baltimore county police need your help. they are trying to find him before he strikes again. >> detectives say the same man brought to a man near a bankamerica. the attacks are escalating. kerry cavanaugh is live at police headquarters with details. >> detectives tell us this man held one woman up with a gun and forced another lady into a car and taking her on a terrifying ordeal. the bank of america has several easy access atms. the walk up or drive through makes many feel secure even after dark. >> i should have seen something. a lot of people of driving by. >> but it has not deterred this man from prying on female customers at night. he jammed a gun into a woman's car at the drive-through atm last saturday. >> he got in the car, took the

money she had, ordered her to drive to a particular location. >> police drove to pine grove elementary school -- say he drove her to pine grove elementary school where he sexually assaulted her. >> a black male suspect came around, ordered her to give her money. >> customers caught off guard by the robberies are rethinking the way they bank. >> what would you do differently after hearing about this? >> bring my husband with me. do banking during daylight hours. >> i would go in the daytime or go with my has been so i could feel safe. >> police are trying to catch the man before he becomes more violent. >> this man may get nervous and and of shooting somebody. >> people are going through more extreme methods in getting more desperate. >> get in your car, reuter window up, locker door.

>> there is a reward leading to the address of this suspect. you can call crimestoppers with your tip. wbal. >> police need your help tracking down a gunman who opened fire on to mention baltimore. just after 4:00, to the men were shot -- two men were shot. both were taken to the hospital and are in critical condition. >> this is a very busy thoroughfare. it is crowded now. there are a lot of people out. a lot of people probably saw what took place. we want them to call in. >> if you had information that can help police find the shooter, call metro crimestoppers. you could be eligible for a reward. >> one of the teenagers charged in the beating death of 14 year- old christopher jones entered an alford plea in juvenile court.

the lawyer acknowledged there was enough evidence to convict him, but he did not admit to the crime. christopher was riding his bike when he was attacked in may. suspects were accused of punching christopher in the face. his mother says although she is angered by her son's death, she has mercy in her heart for the accusers. >> honestly, i know that he killed my son. i know that he played a big part in his death. he is still a child. i feel for him inside. i really do hope that i can forgive him one day. >> a judge is expected to send truck robinson to and out of state juvenile facility until he is 21. the other suspect should have his charges reduced to do now charges instead of adult. if you live in baltimore county, speed cameras could be coming to a neighborhood near you. if approved, the cameras will be

in school and construction areas. our reporter says authorities say it is not about raising revenues but changing driver behavior. >> it is smart technology that will help improve public safety. the children and adults who use our were raised -- roadways will helbe safer. >> i hope the public will take a look on how we dealt with red light camera is in the county. we have used that same technology for decades. we have a few more hours today than we had in the past. that is because we changed the driver behavior. >> since 2001, red light camera revenue has dropped significantly every year because of change behavior. >> this may be a defect attacks

on people of baltimore county. >> there are many concerns about the speed cameras. greg's the county is looking at 12 a speed cameras. given our understanding of how what is written, there is a possibility with private schools and public schools increasing the number of target a locations to 150. >> wbal tv 11 news. >> there were 29 fatalities in ems transport last year including a crash in maryland. four people were killed in that one. now the ntsb board is making a number of recommendations including requirements on operators of medical helicopters to install automatic pilots and night vision systems. >> the recommendations are a

result of our work. we think it would make ems safer if adopted. >> there are about 840 medical helicopters operating in this country. they carry about 400,000 patients each year. >> as kids across the u.s. and maryland are returning to school, president obama is asking americans to prepare for another wave of the swine flu virus. he was debriefed by health and emergency preparedness officials on a another possible operate. the swine flu vaccine is not mandatory, but it is strongly recommended. president obama says that is one way americans can be vigilant in fending off the in flu. >> we want everybody informed about individual risk factors. please take the necessary steps to make a difference. stay home if you are sick.

wash your hands frequently. cover your sneezes with your sleeve. >> the federal government is releasing a public-service announcement featuring elmo to help remind children to wash their hands and take other protective measures. >> governor mellissa is dealing with this one flu virus will be a challenge -- gov. martin o'malley is dealing with the swine flu virus saying that it is a challenge. those who are concerned about health care reform rallied in the hundreds tonight. a group calling itself patients first organize the event. our reporter joins us with an update. >> a research poll finds that 53% of americans do not approve of the handling of health care by president obama.

the message lawmakers will hear when they returned to washington next week will be hard to ignore if these people have their way. >> a rebellious state of mind. hundreds of people from all over the region gathered to make their concerns about health care heard in washington. >> but we are trying to do is take this energy and these people to get grassroots training. >> this town hall meeting was organized with the help of a conservative group. there are business owners, health care doctors, and others here. this woman was interested. >> i am concerned that they will limit the care for people after a certain age. >> this person came to hear what the cost of the reform will have on countries -- on businesses. >> they may penalize people who do not have health insurance or

offer health insurance to employees. >> they also discussed free- market health care alternatives. >> we have some deep concerns if this goes through for the potential to cut that out. when they do that, we cannot afford monthly dialysis. it is like a death sentence to my wife. >> other taxpayers and not hear anything new. there is no single bill yet. a house measure has changed three times. two senate versions are bogged down with negotiations. >> i have no idea how i will pay for health care. i have back problems and i need x-rays, but cannot afford them. >> what we have found is that their voices have been drowned out. i want people to hear their stories. >> some of the president's

allies watching the approval ratings are urging him to take a more hands-on approach. obama may give a speech that will lay out specific elements of his health-care reform policy. wbal tv 11 news. >> can where you live make your child overweight? the report says the nation is struggling with a childhood obesity epidemic. and whthey are trying to keep ft food away from schools and coming up with other strategies to help reduce obesity. cities should make it easier for residents to walk and exercise. >> this is about cultural change. we have gotten into a culture there is generated with a lack of physical activity and a lot of fast food.

>> for more information go to our web site at wbaltv.com. and click on medical alert. >> an area camp is in need your help tonight. >> and what the government is doing to help you no longer receive those annoying robo calls. >> and an investigation into this helicopter crash. >> firefighters are making progress in one of the many wildfires. we will figure out to california. >> temperatures are dropping fast again this evening. we could be at record lows by dawn. the forecast is straight ahead.

>> investigators looking into what went wrong in this helicopter crashed in mississippi. they were practicing take up and

landings when they crashed into a backyard. one instructor was killed and the other was rushed to the hospital in critical condition. no one on the ground was hurt. new rules went into effect today attacking some of those annoying robo calls. after today, if you get those automated calls, the violator could be penalized up to $16,000 per call. this applies to animated calls not live telemarketers. >> they are getting these cost even if their phone numbers are on the do not call list. they can i get them to stop calling. >> these calls are an invasion of the consumer privacy. >>robo calls allow from politicians and debt collectors. >> astronauts removes an ammonia tank.

it is will be replaced by a fully loaded tank as part of the cooling system. they unloaded and $5 million treadmill named after comedian stephen colbert. firefighters are trying to get the upper hand on those massive wildfires burning in southern california. efforts are starting to pay off. we have more tonight from l.a.. >> for the first time in more than a week, there is a sense of hope for firefighters here. >> i feel a lot better today than i have in the last few days. >> the station fire is now 22% contained. that is a dramatic increase over the 5% they reported the last several days. mother nature does continue to nudge the dozens of neighborhoods, at least 10,000 homes are still at risk.

>> with all the smoke and the ash and the fire personnel, it is a weird feeling. >> the blaze has scorched more than 20,000 acres. >> of this fire is massive. >> so is the effort from firefighters. 3600 working the front lines. many are using fire to fight fire, taking away fuel by burning the dried out timber and brush before the planes can get there. >> it is burning itself out. >> fire teams credit that with saving this monastery. tankers continued their aerial assault. it all seems to be working. >> i think we are even today. the buyer still has a lot of potential. it is a big animal out there.

>> a lot of time is left in the fight before the final bell. nbc news, los angeles county. >> now to hurricane jimena which is now a hurricane category 3 storm. heavy winds and bands of intense rain cabo today. >> the plan for tonight is to stay inside. we have food and water. we want to stay away from the windows and ride it out. >> the cover can has weakened. it is expected to reach land as early as sometime tonight. >> we will see that her can on this satellite imagery.

it still has 115 mph winds even though it is a category 3 hurricane. it feels like autumn with this air mass over the mid-atlantic. 57 this morning at the airport. we are almost down to the 57 reading tonight. wednesday morning should be even colder. the high in the mid 70's. clear skies continue under high pressure. dry air and light winds, we get our biggest temperature drops at night. that is happening in york, 53 degrees. all areas outside the beltway, temperatures in the 42. 61 degrees in other areas. it is very warm in the coast of

ocean city. there are seven degree water temperatures in ocean city. by daybreak, we may be near the record low. 45 was chic -- the chilliest. clear skies now with cool air coming down from the north. the high pressure keeps it that way. the high-pressure cell will control most of our weather during the labor day weekend. winds are. 115 mph. loss of moisture been pushed up to the desert. around here, high pressure, dry weather, more sunshine tomorrow. a little bit of cloud cover. there may be some of rain on the lower eastern shore. a wave of low pressure moves off of the west atlantic coast. it should clear up for the labor

day weekend. 73-78 degrees tomorrow. only one report from the chesapeake, a 73 degrees. erica is the storm to watch. 60 miles per hour winds. it is near san juan, pr. it is just to the east of the bahamas. right now it looks like the east coast is a spirit from labor day weekend hurricane. we may have defective that in next week. an 80's thursday and friday. labor day weekend looks nice. >> thank you. a community camp damage by severe weather now has a call to action. >> when people come together and work together, we are able to

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>> it is spent in the carroll county committee for more than 50 years. now the river valley ranch which is a nondenominational christian camp need your help. >> it had thousands of dollars in damage. severe weather rolled through the area damaging bridges and destroying others. the destruction spread quickly. dozens of volunteers have been helping out.

there is still a lot more work that needs to be done. >> it is intriguing to see something that powerful at work. just to know how much work and what is going to take to put it all back together and how much money -- it really hit you. >> my grandfather started the camp. he was a minister in the inner city and notice a lot of kids who did not have a lot to do. he started this camp for kids out in the country. >> 10,000 kids and adults took part in the camp. that was last year. if you want to help rebuild the camp, go to our website that wbaltv.com and click on local news. >> this season, one player wants to make sure raven fans love washi

>> the orioles have lost to the yankees. it is very familiar. the orioles a drop their ninth straight game to the yankees, 9- 6. adam jones has an injury that will make he flinched to see. the-festival was started in the third. -- the bash festival was started in the third.

6-5. here comes the pain in the sixth. jones hustles back. he tries to make sure he is a safe. let any and ankle buckle as he goes down. -- look at the knee and ankle buckle as he goes down. yankees 9-0-6. the ravens will have a another preseason game in atlanta. the season opener is a week from sunday against the kansas city chiefs.

no. 15 as a chance to shine. washington has a tough style to the passing game along with shorthands. he gives the ravens the kind of receiver who makes tough catches. you can always find playing time for a wide receiver who does that. >> just another day to get better. we are going to go out there and be aggressive. there is no slacking off. there are guys buying for jobs and trying to get better getting confidence going into the season. it is a serious time now. >> we will bring new the simulcast of the preseason finale right here thursday night on 11.

for defensive back pac-man jones, continuing his career in football means packing his bags to the canadian football league. his last stop in the nfl, he was suspended from alcohol-related incidents is with his own bodyguards. before that, he had six arrests while playing for the tennessee titans. he will test his skills and behavior in canada. the maryland football team has a season opener this saturday. it is against the cal golden bears. it is going to berkeley to compete against the golden bears

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>> beautiful weather continuing for the week and the upcoming labor day weekend. comfortable temperatures. >> the tonight show is coming up next. >> thank you for joining us. have a good night. show witnan