>> live, local, late-breaking. this is wbal tv 11 news at 5:00 p.m. million >> good evening, everybody. >> michael phelps is not

finished with the record books. he tried to become the first man to win the same individual event. the question, did he do it? >> were about to tell you. if you do not want to know, you can take some action. come back in a minute and a half. he won gold in the individual medley. his first individual goal and his 20th career and lochte took the silver. like all of us here, his fans crowded around a computer screen to watch that race alive. -- live,

loud cheers arriving from all lobby as michael phelps competed against halryan lochte. for a lot of these families they have grown up watching michael phelps and swim and the excitement of seeing him represent baltimore on an international stage. we will have more on michael phelps and the party is over at mena berk -- meadowbrook. >> there is so much more going on in london. mark barker has a recap. >> great britain awoke to see the bridge based in olympic gold, celebrating the nation's

first gold medal. the the american gold rush continued. more gold and taylor harrison won in judo. >> i pictured it every night for the last four years. >> at the same, vladimir putin heered his countryman's performance. and romney was during her -- anne romney was cheering her horse. the woman who taught the hunger shoot.tart t to

in london, mark barger, wbal news. >> which are you most excited to see compete in individual all- around? they are both amazing gymnasts. it can see the results later. >> federal officials say they are investigating reports passenger planes came within 3 seconds of a collision. heavy rain in the washington, d.c. area forced changes in the direction of the departures and landings. there was a miscommunication and those changes were not related to everyone who needed to know, the faa said. two planes taking off and the other coming in did not have the

appropriate distance between them. the collisions war averted. >> we got to get on the ground pretty quick. >> none of the commuter jets were never headed directly toward each other. dpw in baltimore city repaired yet another water main break. this was in the 2800 block. what makes this unique among almost three years ago today, the same line broken flooding dozens of basements. >> it was around midnight thursday. a 60-inch water main broke sending water cascading onto nearby abbotstown street.

>> the city has been concerned. this is the second time that the water main break at this location has occurred. residents are frustrated, that is an understatement. >> three years ago, almost to the exact date, the exact same thing happened and the same basements were flooded. >> i have a foot and half of water in my basement. >> i just want to cry. pumping 24 gallons of water a minute. i do not know what i have lost. i have not had a chance to assess the because i can i get into the basement. >> in to basnight, the city met with them and they feel that the necessary forms and -- the result was a letter

saying that it was not the city's fall. >> this is the same road, same stretch of pipe. >> officials admit there was a problem but did not say what. the line did not look that old. dpw says there is no way at this point to tell how old it is. as far as the residents are concerned we were told they would get help. >> making sure that people have claim forms so we can provide whatever assistance we can to get them back to normal. >> the city will help folks with their flooded basement? >> we will be doing that. >> when that help will come is not known but the city would be pumping out all the baseman's to start and that is where they will begin. >> we will go to some strong storms heading into the area.

checking in with tom tasselmyer. >> you can see the storms that we're tracking. the lightning strikes are crossing over parts of the bay. these are not severe storms but they are dangerous when you have all that lightning. there was a briefly heavy downpour that might limit the ability of travelers in the area. this is weakening as it moves through eastern baltimore county, heading through the middle river area and up toward white marsh. that will track toward this area. the storm is loaded with lightning in central sections of delaware. that may produce some wind damage. this is because of the hot and humid weather that will hang with us for friday and the weekend. the seven-day forecast will be tell that in a couple of minutes. crack's a terrifying few minutes

for moviegoers at a theater in annapolis after a man ran in and out of the showing cursing and pretending he had a gun. kyle tanner is in police custody and charged with misconduct. he entered the center while the show was playing and sat down in a row at 4:00 p.m. yesterday and that is when he started cursing and darting in and out of the theater. >> there is heightened awareness in light of these recent incidents and will take this extremely seriously. we will conduct periodic checks at that theater. >> police said they are taking that into that very seriously. -- incidents very seriously. >> we have late breaking details regarding the trial of john leopold. we have learned from the anne arundel state office that the

misconduct trial has been postponed until november. he was to stand trial next month, charged with using his police security detail to facilitate romantic encounters with a county employee and to run his personal errands. his attorney has requested additional time. >> baltimore county is on the hunt for a african-american male. he has a thin build and is 5 feet 8 inches tall. he is wanted in connection with the murder of lance johnson. the transgendered victim was shot on july 5. anyone with information should contact city police. more trouble tonight for jamal lewis. >> this time an arrest. we will tell you what has

landed him in a jail cell in georgia. is maintained by the state. wrecks your tax dollars hard work. millions of taxpayer dollars are spent each year for state employee vehicles and where employee vehicles and where they're

rex a former baltimore brevin is accused of child abandonment. the running back is charged with not paying child support. he reportedly has not had any contact with his son for more than a year. he also played for the cleveland browns and was in the league for nine years and in 2003 he ran for 2,066 yards, the second- highest total in nfl history. >> it appears people are not smoking cigarettes as much as they used to but they're still getting the tobacco in other ways. the cdc fiennes sharp increases in the use of pipe tobacco and small cigars used for rolling your own cigarettes dropped by nearly 30%. despite that, the total

consumption other than cigarettes increased by 123%. one reason is the federal tax on pipe tobacco is lower than on cigarettes. it looks like there is new hope tonight for people suffering from paralysis. clinical trials will start using cell replacement there be to repair spinal cord damage. a piece of peripheral nerve which has schwan cells will be used to generate millions of these cells and will be injected into the injured area. the potential goes beyond spinal cord injury. >> there are tens of millions of people out there who have had brain injuries and other neurological degenerative diseases. all these people potentially can benefit from this ability to repair the central nervous system. >> in the first phase of the study, researchers will test the safety of this very.

if that goes well researchers will apply to the fda for approval to begin trying it in people who have been paralyzed for years. >> the storms that were coming out of anne arundel county along the western shore are weakening. we're announcing as much in the way of lightning strikes associated with it. a winding down of a thunderstorm that rolled to hear and leaving a couple showers in the eastern part of baltimore county moving toward boston -- fallston. and through middle river and down to spare as point. a storm in central delaware and we do see a couple of storms that we have to keep an eye on.

the activity is very widely scattered. the composite shows the storms blossoming during the heat of this day. some stronger storms in southeastern agenda. these will fall apart and they are being fueled by the sunshine heating up the ground and triggering those storms. look for an isolated storm or two. sunset at 8:17 p.m. tonight. a lot of hot weather still sitting out here on the plains area. up to 106 in dallas. they have not hit the high yet for the day. 93 around cincinnati. a shower has moved and cold of the temperature but we have been in the low 90's. with weather disturbances along the u.s.-canadian border, they are tapping into some of that heat and dragging that in our direction.

each time they pass by it kicks up a thunderstorm or two. especially to the north of us. there is some rather unsettled weather. the emphasis tomorrow is on the heat and humidity. 90 to 95 degrees. isolated storms will develop. sun rise tomorrow at 6:00 the 0 9:00 a.m. and said settinthe sug at 8:16 p.m. in western maryland, isolated thunderstorms tomorrow. a better chance for a thunderstorm on saturday. to the coastal areas, the same basic scenario. the beach weekend at the ocean

city, a 20% chance of storms going up toward the end of the weekend. the rain chances hit 30%. the tropical wave has developed into a tropical storm. the name for this one is ernesto. the winds are at 50 m.p.h.. this is moving west quickly. this is getting out into the caribbean and starts to strengthen, it will be expected to become a category one hurricane in the western part of a caribbean. that is 5 days down the road and you can see it can go south or curved up toward cuba. it is something to be watched because it is a developing storm about to move into the caribbean on a westward track. it is hello to youernesto.

tomorrow around baltimore, hot and steamy friday. 93 degrees. 91 with a thunderstorm in a few spots saturday. rain chances are up to 50% on sunday and monday. by tuesday, partly cloudy skies. >> we have some breaking news right now. a multiple vehicle accident in the middle of rush hour. let's go down -- live with capt. roy taylor. >> we have eight vehicles involved in close proximity. this is at security boulevard and just north of security boulevard. we have one accident which has four or five cars involved. we have another accident that has 3 vehicles involved with personal injury. we count two medics on the scene. the fast two lanes of the inner

loop will be shut down of north 65. >> in a few weeks, at four city recreational centers will be no more. >> we're hearing 10 more locations are on the line. what needs to happen to keep them in operation when we come back. >> a moment in the spotlight for >> a moment in the spotlight for some [ male announcer ] good paying jobs.

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. call your lawmakers and tell them to put national harbor on the ballot this november.

because it's not up to the special interests, it's up to you. >> stephanie rawlings blake has officially release the day when four recreation centers will close their doors. there will be no more. also we're hearing if the city cannot find qualified operators through their process, an additional 10 centers may close. the mayor has warned her plan promotes quality centers over quantity, pledging $19 million to build and renovate new centers.

>> it may have taken within a couple of months of classes but some howard county students have earned their high-school diplomas. >> today was graduation day. better late than never. >> summer school was the only option available for the majority of these new graduates but for a few others it was the perfect opportunity to finish school year earlier. >> the graduation ceremony in august for 69 students from a dozen howard county high schools. >> it feels good. a big weight of my shoulders. >> adam mcginty summarizes the feelings of his classmates. >> it feels pretty relieving, actually because i had a lot of

stress going through high- school. i did not know i would make it here this year. i thought it would take another year of english. >> they packed the auditorium to help create memories. >> we had 69 students graduate so they come from all walks of life. some are graduate early. some are doing things i need to do because they did not graduate in may but they meet that milestone and we help them get there. >> 10 earned enough credits to finish school ahead of time. >> i thought why not just graduate in your early? i took classes over the summer. >> it is a wonderful experience. i cannot put it into words. >> graduating was always just a dream, it will happen eventually but now it is like, it happens, you have graduated. >> most coughed are hanging their diplomas on the wall and working toward their college degrees. >> congratulations.

>> trouble paying your bill? you might be a target for skimmers. >> someone is making big promises in the name of catholic charities. >> the state treasurer works in annapolis and the i-team

>> live, local, late-breaking. this is wbal tv 11 news witat 50 p.m. >> turns out maryland taxpayers are spending millions on transportation for state employees. a closer look uncover some employees are going home to other states. >> we decided to find out whether 24-hour access to cars and trucks is part of the job or is it an expensive perk? what she find out -- found out may surprise you. >> would we not all want to get to work like this?

the man escorting her handing heard ms. cooper threw the window serves as driver. her commute is 90 miles round trip. she pays none of the costs. >> the car is maintained by the state. >> she is a member of the state does the lead in having car and driver. the controller, attorney general, senate president, and speaker of the house or on that list. the lieutenant governor and governor have security details. all are among the highest paid and all their protection costs more than $4 million a year. the treasurer acknowledges that may be questions considering tight budgets and taxes that just got raised. >> this is a question that comes up often over the years and i am sure that you know. i myself was not a year to have

a state trooper watching me all the time. you can imagine when i left the legislature and became treasurer but they accepted that is the way it was done. >> taxpayers pay millions to provide state officials and employees vehicles to use 24-7. we compile the list of more than 30 state agencies to get the so- called take some vehicles, where they go at night, and how much it costs. the state highway administration allows 533 employees to have to come vehicles at a cost to the taxpayer for gas, insurance, and minutes of $1.30 million per year. all the agency's administrators say that is in the name of serving the public. >> it is important they're able to respond 24-7 nights and weekends to issues with our roadways. >> three dozen vehicles folk to pennsylvania. we found cars and trucks scattered throughout pennsylvania county across the

maryland border. >> we cannot dictate where people live. >> is that reasonable to pay for that commit if they're going out of state and folks have a vehicle to pay their taxes? >> it was important you look at the percentage of vehicles. the average travel is 7 miles across the border. >> they get to take home an mta police vehicle to their home in york county, of pennsylvania. >> is this a good idea considering budgets are tight? >> the state has prescribed laws on how you handle this kind of thing. they are set down by dbm. we follow those policies. >> 28 state employees have taken cars -- take-home cars.

1550 state troopers to take marked police cars at home, giving many amenities a welcome police presence. they also get take-home cars. there are 142 people who have take-home vehicles. the cost is 400 of the $5,000 a year. the state health department provide 62. the lottery, 59. even two officials -- they pay their charges. his focus, who need such a benefit? >> if you report to the office you do not need to take a vehicle home. you can pick up a vehicle in the parking lot. >> at the airport, 16 employees get take home vehicles.

14 pay no committing fee because they're considered or urgency response personnel. the only place they're poor to is the airport. >> any sort of incident or major issue with the airport there would be required and would need to respond and help. >> they need a state owned vehicle to respond why? >> in order to respond to the airport quickly. >> the airport spokesman said the vehicles have lights and radios. >> it is a requirement for these individuals. they are highly skilled, highly trained individuals who need to be at the airport in any situation. >> one take-home vehicle goes to the manager of parking. the number of times he was called back to the airport in the past year, four. the manager of building maintenance was also called back four times. this goes to the manager of security. we saw no lights or radio in it. the number of times he needed the car off hours, twice.

i am jayne miller. >> some south pointe neighbors are on it following a string of robberies, eight in the month of july. crime in phelps point is trending flat to down compared to last year. david collins joins us with more on that story. >> according to city police, only one of those rubber is involved a weapon and we caught up with the victim. >> dissenting, this is baltimore, this is what is happening, give me your wallet. >> alan shapiro was still recovering after being robbed at gunpoint and pistol whip there is still -- pistol whipped. >> there is still a knot on her head and stitches. >> this is the side of the gun because it is a much bigger. this was the butt. >> that peace was shattered on

july 27 a few steps from her front door. she and her friend she asked to walk with her were ambushed by two gun-toting males. >> i want them to go way and possibly someone to hear so i got a little loud. >> this piece of concrete may have saved their lives and caused the gunmen to leave. >> there was a brick he picked up and put him -- hit him in the head. where minister remains the point of conversation. spencer henderson is more guarded. >> i am always looking behind me. >> i do not carry a purse with me. i put a housekeeper in my pocket and some -- housekey in my pocket. >> police investigated 169 robbery spree the end of july and one had a 64 to the end of this july. there were age robbery but only

one of them included a weapon. during a recent community meeting, police said they believe the same individuals are responsible and police dispel rumors. >> we were glad to find out it was mostly these things occurred between 11:00 p.m. and 3:00 a.m., mostly around the bars and when the bars close. i think that people who are living in the neighborhood will breathe a little bit easier. >> ellen is more cautious. >> i am not walking alone and i have pepper spray in my hand. >> her robbery remains under investigation. her staples come out soon. she has heard the suspects may have moved on to canton. >> some starling reports out of the investigation of the colorado theater massacre. >> there may have been warning signs that may have prevented the attack. the attack. >> this is one of the fastest

>> reports of a mauling may result in fines. iran officials accuse the zoo of failing -- officials accuses you of failing to -- the zoo of failing to provide proper security. >> >> more details emerging from the investigation into that mass shooting of a colorado movie theater. a psychiatrist wanted to talk to campus security about james behavior. the university declined to

discuss this as the court is banning any discussion. he killed 12 and injured 58 at a theatre. peterson is accused of killing his third wife. the request came from the defense say the jury was tainted after hearing testimony. the prosecution to admit that there is no evidence to support that claim. peterson is also the main suspect in the 2007 disappearance of his fourth wife stacy. >> someone posing as a catholic charity is turning your wallet. what many to avoid -- you need to avoid falling prey. >> a popular decision.

we will talk about training camps redhead. >> tracking a tropical storm in the caribbean and some storms around baltimore. the weather forecast is next. [ male announcer ] good paying jobs.

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>> time for the olympic moment of the day. an incredibly cold woman at the pool. -- cool moment at the pool. she said the world record -- set the world record in the semi. we are your home for the olympic games. join us for the olympic zone. we will have a look at some of the most exciting moments of the day and more.

>> there is a lot. the ribbons have been in the thick of training camp for 10 days but today they did one thing for the first time. >> he was the voice of reason. they moved practice inside. it happened to be cooler. playing with the kids and he is a big kid at heart. he fit right in. it was more effective and joe flacco had his offense moving up and down the field consistently. there were no paths of the offense of course will have an advantage. on saturday when they practice, the pads will be back on and we

will see more balance and diversity as far as the defense having a chance to shine. he said afterwards with regards to going inside, practice was that much better, the coaches were pleased, the players were pleased. they still have to get the work ready to get ready for -- work to get ready for the season. >> he talks about what is happening with the guys that are not here. live that they performance center. back to you. >> that isolated storms that blossomed, most of them falling apart. they have regenerated in other spots. storms and a shower we can find in our area. north of the maryland line.

no major threat to anybody as far as severe weather goes. a summer shower. a couple of those storms were growing into almost severe storms on the eastern shore toward kent county, delaware. they have scattered. the biggest storms are in eastern virginia. they could be up toward 7 seed mary's county. the precipitation totals is fairly light. the shower that moved through put down 6-0.06 of an inch of rain. half the amount that you would expect. the deficit is 0.06 of an inch. we hit 90 degrees at the airport. the record high set on this date in 1955 at 100. 55 in 1998. temperatures are running upper 80's to near 90.

the shower drop the temperature down to 80. in downtown baltimore that will bounce back here in the next couple of hours. still in eastern cambridge. it is getting more out west. -- warm out west. the storm is possible until a few hours after sunset and mostly clear. sun set at 8:17 p.m. and the heat in the middle of the country moves toward us. expect a hot one tomorrow. this is where we will be tomorrow afternoon as temperatures climb and the humidity levels increase on the south wind. an isolated storm cannot be ruled out but is less than 20% chance in many areas. a quiet day on the bay. south wind at five to 10 knots and waves around 1 foot.

lo 80's in the mountains and some hit and miss thunderstorms saturday into sunday. if you are going into the mountains, make that part of your plans that an afternoon storm could pop up. scattered thunderstorms and a hot and steamy 93. 91 and saturday. ocean city will see highs in the upper 80's. afternoon thunderstorms taking us through the upcoming weekend. we have been watching the latest storm, this strong tropical wave about to make its way into the caribbean. all the computer models continue to track westbound through the caribbean. this will be a favorable area for strengthening. it is possible that ernesto become a hurricane as it makes its way past to make at toward the yucatan of mexico. still in the 90's through weekend. the best chance for rain on monday at a 50-50 shot with a high of 88 and partly cloudy on tuesday.

>> we began with a warning from catholic charities in baltimore. a scam on craigslist offering to pay off your bge bill. they claim to be associated with catholic charities. you're asked to pay $150 and contact the financial manager. it promises you'll get a personal visit from an adviser and the bill will be paid the same day. >> we would never go on outreach to a person's home to avail themselves of the energy assistance or anything of that nature so that should be another warning sign for people as well. >> if you do need legitimate help from a can contact the -- you can contact this number. there is a link to that on our website, wbaltv.com.

you could see the larger bill than usual. the gas and electric co. blames the high temperatures in june and july adding that cooling accounts for half of the customer's usage. it wants to remind the public does offer several payment options including rebates participation in its residential heating and cooling programs. the federal trade commission is proposing stricter online privacy guidelines for children under the age of 13. their proposal would clarify and advertising network and certain smartphone applications must have parental consent before data can be collected about children 12 and under. the rules would make it clear that a network that gathers locations would not be available for getting child without parental consent. largest the area's's companies may be joining forces.

lawmakers are concerned. >> it is not an official olympic sport but it is a junior olympics board and this 12-year- old placed sixth in the nation. details are still ahead.

>> one local middle school where it thinks there should be an olympic sport. she is a sport stacker. she is one of the fastest when it comes to stocking caps. jennifer franciotti has the story.

>> amanda bitters can upstack and downstack like no one's business. young athletes from all over the world competed in 18 different sports. amanda was there for sports stacking. >> i went to see of i could qualify. >> she started four years ago at seneca elementary school where she still meets for practices. here she is with some of her teammates from the school went to the competition days ago in texas. >> it is unbelievable to watch her. watching some of these children, you do not see their hands move. >> she got the fastest time but it was her 7-year-old teammate, left to won the silver. she did play and she is fighting to where -- raise awareness.

show me the basics. it is harder than it looks. her dad coaches the local raley team and he could not be broader. >> i did not have a dry eye during the finals. >> m&a is hoping to improve for time next year. as she watches some of the coverage she hopes sport stacking will be an official sport. >> it helps with your hand-eye coordination so it makes the kind of difficult. if you look at that swimming and everything else they do, it is harder. i think adding this would be kind of cool. jennifer franciotti, wbal tv 11 is. >> talk about needing some hand- eye coordination. here's a look at what is coming up in new at 6:00 p.m. >> 3 commuter jets come to close for comfort. the faa is investigating.

>> there could be a costly proposition for baltimore. >> live at michael phelps's home town pool. pride and excitement are running deep. >> live, local, late-breaking. this is wbal tv 11 news at 6:00 p.m. >> our big story tonight. michael phelps once again tried to become the first man to win the same individual event in three straight olympics. >> up against him was his teammate, ryan lochte. if you would like to wait until primetime, turn away. michael phelps once again got the gold. making his 20th career olympic medal his 16th goal medal