ponces firefighters to cool it with their face but posts. police say a man lunges at them with an unusual weapon. >> he opened fire after his bunker was struck by the sword. >> a surprising twist as to why officers came to the home in the first place. while serving a search warrant, police say they were greeted at the door with a sword. police say they had no choice but to shoot but the officers were looking for others for an attempted murder case. sheldon pixar of our big story live at police headquarters. -- picks up our big story live at police headquarters. >> for their involvement in the abduction and shooting of a 15- year-old. >> it was a case that was of great concern. >> a boy abducted from his home and driven to this field where

he was shot in the back of the head. he survived the shooting and now police have arrested george peoples, laura karr and chiquita sketers. there are charged with attempted murder, assault, akin kidnapping. >> we have arrested two overnight and a third was arrested this afternoon at her residence. >> police caught up with suspects that islam after their investigation led them there. police officers from baltimore county walked into the home and announced their presence. >> as they went up to the second floor, they opened the bedroom door and a man attacked them with a sword. >> officials say the shield was hit by the sword and he responded by shooting and killing the man. it is not clear how he is connected to the case or the suspects. little else is known about the people in custody.

>> we do not have a motive in this case. we believe they were involved with drugs and the sale of illegal drugs. >> i spoke to the attorney of the victim and he says his clients are happy about the developments but also guarded. sheldon, wbal tv 11 news. >> police are investigating a double shooting the claimed the life of a managed-care county. it chapter -- happened after midnight on liberty road. investigators say jacob bircher another man went into the parking lot when he pulled out a pistol and opened fire, killing david garrett. >> we do not know if words were exchanged or if there was any kind of controversy but the suspect began shooting, fired multiple times into this group of people.

>> police arrested him around 7:00 this morning. a man is in critical condition after he was shot in the head in broad daylight. investigators say it happened just after 5:00 yesterday. police after not -- have not released the victim's identity. hundreds of police officers patrol the streets with this tonight as part of community night, a way for residents to get an up close look at what they're officers go through every day. kai reed spent the night in southwest baltimore and these ride-alongs benefit the officers and the community. >> we are right over here. >> this resident is with his partner tonight, a chance to see firsthand what it is like for an officer to patrol the streets. the goal is for officers to learn from community members and for the community to learn from

its officers. >> people start to get scared when they see officers on the patrol. why are they walking after me? they start to get uneasy. >> they are patrolling the east corner of the precincts in a crime-ridden neighborhood. >> we see the same people every day during the same thing and people when ewing -- know where they are, they know where to find you. >> not all of the calls to with violent crime or drugs. he watched from the patrol car as an officer helped a woman with her disabled car. he also responded to a call to check on a daughter's welfare and pull the car over for not having a rearview mirror. >> it has been good. i get to know the officers. that is always a plus.

>> so shootings are up, overall, homicides and aggravated assault is down. these officers hope they help keep the number is moving in the right direction. >> it is definitely getting better. people are starting to like snc we are trying to do the right thing. -- starting to like us and see we are trying to do the right thing. >> these are every three months. julius henson a free man. he was released because of overcrowding and days off for good behavior. a judge sentenced him to 60 days in joe for his role indy 2010 robocalls. this is after he petitioned the court to visit his mother who is being treated in a hospital. >> he was with his mother this morning and he went right to the

hospital. i am sure he is near the -- there now with his sisters. >> his co-defended did not receive a prison time. james clackum is drafting a new social media policy in response to what the department's views as inappropriate tweeets. david collins has the details. >> firefighters upset over the contract offer, closures, and the fact that their boss and his staff of got raises, are letting off steam through social media. tweets are airing gripes about policies. the spokesperson issued a statement that says, "our goal is not to silence the voice of the membership. it is to establish guidelines and boundaries to communicate their concerns. we want members to communicate in a constructive way." an expert and professor believes that the department has the

right to do that. >> there are constraints you may visit upon public employees that are legal. when the supreme court and defend your right to freedom of speech, they mean you cannot be put in jail, not if you criticize your employer that he cannot fire you. >> the tone was a strong. don't know if someone could hate their employer more than i do right now. i dare someone to find a happy employee right now. another says he has zero ties to the city. they are a reason boost for him. the president says he will tell his members to follow the advice of the attorney. >> if you are off-duty and you want to say something, freedom of speech. i do not think of fire department feels that way. let's get the attorneys to decide what they can and cannot say. >> the supreme court extended the first amendment to written, visual, and spoken and

expression. another ruling declared that public employees are not protected by the first amendment pursuant to their duties. >> if they say the department is good to go, what are you going to do? this year, the general assembly passed legislation prohibiting employers for a -- four asking for passwords. they will have to find another way to do it. >> why is that not censorship? >> it is but you have to assume that people who are employers have a right to have employees who are not going to undermine the business they are in. >> a draft of his policy is being crews -- scrutinized by the union attorney. leaders will be briefed on tuesday. >> after that powerful storm that slammed our region a few weeks ago, the ge and pepco have fallen under scrutiny for their

response time. there are hearings as it reviews how the companies handle the outages. meetings are scheduled in september. for more information, you can go to our website. one of the favorite cultural lances one week away and you may have noticed some of the preparations going on. it stars next friday and crews are already sprucing up the streets. during this year's event, entertainment will be across four stages. while the festival opens next week, some art work is already on display. six finalists have their works exhibited inside the museum of art through the weekend. an outside panel of your -- jurors will board a fellowship panay. the main event kicks off at 11:00 a.m. on friday and ends at 8:00 sunday night. it is billed as the largest free

arts festival in the nation. more than 300,000 people will come visit. hundreds of teenagers and their parents gathered tonight to hear ray rice speak about bullying. he said he was inspired after learning a teenager committed suicide after falling victim to online billing -- bullying. coming up later, you'll hear from the running back on whether he is close to a long-term contract with the team. the last time she voted, sliced bread was sold for the first time. the second winter olympics were held in switzerland. what did she is trying to accomplish in 2012. pr crisis averted. the man behind the made in china olympic uniform 14 usa bows to pressure, kind of.

>> we're seeing a couple of showers. they could be heading for baltimore tonight.

>> passengers are safely on the ground after a bomb scare. delta flight 126 had left the gate around 8:00 p.m. thursday but turned around one hour later after some suspicious wires were found inside a bathroom. all of the passengers were evacuated and they were non- explosive but did not belong to the plane. washington post and d.c. says there are conflicting reports about threatening comments about a police officer about michelle

obama. the rushing to impose is reporting that officials told the officer that he told colleagues he would shoot her and then on his phone showed a photo of the gun he would use. that officer worked as a member of a escort for the white house and is on administrative leave. also today, a federal judge has sentenced a man to more than 15 years in prison for plotting to kill president obama. he pleaded guilty in february to planning to shoot him as the campaign. in our commitment 2012 update, speculation continues to grow about mitt romney's choice for his running mate. now a new name is bubbling to the surface. condoleezza rice is near the top of his less. rice is a she is not interested and some people see her as a long-shot because of her views

on abortion. romney says there is nothing new to report on the vice- presidential front. the last president margaret harris voted for was herbert hoover. but today she is shabby -- ready to rock the vote again. she wanted to vote for obama but she had no proper identification. with the help of the secretary of state, she will be casting her ballot this november. >> i might not be here. >> he will be there. >> she has been saying that for eight years. >> she is a mother of 13 and a grandmother of 50. her granddaughter says she continues to be an inspiration to the family. ralph lauren offers a diplomatic solution to his uniforms. the u.s. olympic uniform team's uniforms were made in china and

that has some members of congress fuming but the designer can take a hint. he says for 2014, clothing will be manufactured in the united states. the opening ceremony is two weeks from today. it is a huge event for television viewers but this time around it promises to be a major event on line and on social media. nbc is preparing for the digital olympics. >> when the olympics began, the coverage on slot goes beyond tv. >> you will be hit with the olympics and every screen you look at. it is going to be inescapable. >> nbc is going to string 3500 hours of the events. an editor says the effort is unprecedented. >> no one has put into the test like this. no one has done streaming at this level. >> they will also be available

on apple mobile devices. an application will let customers of television service providers access that coverage. >> we're trying to break new ground and give content to all of the fans no matter where and when they wanted. >> the senior vice president for digital media at nbc says that that flexibility extends to a second application, and d.c. olympics. it will provide additional content, including a companion feature to serve as an experienced during competition. >> you also have this competition where we have tablets in our hands while we're watching tv. >> that allows for a lot of social sharing. nbc has tamed -- teamed with facebook to hold contests and also to pull some of the 900 million users about olympic topics. >> we hope that people will

watch this contest. >> that is along with the traditional way of watching the olympics, on tv. >> now your a 11 insta-weather plus forecast with ava maire. >> we are tracking some more rain showing up on doppler. right now it is mostly in the western part of the state. it is starting to push west of hagerstown. all of this going into pennsylvania right now. this is all shifting east, and more moisture from the south, rain chances are increasing as we go through the next couple of hours. that is something we will be looking at as we had tonight into the weekend. today was pretty quiet. even though it threatened to rein in the afternoon, it was dry. we only had a trace of rain reported. 90 was the official high temperature. compare that to normal, at 80

degrees. we were not too far off from that. at the airport, our official reporting station for baltimore. the inner harbor gets warmer as the downtown has an affect on the temperature. notice how the temperatures have dropped. 84 downtown. 89 at the airport. 70's into westminster. 71 in hagerstown. cooler in the western part of the state. a lot of clouds cut out the heat and they got a couple more rain showers speckled things down as well. -- that cooled things down as well. the dew oint is increasing. indication of how much amenity is increasing. our chances for rain are increasing as well. we should do their showers, even

more substantial south of us right now in virginia. this is all on the stationery battery, which is not so stationery anymore. it is migrating north and that will increase our rain chances as it moves over as iran front -- as a warm front. this is great to news. we are very dry right now. your lawn be having a hard time. about 8 inches below normal so far. any rain we get is beneficial. a couple of showers could move in tonight. 60's into the suburbs. tomorrow another chance for rain. not everyone is going to see them. if you plan to get outdoors, keep this in mind. on the bay, variable winds. the next tide is at 4:10.

nice weather with temperatures in the 80's. near 90 degrees by sunday, 90's into the middle of the week. notice the rain chance almost each and every day. >> stick around for late night with jimmy fallon. >> anne hathaway is here plus yoko ono. see you tonight. bureaus have found their top draft pick. -- the orioles have found their top draft pick. next in sports. >> it is friday, july 13 and the

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>> the orioles clubhouse this afternoon was full of energy, positive ity. above 500 for the first time since 2005. what could go wrong? batting for the first time in his career and he provided a spark. the bottom three, into the gap and the wallet goes. -- wall it goes.

the second half takes a turn for the worse. jason, already with a bum knee lands awkwardly. he will have an mri on saturday. he said he did not hear anything pop. serves of the fifth longest home run. at least we were told. we never saw atlanta. -- saw it land. quentin tracking, takes away a home run. the tigers fan almost prevented the catch. ending the game 7-2. the orioles are 45-41. down after losing the game. >> i cannot say for sure it did not bother me.

union falling back, no pun intended, it took a little bit out of the game. one of our better pitchers had to leave. >> the good news for the orioles came before the game were cavan, a tall drink of water, signed a contract minutes before the deadline, with a guaranteed bonus of $4.3 million. >> i am happy we got this done and happy to start this road that i'm going to be starting with a great organization that is up-and-coming. i think this is a perfect time for me to get started. >> college sophomore, and he looks like he is 12th. the ravens met with ray rice today. it gives the possibility to a

holdout. how does he handle the time? bullying rally.a- rice demonstrating his value outside of the touchdowns. he received a call from his agent before going on stage and he seemed to feel good about the negotiations to keep them here in baltimore. >> i am always optimistic. god has put me in a position where not to many people can say they can be in. i never played for the dollars for that kind of stuff. my rookie's contract was just to go and play. this is a different experience for me. >> next week we get the third major of this season, the open championship. this week it is the john deere classic. better make some birdies at the

run. the 17th hole, steve, the three- time reigning champion, tent pole, moving to 13 under par. he gets it done. on the two career wins. a one-shot lead, we can enjoy a whole lot of birdies coming this weekend. that is a lot of sports. one more check on the forecast coming up.

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