temperatures and power outages for thousands of people. >> it looks as though we have not seen the worst of the heat yet. wait until saturday. we began with tom tasselmyer with a check on the current conditions. >> it is still warm out there. 103 today at the inner harbor. 102 degrees just to our south around richmond. to the west of us, that is where the air will be coming from. it was 103 in chicago today. all that is spreading east. did not expect any cooling trend. we're still in the upper 80's in downtown baltimore in this late hour. more triple digit heat is on the way as we head into the weekend. there is a little bit of relief

in a seven-day forecast. >> thousands without power at this hour. bge has restored electric power to 94%. the company had power back onto more than 691,000 customers. over 34,000 still remain in the dark. it is focused on repairing secondary lines. it continues to deal with severe damage to the equipment. we checked in at the customer contact center. they have fielded more than a million calls since friday's storm. >> we staff over 200 laps, 12- hour shifts. we realize that we are here to support our customers. >> bge is providing an estimated

time when customers can expect to be power ready again. the utility cautions that callers will only did an estimated time of restoration. they also say if the message tells you the power is back on and it is not come at you need to read-reports the average. you may be dealing with something more of a specific issue. we investigate the renewed debate over power lines should be run underground. >> the soaring temperatures are proving way too much to bear for some senior citizens. >> health officials tell us the heat wave has factored into the death of five people in the city. we found a number of senior citizens who do not have in the other choice but to stay at home and sweat it out.

paramedics evaluate carlton davis. >> oxygen was not getting to rain. >> he has suffered back-to-back he strokes. >> things have been miserable, that is the truth. >> and davis and his wife cleaned out the refrigerator and stocked up on flashlights. but they sleep with the windows closed because of safety reasons. >> we tried to cope with it. my grandson got sick and we had to rush into the emergency room last night. >> officials tell us emergency room visits are soaring and there a been hate heat related deaths in maryland this week.

-- there have been eight heat- related deaths in maryland this week. >> it is devastating for a person you may have a respiratory problem or any illness. >> they appreciate the provisions, but they believed the mayor waited too long to send help to their neighborhood. >> to be in the building with no air and no lights. it is unfair. >> i called all the way down to obama's office. >> the city has been circulating to impacted areas since saturday handed out those provisions. heat is a silent killer. oftentimes, people with asthma or heart problems may make it to a heat wave, but several days later, suffer some sort of relapse. he is urging everyone to remain

vigilant, even after the heat wave breaks. >> it has been really tough times for people. just a reminder, you can find up-to-the-minute information online at wbaltv.com. you can also access are free smart phone out on your mobile device. >> we have heartbreaking news that no parent wants to face. a three-year-old boy is dead at 3 drowned in a pool. anne arundel county officials said crews are on the scene. the boy was at a party when family members realize that he was missing. he was later found unresponsive and rushed to the hospital, but died a short time later. police are looking for a suspect after two shootings in west baltimore. a 35-year-old kenneth williams was found with multiple gunshot went around 10:00 this morning.

he was rushed to shock trauma, where he died an hour later. investigators say lance johnson died after he was shot before 1:30 this morning. anyone with information is urged to contact the city's homicide unit. we're learning city police are investigating a third shooting in northeast baltimore. a man was found shot just before 10:00 this evening. paramedics responded and transport the victim to a hospital. we do not know the condition of the victim or the circumstances surrounding the shooting. >> anne arundel county police are investigating the death of an active duty member of the national guard. he was climbing over the balcony at the embassy suites hotel. he was fell and taken to the hospital, where he later died. witnesses say the air men did seem intoxicated. an exact cause of death has not

been determined. the man had just returned from an overseas deployment. the search is on for the suspects that robbed a royal farms store in hartford county. the surveillance photos show the men entering the store. when they were inside come that they assaulted the two clerks. anyone with information is asked to call crime solvers. last month, howard county police said a scarcity of drugs led five men to come up with a creative solution to their problem. they cooked up a makeshift lab in a hotel. tonight, we have learned that four of the men in been indicted on several drug and gun charges.

>> the navy is getting an upgrade on the quality of food it currently serves. navy cooks are undergoing training with executive chefs to help them hone their skills. that would replace many is it a often been filled with cream made frozen dishes. personnel say the ships morale starts in the mess hall. an aircraft carrier is some to over 5000 personnel. schools may be closed for the summer, but that is not stopping anne arundel county from serving meals to students. thanks to the county's mobile meals program. officials say it is key for kids whose parents may be at work during the day. the goal is to serve 100,000 meals before the end of summer. >> everything that we provide

our students in the school year, we want to be able to provide in the summer. >> the program operates with federal funds and reaches families across the county. >> the middle school students in west baltimore are taking part in a summer camp that blends athletics with academics. it is the brainchild of a teacher. she got a grant to start the camp with 30 kids and mentors. >> whatever we can do to motivate them we want them to see themselves going to college and have that basic foundation. this is what is supposed to happen. this is a great opportunity. >> me and my mentor have the perfect kind of friendship. whenever i need things, but she

is there. anything, i can always depend on her. >> great program. the program has been so successful, she plans to expand it and bring it back next summer. many people believe the underground power lines could prevent future cottage headaches. we investigate the potential monumental investment. >> why would anyone spent several hours under the sizzling sun chained to a dog house? >> issuing a little skin does not make you blessed, details on the oceanside community. >> the heat continues across most of the nation. we are in for some hotter

>> saying two women chained to a dog house outside the capital house in annapolis may seem disturbing, but that was the point. she has logged more than 700 hours. she believes dogs could be treated better. maryland is one stop in the latest trek. they plan to visit the capitol steps in nine other states. >> the storm has many people asking if power line should all be put underground. bge says it is too expensive. others said that we cannot afford not to. >> it is this reverses that. she likes living in a community

where the power lines are all underground. >> i think it was very beneficial. i was not out very long with the storm. the underground lines of feet into the upper ground lines. >> since 1969, md. laws require utility lines to be underground in new subdivisions. 62% of the power lines are currently under ground. 38% are above ground. there are 9,000 miles of lines in maryland. >> we are talking about a million dollars a mile. that is assuming that you do not have any challenges from the right of way perspective. >> 9,000 miles times 1 million on mile comes out to $9 billion. a task force started moving overhead lines underground. >> it would cost $415 per customer per year and 615 to 20

years -- 15 to 20 years. >> a 20000 assembly task force studied the useful life of underground cables the shorter. the duration of outages could be two or three times longer. >> when you have a cable that is underground, it is harder to find where the fault is. it does take much longer versus an overhead line. you know exactly what is wrong. that allows you to speed the recovery. >> a state of virginia study declared undergrounding wires unreasonable.

the public utility of texas cited cost as a deterrent to undergrounding power lines. >> it is a very expensive proposition. >> md. -- no new maryland studies are in the works. >> a warning tonight from the fbi. computer users may not be able to get online because of a malicious software program that could have taken over their machines a year ago. it is called dns changer. the fbi says it is likely infecting more than a quarter million computers worldwide. >> it takes your computer, whenever you go to a web page, it pointed to other pages. either you will not be able to connect to the internet or your

internet connection will be very slow. >> the fbi has said that to -- a website to inform users about the mouth where -- malware. >> just a few more days until three of baltimore orioles played in the all-star game. their production team is cranking out some signature handcrafted baseball bats for the game on sunday. the home run derby on monday and the all-star game tuesday night. each player and coach for received a souvenir. if you are a fan of the beach, the keys, you might want to mark this event on your calendar. a group in ocean city is hosting a bikini beach parade. 450 women will need to bear a little bit of skin to break the

record. 60% of the proceeds will go to local charities. no guys are allowed to don a two-piece. >> your insta-weather-plus forecast with tom tasselmyer -- >> that is one way to stay cool. we will need it the next couple of days, triple-digit heat keeps coming at us. this is the way the radar looked at 5:00. storms popping in and south central pennsylvania. in isolated spots up on 543, some damage there. the storms continue tracking south and east and have pulled away. we still has some cloud cover, residual cloudiness from the storms in the area. the storms are gone and the cloud cover is going to help keep it warm. it acts like a blanket. it is not going to cool off

three rapidly tonight. 103 degrees at the inner harbor. the unofficial temperature. our official member of the airport came three degrees shy of the record. this is not to getting cool. 88 degrees right now in downtown baltimore. 82 -- 70 at bolten, that is pretty nice. -- oakland, that is pretty nice. some of the coolest also be in the 70's. 82 of the airport right now. the heat wave continues as this high pressure in the gulf, the hot air. it will be coming out of the west and southwest over the next couple of days. look how hot it was today out there, one under 2 in kansas city, chicago and 103.

-- 102 in kansas city. chicago at 103. that is the air mass that is slowly spreading east. expect temperatures near 100 degrees, and other day like that on saturday. to the north, at a cool front begins to work south. that will come through here saturday night and sunday. it will probably trigger a couple of thunderstorms. that should arrive by about monday of next week. we have a few more days to deal with the sweltering heat. 97-pounder to tomorrow. light winds on the day -- 97-102 tomorrow. up in the mountains, some scattered storms will continue friday, saturday, sunday. approaching the 90-degree mark for a garrett county, which is

quite hot. 90 at the beach. 95 on saturday. a thunderstorm on sunday. seven-day of around a baltimore, at two more days of triple-digit heat. >> his first rbi in an orioles uniform. >> tonights jackpot has an estimated annuity of $1,450,000. here are your winning numbers for tonight. 14, 18, 40, 42, 43, 31.

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subbing for chris davis. never saw it coming. right now, top of the fourth, the orioles in joining -- enjoying a slim 4-3 lead. the japanese rookie won the vote. he treated -- tweeted a picture of himself holding a thank-you note for fans. five-one, bottom of the ninth. harper with two men on. that ties the game. he is just 19. double play -- nats win.

4.5 game lead over the mets. a great story in the wall street journal today. how about an app on your phone that lets you hear players live? why not? according to the articles, owners have agreed to certain players wearing microphones. under consideration, sharing refugee conversations. that would get me off the couch. the u.s. women's lacrosse team when without their head coach. she resigned for undisclosed reasons. two head better than one.

co-head coaches for next season. "they complement each other so well, it was absolutely the right way to go." at the london gains come at the tennis competition comes from the all-england club. wimbledon semifinals, corrected for warming up in a yellow shirt. look at the hustle. she won the first set 6-3. she did it all match long. look at the forehand, catches the line. the challenge, upheld the call.

fort -- her 24th as come at a new record. another trip to the finals, 6-3, 7-6. >> she is amazing. >> she is amazing. >> the pink undershorts are ok? >> tom tasselmyer is going to wear a bikini. >> i will go with that. >> stay with us.

>> it ain't over yet. the heat, that is. >> not even the worst of it. >> 100 tomorrow, 102 on saturday. a round of showers and storms and shifting those went back around to the north. the normal life is about 87 or 88. -- the normal height is about 87 or 88. >> nice. >> that is all for us tonight. >> good night, everybody.

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