>> to everyone in every city and village in the world, watching as we begin, welcome to london! >> this is contagious. go tell your neighbors preach out and reach out and pass it on ♪ >> great britain! ♪ oh you are full of wonder ♪ whoa whoa ♪ ♪ we ahoa ♪ ♪ we are full of wonder

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this is 11:00 news. >> with a dash of royalty and a punch of rock music, britain opened the 2012 olympics. more coverage in just a minute. first, late-breaking developments in the maryland shooting plot. a man threatened to shoot up his former workplace. this is particularly unsettling, especily coming off the massacre inside the colorado movie theater. >> he was arrested after a two- day investigation. police say he called his work supervisor and threatened to go on a shooting spree. dozens of firearms and thousands of rounds of ammunition all taken from neil press got's home in crofton. >> if you call anybody and threatened to do harm, kill people, we are going to believe you. and we did.

>> the investigation started with a phone call that press got made to his supervisor. -- prescott made it to his supervisor. >> he said he was a joker and he was going to blow everyone up. >> he repeated the threats several top -- separate times. >> he knew he -- he knew was not a good idea to be saying these things, but he was saying them anyway. >> police say he was wearing a t-shirt that said, "guns do not kill people, i do." >> it is important for the community to know that we take all threats seriously. if you're going to make a threat, we will take action. >> he was arrested without incident and transported to a hospital for mental health treatment.

investigators uncovered a large and diverse collection of weapons. >> several thousand rounds of ammunition. the firearms were semi-automatic rifles, semi-automatic pistols. >> he had been working as a subcontractor for the company. he is still undergoing medical treatment tonight. investigators expect to file charges in the coming days. >> as we mentioned, this terrorist threat comes on the heels of the colorado movie theater shooting. the former grad student accused of the massacre was being treated by a psychiatrist at the university where he studied. james holmes was behind the attack that killed 12 people and wounded many more. he is scheduled to be formally charged this monday. it is expected that murder will be among the charges he will be facing. the maryland attorney general is asking the federal appeals court to block a judge's ruling that

the gun permit what is unconstitutional. -- law is unconstitutional. earlier this week, a judge lifted a stay, making it easier for maryland residents to acquire a handgun. we asked a prominent maryland attorney why the next step in the legal process is so important. >> unless the fourth circuit issues a stake, his ruling holding the permit law unconstitutional will go into effect immediately and anyone who wants to will be able to carry a handgun in public regardless of whether they have a permit or not. >> right now, in addition to demonstrating a reason why you should carry a gun, you need to submit a criminal background check and demonstrate stable mental history to the police.

now the latest in the abduction case. authorities say despite numerous calls to the tip line, the suspect remains on the run. investigators are looking for this man, who believe they took the mother of cal ripken jr. from her home at gunpoint. they drove her around for abandoning her car in her own backyard. anyone with information is asked to call the police. the baltimore city police officer is recovering after an accident. this was the view around 11:00 friday morning. the multi-vehicle crash. minor injuries but no word on what caused the collision. a maryland state trooper was flown to shock trauma after his car was forced off the road and hit a fire hydrant. it happened late thursday in

mount berry. -- mount airy. he was responding to a call when a vehicle steered into his lane. he is being treated for a possible head injury. east money mystery just got a little more complicated. a six-inch water main broke inside the sinkhole. the department of public works says that 50 units will be without water until sunday. officials are working to get the area back up and running as soon as possible, but until then, the roadway will remain closed. bge officials have asked state legislators for a rate increase. the hike is needed to make improvements that would comply with the reliability and public safety requirements. on average, rake-payers will receive a $12 increase in their gas and electric bill. if it is approved, rates are expected to go up sometimes --

sometime in february. ♪ >> the 2012 london summer olympic games are officially under way. you may be one of the estimated 1 billion people who tuned in to watch the spectacular opening ceremony. one of the scary moments came as the u.s. delegation marched through the olympic stadium. >> here they come. alls make no mistake, it is about lady power at the games. the first olympics in which all of the countries have sent female athletes to compete. the u.s. team also has more women than men for the first time. 259 female -- 269 female athletes to 261 male athletes. some athletes probably have their alarm clock going off

already. this is the live look from london. the olympics run through august 12. if you could not spare the trip to fly across the pond, our reporter spent some time with some olympic revelers. >> go to a british pub. union jack's was taking reservations for weeks leading up to the opening ceremony. >> a lot of people are eating dinner on the patio and hurrying up so they can come inside and watch it. >> the perfect companion to the exciting start of the london all the games. >> i like to see the different cultures. it is when the whole world can come together. i think it is great that everyone can be on the same wavelength. >> definitely from beijing but i am excited to see what london has. >> everyone's head turned when

the queen made her appearance followed by the younger generation of the royal family. >> my husband worked in england for a while. the history of england, we travel there a couple of times and we went all over the place, and i just think it is great. >> all in all, these americans were impressed with the show their british brethren put on. at one point, there was some confusion. >> i thought it was a bunch of lincoln's marching around. i was like, why? it is dickens. charles dickens. >> there is no confusion about one thing, the excitement over michael phelps. a local hero could make all of its history this year. -- olympic history this year.

>> while he begins his quest to become the most decorated a lesbian in history, his teammates are having some fun. they posted a youtube video set to the tune of "call me maybe." ask me i will never tell trade my soul for a wish now you are in my way wind was blowing hey i just met you this is crazy ♪ >> it has also -- it has already generated you would not believe how many views. earlier today, we asked, who is

the better swimmer? michael phelps or ryan lochte? the hometown favorite wins with 81% of the vote. they will be doing tomorrow in the 400 meter. you can view our interactive schedule on our web site. later in sports, you will hear from a man chasing another piece of olympic history. two-thirds of the un member nations have joined twitter. world leaders tweet in 43 languages with english having the majority of lockouts. spanish is the next fall most popular language. we scanned reaction to the 2012 summer games. the ugandan prime minister said

he watched the spectacular opening and "uganda came out quite well. i look forward to medals." >> frightening moments when paramedics responded to a local house call. plus, a big announcement from governor o'malley. and he is green, large, and at every home game in fenway park. why was a search party sent out? >> a few showers on hd doppler tonight. a

>> a routine call for a baltimore city paramedic turned out to be anything but routine when a porch collapsed and sent the paramedic and the victim tumbling. they reportedly fell inside the home. as the paramedic was removing the victim, the porch gave way and both fell 6 feet, ending up in the basement. >> i am looking at him coming down and they are gone. i just started yelling. i get up on the steps and i can see them down on the floor. i see that he is ok so i am relieved. it is still scary and shocking. it is crazy. >> the paramedic and the victim were not hurt but they are expected to be ok. the man was living in a home that has since been condemned.

discussing legislation on expanding gambling. the government made the announcement official. the senate is on board. the house speaker says there are enough votes in his chamber for passage. the session may be completed in three days. >> it will not only allow us to move forward with the creation of additional, needed jobs in our state, it will also allow us to realize approximately $100 million in additional revenues for maryland's #1-ranked public schools. >> the legislation would allow a casino to operate in prince george's county. along with live table games at all maryland casinos. there are hoping the city of baltimore and other counties will see some relief as a

result. college has now become an option for some high school graduates with intellectual disabilities. at least eight students to function with mental limitations will attend the university of maryland baltimore county. there will be part of a pilot program called success. there will get to demonstrate their independence, and problem- solving skills. we are told that 6 to 8 students will take place in the first year with current students. they will then be paid in the final two years of the program. some exciting news for theatre fans. the hit broadway musical "book of mormon" is coming to baltimore. as of now, no specific dates

have been set. it is a new broadway musical made by the creators of "south park" and is already the winner of nine tony awards. the boston red sox are having a hard time finding their mascot. the costume was reported stolen and it took police almost two hours to find it. there was a misunderstanding as the employee took the cost in home and neglected to tell everybody else. no arrests were made and no charges will be filed. >> now, your 11 instead-weather forecast with tom tasslemeyer. >> storms in the region but scooting around our area. we may pick up a brief little shower as weather tracks south of us. for the most part, showers have been up in pennsylvania. you can see a hole in the pri --

in the precipitation fielder right over maryland. some storms to keep an eye on in eastern ohio as they may attract east and catch up during the day tomorrow. this patch of thunderstorms getting out of ohio towards pittsburgh now. all quiet around here. the rain at thurgood marshall indicates 0. a deficit of 7.41 inches, kind of dry out there unless you had one of those heavy downpours. it has been very sporadic this time of year. in the airport, a significant deficit. 91 degrees today. 10 degrees below the record high of 101 in 1940. warm across eastern and central maryland. into midnight.

overnight and into the morning, some of the suburbs might reach the upper 60s. most areas will stay and the '70s. this front to the north of loss is triggering showers in pennsylvania and back into ohio. it should slowly make its way south of baltimore. eventually, you get on the north side and the temperatures come down a little bit. with the front moving through, the risk will still be there tomorrow afternoon. probably into the middle afternoon and lingering into the evening hours. it does look like some slightly drier, more stable air on sunday. sunday will be the better day of the weekend. temperatures may cool off a couple of degrees for the end of the weekend. tomorrow, another muggy day with some thunderstorms.

on the bay, wind will be light, mostly out of the north or northwest. western maryland, thunderstorm chances there throughout the weekend. it will be a monday start to the weekend, maybe a little bit less humid. down at the coast, thunderstorms probably at least through tomorrow into sunday and lingering into the early part of next week. the seven-day around the baltimore area, temperatures slowly trending downward. thunderstorms still possible tomorrow. a little more sunshine on sunday. >> if your insomnia is kicking in at this hour, stick around with -- for late night with jimmy fallon. >> i am playing ball soccer with

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>> now, 11 sports with gerry sandusky. >> the raven's find out which of their young football players can play football. for the first time, they will put on full pads and begin to hit. john harbaugh will see them all in full uniforms. you're up, not joe flacco. on offensive line, the hitting will be real. orr has taken over at left tackle. the second round draft pick will get work at right tackle. that position has become the biggest question from this camp

so far. orr makes it clear he has no problem holding down left tackle. >> it is no big deal. i have gotten a lot of snaps at left tackle in spring. and the right side. i played both my first year and second year. it is no big deal. i am a good enough athlete to play either way. it is no problem with me. >> the orioles open a series with oakland tonight in a head- to-head wild-card race. a disappointing outcome for the o's. second inning, this one will find its way to the seats. solo shot. the orioles would fight back. bottom of the fifth, adam jones and that puts the orioles in the lead. parker over the edge.

6-5, o's. tied at 9-9, not anymore. six runs in the ninth. officially, it is the reds and the spurs tomorrow. sounds like an awful matchup of baseball against basketball. not the case at all of english premier league teams. tottenham spurs put on a light workout in front of a number of soccer enthusiasts. they faced liverpool, the reds. friendly remains the official term for the game, but do not confuse that with a bad show. both teams want to leave a lasting impression with fans in baltimore of the premier li continues its tour of the u.s.

>> we have been seeing is since we landed in l.a. is good to see. hopefully tomorrow we turned out to have a great crowd and we can represent the english premier league at the right level. >> it is not tot-ten-ham, but tott-en-hum. >> the extravagant ceremony at the london games. i did not understand much of it, but i loved this bit with queen elizabeth and daniel greg, a k a james bond, and later jumping out of a chopper. the athletes symbolic of the future. the caldron rose in london. team usa enjoyed an ally's

welcome. michael phelps did not take part. i suspect the crowd took no offense that he did not join kobe bryant and the other u.s. athletes. he wanted to rest up because he goes for career gold medal no. 15 tonight in london. >> it is always a challenge to have things go perfectly. for the first night, it will be very challenging and exciting. >> michael phelps and ryan lochte in the polls tomorrow. you will be able to follow all of it and understand it all, unlike the opening ceremony. unlike the opening ceremony. better schools. that's what a world-class resort casino at national harbor would mean for maryland. but it won't happen if the special interests get their way. with thousands of local jobs and millions for maryland's schools on the line. we need to fight back.

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