a tree has fallen on top of power lines. has he been destroyed and outdoor shed. you are looking live at workers from michigan that are basically getting trees off that line, so they can fix it and hopefully restore power to this neighborhood. this situation is echoing around the state. >> i am not satisfied until everyone is restored to power. i will not be satisfied until every home is restored to power. it is my job. during aartin o'malley tuesday news conference makes it clear he wants the state's power companies to finish as quickly and safely as possible to get the lights back on. he also highlighted their accomplishments thus far. >> i have seen steady progress, and that progress is happening in many instances in advance of the estimates given to us.

immediately following this hurricane-like hit. >> no power, no street lights, it is dark. it has been bad. >> that news has been hard for some like gesten to understand. he and his grandmother had been told that there power would not be restored until friday. dad had to make ends meet like their other neighbors, -- he has had to make ends meet like their other neighbors, running extension cords across the street to their neighbors. >> thankfully, they have power across the street. that is the crazy thing. they have power and we do not. >> susan borrowed power from skipper's generator when she lost power. now that she has it back, she is returning the favor. >> we are helping each other out back-and-forth. >> there are still other looming concerns besides the power being out. so far, four people have died from heat, and it could get

worse. >> it is very important to check on vulnerable neighbors and friends. as the heat wave goes on, the risk goes up. >> and steep -- state police say there are still plenty of signals out in busy intersections around the state. >> drivers should be treating those intersections as four-way stops. we're working with law enforcement across the state, but cannot man every intersection. >> and everett -- and good news to report this evening. b.g.e. has just reported that all damaged major feed and substations are repaired and back on line. one final note, if your power is still out, b.g.e. is urging you to recall -- to call and report it once again. call 1-877-778-2222.

all of that information is also on our website wbaltv.com. >> thanks so much. mother nature may be adding insult to injury. a new cluster of storms is pushing closer to this area. tom tasselmyer has a look at this incoming system. >> it is just the hot weather so far here in town. temperatures will hit 100 in downtown baltimore. the lightning strikes of to the north and west are associated with another line have showers and storms. the weather service has just issued severe thunderstorm warnings for south-central pennsylvania at all the way to adams county. they will approach as from the north and west over the couple of -- the next couple of hours. we have a couple of garden variety set of thunderstorms that have developed over the great lakes.

the winds are gusting up over 58 miles per hour in some parts of pennsylvania. more hot and humid weather coming our way. >> a reminder that you can always find up-to-the-minute weather conditions online at wbaltv.com and you can access our smart phone mobile device. -- the smart phone aep on or mobile device. >> the maryland live can see no -- casino generated more than $24 million in the last few days. that is more than half of what the slots brought in during the month of june. david, what is the deal? >> right now, more winners than losers associated with the grand opening. the casino exceeded expectations, but at the expense of the cecil county facility, which is fueling concern about

slots saturation. >> the most popular opening of maryland live has drawn more than half a million visitors. it generated more than $28 million in revenues, more than half of the statewide total of $40 million for the month of june. casino operators are not surprised. >> it is designed to attract northern virginia, washington d.c., montgomery, prince george's, howard, anne arundel. >> it is the same crowd they stand to lose if a sixth casino opened anywhere in the area. in a year-to-year comparison, maryland lottery officials say revenue at the cecil county facility decline by 8.9%. >> the casino and perry bill was down. we thought there would be a reduction. because of the excitement and the intensity of what was

happening. people will ship their habits. >> the casino generated $4.3 million in june. the year to year comparisons sought revenues increased by 6%. >> we need to see what is going to happen over a number of months before we start determining with any kind of strong opinion as to what the trend is. >> current casino operators want the chance to stabilize. >> look at the results, and not only that, expansion. >> michael met with his leadership team monday to discuss lowering the tax rate for operators to help ease competition. many house members opposed it. the speaker's office has not said whether consensus has been reached. last week's deadly storm and current power outages put odds on holding a special session for gaining next week, at a long

shot. according to a press conference, of and of the governor's sole focus is getting the power back on." -- according to a press conference, "the governor's sole focus is getting the power back on." >> there are no additional meetings with the speaker's schedule. -- with the speaker scheduled. >> @ b.w.i. marshall, a woman tried to get through security while carrying this yesterday morning. the four-inch blade knife was hidden by this neon green palm. the woman was escorting her young daughter to catch a flight to a bank and a tsa officer detected the strange image -- to atlanta and atf officer detected the strange image. 8 tsa officer detective

the strange image. the woman was given a citation. >> we are used to fred bealefeld making the pitch made today, but he is retiring. meet anthony trex dail, a guy who clearly wants the job. visitors downtown tomorrow can expect to find a fence in inner harbor with the use of bike racks to control the crowd. last year's celebration was marred by violence, the fatal stabbing of a tourist, and the non-fatal shooting of a 4-year- old boy. police claim they have a plan to keep things quiet this year. >> come tomorrow. the cops will be as professional as they always are. we have some intelligent men and women that will monitor the event. >> mobile police department -- deployment will be used to get around a happy crowd.

-- had the crowd. and there will be surveillance of the entire harbor. police said they have gained experience in the last few months by dealing with troubled groups of young people. >> if people plan to act like troublemakers or cause problems, they will be dealt with swiftly. >> the man leading the presentation today would like to lead the department permanently. and he made it clear that he was part of outgoing commissioner bealefeld's inner circle. >> i have put in my resume. if it is meant to be, it will be. if i am not selected, i will continue to serve the mayor and this great city. >> he has apparently taken his competition inside the department. either commanders for asked if they were in the running. >> no, sir. >> no, sir. >> [unintelligible]

[laughter] >> no, seriously. >> in national search is underway for fred bealefeld's replacement. it does include local candidates. the mayor's office would not comment on its progress. >> countdown to election day, 126 days away. >> we will take a look at the final sprint to the election day after the break. >> and a challenge tonight, we will show you why leader in sports. ♪

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>> the presidential contenders appear to be pressing the pause button in the race to the white house, taking one of their last breaks before the election this fall. but vacation will not last long. housley jackson is in our bureau with the commitment 2012 update. >> the candidates themselves may be taking some time off, but no breaks for voters and swing states, at least, not from campaign ads. both campaigns have new commercials coming out this week. >> outsourcing verses in sourcing, it matters. >> a new ad from the obama campaign targets mitt romney's business record. and a shot at the president's record on national debt. staying in the public eye, even

while both candidates are spending time with family. >> they are sending messages. >> a few days in camp david maryland before he heads out for some key swing states. mitt romney is at his lakeside home in new hampshire. that is him on a jet ski. he is visiting with his children and grandchildren. >> he will hardly take any time off after july 4. and the same with president obama. >> both candidates will spend the rest of the summer fund- raising and tried to connect with voters at campaign events. romney has a trip to israel planned, and will have to pick a running mate. after that, it is a flaunts bring to november. >> president obama is betting the 4th of july in washington. he will be hosting a picnic for -- is spending the 4th of july

in washington. he will be hosting a picnic for veterans and their families. >> and now, your 11 insta- weather plus forecast with chief meteorologist tom tasselmyer. >> another hour or so before the storms in the west of maryland inch closer to the western suburbs around baltimore. we could see storms bearing down on hagerstown, stretching out of pennsylvania and threw out parts of allegany and washington counties and into the west virginia panhandle, where some warnings have been issued. gusts over 55, 60 miles per hour. they are more isolated, though. the entire line is not as severe as that one on friday. a couple of warnings have been issued. the hagerstown area is under a warning. the same thing in southern pennsylvania. back to washington county andy can handle, garrett county as

well. some gusting winds associated with the storm. another stifling day. 100 degrees at the inner harbor. 96 downtown right now. 91 in eastern. 90 in cambridge. how about western maryland? dropping into the low 70's out at oakland. some storms pushing through hagerstown into frederick and northwestern carroll counties, and then quickly moving through the baltimore area. the computer model shows a weakening line at the tracks through. it will be offshore diving died. -- just after midnight. south wins at 5 miles per hour. the next batch of hot, humid air is also the same system that is

triggering the storms tomorrow afternoon. the heat and humidity in the middle of the country keeping the temperatures near 100 in chicago. scattered storms may be around for the evening fireworks displays in the area. the wind out of the west on the bayh act when the two knots. -- on the day at one to two knots. back into the low 80's and even 84 ad the beach. -- even 84 at the beach. temperatures will be in the low to mid 80's. it is warmer at the beach, but a lower chance of thunderstorms. a 20% chance. 98 around baltimore tomorrow,

almost 100 on saturday. mid to upper 80's for sunday through tuesday. >> this is 11 sports. >> not a promising start for the orioles' final road trip before the all-star game. they lost to seattle last night, the team with the worst record in the american league. all of the o's scoring last i came on the one swing. chris davis with a three-run home run. but it did not last. on to the sixth. adam jones at the plate. a line drive, i mean, just lifted. and then just makes an incredible catch. instead of a double or a triple, it is a long, spectacular out. the bases are loaded and jason hamels sees the nights get away. casper wells.

nobody is going to catch that one. the mariners got one to beat the orioles 6-3. the orioles have lost 10 of the last 12. publix hernandez goes for the mariners tonight. probably not a guy that they want to see with their struggling offense. hernandez has not given up a run with the last 15 consecutive. and commissioner roger goodell did not budge on the penalties for players. anthony hargrove, will smith, and scott bucci baqubah in delivering his decision, the decision,fujita, , he decided they would not escape punishment. the union does not have a strong

case against the process, since the players' union agreed to the appeals process as part of the collective bargaining agreement. the new 12-year agreement for harpole means the champion will play in the orange bowl for january 1, unless that team has a new spot in the playoff system. you also serve as one of the host of the semifinal game in a new national playoff system on a rotating basis. he will get bumped into another bowl if he does not qualify for the football final four. serena williams for the first time in her career played an indoor match. she would not mind keeping the roof shut facing the winnable champ. roof or no roof, good luck handling that serve from surry now. -- from serena williams. she had the power game going.

the defending champion had no shaq of -- no shot of tracking that one down. williams, a foretime limbo land champion, advances -- a 4-time wimbledon champion and advances to the finals.

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>> power companies are under the gun and residents exasperated. plus, as we celebrate america on the 4th of july, the stepped-up security at the inner harbor in particular. these

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>> it got really hot today. >> tomorrow may be harder. the upper 90's to near 100 for wednesday and thursday. a sizzling 4th of july. even the sixth and seventh. storms are approaching and we have warnings out in western pennsylvania around hagerstown to frederick county. those are not like the friday and storms. these have 55, 60 mile per hour winds. but they are not widespread, just more sporadic. >> thank you for joining us. [captioning made possible by constellation energy group] captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org--

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