and then with 29 prior arrests. >> a long list of previous charges. the home office to -- of the student had been burglarized earlier that day, two laptops and a sunny place station was taken -- and a sony play station were taken. >> one student went to the garage to check out a noise he heard, with a samurai sword in hand, and found donald rice. >> he lunged at the student and he defended himself with a samurai sword, severing his hand and giving him a severe lacerations to the upper body the subject -- the suspect died the subject -- the suspect died on scene. >> after detectives pieced together what happened to my prosecutors say they will decide whether to file charges against this sort wielding students. >> it is the right thing for

them to gather facts before they decide. >> university law professor david gray says the decision comes down to the fact. >> it is not clear exactly where the confrontation initially took place and where it progressed. and where the wounds were inflicted by the student with the stored. those facts could be crucial. -- the student with the sword. those facts could be crucial >. >> maryland has something called a castle doctrine, a law that says a person is not expected to flee from an intruder when he is in his own home. >> one person is recovering at shock trauma tonight after a truck smashed into a home in carroll county. we took this video of the scene in the 2900 block of cedarhurst road. the building inspector was called to the scene. maryland police are piecing

together the events leading up to the crash. the victim is expected to survive. >> semanick in critical condition after he was shot several times by a baltimore city police officer. police have not identify the man or the officer involved. officers were entering his home on wyck avenue when the man forced him inside at gone. -- at gunpoint. the officer was able to get his gun away and the eight suspects were shot several times. the officer was not hurt. >> the commissioners sat down with jane miller, live at police headquarters with more. >> the police commissioner is cutting overtime, taking back take-home cars and grappling with other questions of how and where to cut staff. >> the police department's budget is among the city's budget -- biggest. as he looks for ways to cut it, he says everything is on the table except the department's

core progress. >> anything that we are doing that does not involved protection of people or investigation of crime we want to look to reduce those costs. >> he has come out over time in some specialized police units and some security of city hall. overtime investigations will be allowed, but abuse, the commissioner says, will not be tolerated. >> will be looking at abuse very hard. >> verbal sergeants and lieutenants be permitted to take home police guards -- no longer will sergeants and lieutenants be permitted to take home police cars. 85% of the budget goes to salaries and benefits. >> can you make reductions? >> there are reductions that we will have to be made -- that we will have to make in terms of certain stocks. i have heard discussions about

furloughs and how that might affect it to the command staff or the civilian staff. it remains to be seen how that might play out. >> city all add that all city agencies to cut back 5% to help -- has asked all city agencies to cut back 5% to help with the $60 million deficit. there'll be more discussion about furloughs and layoffs. >> maryland high court has agreed to hear an appeal by baltimore police commissioner kevin clark who is suing the city after his dismissal five years ago. he was fired by mayor martin o'malley in 2004 after an investigation into a domestic violence claim against clark. he was never charged with domestic violence and has suggested that the city's crime statistic was really the reason he was fired. >> today, governor o'malley kicked off the state's celebration of the new biotech center office with a ribbon

cutting. it is inside the world trade center office downtown. with the industry can doing to grow, they will help mechanize developments. it will help assess all of maryland's bio-science resources. >> we will gather all the resources for it to be successful and network resources and agribusiness. >> of the food and drug administration and the national institute of health, as you know, are here in maryland. the bio-science industry is one of the fastest-growing in the nation. a% of the industry isç in maryland. -- 8% of the industry is in maryland. >> on capitol hill, devolving reform plan has critics on both sides of the aisle. -- the devolving reform plan as critics on both sides of the aisle. >> when are we going to say enough is enough? how many more workers have to

lose their coverage? how many more families have to go into the red for left once? >> this is -- this, as capital lawmakers struggle to agree on a bill. it is report of the scale back to $880 billion. -- reportedly scaled back to $880 billion. but the senate's top republican was skeptical. >> as i am understand what it looks like, it includes massive cuts in medicare, tax increases on individuals and tax increases on business. >> house gop members argued we are starting over. >> we can address the pre- existing condition issue and the address -- and address the issue of affordability. >> some democrats fear the plan is being trimmed to much. the house ways and beans committee chairman charlie rangel want -- house ways and means committee chairman charlie rangel warranwarned that they mt

provide competition to private insurers. >> i believe a public plan is the best way to do that. >> but the inclusion of a public plan is is seemingly more and more remote. >> medicare benefits would not be cut to finance health-care reform, but medicare waste would be cut instead. he also argued in favor of a public plan, but has not called a deal breaker. >> the president will also bring his push for health-care reform to college this week. he will speak at a rally at a -- at the comcast center at the university of maryland. doors open at 9 a.m. admission is first-come, first-served. security screening will be in place, so no backs, sharp objects, liquids, strollers or signs. >> pg&e may actually be closer to a peaceful resolution

tonight with a new pilot program aimed to end the need for clear- cutting. the once controversial clearcutting now appears that given way to a potential long- term solution. >> b.g.e. comes into conflict with communities all over the greater baltimore area about how it cuts down trees are brown apparel lines. now they are trying a new program -- around power lines. now they're trying a new program. power lines in nature, the scene of a long-running dispute between people protecting nature in nearby neighborhoods and the people protecting the lines. but this may be the solution what is happening here may be in -- may bring peace. >> we are grading habitat on our waterway as an alternative to coming in and meddling every few years. >> the idea is not just coming

back to cut, but make the plan stay low permanently by design. >> if you get the lower species to run with a purpose, they will choke out the ones that will interfere with the power lines. >> this method has proved to be enacted that is very environmentally official -- beneficial in terms of measurement and plant species, song birds, butterflies, small mammals. >> we should see less of the cat and grow in the cycle going forward. >> she is from colombia and for the wants this to work. >> in colombia where i live, the b.g.e. task force that i have formed has devised a plan to do the same thing. >> the thought is if it can work cure, it is something that could be applied over the state. >> stay with us.

there is more news ahead. >> some baltimore county parents are plotting to get air conditioning into their neighborhood middle schools. coming up, how far they will go to get action.

>> a hot school building has forced some angry baltimore county parents to speak out. >> this time they have taken their concerns to the streets.

tim tooten has that story . that storyridglea mittal -- tim tooten has that story. act ridlea middle school, they have sometimes 100 degree temperatures. >> there were letters and now -- and that telephone calls and now a rally. these parents are motions -- emotions are running high over what has become a hot issue, no air conditioning at ridglea middle school. parents say they may $14 million investment at the school several years ago, but left out one of the most important features, air. >> we have problems and we need them to fix it. >> students say the commissions are unbearable. -- the conditions are

unbearable. >> when the county needs to take a test for their benefit, we are moved into nies, air-conditioned areas. but when we are taking tests for our own benefit, we are forced to teth -- to sit in temperatures that are 10 degrees hotter than the air outside. >> the county executive and board commission leader did respond. the crux is a matter of getting back with the engineers and looking for a solution that is viable and feasible in the near future. >> i am working with the school system to address those concerns consistent with all the other pressures and needs of the entire system. >> parents have now turned to county and state politicians to help.

drink scattered showers. temperatures are in the 60's 2 loa 70's in pennsylvania and upstate n.y.. we're in the 70 + ditullo 80's around the baltimore area. timber -- we are in the 70's to the low 80's are on the baltimore area. winds are shifting to the north and northeast and that will make the difference to are as far as high pressure. once those winds are out of the north and northeast for about 24 hours, the east wind brings moisture of the ocean and it will begin to cloud things up as the front stalls. the combination of a front stalling just south of us,

moister writing from the south, that produces clouds and a chance for a shower and widespread showers in the area on thursday. friday's got things clearing up just a little bit. it will be nice for the last weekend of summer. 70's for the highs tomorrow. northeast winds on the day moving one to 2 feet. westbound into the mountains, not as much out that way. but still an occasional shower. a round of the day tomorrow, 75 with a hit and miss showers. -- right around the bay to mawr, 75 with a hit and miss shower. mid 70's tomorrow under more clouds and cooler on thursday. best chance for rain, 60% chance, heights only the upper 60's.

a nice weekend, partly cloudy and comfortable with weekend heights in the mid 70's. >> now 11 sports with jerry kenduskeag. >> with you tonight and every tuesday night -- jerry sandusky. which you tonight and every tuesday night, we bring you the john harbaugh show on wbal radio. following tonight's newscast, be sure to join wbal with much more for the raven's head coach. always a busy day today, putting a game plan together for the first road trip of the season as they take on the san diego chargers next sunday at qualcomm. the road trip is the biggest difference maker in how you stack up in the nfl. a year ago, the ravens were 5-3 on the road. much easier to play at home with the fans and the crowd. the trick this year, being as

successful away from home as the ratings were a juror go. that starts in a very difficult -- asç the ravens were a year ago. >> their explosive in all three phases. i know ron rivera very well and i know what kind of defense they will be putting out there. they will be attacking the causes you a lot of problems. offensively, i saw him all those years in washington. we have got our hands full against a premier football team. >> and the ravens got a glimpse last night of how explosive the san diego chargers can be. they came back with a win over the oakland raiders last night. it looked like jamarcus russell, the raiders young quarterback would finally have the hero status as he wished to 34 -- 2 minutes 34 seconds left, found the rookie fourth 2017 -- for a

20-17 oakland read. but the euphoria did not last long. the chargers went right down the field and parents brock got the go ahead with the game-winning -- geren sbrana got the go-ahead with the game-winning drive. san diego beat oakland 24-20. unlike the ravens, there are a bit the gap with -- a bit be out with injuries on the offensive line. >> we have got a good football team in a number of areas. the we have got some guys that are anxious to get an opportunity to play. >> as for the close, they're back home after losing the home opener -- as for the orioles, they are back, after losing the home opener. cabot day, their season starts with the race -- tampa bay, their season starts with the

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>> the cold front going through right now, that produces a couple of scattered showers tonight and then temperatures will drop by about 10 degrees. tomorrow will only be in the mid 70's with scattered showers. showers and even cooler on thursday and then the rain moves out of the picture on friday for

the weekend, partly cloudy, high to butchers in the mid 70's. -- high temperatures in the mid 70's. >> thanks for joining us. [captioning made possible by constellation energy group] captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org--

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