>> he is in an anne arundel center for a mental evaluation. investigators believe he may have made the threat because he was about to get fired. the investigation involves prince george's county and anne arundel police. >> i believe serious violence could have happened. >> alarming conversations between as supervisor at a pitney bowes office in capitol heights and the contractor lead to a 36-hour police investigation. police got a search warrant to check out the home of neil prescott and took him into custody for a mental evaluation. the police chief says he threatened to kill. >> he said "i am a joker and i am going to load my guns and blow everyone up."

>> police took that as a reference to last week's move the massacre in aurora, colorado. >> is important to know which it all threats seriously. if you are going to make a threat, we will take action. >> anne arundel county police went to the apartment where he lived to talk to them. during a field interview, the suspect was wearing a t-shirt that said "guns don't kill people, i do." so, the multiple threats, the nature of the threat, and that action together lettuce to a place where we get an emergency -- led us to a place or we could get an emergency search. >> investigators say it all ended peacefully, what they did find weapons and ammo. >> 25 firearms, several thousand rounds of ammunition. the fire arms are described as simian automatic rifles and

pistols -- semiautomatic rifles and pistols. i think we were surprised by the amount and type. >> we did get a statement from pitney bowes. the company is a government contractor. they offer mail supplies. they say that he was a subcontractor, but he has not been on any been ibos' property for more than four -- pitney bowes property for more than four months. tv 11 news. >> thank you. survivors of last week's shooting make efforts to cope, and one man is trying to help by making a hand made -- handmade crosses of of his home in aurora, ill.. he refuses to take donations beeping his father-in-law was murdered in 1996, and his work

-- he refuses to take donations. his father was murdered in 1996, and his work helped him get through that as well. >> gov. martin o'malley made it official today. a special session to extend gambling set for august 9. legislators will consider a casino in prince george's county. we have the story from annapolis. >> the governor, who had six -- who have considered expanded gambling a distraction -- wants to put the issue behind as. divisive issue debate begins august 9. >> it will not only allow us to move forward with the creation of additional needed jobs in our state's. it will also allow us to realize fairly quickly approximately $100 million in additional revenues for marilyn's number

one need -- maryland's number one need, public schools. >> the raceway will be allowed to make a bid. but the most likely spot will be the national harbour. the project will not move forward unless the voters statewide and in prince george's county approved. >> i feel confident the citizens of prince george's county will vote overwhelmingly, because they understand the need for dollars for the jobs and education and public safety. >> they are expected to get a license next week. the legislation ensures that local shares will not be negatively impacted. >> my hope is that expanded games will mean more revenue and also more jobs. >> it is not clear whether

casino operators will get a tax break. or if a special gaming commission will be created later to set breaks. >> we're going to work together. hopefully we will get this done in a matter days. two or three days. >> if passed, the measure still needs of voter approval and supporters won it on the november ballot. wbal-tv 11 news. >> you may have to shell out more for your electric bills. pg&e is requesting a rate increase. they say they need the money to meet new requirements. if approved, electric bills will rise 6.6% and gas bills 7.9%. it would go into effect in february. now, a topic a lot of us have in mind -- what will be whether be like this weekend? let's go to tom tasselmyer. >> it looks like we will get a

break from the heat and humidity. we see a few showers south of us. also, we have some rough weather up in pennsylvania and ohio. it does look like we will have a threat of a shower over the weekend. more details on that we can forecast in a couple of minutes. >> alright. we will see in a bit. presidential hopeful mitt romney is at the opening ceremony for the 2012 olympics. earlier today, he met with ireland's prime minister. they chatted about making ireland more attractive to business and ronnie's tenure as governor. -- romney's tenure as governor. among attendees at the olympics, monarchs, presidents, prime ministers. >> and celebrities like angelina jolie and david beckham.

>> people are not the best at keeping secrets, but most can love a surprise. while they may not have wrap themselves around what it means to be an olympian, crews wrapped up outside the stadium. the secret of what will happen remains under wraps. >> what have you heard about it? >> absolutely nothing. >> i am glad to have been practicing. >> hopefully adele will be there. >> it took oscar-winner danny boyle to plan this show. >> communication, to keep anything a surprise is very difficult. >> that is why he came up with the hashtag #savethesurprise.

>> people actually started using the hashtag. they asked angelina jolie not to post links to spoilers. >> it is on much more positive things. >> you want to do like people. >> i'm sure it will be a good show. >> my guess is the world is in for one heck of a surprise. tonight's show will feature instant communication, which seems appropriate given the success of that hashtag. >> all right. and olympic-mania with the swim team and baltimore's own michael phelps. >> we are here were the olympic

show gets under way, and the olympics opening ceremony is underway right now in london. baltimore is gearing up for what could be a history making an olympic sport michael phelps. >> it is kind of like a birthday and thanksgiving and christmas all wrapped into one. is an exciting, electric feeling. >> the olympic games in london are bringing out patriotic fans all across baltimore. especially at the pool where michael phelps has trained and is part owner. >> the whole team. >> i see them in those lanes. >> they set up televisions in the lobby to view michael's races and have a tribute to him and the london games. they will be watching every move, cheering him on all the way. >> i think he will win it. >> what table is it? >> olympic fever has spread across town. they're gearing up for large

crowds they expect for the next couple of weeks. >> we have had people coming in all week. we are overstocked. our coolers are full. >> they expect michael phelps bands to turn up in droves, especially if he gets on a winning streak like four years ago. >> the better he does, the better the crowds are going to be. the more medals he goes for, the more publicity gets, the better it is for the city. >> i think it is great. i think it is great he has done what he has and still lives in the area. >> india's an aspiring young swimmers. they think he will -- and he is inspiring young swimmers. they think he will make history. >> i think he will win a gold medal again. >> i think he will do very well. he loves the challenge. i think ryan and michael are good rivals. they bring out the best in each

other. >> michael phelps could win seven medals at these games. his first race is tomorrow. reporting live in northwest baltimore, wbal-tv 11 news. >> still ahead, dozens of football players and baltimore. >> not the american kind. it is expected to draw thousands of spectators. >> we are tracking a few thunderstorms on hd doppler. we will see if they later into the weekend with the insta- ♪ ♪ ♪

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>> dozens of soccer players from inlander in baltimore this weekend. >> is all part of the premier league soccer match. >> how are you guys doing? the first of all, one of the advantages of this job is to really get to see great athletes or performers in your life. today, both of the team's practice. we were on the sidelines. i want to tell you something -- these are fantastic athlete. the speed is unbelievable. how hard they kick the ball. you do not get as for -- you do not get a perspective until you see it on the field. these are players from all over the world. but the goalkeeper for tottingham is from the google united states. >> i have been to baltimore many times. it is different than i remember.

but we have been training. 1 session today, we were training twice the other times. unfortunately, we are not here to go out and about and see the city. we are here to get fit for the upcoming season. >> tottingham practice this morning. at the game is at 1:00 p.m. should be exciting. reporting live, wbal-tv 11 news. >> now your insta-weather plus forecast with chief meteorologist tom tasselmyer. >> we may have cooler temperatures, a little bit. we had another warm, muggy day to day. not be extreme heat of yesterday. 80 is the average. wilburton below the record. another warmer the.

62 the record low for this day back in 1962. no rain measured at the airport since midnight. that means we are 7.14 inches below normal precipitation. pretty significant. thankfully the reservoirs' are pretty much built and we do not have to worry about that. we do have some rain on the board. showers back toward pittsburgh. areas that were hit hard yesterday. strong storms this afternoon. south of richmond, over towards norfolk. there are storms and ohio, over towards cleveland. there are watches for severe storms in southern virginia and ohio. no watches or warnings -- our concern is the warm, muggy weather with temperatures in the low 90's in many areas and even upper 90's on the lower eastern shore.

the heat index, the extreme heat we had, it feels like 105 degrees in salisbury. no. pennsylvania, that will move thugh baltimore tonight. i think we will be local -- we will be a couple of degrees cooler. on this north side of the front, there may be a few scattered showers and thunderstorms to contend with. again, hopefully not interrupting the soccer game. deeper into the afternoon, we start to trigger those showers. sunday, i think you'll see it drier weather. isolated showers around the bay on the eastern shore. overall, sunday will be the better day this weekend. insta-weather plus forecast tonight -- 68 suburbs. slight risk of a thunderstorm tonight. light and variable. tomorrow, the chance it pops up

30%. mostly cloudy sky. that will help keep the temperatures in check, too. if you're headed for the mountains for the weekend, there are even showers and thunderstorms on sunday. not raining all the time. rain chances diminished a little bit on monday. you may have to dodge a few showers tomorrow. tomorrow, afternoon showers or thunderstorms. also some sunshine and temperatures not too bad. insta-weather plus -- 91 tomorrow. 90 on sunday. that will be a nice day. thunderstorms throughout next week. especially on tuesday and wednesday. >> this is 11 sports. >> when nfl players and owners restructured the bargaining deal last year, the new deal the

limits to practices in training camp. is a good deal. we have more from the under a rmour performance center. >> in the. no official word. he talked with michael orr. as far as michael is concerned, they will be walking in and -- welcoming him back with open arms. they were practicing with wounded veterans as well, which is very special. it is a little bit of a training camp at mr.. -- atmosphere. he was so excited for the opportunity to play for the ravens. when they came calling, he jumped. >> it was an honor.

it was an honor to come over to an organization like this, that is known for being physical, that is knowing -- that is known for setting a precedent. >> just what we need to say. i can wait. i think you heard them talking about it, right? you know, but there were talking about the first down and out. we will find out tomorrow. >> that is right. the first training camp tomorrow. they will be in full pads. they are giddy about that prospect. sending it back to you. >> they are about halfway through the labyrinth opening ceremonies at the 2012 olympiad in london. you can see it all on wbal. you will not see the michael phelps or his archrival ryan

lochte. will both skipped the opening ceremonies because of the quick turnaround for their offense tomorrow. they are all kind of jealous as they took their place, as the buzz continues to build for the olympics. get ready for the party of the year. myself and donna hamilton tonight at 7:00. it will be our first olympic zone. most nights we will get started at 7:30. tom tasselmyer, he will be back to tell us to

>> here is a look to what we're working on for a 11 news tonight. we have more details on an anne arundel man under investigation for terror plot. at those

>> we will take any bit of a cold then you can give us. >> a little bit. a little bit. >> at a little bit. >> there will be a threat of a shower or thunderstorm tomorrow. 40% chance. the muggy weather will start to return on monday, especially tuesday and wednesday with a 40% chance of afternoon storms and high in the upper 80's. high temperatures will be closer to normal. >> there you go. >> i like normal. >> we will take anything you can give us because we have no other choice. >> you are reading my mind again, jerry. >> thank you. >> have a good evening.

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