charged a woman named britanny johnson. >> it was negligence on inside. it is -- but they can just pick a person out. she is 17 and they took her from her graduation. >> once police and prosecutors realized the war was wrongly issued, brown had spent the weekend in jail not able to attend her graduation. >> no scrutiny of the complaint to see of that is legitimate. it is almost a perfunctory issue. >> the case highlights a huge flaw in the system. any civilian can get to a court commissioner, file a complaint on another person and without an investigation, the commissioner

can issue the arrest warrant. >> this person is being held for god knows how long on the bill because the commissioner issued a warrant based on a civilian's allegation or accusation. it is absurd. >> as far as why tiarra brown spent so much time in jail, it is because of a rubber stamping that starts with the commissioner and starts -- ends with the judge. >> we have become too cavalier with people's liberty. a commissioner can issue a warrant that will have someone sit in jail for potentially months on top of months. >> some might feel the brown family might have a lawsuit. we did some research and found that court commissioners are virtually immune when it comes to lawsuits.

>> part of holiday express was evacuated after an apparent math lab was found -- meth lab was found in one of the rooms. police say the rest would not have been possible if it were not for vigilant bystander. >> and hotel guest is stunned that a possible meth lab was a few doors down. howard county police received a call after smelling a strong odor coming from the fourth floor of this holiday inn express in the 6000 block of marshall lee drive. officers detected the same odor and knocked at the door and saw there were chemicals and side.

>> the men came from varying states including north carolina, oklahoma, michigan, and pennsylvania. >> they are traveling contractors and work in town for work. apparently meth is their drug of choice and when they could not find it here, they decided to make some themselves. >> you cannot vent or open the windows so the odor will back up into the hallway. >> dan bay from california was man -- one of the many hotel guests asked to evacuate while authorities cleared the hotel of the dangerous chemicals. guests were able to return to their rooms a few hours later. officials say they could not have busted these men without the help of a vigilant bystander. >> where often dependent upon members of our community to let us know when something does not

seem quite right and that was essential asset because it led to these arrests. >> they found heroin and a handgun in the hotel room. was themartin o'malley first to test the new digital radio system designed for state and local agencies to communicate during an emergency. >> this is gov. martin o'malley initiating the first call on any new statewide 700 megahertz of radio systems. can you read? >> jfk barracks, copy and clear. >> the system is called the maryland first responder interoperable team. access to a security network that can tap into the statewide system.

>> regulators from the state lottery commission cleared the way for maryland live. the third largest casino to open. >> david collins was here joining us with more. >> had he known another casino, he would have built a smaller facility. no one thought the state would expand gaming. maryland live versus ocean harbor. it is three football fields

huge. as close to vegas as maryland gets. >> let it play out. >> he cautions against relying on projections. he told the governor's workgroup adding a sixth side before five others had a chance to open was unprecedented and oversaturation and not part of the deal he struck with the state. he read from a letter. >> it sends a terrible message to the lending community inside the state and nationally. it is not a reliable partner for investment. >> the stated objective is to come up with a fact based analysis of expanded getting -- gaming. the panel will look into an impact of the six the site. adjusting the tax rate to allow operators to keep the revenue and exploring shifting

ownership. they can 10 the site and others will be profitable and will create thousands of jobs. the site also picked up an unlikely ally. competitor caesars. >> given the market and the capacity to drop outside the market, these businesses would do just fine. >> caesars concedes baltimore will lose 20% of its business to prince george's county location. the only way the site works is to enable table games. advocates provided the work group with their analysis of the

impact the casino would have on existing facilities. the work group will meet two more times before submitting a recommendation to the governor. the governor will hold a special session on gaming. >> all eyes are on wisconsin. they're battling it out as voters decide whether or not to oust their governor. the results could have ramifications in the race for president around the country. >> in wisconsin, a total recall for boaters. -- voters. >> they appreciate what we're doing to turn wisconsin around. >> scott walker was only in office for a year. he enacted a series of controversial reforms that stripped bargaining rights.

the group sponsored a massive protest. >> i do not think there is the state in the country that is more polarized than wisconsin. h. side is putting on their jerseys for one side or another. do not want wisconsin to be the experimental dish for the right wing. qu>> they see america of's battleground. >> jessica taylor said the race could be close. >> this is a tossup that will carry huge implications. >> this weekend, the annual maryland special olympics. >> take a look at the week-long torch run. >> triple crown hopes to run to

the finish line. who will lead the forces into the starting gate? that is suddenly a huge problem. we will tell you why in sports. >> some spotty showers. the insta-weather air seven-day forecast is next. temperatures in the 60's and light north wins. light north wins. -- north

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>> police officers are running through the streets of the city today. it was the 27th annual maryland torch run for special olympics. officers are taking part on the run. the baltimore city leg was lead by fred bealfeld. >> i would say get off your couch, get off your chair, get outside and get involved in stuff to make your community better. supporting special olympics is a great way to start. >> get off, get out, get involved. >> the final leg of the run is that toss in ceremonies at the special olympics opening ceremonies. huns in baltimore are gearing up. the event will include the usual favorites, great food, vendors,

entertainment. and the contest that started it all. >> every year there is somebody who embodies the warmth and affection and love and endearing high-quality that the woman -- of the woman that win. >> i tried to remember to be an ambassador to the community. >> i have had a wonderful year but it is time for someone to enjoy the same thing. >> they have a new parking location this year. johns hopkins at kenswick garage. for more on honfest, go to wbaltv.com. >> the first couple of days of june have been running cooler. it started off with

temperatures in western maryland. in the 30's this morning. 39 degrees in garrard county. -- garrett county. 60 on the bayshore at the naval academy. the water nearby kept them warmer. 56 at the airport. a trace of precipitation that moved through late last night and this morning. it barely got to 70 at the airport. the normal high is 80 degrees. the record low was 44 in 1997. the cool air being brought to us by low pressure. a counterclockwise flow draws some spotty showers across our region. there is a chance of a shower

popping up. some clouds in the area. light breezes and temperatures in the 50's. sunsets at 8:30 p.m. this evening. once the low moves further to see and this passes by, southerly breezes will come out of this area. temperatures in the 80's and 90's in the country. minneapolis at 85 and kansas city, the mid country warmth will move our way but it will take another two or three days to get here. variable clouds like today. clouds in the afternoon and as clouds could produce a brief shower. light winds and water temperatures in the 70's.

highs in the mountains. it will get warmer and drier of the weekend. chances for rain are still 20%. eastern shore locations, temperatures will climb in the next few days but we will see some clouds around and continue that slight risk of an evening showers. highs 75 to 78. and down to the coast including ocean city. 75 on thursday. it will get warmer over the weekend at the beach and there is a chance for shower. dry and warm weather anticipated on the coast for the weekend. another couple of days like today. repeat performances and 80 with sunny skies on friday. warmer over the weekend. 80's on sunday. i am sure we will be around the 90 degree mark on monday. a chance for thunderstorms late tuesday next week. >> this is 11 sports. >> orioles into fenway.

the last leg of the road trip. the only division where every team has a winning record. boston cents in last -- sits in last. they have dropped five of six on this road trip. adam jones is in the lineup. his wrist showed no damage. tommy lasorda remains in a hospital after suffering a heart attack at the major league draft. he thought he had food poisoning. he was talked into the -- going into the hospital where doctors found he had suffered a heart

attack. he expects to get out of a hospital of tomorrow. 'll haveday, i another at belmont. workers at belmont park have escalated their threats to go out on strike before saturday's race. the workers do everything from caring for the browns to a loading the horses. the battle for lower health-care costs and higher wages has gone on. they want to make the most of their moment in the spotlight. track officials have not clarified their plans if the 80 workers to follow through with their threats before belmont. the u.s. open has plenty of great story lines but only one of them will drive a golf cart. he has qualified for a spot in the field of this year's u.s.

open. he has a degenerative lake condition that makes walking virtually impossible. he retired from playing professionally. he has the dream of winning a u.s. open. >> for me to go down there, i need to pray lot which i have been and hopefully i am going to go down there and enjoy it. i have no expectations to win the tournament but i will go down there and play. >> some things in life, once and only once. opportunity does on occasion pay a second visit. a fan had a foul ball hit to, and bounce out of his glove while he was talking on the cell phone. the next pitch, another foul ball, same direction, same fan. still on the cell phone and he makes the catch. you can guess what direction that phone conversation went in after that. honey, the list of things you

wanted me to do after the game? i will enjoy my 50 minutes of fame. everyone in the country will see i am the guy who took his glove to the game and lost the first foul ball and made the second one. still the guy who can and downs. >> what are the chances of that happening? >> 1 in 1600 billion. >> that sounds about right. >>

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another couple days with a few scattered showers and dry and warm weather friday into the weekend. temperatures up to 90 by next monday. >> we will get acclimated. >> nbc nightly news is next. we will see you back here tonight at 11:00 p.m. [captioning made possible by constellation energy group] ♪

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