this for years to come. it started a decade ago and it has now reached unprecedented milestone. today, michael phelps becomes the most decorated olympic athlete in any olympic games. he competed in two olympic -- two events. the 200 meter butterfly and in his second event, he triumphed in the second really of the games. this comes the one that will catapult him to the top of the all-time medal count with 19 career olympic medals. to give the prospective, he tied and broke a record made five decades ago. debbie would have to wait 21 years to give birth to michael before this would happen. >> wbal-tv 11 is your home for the olympics. you can join and jerry and debra

every night for the olympic zone. see which they your favorite sport takes place with our interactive scheduled on wbaltv.com. >> there may be a fresh lead on the man who i -- who objected -- abducted vi ripken. we're live in aberdeen with the late breaking details. >> we have learned through video released today that the person actually drove her in anne arundel county. police today released a video of the suspect. it was taken in a retail establishment in anne arundel county. vi ripken was abduted july 24th. this video was taken during the abduction. she was held for nearly 24

hours before being found tied up in her car just down the street from her home. police are asking for the public's help. if you have any information about this crime. if you know the suspect in this video, you are asked to please call police in aberdeen. they have a special hot line number is for this case. 410-836-5432. 410-836-5432. reporting live, rob roblin, wbal-tv 11 news. >> police are looking into what they believe is a murder- suicide. authorities say a 32-year-old man shot his wife and two-year- old son before killing himself. people in the area reported hurt -- hearing sounds from the home. a 12-year-old boy is being treated for burns and cuts to his neck. anne arundel county police are looking for a 21-year-old man

they say stabbed his mother. james stabbed his 54-year-old mother several times around 7:30 monday night. the victim was taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries. zito is a white male, 170 pounds, 5 foot 9 inches, possibly armed. if you see him, you're asked to call 911. >> we're getting the first official look at the effort put forth during the late june storm that locked out the lights and air for nearly 800,000 customers. this report highlights the highs and lows of the recovery effort. lowell melser joins us live outside headquarters with more on that report. good evening. >> this is the 58-page report. anytime there is a major storm that affects more than 100,000 customers, utility companies

have to file a report like this one and submitted. this particular one highlights the good and bad with the storm. for some, the late june storm at no power for more than five days and frustrations with bge. >> no power. no street lights. it's dark. it was bad. >> who but now they hand over the major outage event report to the pfc highlighting every move from beginning to end. the events began at 10:30 p.m. june 29th and ended july 8th that to o'clock p.m. and included 760,000 outages making customers wait an average of 38 hours for restoration. more than 11,000 outage jobs from almost 1.5 million calls come up by thousand sections of wire fixed along with about

75,000 fuzes, 380 polls, 375 transformers. >> this is historic. this is a storm no one had never really dealt with, not just here but across the 4 million people who lost power across the region. >> they were able to implement lessons learned from hurricane i read it, especially with the restoration crews. >> we were able to make a better utilization of our crews and people to make sure we were not having situations where they were sitting around waiting for jobs but rather going out the door. >> it also highlights a number of troubled areas including trouble gathering extra help from out of state and problems getting the public to understand the estimated time of restoration. >> we need to find a better way to continue to educate our customers that it is not simply plugging in numbers in an algorithm.

we have to be collectively smart about the fact that these restoration efforts can take not just ours but days. >> they hope to learn even more from this storm for use in the future. >> we need to be better prepared. this provides that opportunity for lessons learned. >> this report has a lot of data, tables, graphs, time lines. if you would like to take a closer look, we have a pdf on the site, wbaltv.com. live downtown tonight, lowell melser come wbal-tv 11 news. >> the city today decided to give caesars permission to build and operate a casino. david collins joins us live from annapolis with the latest. >> concerns include the lack of movement to get baltimore city approval, their debt, and have

not gotten construction financing. >> we have determined that the applicant has met the applicable requirements. >> this is what they have in mind. 307 -- 3750 slots, 4,000 parking spots. >> we are decided to come to baltimore city. it's good for us. it's good for the city. >> the facility will be just south of m & t bank stadium. it will become the second- largest one in maryland and operate under the harrah's brand. >> the spectrum noted a concern about the high debt burden and

recommended that the commission monitor this annually. >> there have been no construction documents completed or prepared from november when you appeared before us. >> they blame it on changes to design. they expect to give the city where they need to move forward in september. officials are sure it would also be completed in september. the casino will give baltimore another $16 million in revenue. the mayor will use it to lower the property tax rate. >> we feel confident if they are not totally resolved that they are 99% resolved. >> mayor stephanie rawlings blake issued a statement saying that the license award is an important and positive step forward for baltimore.

david collins, wbal-tv 11 news. >> there is much more ahead. >> times sally kidd in washington. governor romney finishes up his overseas trip and comes out with a new app.

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>> how would you like to be one of the first to no man romney's presidential -- vice- presidential pick? there's an app for that. sally kidd has tonight's 2012 presidential update. >> it has drawn a lot of criticism and today, he's blaming it on the news media. wrapping up a three-nation tour, romney met with the polish president and later laid a wreath at the tomb of the unknowns soldier. he praised poland the economic policies. >> rather than heeding the false promise of a government-led economy, you decided to attract investment, expand trade, and live within your means. >> [bleep]

>> this is a holy site for the polish people. show some respect. klutzy had been in three countries this year and taken only three questions. >> the obama camp says his trip shows he's not prepared to lead on the world stage. like the fact that he struck out against eight major league pitcher -- here he strikes out playing tee ball. clancy, the trip a success and accuses the media of focusing on minor missteps. back in the u.s., a new video criticizing him for refusing to release additional tax returns. both campaigns launching a new mobile apps. the team obama pick to keep you updated on campaign events and romney's to announce his vice- presidential nomination.

ohio and florida tomorrow. romney is heading to colorado and nevada. sally kidd, wbal-tv 11 news. >> polling continues to show that the raises virtually tied. >> if your 11 insta-weather + forecast of chief meteorologist tom tasselmyer. >> a few isolated thunderstorms on hd doppler making their way through central and eastern maryland. most of the heavier showers stain was the baltimore so far. there have been if the lightning strikes associated with the storms. it came out out of montgomery and carroll county. you can see the activity will to the west of baltimore city. the main storm thread is back in the central and western carroll county. it is drifting north, nw, is to be up in the lookout around hampstead and the surrounding areas. some pretty decent rain moving

in that direction. to the south, more activity in northern virginia. we will just have to watch the radar to see where they develop. so far, nothing in the rain gauge at bwi marshall. 3.27 inches for the month so far. high temperature of the airport was one degree below normal from 86 degrees. murrell was 87. the record high was back in 1984. it does not look like we will be breaking records but staying close of not a little below the normal levels for the next couple of days. 87 degrees and we will end july with 3590-degree days so far. 35 90-degree days. it has happened 35 days so far this year. last year, we had 24 and normal is 20. we are pacing ahead of last year

and normal heading into august. one little severe thunderstorm warning down in fairfax county, virginia. some random summertime thunderstorms moving through right now in the total precipitation varies from heavy downpours in the mountains and the lower eastern shore. and just spotty activity around baltimore and central maryland. if you get underneath a slow- moving storm coming you can get drenched. 84 westminster. 83 in salzburg. the of the cooling effect of the clouds and showers out west. 63 right now in garrett county. with the clouds and showers in ocean city in the breeze coming in off the ocean. some significantly cooler temperatures down that way. in still other + futurecast shows a weakening trend giving way to isolated activity heading

towards wednesday morning. the cloud cover will stick around and it will very from partially to mostly cloudy with the sun diminishing. sunset at 8:19 p.m. and from making its way out of the great lakes slowly moving in our direction. plenty of moisture so expect more storms tomorrow. behind that front, a few days of decent weather on thursday and friday before the unsettled stock returns. tomorrow, look for more numerous storms, partially cloudy, with about 10-50 miles per hour. when fairly light out of the south with waves about 1 foot. scattered thunderstorms in the forecast at least through tomorrow. a comfortable 80 degrees in western maryland on thursday. thunderstorms possible on the eastern shore. fairly comfortable with 90 degrees on thursday, just

excessively timid. maybe another storm on thursday. brown baltimore, in the mid 80's tomorrow. 90 thursday. the weekend looks kind of hot and humid. >> from the susquehanna bank's board center, this is a lemon sports. -- sports center, this is 11 sports. >> you know the drill. hit the mute button on your remote, close your eyes, wander into the kitchen. fair warning as we give the results from a significant historic day in london. michael phelps came in looking were his first gold medal of the games and looking for career metals 18 and 19, an unprecedented achievement that he could actually improve upon. he could leave that far in his wake by week's end. he has three more events he

could metal in. his training partner returning to the cool today and you'll see your records tonight in prime time on nbc. also tonight, a day after disappointment for the men, the u.s. women's team stepping into the gymnastics spotlight again. that will be again tonight primetime, nbc. it's safe to look back again. he did suffer broken right hand in yesterday's price -- practice and he will miss the rest of the preseason. ravens are fighting through a growing list of early training camp injuries. no. 81 feeling better than last year. he kept the injury quiet last season but it definitely affected his performance, especially later in the season. >> for me, last year was tough because i came into camp with the injury. i had a partial tear in my

meniscus the entire year. every time it would swell up, it would be hard to get even get out of my car. after surgery, i felt great. i have been going to react to get a lot stronger. i'm moving around a lot better, a lot quicker. i think it shows. >> the days of trade mine came and went today with no deals for the orioles. the only roster changes the result of an injury. the designated hitter was moved to the 15-day disabled list. there is a bulging disk in his neck. he has not played since last friday night. chris davis will continue to handle the designated hitter role and closing out july tonight with a second of a three-game series in yankee stadium. there is no place they would rather be because they have a

better record on the road than at home this year. >> they could close july 5th 0.5 games out of first place. >> thanks. >> we have another look at the seven-day forecast when we come back in a minute.

>> as michael phelps swims parliament history, we checked in on london -- swims for olympic history.

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>> the seven-day forecast featuring a few storms west of town tonight. another round of them likely moving through tomorrow. lots of sun for thursday and friday heating things up around 90. heading into the weekend hot and humid in the low 90's with a few scattered storms.

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