they hoisted the victim out of the racine -- the rhodian and if we come back live to the scene, they will reposition the victim and put him inside the aircraft and taken to shot terminal. he was conscious when paramedics and paramedics got to him. >> our big story tonight, police are sorting out the shooting of a man in northeast baltimore by an off-duty police officer. >> the gene miller is live in northeast baltimore with more details. >> police have had this entire three block area behind me sealed off all afternoon 1 cents p.m. to search for evidence. >> it shattered a quiet,

routine afternoon. gary galloway was watching tv and heard the gunfire and saw one man running and another man with a gun in pursuit. he never said a word. >> police say that man was a police officer who had been entering his house when the suspect approached. >> he put a gun into his back and forced the officer into the house. the officer was told to lay down in his house and at that point he was able to get his service weapon. >> the officer then chased the suspect for two more blocks. >> then i heard something go bang. i was really terrified because i had a baby in the house. >> police recovered a gun from a suspect but are not sure if he ever fired. >> at one time, he put his hands up in his hands were into. >> what did he say? >> he said he was sorry it as if

he was apologizing for what ever he did. >> that suspect was shot at least five times. his identity has not been released though police say he has a link the arrest record. just a few minutes ago, police said they have found a shell casings that do not appear to belong to the police officer's gun that shows that someone else was firing a gun this afternoon. >> baltimore city police are investigating several shootings that led -- led to several people dead. police are searching for suspects and all the cases. another man was shot and killed early this morning in the 500 block of preston street. it happened just after midnight. the victim has not been identified. if you have any informations on any of these cases, your urged to call police. >> a man was found in the inner

harbor last week and that the body was found to the dominoes sugar factory. he had been drinking with friends and his body was found friday afternoon. >> police are investigating a stabbing in edgewood. police were called and they found rodney preston with a stab wound to the chest. his wife has been charged with attempted murder sky team 11 was above a fire this afternoon. crews were called to the 1400 block of this street when firefighters arrived and they thought the flames from the outside because the fire was so intense. unfortunately -- fortunately, the home was in the at the time of the fire and no one was injured. >> a teacher pled guilty to

child abuse. at the victim was a child at the school where he taught. >> the victim's family wanted to make sure that the teacher never taught again or had the chance to exploit other children. >> he taught history and now he is in the howard county detention center. >> he'd pled guilty to sexual child abuse. this is where a sexual encounter took place between a teacher at a school in washington d.c. and one of his students who was only 14 years old. >> the teachers said he brought the boy to his apartment sometime between the beginning of september and november of 2008. he pled guilty and that scared

the team from having to testify -- but that spirit of the teenagers from having to testify in court he is punished. >> the teacher must also register as a child sex offender. >> school officials are trying to counteract the school's reputation as a party school. they doubled the number of officers on the campus. in a recent party, officers confiscated kegs and poured out bottles of liquor and made several arrests. >> the doppler radar shows very

nice weather patterns across the area. and there is nothing on the radar screen. a larger view shows this stretching from new england to the carolinas. look at that shower activity on the gulf coast. this will work its way in to atlanta. cooler temperatures and wet weather are in the forecast and the tells will come up in a few details -- details will come up in a few minutes. wall street was looking for a little levity. and that could explain why that asked him to bring the opening bell. the dow, the nasdaq and the s&p posted modest gains today. barack obama brought a stern warning. >> on the anniversary on the --

of the collapse of lehman brothers, barack obama came to talk tough. >> i want everyone here to hear my words. we will not go back to the days of reckless behavior and unchecked access that was at the heart of this crisis. to many were motivated only by the appetite for quick kills and loaded bonuses. >> shaky sounded new schemes are on the market. as banks and brokerages paid back their government loans, the president warns them not to count on any more bailouts. >> that is why we need strong rules to guard against the systemic risks. >> to enforce the new regulations, the president wants congress to approve a new

agency this year. >> it will have one agency that focuses on nothing but protecting consumers. >> republicans will fight the plan. >> a new agency is not what we need. we need to coordinate among the agencies that are already there. >> another political fight looms just as the health care plan is gaining support. from capitol hill, wbal tv 11 news. >> the sum baltimore teachers will move into their grand new green home. the governor and mayor joined several community partners for the grand opening of miller scored. the renovation project will provide energy-efficient housing for teachers. >> it is a tremendous project.

it is a historic building that will be redone so it is not only green and energy-efficient, but it is a home for new teachers. >> i was pleased that we were able to have this as our first inclusion arizona and housing effort. >> it will also be used for office space for non-profit agencies serving public schools. the 700,000 square foot building was built in 1974. >> it was a lot noisier at the game yesterday. 11 sports director and the voice of the ratings joins us in studio. it was a great start to the season. >> as long as you like all a little drama, it was a great game.

they buzzed the offense. there were three touchdowns and that was his personal best. that put the tight end back any game plan. five harvard 1 yards total offense. that was a franchise record. they got a number among previous passes from. it sent a clear message that this year's team or not resemble any other we have seemed to relax the thing that we learned is that no matter how many yards you hold them to or how many yards he put up, one, two or three plays can make a difference. i do not know what the cincinnati stats were in that game, but they got a ball game and won with 40 seconds left. one play can turn the camera around. they talked about the denver turning began a round.

this was much like to play is that copper ravens, but they win and they are 1-0. >> still ahead, treating injured soldiers. >> a harvard study shows a majority of our businesses are not ready. >> everyone is talking about serena williams. >> after two fatal accidents, howard county executive's say that something must be done. that story meet the volkswagen jetta. it gets an epa estimated 32 miles per gallon, and was named an iihs top safety pick. all for just $179 a month.

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baltimore >> county officials announced the kickoff of the heritage festival. the festival kicks off this week. this year's entertainment includes musicians and other historical african-american were heroes. >> for 12 years, this festival has created a wonderful opportunity for african-

americans in baltimore county to showcase the many contributions to the arts, to education and to business and public service. >> the festival is this saturday at patriot plaza. we have posted more information on our website at wbaltv.com. >> in tonight's medical alert, a new study shows that a majority of small businesses are no where near prepare for a swine flu outbreak. there was a new guidebook out the targets small businesses. with fewer people, their biggest challenge is how to keep the -- business running what people are out sick. >> identify critical employees that need to have some backup or cross train some others to take their place if they have to be gone. quite a vaccine is on the way,

but with the virus already spreading, thousands of small businesses could be affected before the shots become available next month. traditional surgery for gynecological cancer means large incisions and recovery time. but now, there is a surgery that is less invasive and is done by a robot. >> just weeks ago, she could not believed she had a cyst on her ovary. >> the thought it should be taken out. of will over a week later, i was under the didn't she hands. >> bid -- if not leonardo da vinci, but didn't to the robot. -- de vinci the robot. the robot is guided by a surgeon who works from a consul in the

operating room did he is able to work in areas where the human hands can. that means better precision. >> it is easier to use and it gives us better control of our instruments during surgery. >> as a result, the surgery is less invasive. the patient is usually in and out of the hospital in one day. the robot is being used in a number of surgeries. >> the applications we use our on our individual cancers, cervical cancers and early stage ovarian cancers. >> days after surgery, her incisions are healing well. >> i am sore, but i feel good. i do not feel like i just had major surgery. >> amazing technology, there. the chief physician at a trauma center have -- has high praise from soldiers that were injured

in iraq and afghanistan. the doctor spent a week flying with the air force between bases in germany and iraq. >> our patients are different than the soldiers. the soldiers are cared for over a longer period of time that our civilian trauma patients, but there are still a member of lessons that go across all of the various disciplines and we should be able to be better. >> air force metics treat wounded soldiers from all branches of the military and most of those medics are trained at shock trauma. >> now, your 11 insta-weather forecast. >> we have some weather across the atlantic. at that high pressure system moved in yesterday. looks like it will have around for another day or so. we had a little pollen to the factor. especially grass and weed

pollens. if you're sensitive to ragweed, this is the time of year you will start to do sniffling and sneezing. we have clear skies. we have some cloudiness near the mountains. some fog this morning in some of the coors spots. in that area that had thought, you see some afternoon cloud cover. it is the same was true that you saw in the early morning pictures. now you are starting to see that dissipate. some will see fog developing overnight and maybe even more than west over baltimore. overall, it is 80 at the naval academy. clear skies for tonight and patchy fog in a few locations and light west winds with a low of 64. sunset will be a quarter past 7:00 p.m. this evening.

tomorrow evening, eastern canada will take the back door route. that will bring in some cooler air and after about four hours, there is enough water coming in to start increasing the cloudiness. at the same time, some of this monster will work north. webster from the gulf means that the second half of the week will be cloudier and water and -- and more wet in spots. you'll see the moisture start to increase coming in of the ocean and up from the south and the result is scattered showers starting to show up on wednesday afternoon. especially in western maryland, clouds and showers on thursday. some of that may go east. on friday, the range chances increase a little more. the second half of the week is a

lot better than the first half of the week. tomorrow will be partly cloudy with west winds and another day with temperatures in the low 80s. we will notice the temperatures cooling off with a wind shift. partly cloudy and 70 in garrett county. warm around the bay tomorrow. down in ocean city, a warm summer day. 84 tomorrow with partly cloudy skies and a chance of cloudy skies and cool air was more clouds and a better chance of showers on thursday. the most spots picked up showers on friday with a high of 76. the rest of the weekend looks nice with sunshine returning and comfortable temperatures with highs in the '70s. >> coming up, she has been missing for nearly a week. police have discovered a body. >> the latest on the investigation in the murder of a

yale graduate student. where the police found the body and the search for the suspect. >> what happened at the video music awards that turned up taylor swift's big win to a moment of pain and awkwardness? >> seem smooth and strong to irreversible damage. no different. irreversible loss of enamel. enamel shield enamel loss by forming against acid attack. toothpastes dentists check most. save your enamel. be gone for good. enamel shield. with the rinse.

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me a chance to win name vma board. [applause] >> yo, taylor, i'm happy for you, and i will let you finish, but beyonce had one of the best videos of all time. >> it was the thai red that everybody talked about today. during the in tv video music awards, he interrupted her. he later apologized and beyonce later brought taylor back on stage so she could finish for acceptance speech. >> meantime, a tirade on the tennis court could cost more than a fine. >> serena williams was charged with threatening a line judge in another 500 for breaking a racket. they are investigating to see if more sanctions should apply.

>> even as arena williams and her sister venus were in the doubles finals, but her performance of the day was this one. >> now, one of the most searched videos on the internet, the tennis star's tirade on saturday after a rare foot fault call. williams threatened to stuff the ball down the line judges wrote, costing her a penalty point and the match while leaving fans in shock. >> i lows arena. i love her. >> williams was less an apologetic, calling it a learning experience. >> i am young and i feel like, in life, everyone has to have

experience that they learn from. >> but in an amended statement today, she apologized to the line judge, her opponent and tennis fans were inappropriate outburst. after she indians won the doubles final, she would not answer specific questions about the incident. >> you released another statement. is there something that collecting your head in the last 48 hours? >> what i think the crowd is saying is move on. >> moving on might be tough as the grand slam competition may strip her of her earnings or even suspend her from grand slam tournaments in the future. >> we want to know what you think about her outrage. it goes to four wbaltv.com leave your comments on the national news. >> still ahead, just days in the new school year, tragedy it's a

north carolina school. >> we will have details that a deadly shooting that left a pregnant woman dead. we are covering the nation, next. what's a body is found inside a wall in yellow university. > to fatal accidents on this section of reported to since

it was a sight of two fatal accidents. in response to the fatal accidents.

since july, there have been to fail accidents on the section of your 32. the latest accident came last week. it was thursday afternoon when the doctor was trying to make a left-hand turn on reported to. as you can see from this video, his car was hit from the rear and pushed on top of cumming traffic. dr. emery died at the scene. >> it takes something like this. >> for residents along the 32, they have been asking the state to make reported to safer. they say that a lack of turn lanes and high-speed results and accidents. but at this point, we want to reach out to gov. o'malley.

this is a state road. it is his job to provide funding so that nobody else buys. >> a howard county executive called the governor personally. >> i placed a call to the governor and said that we have to do everything we can to get this made safer, immediately. he agreed and said that he would get in touch with the londot folks and see what could do. >> >> here is a look at our top stories this afternoon. and a former teacher is accused of sexually abusing a 14 year- old student. he met the boy at at the charter school where he taught at and he pled guilty today and the court to spare him from a maximum 25 years sentence and sentenced him

to 18 year are -- 18 months behind bars. a suspect was shot by an off- duty police officer. it happened this afternoon in northeast baltimore. we are following the case and we will have a full report coming tonight, at 6. >> as we are at the scene of a devastating house fire. crews were called to the 1400 block of this block when firefighters arrived they had to fight the flames from outside because the fire was so intense. unfortunately, the home was in the at the time of the fire and no one was injured. >> the convicted sex offender accused of holding a girl captive for 18 years was spent was charged today. >> the court is holding the wife without bail and he is -- he has

a bail of $30 million. a superior court judge also ordered him to undergo a psychiatric evaluation. they have pled not guilty to the charges. the girl was pulled into a car outside her home in 1991. >> the murder of a yale university student has no suspects. late last night, police announced they found human remount -- human remains inside the research lab. police confirmed that it is the body of the 20 year-old grad student. we have the latest at night from yale university. >> she disappeared at the medical building. authorities tell nbc news that they have questioned a student at failed a polygraph test and showed signs of defensive wounds and know our arrests and no one is in custody.

the information comes one day after investigators discovered a body stuffed in a wall. security around campus has been stepped up. investigators search for more evidence and pour over what they call a significant amount already collected. >> we have collected -- could net -- conducted numerous interviews. no lead is going uncovered. >> she was last seen entering the lab on surveillance cameras. more than 70 cameras keep watch on anyone who enters, leaves and moves around a facility. security key cards are also needed to gain access. it is a trail of clues that could help authorities. the discovery came as she was supposed to be married. family and friends are devastated by the verot crime. >> we're waiting to hear the full story and figure out what happened.

>> her former high school principal says she was an outstanding student and person. >> she was vibrant and energetic. she would do anything to help anyone. the campus is shaken by the tragedy. >> coming up, just days into the new school year, tragedy it's a north carolina school. >> we will have details on a deadly shooting at a bus stop. we're covering the nation, next. >> despite grim thoughts about the economy from consumers, local experts say that better days are on

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>> covering the nation, today, a pregnant teenager was killed at a bus stop. people said they heard several gunshots and went outside to investigate and found the teenager lying on the ground. she was the only person at the bus stops.

she was 32 weeks pregnant and the doctors were able to deliver the baby. >> to skydivers were killed after their chutes got entangled in northern california. the men were part of 18 that were practicing for the sky diving championships. the three parishes became entangled but only one of the sky divers was able to break away. officials say that the two victims had each jumped safely more than 4000 times. >> crews are searching for -- through the destruction after a massive fire at a thrift store. it happened this morning in san jose. crews were able to contain the blaze but not before it destroyed the building. fortunately, there were no reports of any injuries. >> an indianapolis man accused of robbing 14 banks in five states has been captured in missouri. he was arrested at a motel. police say he was apprehended after people recognized him from america's most wanted.

he is accused of robbing banks in tennessee. >> >> can your cellphone give you cancer? that is a question a senate subcommittee is trying to answer today during a hearing on capitol hill. >> see that, it belongs to a raven and it is two sizes too small. find out why, coming up. >> clear skies across the region but more is coming in. the second half of the week looks a whole lot different. we will check out the seven day forecast coming up. baltimore is 79.

>> here is a look at what we're looking at at 11 news at 6.

what started with a home invasion ended up in a shooting by a baltimore police officer. we have the very latest. it has been one year since the financial meltdown. tonight, why local economist says things are looking up here at home. join

>> ravens fans, are you foaming at the mouth? we have found a delicious snack for you. >> it is a brand new exhibit that was unveiled sunday as the raven's kick off their nfl season with that win against kansas city but we do not need to talk about that too much. >> he will go for the touchdown. >> there is a whole new room honoring the baltimore ravens that the sports legends museum at camden yards. they can get this close to the

raven's trophy. the very first football the ribbons ever used in the game was a 1996 preseason against the eagles. >> it almost became an appendage of his kicking foot. it is an odd little thing i did not think a lot of people know about that. >> the updated exhibit was made possible by the foundation that was named for a raven's employee that died of cancer. because of their generosity, reagan's fans will find three times the number of artifacts them before. >> this exhibit gives fans the chance to get up close and personal with the reagans. they go to the stadium and a cheer and they tell date and have a good time. this is behind the scenes. as you get to see things that the ravens used to be will winners and champions. >> this is about as inside as a gets. scouting notes on a quarterback

, from a jersey to pleats and the glittering crown jewel, things that made this team what it is. it gives raven's fans even more reasons to celebrate. >> the superbowl trophy is actually on loan from the ravens and it will remain in the museum. admission is only $5. at the sports legends museum, the bvl tv 11 news. >> now, you're 11 insta-weather forecast with chief meteorologist tom tassel minor. >> the normal high temperature is under 80 degrees and now the normal high as only 79. when you're talking a little on warmer than normal at 81. the normal low was 58 and we are above that. the record high for today was 94

in 1991 and a record low was 42 degrees. a few clouds will dissipate in the evening. you can see more cloud cover in parts of the mountains. those low gray clouds will give way to afternoon clouds in the afternoon. it will dissipate again. you may see some patchy fog. mid-70s and southern pennsylvania today. west of the mountains, seven days along the coast. it will be 50 in the suburbs and low 60s downtown with the west winds coming in at 5 miles per hour or less. a big area of high pressure is coming in. it is stretching from chicago down to charlotte. it will dominate the weather same period during the day tomorrow, this front will drop southam come in the back door from new england.

when it goes by, the winds will shift to the northeast and temperatures will cool off while at the same time, some of this moisture will work its way north. the systems are converging on our region to provide showers for the second half of the week. partly cloudy skies tomorrow, another one day. on wednesday, you see the clouds building up and the clouds starting to form in the afternoon on wednesday and on thursday, we have that steady east when -- east wind. friday brings a better chance of showers. 81-86 tomorrow. we will have a west wind as the front is approaching and then the winds will move to the northeast. at of the tropics, fred is hanging on as a remnant, there. you see the remnants of fred in the tropics.

otherwise, there is no major concern. overall, it looks like the next couple of days, we will not have to worry about tropical weather. partly cloudy and warm tomorrow. the temperatures will drop when the winds of switch to the northeast. there is a 5050 shot on wednesday at 80 percent chance of a shower on friday shower chances will end on saturday with lots of sunshine on sunday. >> in tonight's consumer alert, it is certain that one business is pretty much recession-proof and that is the funeral industry. mortuary science researchers say that the bureau of labor statistics says the average kino director earning close to $60,000.

a congressional committee is looking at a link between long- term cellphone use and cancer. they're looking at cell phones and that the cause cancer. sally kidd has more. >> studies show that there is no link between cellphone use and cancer, but scientists show weakness is in that study and tell the senate committee that more research is needed. >> a leading researcher told the senate panel on monday that not enough is known about the effects of radiofrequency waves committed by cell phones. he says that new research is under way and will be available

in 2014. some say that is not good enough in light of growing concerns in cell phone use among children. children are at higher risk because they're smaller brains absorb more radiation. >> the question have to ask is, what is evidence? do we just except that we have more sick and dead children? what's an epidemiologist says that her analysis shows that there is no cause for alarm. >> the current evidence does not demonstrate that the phones cause cancer. >> the wireless industry agrees and points out that all cell phones must meet strict guidelines. the fcc says that if you are concerned, the best advice is to use the speakerphone or one of these earpieces and put them at

a distance between you and the cell phone. you can limit cellphone use among children. >> the wireless industry says that 270 million americans are cell phone users. at that number has doubled over the last eight years. and there may be a case that you get what you pay for. free applications catch most of the mouth where the rest of the malware. your next job may be waiting for you at the state fair. officials at state fairs around the country are getting record numbers of eager, overqualified applicants. minnesota had more than 10,000 people applying for 3000 jobs. speaking of job fairs, dust off your resonates. there is one here in baltimore

at the convention center from 10:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m.. that is this thursday from 10:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m.. the location is the baltimore convention center. we have posted all the aforementioned on our website. disney is not goofing around with changes in the theme park. there are making a big investment in upgrading what is the world. the park will add interactive areas where children can dance with disney characters. disneyland in california will get some upgraded rides as well. >> a new documentary film that just before michael jackson's death is set to hit theaters next month. fans will get a rare behind-the- scenes look at the singer's life. the tour was scheduled to be kicked off this summer shows footage of jackson rehearsing on what would have been his final tour. the film will only play for two weeks and tickets go on sale december 27. >> a week of hearings on its

proposed sales. >> details on the hearing on what it could mean for your utility bills. >> j. little finally comes to prime time.

>> we have been hearing about it for months. but tonight, the jay leno show makes its debut tonight. we have more from burbank. >> hello, everybody. i am jay leno. >> tonight, the hype in says jay leno pulls back to curtain on his debut. jay leno is ready, and a crowd began to line up just after midnight is ready.

>> i cannot wait to see the new show. but what exactly will they see? >> only for in 29 -- and only $4.29 for a dinner. >> this will not be the tonight show nine minutes earlier. little has added an ensemble comedy correspondents as contributors to pick up the pace of the show and there is a brand new set. >> the couch's gone and the desk is gone. >> of the big-name guests are not. he will open with jerry seinfeld and there will be music from a superstar trio. >> one of the best videos of all time. >> is one more element of a show that is not new, just different. >> we are not reinventing the

wheel. >> leno had a race track built behind his new studio were guests will raise and -- in electric cars. >> if some celebrities crash and burn, it will stay out of the ratings and network executives risk five hours of prime-time programming and they should be happy. >> big stars continued tonight. it will include michael more and tom cruise. in burbank, wbal-tv 11 news. >> you can watch the premier 10:00 p.m.. that is all for us. we were broadcast this for you at 7:00 p.m.--

>> please continue to seal off and north east baltimore neighborhood where an off-duty police officer chased and shot a man who entered his home. >> one year after a financial meltdown, how are we doing now? that story is next. >> deal or no deal, the stakes in the partnership. 11 news continues right now. >> alive, local, lee breaking, this is wbal-tv 11 news at 6:00 p.m. in hb. --hd. if the deal was not approved, officials warned of dire consequences for bg customere -- bge customers. witnesses were on the stand for

most of the afternoon. there were told to approve the deal or the will build some more else. >> whether you build a plant or not -- >> it is a venture between the two companies. on the witness stand, jon morris issued a ultimatum. >> if the transaction does not go through, power plants will not be built than the transaction will not proceed. >> it is needed to meet future energy demands. they say they cannot do it alone. if it does not go through, bond ratings could shopper -- could suffer. >> because to borrow and raise capital for the infrastructure of the system could go up and we're not going to keep those costs. those will be passed o