>> the first day of summer will sizzle. live team coverage tonight of just how high the temperature will rise and help local officials are preparing for some searing heat. buss, owner liability. the local impact of a controversial pitbull rule that is being investigated. buyer and seller beware. critics are conducting robberies by online appointment. we'll get to all those stories in just a minute, but breaking news tonight at of howard county. detectives say the teenager has been shot in ellicott city. police got the call around 7:00 this evening in the 11,400 block of frederick road. details are sketchy but police say they found the teenager in a field with a gunshot wound. he was transported to shock trauma. there is no word on the details surrounding the shooting.

a recent craigslist transaction turned into an armed robbery that led to gunfire. it is the most recent in a string of online deals designed to more victims into dangerous situations. kerry cavanaugh joins us downtown with the latest pre >> please just assigned a special team of detectives to address a rash of recent craigslist robberies. the dow had laid to rest last month when they arrested one man for four incidents but they are happening again, most recently in bolten hill. the promise of a good deal on car lord a couple to boldin hill on monday night. according to police, vacate -- they found the adam craigslist and came prepared to pay cash. >> once they got to the location, to black male suspects announced a robbery. they displayed a handgun. that point, a conversation between one of the victims and the suspect ensued, and the

second victim pulled out a handgun. denise watched the whole deal disintegrate from her front porch. she set instead of running away, the victim fought back. correct all the sudden, this one step back and pulled out a gun and started shooting. this woman chased the would-be robbers down the street, firing a half-dozen shops. >> she was 6 feet away from them and she aimed directly at them. >> police arrested for two weapons to are just on the grounds that she overstepped her right to defend herself. meanwhile, the suspects got away and detectives are worried they will strike again. another buyer was targeted around the corner on saturday night. >> i love this neighborhood. i really think it is a great neighborhood. >> police state that craigslist and other on-line places are

safe if you follow a few rules, like meeting in a public place for transactions and making it clear that you intend to pay by cashier's check instead of cash. kerry cavanaugh, wbal-tv 11 news. >> baltimore county police are investigating a pair of home invasions. investigators said they took place three days apart. the first happens sunday, june 10, in cockeysville, and the other on wednesday, june 13 in essex. a man entered an unlocked rear sliding glass door armed with a baseball bat alive after 10:00 at night. investigators say the suspect took money, medication, and electronics from a female homeowner. three days later, a female suspect knocked on the door around 10:30 at night. police say the female and the men forced their way inside and the third person jumped in through a rear sliding glass door. the trio bought with cash and a

handgun in this case. police are asking if you have any information to give them a call. homicide detectives are investigating a deadly shooting in southwest baltimore. police said they found a man shot in the torso around 6:15 tonight on west pratt street. paramedics rushed the victim to a hospital where he was later pronounced dead. no word on a suspect or possible motive. police in annapolis are investigating the rape of a 13- year-old girl. 34-year-old alexander laura is the suspect. he is facing rape and assault charges following an incident over the weekend of a teenager was at his home. he is currently being held on $2 million bail. the anne arundel county fire marshal's office is investigating yet another bomb explosion that happened around 6:15 last night in pasadena. the bombs are being made using a

combination of household chemicals could fire officials say these type of explosive devices have become a disturbing trend around the state and it will only be a matter of time before someone is seriously hurt. >> it is very dangerous. if it is close enough to your face, it will put your eyes out. >> official said that have no witnesses or suspects in the case. anyone with information is asked to call the police. a new twist tonight in a new york -- in a murder at dewey beach. delaware state police have released surveillance photos of their victim -- of the suspect from wilmington. one victim was found dead monday morning by a cleaning lady at the atlantic ocean side motel coastal highway. police said the cost of -- the cause of her death is still under investigation. the harford county cannibalism suspect has been ordered to a

state mental hospital to determine if he is mentally competent to stand trial. 21-year-old alexander kinyua was indicted on charges of first- degree murder. he is charged with killing a family friend and eating part of his heart and brain. a panel of state lawmakers are reviewing a ruling by maryland's highest court that says pitbull dar inherently dangerous. the parents of a towson boy who was seriously injured in a pit bull attack say dogs should not be put before him and welfare. their son dominic was mauled by pitbull back in 2007. his injuries prompted a legal case that led to the ruling. some voiced concerns about the insurance ramifications. >> maryland is one of the states where if you are teasing the dog

or is protecting its pups, cannot be an inherently dangerous animal. if maryland were to join the majority of our sifter -- versus two states with a strict liability rule for dog bites in general, not breed specific, would there be any change required for insurance statutes? correct the tax forced plans to meet next week for another work session. get ready to crank up the air conditioner, the next few days are expected to be scorching. kai reed has updated information on how local officials are preparing prefers we will check in with tom tasselmyer on what you can expect tomorrow. >> we can expect temperatures to continue the pattern we saw today. 18 degrees warmer than it was yesterday at bwi marshall. all around us, temperatures are

starting to climb into the '90s. pittsburgh, detroit, chicago, st. louis. the dewpoint climbing into the 70's. a heated by azeri is in effect. the index will top 100 degrees for the next couple of days. kai reed is in town checking out help local officials are gearing up. this cannot take anybody by surprise. >> city officials will announce a code red hill are first thing in the morning. that means the cooling centers will be open throughout the city. it is what summer is all about, long, sundays in the sun, but as the temperatures rise well into the 90's and it feels even hotter, it is not always so much fun anymore. officials are stocking emergency

cooling centers with water and preparing for dangerous conditions. >> we worry about people live in isolation, without air conditioning, people in need of shelter and then cooling shelters. those are the folks who are especially at risk. >> there are 34 he related deaths in maryland last year and 32 the year before that. drink a lot of water and check on elderly family and neighbors with existing health conditions. don't assume that small children will speak up. they need water and air conditioning breaks every two hours. >> if they are especially young kids, be very careful about them. it does not take a lot for them to get into trouble. >> trouble signs include nausea, dizziness, and a racing pulse. >> somebody with a weak pulse with very dry skin who has lost consciousness or has in the altered mental status, that is

someone who needs urgent medical attention by professional. >> officials are giving people advice about staying inside during the hottest time of the day, between 11:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. we have a list of locations on our website, wbaltv.com. >> if cracking open a cold a dot -- adult beverage sounds like a good way to beat the heat, don't try it in ocean city. an open container alcohol or that was passed, changing it from a municipal infraction to a misdemeanor event. police will have the ability to make an arrest, but are not required to do so. that change will be taking effect immediately. the harbor sinfully tonight after dozens of tall ships and gray hulls sailed out of the harbor. over the last week, more than 40 international tall ships and

naval vessels gathered in baltimore to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the beginning of the war of 1812. up next, after crossing the finish line, 39 years later, a champion thoroughbred sets a new record. we'll have more on that. hometown olympic champ michael phelps reveals how many different events he will try to qualify for in london. we will have the details, later in sports. >> another heated by three in effect for our area. the forecast is coming up next. right now, 82 degrees in downtown baltimore.

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>> reports are swirling tonight about the death of ousted egyptian leader hosni mubarak. he suffered multiple strokes today in prison where he is serving a life sentence. the confusion began earlier today when state television declared mubarak clinically dead. in tonight's commitment 2012 update, it looks like lawyers for more rubio -- he is being abetted tonight as a possible running mate for mitt romney. romney confirmed as much tonight at an ice cream shop in missing and after reports came out that -- in michigan after reports came out that rubio was not being considered for the top spot. the maryland racing commission today to an unprecedented step

and voted to change the winning time of secretariat in the preakness making it even faster than was thought. jayne miller has the details on how it all happen. >> we are still looking, and they are off. there has never been any doubt that secretariat won the 1973 preakness. he did it by three lengths after winning the kentucky derby and before he went on to win the belmont, winning the triple crown. of what was his time? it is important enough for the honor to travel to laurell today to make her case to the maryland racing commission. >> for me, it does not do anything. i know how good he was and all of his fans know how good he was, but for racing records, it is just best to have the right information. >> the problem, a disparity

between the time recorded by the old device in the 73 races and the time recorded by riders. the secretariat group believed his winning time was even faster. he set records at all 31973 triple crown races. >> i think it is very important for the worse to have the story -- it is so important to horseracing history. it is only fair, it is an obligation that we have the right and accurate information. >> to make their case, the secretariat group analyzed frame by frame of the race. the presentation to the racing

commission to much of the afternoon. the commission took just 10 minutes to decide unanimously in their favor. [applause] cast enough to change the preakness records. the celebration was on, minus the horse. >> i am so grateful to the maryland racing commission. >> secretariat died in 1989. the owner believes the automatic timing device in the 1973 race started early, making the winning time appeared to be one second slower. >> an amazing story. if you are thinking about driving across the bay bridge or the key bridge to mar afternoon, one word of advice, don't. officials say that cranes will

be delivered to the port of baltimore tomorrow. traffic will be held or around 1:15 tomorrow afternoon at the bay bridge in around 3:15 at the key bridge. so rubbernecking could be a problem. >> believe it or not, a tropical storm today. off the court -- off the coast of new jersey, moving away from us. but still, the hurricane center does quantify this loyal cluster of clouds out there east of new jersey as a tropical storm. moving east-southeast, it will curb out over the cooler waters of the north atlantic. a reminder that it is a hurricane season, not only the summer and heat season.

from the desert southwest, 108 in phoenix, denver 96, chicago 95. 93 degrees in minneapolis today. he is continuing depressed east and high pressure area keeping that choleric locked in well to the northwest. this little dip in the jet stream, there has been a cold front near the ground, sweeping through the mid-atlantic thursday night into friday. the heat will be with us for a couple of days and then this dip in the debt -- and the jet stream should cool things off as we get toward the end of the week and into the weekend. a high of 88 degrees today. the normal is 84. today's record, 99. tomorrow's record is 100. we will be close to the. a good indication of how war is going to be.

82 in downtown baltimore, 73 in easton, 75 in cambridge. a warm night sets the stage for a hot day tomorrow. sun up tomorrow at 5:30 and will not go down until after a:30 tomorrow evening. you can see that high pressure strengthens and the storms get wiped out in the skies are mostly clear. hot weather over the ohio valley back into the southern plains is coming our way. that will be with us for a couple of days. the heat advisory tomorrow, increasing levels of humidity. perspiration evaluates but when there is moisture there, there is nowhere for that the moisture to go. a heated by dree from southern pennsylvania down to st. mary's county. the actual air temperature, 94-

99. not much of what went on the bay, but the cooler water temperatures as you get near the bay. the same thing with the higher elevations out west. air temperatures in the mid to upper 90's. and i see breeze at ocean city, a good place to be the next couple of days. 98 wednesday and thursday, the front comes through thursday night and friday starting to drop the temperature back. highs in the mid-80's over the weekend. >> you have to go all the way back to 2005 to see an outcome like the orioles had tonight in new york against the mets. we will show you why, next in sports. >> it is tuesday, june 19 and

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>> now, 11 sports with gerry sandusky. exit to go back to april 2005, you will find free events that stand out. prince charles married camilla parker bowles and the orioles got shut out in back-to-back games. we will have a story on the royal family later in the sportscast, and the orioles got shut out tonight for the first time since april 2005. now you know where i was going with all of that. i am not sure any team would

have scored on the mets the past two nights. by strikeouts, six scoreless innings at work. no match for the lefty tonight. a one run game in the sixth encouraging. luther takes tommy hunter to right field, 3-0 mets. finishing off the rbi tally tonight as the mets shut out the orioles back-to-back nights, 5-0 was the final in new york. bill live up to his moment in the carolina league all-star game tonight. pitched one inning, struck out two, did not give up a hit.

michael phelps continues to keep his plans for which event as he wished reedy plans to swim at the olympics, but he did -- he will swim in seven events, one that he's really won less than he swam and one gold in at the summer olympics in beijing. he has indicated in the past he will not go for eight again, but a strong performance could influence his thinking in another direction in london. suzanne will compete in the modern pentathlon. she shoots, fences, runs, and swims in her event. it requires an amazingly broad set of skills. she will compete in the final event of the olympics. >> you never know what is going

to happen. i just have to remember there are five events. >> it sounds a little bit like a james bond movie. we wish her well when the london games get underway. every olympics produces fan favorites. some of them come out of nowhere. only one olympian knows that she will receive the royal treatment. she will compete as a member of england's equestrian team. you may have not heard of philips but you have probably heard a grandmother, queen elizabeth ii. >> i just think i am a bit

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>> hot, hot, hot. >> upper 90's, and it looks like the heat will break tonight into friday. it is good for the first heat wave of the season to just left a couple of days. the cool air will be coming back. >> we can handle it. that is all for 11 news tonight. we will see you back here tomorrow. [captioning ma

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