lying areas and small streams. at the airport, we had a 1.5 inches of rain. there is another line of heavy showers along the shore of the day. -- of the bay. 67 to 73, kind of a muggy overnight. tropical storm danny is spinning off the coast. it is also approaching. as those systems combined, the potential for showers exists.

it is bringing the ball like air -- fall-like air into the great lakes. we will get some of the moisture from it. danny is several hundred miles to the southeast of ocean city. the storm continues up towards cape cod on saturday evening and continues to pull away on sunday. it looks like a bolt -- at the bulk of the storm will remain offshore. there is some dangerous surf and recurrence moving on up towards eastern massachusetts. a little lighter showers might follow the tropical storm on saturday evening. it westerly breeze will try to drag things out. i think there'll be some sunshine in western maryland on sunday. showers and storms around the bay tomorrow. the storm again -- as the storm, again, as offshore.

skies will finally start to clear up at the beach on monday. the seven-day forecast. sunshine on sunday and cooler, less humid for most of next week. >> did you know maryland is a pet lovers paradise? we will tell you which city is rated the best in the world. and a dog a falls into a 50-foot well. the amazing escape, next. >> that there is an estimated $333 million. let me see if i can make you a multi millionaire tonight. the first number is 37, 1, 17,

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>> howard county is apparently a pet lovers paradise. the list was released of the 10

best places to live for pet lovers. in fact, is the only community in maryland to receive the honor. it was selected because of its location. it is an easy drive to baltimore's animal shelters and offers more than 100 square miles of green space within 50 miles of the city. an unfortunate accident turned into a happy ending for a dog trapped in an old well. crews found the dog in a well around 2:00 this afternoon. his head took up most of the available space. the rescue team had two points to the pooch up to safety. it only suffered a cut above the eye and was taken to the vet to get checked out. >> of the players are getting ready for a chance to score for the coach. the coach.

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>> now, 11 sports. >> players and coaches dread the thursday night games because of the short turnaround for sunday. it is a similar situation for the ravens in the preseason who have to play tomorrow after teaming up on monday. the only guys that can't complain about being sore is the kickers. because they are kickers. he has been perfect so far in the preseason, connecting on his field-goal attempts.

>> i am competitive. i think most are pretty smart about it. you have the focus on yourself before you can focus on the competition. you might lose track of your own focus. >> you can see the game here tomorrow night. the pregame is at 7:30. if the ravens are going to pull the trigger on a big move, the price might have gone down for the broncos receiver, brandon marshall. it is hard ask a lot for a guy you don't even like. buyer beware. if you trade for marshall, he might be a huge headache. there is nothing like it in the nfl. the cowboys used a huge video board, but might prove to be a huge albatross. one actually kicked one of the monitors.

the nfl rule that when it happens again, they will reset the clock and have the punter do it do over -- a do-over. do not let the game go to the ninth inning with just a one run lead. he said his piece, went back to the dugout. map gets going on a huge gain. he ripped a double to left- center. there were three straight hits, and for rbi's. -- four rbi's. remember, this is a guy that almost played himself off the team. he had a leg injury late in the game. there is the sixteenth home run.

13-4 was the final score. here is the question. does it make sense to have a playoff everybody knows who's going to win? does anyone think you-know-who isn't going to win? the tournament is actually in jersey city. nichols and rain to this one from queens. the ridiculously long putt for birdie on the eighteenth hole. he tied for 44, 11 shots behind simpson who is up by two and eight under. tiger is so happy, he refused to talk to the media after. even if he doesn't win, it doesn't matter. he will win the whole thing. again, he has this thing pretty much locked up. they have alzheimer's and heart disease, diabetes and cancer. and they've heard that biomedical research offers hope, that it could control, maybe even cure, their disease.

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october. >> do they get to leave the ship? or do they have to wait until october there? >> we have showers and storms and flooding out some areas here. several inches came down in the manchester area of northeast carroll county. that shower activity has moved out and more will develop overnight. that is why the flood watch remains in effect until noon on saturday. cooler, drier, more bottom like error just in time for supper -- autumn-like air just in time for september. >> we better not have those thunderstorms. that was wild. thanks for joining us. you have a good evening, everybody.