it's going to take a real volleyball play here. a pass, a set and a putaway. >> but the time-out also works to ice the server. >> it was 14-10. it is now 14-12. the americans have had two match points. this is match point number three. jen kessy. swings. and she's got it! the americans have upset the brazilians! and they are headed to the gold-medal match!

the united states jumping for joy. brazil has beaten the americans nine straight times. apparently kessy and ross were due. >> so much inertia. so much brazilian momentum. two terrible tricklers, terrible luck in the first set, but they overcome it. they fight back. victoriously. >> a team that didn't make it to beijing. they waited for their chance, and now here they are. jennifer kessy and april ross. they stunned the brazilians. they are heading to play for the gold. right now, let's head back to al michaels. >> and what a great ending to our daytime programming. a three-set semifinal win for jen kessy and april ross. they go to the finals and a big day for u.s. teams in london. indoor volleyball, the u.s. women moved on to the

semifinals. and in women's water polo, the americans won in overtime to reach the gold-medal game. olympic primetime with bob costas comes your way in three hours. al michaels for dan patrick and our crew, talk to you tomorrow from london.

>> live, local, late breaking, this is 11 news at 5:00 p.m. >> good evening, everybody. i'm stan stovall. >> and i'm donna hamilton. a man walking in a wooded area makes a smart -- a startling

discovery. a partially decomposed human skull. >> police are trying to identify the body and determine whether they have a murder case on their hands. >> a startling discovery in deep. police tell us the skull was found just before 3:00 p.m. yesterday afternoon in that wooded area. even though homicide detectives are investigating, it is still too early to tell whether fault -- foul play was involved. unless you are a truck driver making a delivery, horey repair man like allen watson, you would never even know this wooded area existed. >> there were about half a dozen, maybe eight law- enforcement vehicles along the road on the right. and a csi unit and unmarked cars and stuff. >> he describes the scene where the partially decomposed gold

was found. a man walking in the area noticed it and called police. investigators brought in cadaver? and located what they believe is the rest of the body -- brought in cadaver dogs and found what they believe is the rest of the body. now the difficult part, identifying the person. >> right now, it is just a night -- an unidentified person. >> anne arundel please are also looking into a number of missing persons cases to assist with the identification process. >> we will work with other lawn for agencies that may have other missing persons cases. we will pursue every avenue. >> merchant tell us the wooded area is a popular hangout for ganeless and teenagers at night. still, for those -- for the homeless and teenagers at night. still, for those like allen

watson, it does not necessarily make him feel safe. >> investigators are hoping for all of the help they can get. if you've been to get help, call the county sheriff's department. -- if you steans you can help, call the county sheriff's department. >> a guilty plea from the university maryland student making on-line threat last march. he pleaded guilty to some of the charges against him. under the plea deal, he will perform 200 hours of community service and continue reporting to mental health corp. to monitor its care. in addition, the state is recommending three years of supervised probation under the mental health court during that time. a hearing has not been set yet for sentencing. the gun man -- the music label

that had produced a gun and in wisconsin over the weekend has since removed all of its music. they released a statement that said "please do not think we are all like that." he described himself of -- as a member of a skinhead group. >> police are investigating the first homicide of the year in jerryell. it happened just after 11:30 p.m. last night along the 2700 block of giles wrote. that is the same block that another deadly shooting happened it late last year. in his five days, two men were approached by unknown -- and unknown vehicle and were shot. one man died from his injuries. please do not have an accurate description of the getaway car.

>> mayor stephany rawlings- blake says if granted, new funding will help low-income families with their energy costs. we're live in the newsroom with that story. >> more than half of the low- income customers live in baltimore city. the mayor wants $7 million over three years from the public utilities commission to help those families. she presented her proposal called coordinating resources to effectively realign and transform energy service. it is part of the b.g.e. investment fund. the program includes whetherization of homes, out it -- updating outdated sources -- resources and replacing them

with more efficient ones. >> we think it is important to have a plan that works together to make sure the least of oz, the most vulnerable b.g.e. ratepayers -- the least of us, the most vulnerable b.g.e. ratepayers are put on the more sustainable path. >> the mayor says the money will be tracked directly out of city hall to make sure they are used most efficiently. >> the olympic action continues in london. more finals in track and field coming up tonight as well as competition in gymnastics. >> there has already been plenty of action today, such as the exciting volleyball upset. >> good evening. as folks saw this afternoon on nbc's coverage, the u.s. women's volleyball team moved into the semifinals with a win over the

dominican republic. that has started -- that has turned out to be a really good day for the u.s. women's team. >> literally on target today, a8 out of 150 *, enroute to gold in skeet shooting. >> it was a green come true. -- a dream come true. it makes me want to keep going. >> queen elizabeth granddaughter took the silver medal in team equestrian today. other members of the royal family are among the 50,000 spectators on hand. from the most genteel love sports to one of the most physical. this judo athlete, travis stevens, had to be damaged. that on a day when michael phelps continued his quest to become the most decorated olympian in history.

also in the pool, the woman's to hundred meter freestyle final. meanwhile, another sensation from china. her individual medley was so dominant, some in the sport are suspicious. >> we have never seen any is when that has been that far outside the range of previous wins that has not proven later on to be tainted in some way. >> but so far, no evidence of that. the benefitays give of the doubt to the athletes. >> she denied using banned substances, and all medal winners are drug tested. >> johan blake and his training partner cruised through the silver. all three americans will move on

to the semifinals to marmite. meanwhile tonight is the finals of the 1,500 meters. mack is a first time olympian. his father is a two-time olympian himself. he will probably have some good buys. -- good advice. back to you. >> thanks, mark. we will be tracking matt centro threw his progress. also today is the last day of gymnastics competition. who is your favorite gymnast who meddled? >> -- who medaled. >> you can text your favorites to 88509 and see your results

later on the news. after it collided in mid-air in washington and by the faa says it knows what is to blame. now is making changes to make sure it is not going to happen again. >> it is truly the end of an era in pikesville, where we visited a community that -- a community staple that after 120 years in business is forced to say goodbye.

>> if it's happening in thousands of communities nationwide, neighbors taking to the street to fight drugs and violence. it is called national night out. >> we have a good turnout here. so far, we have been separated by a handful of performers on stage. we just heard a little girl singing adolf "someone like you." -- adele, "someone like you."

it was not that hard to find people that had been impacted by a deadly gun violence at some point in their lives. kids as young as 13 have lost family members to gun violence. we have talked to people all over the country you are organizing to send a message to criminals and fight back. >> it brings the community together. it really is about bringing neighbors together to take a stand. >> this is what we need in the community. it is not enough. bringing a positive message. >> a lot of these different events have butz set up in vendors.

sat outve -- in a boosth with vendors. find out what is happening in your neighborhood. >> the new procedure will be developed by the faa after a near collision of three jets at reagan national. in its communication between air traffic controllers over changing traffic flow at the runway is to blame. as a result, they are suspending current operations until the new procedure is put in place. then -- the reason for the near collision on july 31, severe storms. for now, there is not a procedure for reducing traffic flow. -- reversing the traffic flow.

>> rain-producing clouds helped to block the clouds of little. the central and southern part of the eastern shore and the lower eastern shore is the driest area of the state. a few scattered showers are certainly not a bad thing down that way. the further west and north you go, the less there is cloud cover. 83 in parkton. 82 in stores town. 70's out in the west and in amounts. -- in the mountains. partly cloudy skies overnight. sunset this evening at 8:11 p.m. this stalled front came through our area and made it slowly through virginia and is stalled in southern virginia now.

our area will remain under high pressure. at least a week part of that high pressure system tomorrow, partly cloudy and warm. wednesday, fairly pleasant. south wins are fairly light. out in the mountains, beautiful mountain weather. then showers and storms will start moving back into western maryland on thursday. upper 70's and loh 80's. tomorrow, partly cloudy. the further south you go, especially around cambridge, you could pick up the shower. tomorrow night, you will still be on the edge of all that activity in virginia.

the temperatures mostly in the 80's. ernesto became a category one storm. it is organizing pretty well. the winds have come up to 80 miles per hour. it looks like it will make landfall as a category one hurricane. it will come across the southern part of the gulf of mexico and regenerate before it moves back in over the land of mexico. all of that is staying well to our south, at least this time. the best chance for showers and storms is on friday. the rain begins to slowly pull out of the area saturday morning. >> the catholic church and same- sex marriage. >> in the past few months, catholics have been some of the strongest opponents of the same sex law in maryland. >> there could be a change.

>> it has been a staple in pikesville, but it is finally closing. >> rob roblin has the story. >> the year was 8092 and the field family decided to open -- 1892 and the field's family decided to open a store here. they sell just about everything here, and throughout those years they have been known for great food at the lunch counter. after 120 years, it is still a great lunch counter. >> it is a nice place, you know. it is historical. the cakes and salad, all that stuff is good. >> when the he passed away in the 1970's, his son took over. the has been running it along

with the help of his family since. >> people have come from all over the world and felt very relaxed year. it has always been informal and fun. >> this is the family business, but after all these years, time has caught up and field will soon be closing. >> independent stores cannot do it anymore. >> but we are thankful that we were able to do it as long as we run out to do it by our community. we thank our customers for all of their support. >> for the customers, it is all sad news. >> it is a very fine place. >> they come here to see their

friends. now where will they go to feel the same? >> the last business day will be august 30. >> they come here to have lunch and they buy toys and stickers. i bring my children here and dial came here with my mother. it is very sad. >> and still ahead, the man accused in arizona as shooting rampage size year will not face the death penalty. >> it just ahead, the court because the decision and an because the decision and an

>> live, local, late breaking, you are watching wbal tv 11 news at 5:00 p.m. with the stan stovall, donna hamilton, antawn tasselmyer. -- and it tom tasselmyer. wbal tv 11 news at 5:00 p.m. continues. the cracks -- >> some high schoolers got up close and prose recall with the dangers of distracted driving -- up close and personal with the dangers of distracted driving this morning. they learned how dangerous driving and texting can be. >> the teenagers are getting first hand experience on what

it's like to text while driving in this simulator. >> it is very interesting. if i started swerving it got a little scary at times. and then when cars would pass me or i would be passing cars, it was a bit nerve wracking. >> it was difficult to go beyond the speed limit and not hit anybody. i hit a parked car. >> 600 high school athletes from around the state where they're taking part in the maryland public secondary school's act -- conference. it was designed to teach them how to be good leaders and role models, both in and out of the car. >> we want them to realize that driving is a privilege and a great responsibility. we want them to know how important it is for them to drive safely. >> the students have learned --

have signed a pledge to not taxed while driving. >> some students hid pedestrians, other cars, and loss control behind the wheel. it taught them all just how dangerous driving distracted can be pureed >> once you take your eyes off the road -- candy. >> once you take your eyes off the road it can be difficult to get back on. >> an important lesson to learn before getting behind the rear wheel of a real car. -- behind the wheel of a real car. >> and at wbaltv.com you can to the stories that inspired this effort, and your neighbors who have already pledged. >> anne arundel county police are searching for clues following the gruesome discovery in a wooded area in pasadena. first, a human skull and then

the rest of the body. police were called to the area just before 3:00 p.m. yesterday. a person made the discovery while going for a walk. the remains have to be identified and they need to determine the cause of death. anyone with information is asked to call the police department. and police are saying that surveillance cameras helped them solve the brutal murder of a 50- year-old last month. two men were caught on camera viciously attacking a man with a wrench in the early morning hours. according to charging documents, they had been stopped by patrol officers just a few hours earlier for its quarterly conduct. they were then -- for disorderly

conduct. they were then released. >> the gun man in the arizona at shooting spree last year pled guilty today. the judge found him competent. he will face life in prison without the possibility of parole. >> he had closely cropped hair and wore a khaki prison jumpsuit. he spoke softly. what jared loughner said during a hearing today spoke volumes. he rushed back to the federal court in tucson today behind the tinted windows of this suv. but this scarred community cannot hide the pain that lenders more than a year-and-a- half after the attack. >> it will never bring closure. it was too much havoc. >> no closure, but perhaps some answer. it began with the forensic psychologist. she is glad the 23-year-old as an aggressive, yelling

psychopath who heard voices and rambled kogod -- incoherently at times when she first met him. but after a year of treatment and psychotropic drugs she said, "he has become human." hicks but -- expressed regret at the killings, especially the child. the judge agreed that he was competent and quickly move forward with the plea hearing, explaining the charges and outlying -- outlining the plea agreement, life in prison without the death penalty. when loughner was asked his plea to each of the counts, the judge again using each of the victim'' names, he each time pleaded guilty. >> this is no victory for the defense or the prosecution. it is simple justice for an individual who is mentally ill and committed a horrendous act and will now be locked up away from everyone for the rest of

his life. >> as survive -- survivors struggled to move on with theirs. >> many of the survivors, including gabrielle giffords, agree with the plea deal and they say they hope it helps their community as they continue with recovery. >> coming up, police say woman was murdered while sitting in her hospital bed. she may have been the victim of a mercy killing. >> the gunmen may have been her own husband. details when we come back. >> some very emotional words from coach john harbaugh.

>> a new voices emerging from catholics in maryland in support of same-sex marriage. they are standing behind the new civil marriage law. they say they will vote in favor of it. among the supporters is the

former lieutenant governor kathleen townsend. she says growing up in catholic schools taught her the importance of loving and accepting others -- everyone. >> while the church cannot tell you what to do, the values of the catholic church, the values of love and justice that we have learned from our state can influence what we do. >> some of the other speakers today where the catholic parents of gay children, demanding that their children have the right to engage in a religious sacrament. medical alert, it appears many children who watch violence on tv before bedtime have a harder time falling asleep and waking up the next morning. in a study published this week, researchers analyzed 500

children aged 3 to 5 on what they watch. the result, replacing violent content with age. alternatives help them to sleep better. also, kids who watched family programming saw an improvement in their sleep patterns. and 12-year-old owen has been practicing gymnastics since he was for. he had a breakdown. he decided to go to a clinical social worker and mental coach to help him deal with the stress. she advised him to change his thoughts. >> when you say something like, "i have to do well," you are putting pressure on yourself. you can just change a few words to say "is my goal to duwel." >> this kind of thinking can actually help anyone with mental stress in any area of their

life. always focus on what you want and detach yourself from the outcome. >> covering the nation, it womanish shot and killed in an icy you. the person accused in her dad is her 66-year-old husband. he is charged with aggravated murder. the charge is expected to be upgraded after an autopsy. in court this morning, he was not informed his wife had died. a judge told him he will get answers when he gets an attorney. his arraignment is scheduled for tomorrow. the reason his wife was in the hospital has not been disclosed. a shocking disqualification in judo to a dramatic rivalry in the hurdles. only one advantage can be our exceptional olympic moment of the day. find out what it is just ahead. plus -- >> it is not supposed to be happening now.

usually come up prices peaked in june and start to decline. >> oil industry analysts are baffled following the prices in june and july. to find out why one expert is suspicious of the prices at the pump. >> we will see if there's any rain in our forecast. 86 at the

>> human marines are found in anne arundel county. what police -- human remains are found in anne arundel county. but police know about the victim. that and

>> a thrilling victory yesterday for team usa women's soccer in overtime against canada. it had a more -- it had more counter punching and most heavyweight boxing matches. it sets them up this thursday to play japan for the gold medal final. wbal tv 11 is your home for the olympic games. tune in tonight at 7:30 p.m. for the olympic is down live in northwest baltimore.

>> a few short days away for the ravens. the judge harbaugh had more in foreign things on his mind today, the death of his friend's son. >> it sounds like it was a very emotional practice today. >> it was. they just wrapped up practice about an hour ago. although john harbaugh said he was not completely there, he said his team helped pick him up. he spent 10 years with the philadelphia eagles. when gary read passed away, it shocked everybody. more than 900 attended the funeral. the was a strengthening and conditioning -- he was a strengthening and conditioning coach with the eagles. he had a long time battle with alcohol. his son did say that he lost his battle with drugs and alcohol.

an official cause of death is not known. they were pretty upbeat in remembering garett read. >> it is a sad time for the family. andy and jim were very strong and welcoming. -- and tim were very strong and welcoming. they did well in very difficult situations. date made very positive for everyone. -- they made it very positive for everyone. >> coming up at 6:00 p.m., when will we can expect as far as this thursday an update from joe flacco >> showers in southern maryland have been moving up the eastern shore. it is good news because that is the driest part of the state.

at least a little bit of wet weather coming up across parts of the caroline county and scooting into queen anne's county. none of the rain is really moving toward baltimore. the bulk of the shower activity is staying well to our south and east. our temperatures actually ended up at or a little below normal. county into mary's charles county and down onto the lower eastern shore. it looks like they're getting a little bit of measurable rain in somerset county. for august, our toll remains under a 10th of an inch. we are running a deficit. 86 is the normal today.

we are right at or just below the normal for today. the high on this day was 115 degrees. the hottest it's ever been in the month of august officially in baltimore. 86 at martin state airport. stevensville checks in at 82 degrees. high-pressure to the north is holding the rain away from the baltimore area. for now, showers are lined up around this all out front. -- the stalled out front. day tomorrow.oudy bayh water temperatures are still warm.

it out in the mountains, temperatures will be comfortable again tomorrow. beautiful mountain weather there. storms start redeveloping thursday. looks like a wet day in the mountains on friday. eastern shore locations, clouds and sunshine mixed tomorrow. then in ocean city tomorrow. we are keeping an eye on hurricane ernesto. it is the second hurricane of the season. the first one was hurricane chris on june 21. it was well to the north of us out of new jersey indialantic. -- in the atlantic. 90 tomorrow. 90 thursday. late thursday into friday, 60%

chance of rain. the rest of their weekend should be ok with highs in the mid 80's. alert,onight's consumer an additional net income of $1.2 billion for freddie mac's second quarter. it is also the fifth quarter that the company has not requested federal aid since it was taken over in 2008. it reports in net income of $170 million for the two combined. they own about half of all mortgages in the u.s. the government reached a settlement with reebok after the schumaker falsely advertised some products. reebok has already handed over

$20 million to settle with the ftc. they will send that money back out on wednesday to about 315,000 consumers. if you have not filed a claim, you are out of luck. the deadline was in april. gas is up 10 cents from this time last week in the baltimore area. it is not a good thing to see such a swift change this time of year. how much of a change are we talking about? for july, we had the biggest jump for that summer months since the year 2000. this is the time of year we usually see prices start to drop. >> we are not saying there's a conspiracy to drive prices up, but the market is not as competitive as it could be at the wholesale level. >> industry analysts say it is

tough to make sense of the current trend because there are so many factors. for example, the falling value of the dollar. prices in the middle east or in europe can impact prices. >> the pulitzer prize-winning composer that helped set the scene for a long list of hollywood it has died. marvin hamlisch was 68 years old. he may be best known for "the way we work" and "testing -- " the sting." new employees in anne arundel county may be subjected to the most intense criminal background checks yet. details at 6:00 p.m. but first, our london group

catches up with alberto salazar. we will tell you is being -- who

>> a running legend is having great success this year at the olympic games as a coach. alberto -- alberto salazar its coaching. his training secrets might surprise you. >> alberto salazar may look

relaxed signing his latest book. but his olympic experience has caught him by surprise. >> i started to feel the same stress i felt as an athlete. >> he is coaching two of the olympic stars. >> i train them as scientifically and smart as possible. >> and this is his secret. both distance runners and aqua men. they're both trained in a hydra water as well as on the run. gregg's we do it in a way that -- >> we do it anyway that is a lot less risk your body. >> in the water, it is a lot less punishing.

>> we now add 20 or 30 miles a week in the hydro works and we are strengthening the muscles in a different way. >> hard work, and challenge, part of being a coach. the rest of the difference may be in the water. >> we are digging the underwater tracts. that is all for us at 5:00 p.m. here's a look at what is coming up at 6:00 p.m. >> a gruesome discovery in anne arundel county after a man finds a skull in a wooded area. that is not all. >> the obama and romney campaigns are coming to terms. >> and we found out what one local school system is doing to make sure students are save this fall.

>> live, local, late breaking, this is 11 news at 6:00 p.m. >> our big story at 6:00 p.m., a man walking in a wooded area off ritchie highway in pasadena makes a stunning discovery. it is a partially decomposing skull. >> now it is up to officials to decide whether they have a homicide on their hands. >> police tell us the skull was found just before 3:00 p.m. yesterday afternoon. even the homicide detectives are investigating, it is through the to tell whether foul play was involved. you would never really know that this would area existed. -- this wooded area te