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alert. the record-breaking heat that has are the killed two marylanders is coming back tomorrow. it is supposed to be so harcaugt that a code red alert has been called. >> health officials are warning people to be very careful the next couple of days. the eyes should hit 97 to more, but it will feel even hotter. with a light breeze blowing, at temperatures were warm, yet somewhat comfortable throughout the day. but those who work outside for a living -- >> it is too hot. we might want to close a for a day. >> are preparing for temperatures that could reach about 100 degrees. >> my boss said that, if it gets too hot, i can lock it down and go into the building for about 20 minutes. >> it is progressing. baster to get a little wilted with the heat, especially by the end -- you can tell they get a little wilted with of the heat,
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especially by the end of the day. >> there are cooling centers that will open at 11 locations throughout the city. >> we're most concerned about the elderly and the very young and we are all at risk with these extreme temperatures. the most important thing to remember is to take frequent breaks, drink a lot of water, and stay in the shade. >> over the past 10 days, three people have died because of the high temperatures. state health officials say that both people were elderly and had underlying health conditions. >> in the go down and we scanned the crowd. >> at camden yards, he is trained to search for people who are in trouble in the stands. >> we see people who are stressing a little bit. we tried to get them in the shade so they can take advantage of that. >> it is worth repeating. drink lots of water. avoid alcohol and caffeine. check on your elderly neighbors, friends, and families.
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we have a list of locations of cooling centers in baltimore city and the times on our website, wbaltv.com. >> baltimore city schools is scheduling a half-day tomorrow because of the heat. we will have what we are in store for in just a few minutes. baltimore city police are questioning a person of interest connected to a rate in mount vernon this afternoon. it happened on st. paul near reade street. the woman was moving into her apartment when she was attacked and then forced to take a share. the mount vernon community association is coordinating segue patrols. battling a three alarm blaze in northwest baltimore. officials said that several different fires broke out in the vacant buildings. there were no reports of injuries and the cause of the fire is still under
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investigation. this is what happened when a woman allegedly gave her 14- year-old niece driving lessons around lake montebello. she drove the minivan through the lake and -- through the gate and into the lake. there were able to climb out of the van and walk away. so far, no charges have been filed. two women who say they cite baltimore police officer shoot a war that last year gave two different accounts on the witness stand. they told the court that her brother was apologizing to the woman who had inappropriately touched when the officer pulled out his gun. that contradicts testimony given by the woman who was touched. crystal ramsey claims that, when she slapped brown in response, he raised his hand as to hit her and that is when the officer stepped in. >> it is a difficult opinion to
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accept that the brother somehow feared for his life and feared for his safety, yet continued to advance towards my client. >> he sat -- he shot the stedman marine 13 times. there is still questions about whether he identified himself as a police officer. >> a victim told police they were assaulted and held against their will for almost an hour. if you know marlow mcclain's asked tobouts, you're call baltimore county police. surveillance videos captured back on may 29. the bar owners as it was rented of for a party and he believes
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the attacker was a guest. officials are offering an award of up to $500 for information leading to an arrest appeared eight. charles mikheil jr. faces misdemeanor charges for animal cruelty. >> this incident is one of several recent ones in which people were attacked or felt threatened by a dog. instead of using a weapon to fend off the dog, he just remained,. >> they were in a backyard doing the night of the shooting. >> they are trained. on my command, they will move or not move. >> but he had wandered next door into this yard. that is when charles claimed that the dog aggressively barked and growled at him. police say that mcconnell pull
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that his handgun and shot the dog wants. >> it was very surprising >> we were in the middle of dinner and we got a phone call. my cousin told me that my neighbor shot my dog. >> mcconnell faces misdemeanor charges for wielding a gun in a residential area. with so many frequent dog attacks around central maryland, here's what you can do. >> obviously, you do not want to swing at the dog. he did not want to inside the dog in any way. try to get indoors for and tried to get indoors. >> if you feel -- there is a misunderstanding about pit bulls. they're getting a bad rap. >> there is a follow-up investigation on this incident. many information will be sent to the state's attorney's office to evaluate the case.
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>> tonight, state law that allows undocumented students institution break our way ahead on their drive to appeal that law. a petition drive is going on. opponents have 18 -- opponents it 18,000 signatures. but 31,000 signatures have already been validated. the next deadline is at the end of the month. nearly 66,000 validated signatures are needed to put it on the ballot. tonight, a new poll shows that most americans are becoming increasingly dissatisfied with the president's handling of the economy. only about 40% of those surveyed approved of the president's economic performance while 59% disapprove. that is compared to january. 66% of those polled say that the
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country is on the wrong track while 32% reported the opposite. that is a six-point differential from. -- from january. >> i am not concerned about a double-dip recession. i am concerned about the fact that the recovery that we are on is not producing jobs as quickly as i want it to happen. >> the poll shows the president leading most of the gop rivals, but is in a dead heat with mitt romney. calls for an ethics probe -- is the political world closing in on anthony wiener? >> one day after representative anthony wiener offered me a culpa, the question is
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whether he violated ethics standards. nancy pelosi has called for an ethics investigation. >> we have a code of conduct that we have to follow. it is it a much higher standard than people realize. >> eric cantor was calling for even more. >> i do not condone his activity. i think he should resign. >> but he intends to stay in office. >> i did not say that i violated any rules of the house. >> wiener wanted to run for mayor of new york next . >> this has all but killed his mayoral campaign. >> the reporterho released the story, he says he has
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another naked picture a wiener. >> something about these politicians, they feel that they are entitled to do whatever they want. >> i do not think we should be wasting our time and energy on this when we have 9.1% of the public not working right now. >> some wonder why the scandal is taking a bit more time. >> does reverse racism exist in america? a controversial new study results comes out. right now, it is time for aggressive drivers to take it easy behind the wheel. >> what i can say is that, if it is too good to be true, it probably is not true. >> tonight, we show how candid its plan to beat mayor rawlings blake.
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>> that is where our air mass is coming for the next few days. it will heat up. it is 76 degrees at the airport. it is 83 degrees at the inner harbor.
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>> it seems americans are getting fed up with poor customer service. that is according to in your report that shows 64% of those surveyed said they have walked out of a bad store because of a bad service experience. another 67% said they will hang up on a poorly handled customer service call. several companies did receive good news, among them apple computers and southwest airlines. it is believed that anti-white racism is a bigger problem than discrimination against blacks.
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it also crossed other social and economic situations. statistics indicate that whites see racial parity, gains of one group that the exchange -- at the expense of another. cutting the city's property tax is shipping of to be the hot button issue in the mayoral race. can it be done? jayne miller details the cabinet's plans and how income and net stephanie rawlings blake is responding. >> there is still time for another candidate to file, but the race for city hall is already started. former city planner and otis raleigh, and states under who is makinge
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corporate tax reduction a centerpiece of her mayoral campaign. >> these things are not just coming out of the sky. >> for years, they have double the texas other neighboring county. -- double the tax rates of their neighboring counties. pue says she will cut the rate by half by 2014. how? she has listed in seven of programs for tax paying residents. roley realize in part on a plan to reduce the cost of city governments for better efficiency landers believes that 25% to 30% cut is more realistic. the mayor says the size of the cuts the opponents are talking about cannot be done. >> the type of dramatic
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reductions that many are talking about are pie in the sky. that is not who i am. >> what you call a pie in the sky? >> because it is unrealistic and it is not me saying it. the experts have looked at the plant's coming forth and they say they are incomplete, number one. they are not sound fiscal policy, no. 2. >> rawlings but says her administration is committed to irresponsible tax reduction. what is your plan? >> we will have plenty of time during the campaign to talk about what that is. >> baltimore city's property tax to impose some businesses is also at least double the rate in surrounding counties. economists say that reducing the number of tax rates to developers is one way for the city to reduce its tax rates. aggressive drivers beware. the smooth operator program starts this week. police say that additional
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patrol cars will be hitting the streets this week. it is designed to raise public awareness about aggressive driving. it is estimated that two-thirds of traffic deaths are caused by aggressive driving. >great white men say free recipes kickoff the first merrill -- great wine and savory recipes kickoff the first maryland one week. many will be featuring foods served at it speeding restaurants. >> wine shops and restaurants across the state are hosting winemaker dinners, offering special maryland wise, or doing tastings with their menus across the state. we are very excited about it appeared >>. >> for more information, visit our website, wbaltv.com, and be sure to click on "entertainment."
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tonight, the miracle on the hudson is heading north. more than two years ago, the airplane had a flock of birds, forcing the infamous emergency landing on the hudson river. the airplane's wings and tail will be reattached when it arrives. baltimore youths will take part in the duke of edinburgh's award young americans challenge. the development program is designed to help build confidence and self worth in youths in the ages of 14 and 25. miss america 2011 will be joining chris edwards for the visit. -- prince edward for the visit. >> the chargers got back to the 90-degree mark today. it will -- temperatures got back
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to the 90-degree mark to a to day.o -- today. today was a little bit below the record. the pollen count is still a factor in the atmosphere around here. tree pollen is up. there were some range are just west of us and the thunderstorms, -- there were storms just west of us and thunderstorms, too. overall, a clear-to-partly cloudy sky with warm temperatures. it is 73 degrees at ease in. it is still 78 degrees at the
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coast at ocean city. 65 degrees are the coolest various north and west of town. the stage is set for scorcher tomorrow afternoon. that is why there is a heat advisory from harford county down through the shore and back to frederick county. technically, cecil county is between these areas. the weather service in phillie issues the warnings. for some reason, they have not included them. it will be hot in cecil county as well. you do not need the weather service to tell you that. just slowed and and take it easy. ucd stars in the martin's -- in the -- you see the showers in the mountains kept its beer cooler. 103 degrees this afternoon in minneapolis, minnesota. that is where the he is coming from, that upper midwest, as the high pressure system off the carolina coast pumps in the humidity from the gulf and this midwestern heat moves in. this combination will send our
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heat index over 100. that is what he did as he is in effect. factor in the humidity during the peak speed of the afternoon which will feel like 100 degrees to 105 degrees. -- p. keith in the afternoon which will feel like one -- peak heat in the afternoon which will feel like 100 degrees to 105 degrees. during the afternoon, the wind will come in off the ocean and keep the beaches at the 80's. two more days are coming at us with temperatures in the mid-to- upper 90's. late thursday evening, late thursday night and into friday, there will be some scattered thunderstorms. that will start a cooling trend. >> the temperature is not the only thing that is hot out here. luke's scott goes where no or
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>> and local tested a pin -- a local touched today. after shutting out oakland, the orioles have a sweep in sight. j.j. hardy went deep to left field and way back there.
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that is a solo home run to give the orioles a 1-0 lead. they would never surrender. he took a line drive off his dead. that ended his season. then there's that one right off of his ankle from cliff pennington. he was able to stay in the game. this dark night for luke scott. it utah straight in a fit. birds up 2-0. three home runs for the orioles tonight. adam jones rounded out the trifecta in the sixth inning. i believe he has been healed for tonight's victory. >> it was good to see him smile, feel good about himself. luke is always a pleasant and a deep dive. but it has been wearing on him, some of the challenges -- pleasant and upbeat guy.
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but it has been wearing on him, some of the challenges he has been facing. >> tiger woods has not won a major since 2008. he withdrew from next week's u.s. open because of continuing problems with his achilles' tendon. he aggravated his knee and achilles' tendon in the masters this year. he has not completed a tournament cents. -- a tournament since. one impact in the stanley cup finals will have an ongoing impact. last night's game 3, the vicious cheap shot at wharton sent the bruins to the hospital on a body board. he has regained full movement in his body, but will lose the rest of the series from a serious concussion. rome will miss the rest of the finals, too.
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the nhl suspended him for the next four games. that guarantees he will not return to the ice even if the series stretches out to a full seven games. extreme makeover ohio state addition? they will have everything but the uniforms in columbus. but as quarterback announced today said he will skip his senior year at ohio state. he are defaced a five-game suspension next season -- he already faces a five-game suspension next season. he says he wants to enter the nfl supplemental draft, but the lockout ongoing puts that in doubt since it remains unclear if the nfl will have a supplemental draft this year. game for the nba finals is going on as we speak in dallas. a legal document with another here to force and have accused
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prevents me -- and hitherto -- toforesnumber of here to fou and a bunch of hithertos prevents me from showing the highlights. stick around. we have the seven-day forecast straight ahead.
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>> and bc will remain the home of the olympic games at least for the -- nbc will remain the home of the olympic games at least for the foreseeable future. the network paid nearly $4.4 billion for all four games. they won the broadcast rights over fox and espn during now we will check the final weather -- not the final weather, because there will be whether tomorrow, but the final check on whether. >> it will be 97 degrees for a couple of days. expect some heat relief as we get into the weekend. >> baltimore city schools are a half-day schedule tomorrow. that
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