295 crash may have led some evidence behind. >> live, local, late-breaking. this is wbal-tv 11 news at 6:00. >> thunderstorms and flash flooding moving across the metro area as a slow-moving cold front heads our way. we will track the storms and see how they impact the weekend, coming up. >> this comes on top of all those strong storms that created all that damage last night. >> heavy rain slowing down the friday afternoon rush hour and the storms are really impacting the eastern shore and southern maryland where severe thunderstorm warnings have been issued. the potential is there for some damaging winds in this line of storms. the worst of the weather stretching across queen anne's county and moving into northern caroline county, and down toward

-- >> county. -- down toward charles county. there is some potential for rotation with that system moving northeast at 14 miles an hour. all along that line of storms there is the potential for heavy downpours that could cause localized flooding. the good news for our region is that things are drying out rapidly to the west of us. this line of storms will impact the area for the next couple of hours and then rapidly improving weather conditions are expected to come our way. there was storm damage in the dundalk area. barry simms has more on that. >> chain saws have become a familiar sound in dundalk. lightning hit this trade just as

a neighbor struggle to get home in a heavy downpour. -- kit this free. >> it was loud, dangerous, and that poor lady was scared, but thank god she came up on our ports. >> thursday storm turned st. into streams and stalled cars and ripped the roofs off of houses. >> angeles says in the middle of all the chaos, her 7-year-old daughter had an asthma attack. they had to evacuate. tarps now cover the roof damage. the red cross is assisting displaced tenants. utility groups work to restore power.

portable sheds were pushed downstream. >> we have a hair dresser who has 2 feet of water in his salon, a restaurant called side street cafe has about a foot of water, and there is a back and play repair store that has about a foot of water. >> that was barry simms reporting. as soon as the storm hit, 11 news and viewers of shared their video and photographs. you can see more pictures and share your own pictures and video on wbaltv.com. new information regarding the state police investigation of wednesday's attack on high-speed camera operator. the police have found something that made belong to the suspect. david collins is live with the latest developments for us. >> we have learned that state police are awaiting tests to determine whether the suspect left his fingerprints behind.

there may be evidence of who is responsible for attacking a jeep with a hammer and tapping a shot gun against the windshield. investigators believe the suspect may have leaned on the vehicle during some point of the attack. >> witnesses have said that the individual was at the vehicle, striking that front windshield with a hammer and walking around the vehicle. >> according to police, some witnesses actually stopped to watch the attack. witnesses have helped authorities develop a better description of the suspect. is described as a white man, 60, gray hair, wearing clear glasses, blue jeans, and carrying a black backpack. this became more operator said the man yelled incoherently just before striking the windshield with a small hammer.

using a hammer on the windshield and taunting the worker with a gun all seems so personal. >> we are remaining open to all possibilities. >> if the suspect acted on impulse, he was unbelievably lucky to find a direct route to the jeep. it was more likely a plan to encounter. the path crosses a creek and leads to a large hole in the defense that appears to have been there for quite a while. there is a small incline where the trail levels of. >> investigators are continuing to review surveillance tapes and trying to find witnesses to interview. >> the manhunt for the suspect closed portions of the parkway for nearly three hours and disrupted local businesses. anyone with information about this crime is urged to call the state police glen burnie

barrack >>two men are behind bars charged with attempted murder in relation to a house fire. there are charged with setting fire to a home on february 18. eleven people were in a home at the time. police believe gonzales was trying to kill his wife, who was divorcing at the time. both men are being held without bond. because of a three-alarm fire is still under investigation. the fire was so intense, part of the home did collapse before crews got it under control nine minutes later. it is not known if the weather played a role in sparking the blaze. >> 30 years ago, the first space shuttle launch into orbit.

another historic moment today as atlantis blasted off on but final mission. tim tooten is live at the goddard space center where they held a watch party today for the final launch. >> the final mission carried with it some special memories for people who work here at the goddard space flight center. >> the final lift off of atlantis on the shoulders of the space shuttle. >> it was an emotional moment for bader employees as they watched the final voyage in 's space- in nasa program. >> it was the best program. >> the sophisticated robotic revealing model is a key part of

the payload aboard atlantis. it will test whether a robot can reveal a satellite in space. the equipment will be mounted on a platform designed and developed in maryland. >> daughter was in charge of the design, the fabrication of -- goddard was in charge of the design and we sent the palace down to kennedy space center. >> in the crowd, and oklahoma educator who calls this a teachable moment. >> the kids i am working with are not my personal students, but it is really need for them to be here and be part of what is going on with the last mission. >> is pretty amazing. the atmosphere is crazy here. >> for at least once didn't, it was a time to make memories and to claim bragging rights. -- for a least one student.

>> 4.5 million pounds of hardware and humans taking flight. >> you can expect another round of celebrations when atlantis returns to earth from its 12-day mission later this month. tim tooten, wbal-tv 11 news. >> you can watch a video of today's launch and a video showing 134 launches in 134 seconds. the video is on our website, wbaltv.com. >> a disappointing jobs report today. unemployment once again on the rise as hiring here is a standstill. nikole killion takes a look at the report. >> only 18,000 jobs were created, the unemployment rate up to 9.2%. president obama in the rose garden on the numbers. >> we still have a long way to

go and a lot of work to do. >> the president pressed congress again to come to an agreement on raising the nation's debt ceiling to spur jobs. >> the sooner we get this done, the sooner we give our business is the certainty they will need in order to make additional investments to grow and higher. >> republicans say they are ready to cut a deal, but not one that includes tax creases -- tax increases. >> it just does not make sense for americans to suffer under higher taxes in an economy like this. >> i think it puts us in a lot of jeopardy and puts our economy in jeopardy, risking even more jobs. >> the unemployment rate hit its highest level of the year. one economist says it may take more than resolving the debt crisis to get things back on track.

>> we need to get to a level so that we actually see a change in the unemployment rate. >> manufacturing and business services are still hiring all state, federal, and local jobs all took hits. >> six people involved in a triple kidney transplant met each other for the first time. >> teenagers learned dangers of distracted driving. what one insurance group hopes to teach them, straight ahead. >> wedding picture show that joe flacco knows how to clean up. >> flash floods moving through parts of maryland. down to 73 degrees at bwi marshall, 77 at the inne

>> 3 kidney donors and recipients all met today. they were part of a triple kidney swap in gen. each told a story about not being a match for someone, but being able to help someone else in need. in return, they found their partner and matching kidney. >> i goal was to get my brother well, and if i could help somebody along the way, that was really neat. >> the surgery took place june 15. the transplants were arranged through the medical center's pared kidney exchange program. >> some of the more teenagers now know how hard it is to drive

distracted. they took part in a safe driving challenge. they drove through an obstacle course with no distractions and then went through a second time, texting in talking on the phone, listening to music, and being distracted by others in the car. >> a lot of kids think they are safe drivers but they end up seeing they are not able to do it. i hope they go home and tell their parents and friends about the dangers of distracted driving. >> statistics show that driving distracted is equal to driving after three to four drinks. organizers of the event hope is a driving practice will eventually catch on. >> now, your insta-weather forecast with chief meteorologist tom tasselmyer. >> heavy showers and thunderstorms in the area again this afternoon, mainly on the eastern shore and in southern maryland. not only do you have the potential for flooding conditions but perhaps some

strong, damaging winds in debt in this line of storms. what appears to be tracking toward northern caroline county. the center of the storm located 2.5 miles north of queen anne could produce some damaging winds and hail. it will cross the maryland- delaware line here in the next few minutes. south and west of that system there are additional strong thunderstorm cells moving across the bay toward st. michael's. southern maryland getting pounded as well. great news for the baltimore area is that the clearing trend is under way to the west of us. that will move across the entire state by early tomorrow morning. it will be just a few more hours before the showers get toward the coast and away from us in time for the weekend. severe thunderstorm warnings in effect right now over on the

eastern shore and parts of queen anne's county. part of calvert county also under a severe thunderstorm warning with damaging winds and hail. the watch has been cancelled to the northwest of baltimore. steady progress being made. rainfall totals, with last night's rain and today, these bull's-eyes indicate over 5 inches of rain. four or 5 inches of rain in the extreme southern part of the city. you can see most areas getting a upwards of an inch or more of rain. that means the flood warnings continue for the next few hours a round of baltimore metro area. temperatures are still in the seven's and even some 80's round here but it does the color of to the west. the lower the dewpoint, the

drier the air. very muddy at ocean city -- muggy at ocean city. 60's tonight as the winds shift to the northwest at 5-10. high-pressure is sitting out west of chicago and will build them. it will stick around for the whole weekend and pushed the tropical air out of here for a couple of days. the minister levels will drop. the showers are leaving ocean city early tomorrow morning and then it will be clear statewide. what some sunshine tomorrow and even into sunday and monday. with the northwest breeze, it will feel more comfortable with the lower humidity. waves of around 1 foot at the bay tomorrow. western maryland is in for a beautiful weekend. lower humidity, and nice weather for sunday as well. improving weather conditions

around the chesapeake tomorrow. ocean city will have a nice, summer weekend with rain ending early tomorrow and the rest of the weekend should be dry. around baltimore, a temperature stay warm but the humidity comes down, with sunny skies. cooler temperatures by the middle of next week. >> the winner is nobody yet, but a curiously timed decision in st. louis today makes things a little more interesting. the nfl lockout is deemed legal, which gives significant leverage to the owners. the court also sent the antitrust suit back to minneapolis, asking the court to hear arguments that draftees be able to sign it seems right now.

the eighth circuit said nobody would be friends of this ruling. that means that right now, both sides can continue negotiating to get a deal done soon. joe flacco entering his fourth year. he sometimes struggled to look the part of an nfl quarterback. his wedding photos show what happens when south jersey meets gc. -- meets gq. joe looks comfortable in front of a camera for the first time maybe ever. the unibrow is gone. he is even a romantic. look at this photo, black and

white, looks like a movie poster. peyton manning not ready to start throwing following next surgery. delayed rehab because of the nfl lockout, the rules have prevented him from working out with a therapist. i would have told him to take a break and go and open his own practice. i guess it is good news for the rest of the leak. -- the rest of the league. tonight, zack makes his then laid debut against it josh ett.ha one of the easiest tournaments' on schedule. john daly blew up again, but not as bad as he thought. he has always partnered dawn

hamilton. put me down for 18. it was only 13. like johnny vegas, a lovely putt. he is going crazy with 62. he is still three shots shy of the record 59 set last year. stay with us, a check of the weekend forecast is coming up right after this.

>> tonight at 11:00, the "don't ask, don't tell" delay that could have service members waiting longer to serve openly.

a tough day for the texas rangers after a fan fell to his death while trying to catch a foul ball. we'll have that and lots more when you join us tonight

>> rain is out of here tonight and sunshine returns for the weekend. >> nbc nightly news with brian williams is up next