>> there were maybe eight law enforcement vehicles along the road. one was a csi unit. >> he described the scene after a partially decomposed skull was found in these woods. police say a man was walking in iraq and saw the skull and called police. it their work -- and never able to locate what they believe is the rest of the body. now the tough part, deciding whether -- finding out whether the person was murdered. >> right now, it is justified that -- an unidentified person. it may take some time. >> police are also looking into a number of missing persons cases to assist with the identification process. >> we will work with other law- enforcement agencies. we will pursue every avenue.

>> the wooded area is a popular hangout for homeless and teenagers at night. >> i do not think is a bad area. >> does it affect how you feel about safety? >> it not particularly. >> detectives are helping for all of the information they can get. if you have information, call the anne arundel police department. at anne arundel county police headquarters tonight. >> for the first time this year, baltimore police investigating a homicide in the jerryell neighborhood. -- cherry hill neighborhood. a 28-year-old man died from his injuries. there is no word on a motive or reason -- motive or identity of

the suspect. >> the music label that had produced the music of the gun man in wisconsin last week has removed all of his music. authorities say page was killed at the scene of the temple shooting. he played in a white supremacist heavy-metal band. he described himself as a member of a skinhead group, hammers head nation. >> another fierce fight between the candidates. >> this all started when president -- the president went to a fund-raiser yesterday. >> at the connecticut fund raiser, president obama made light of mitt romney's tax plan, claiming it takes from the poor and gives to the rich. >> it is like robin hood in reverse. it is romney hood.

>> but mitt romney punched back with a barb of his own. >> if i were to coin a turned it would be obamaloney. he is serving a dish that is in contradiction with the truth. >> romney accused obama of going back on welfare. >> under obama's plan, you would not have to work and would not have to train for a job. they just send you your welfare check. >> this advertising is categorically false and blatantly dishonest. >> it could be a ploy to drive a wedge between the president and bill clinton, who signed welfare reform in the law.

>> bill clinton will be at the event this summer. alert,onight's education there is another sign that the first day of school is just around the corner. anne arundel county's major new employees passed a criminal background check before getting on the payroll. tim tooten is live in the newsroom with more. >> when it comes to student safety, nothing is off limits. >> they are the school system's newest employees, and getting fingerprinted may be the last and most important step they will take before getting higher. it is a process that is getting plenty of support for those showing up to be fingerprinted. >> i am a county employee and i'm also a mother, so i want to

know who is on -- around mike jainal of time. -- who is around my kid all the time. gregg's we have a duty to our parents -- >> we have a duty to our parents to make sure that their children are being educated in a safe and secure learning environment. >> anne arundel county already has a strict policy for anyone coming into school buildings. their personal backgrounds are checked on the spot. >> your badge shows your driver's license, id, and that way, the staff knows who you are and why you were there. >> expect even more potential employees to show up at the district's fingerprinting office. >> the background check is a good thing. it lets people know they have good citizens working for them

around their children. >> and the school reopens for students on monday, august 27. >> get ready to break out the purple because thursday will be the first ravens preseason game of the year. >> i guess that makes it purple wednesday for tomorrow. finally, after two weeks of practice, you need to see something kind of real. you can see the game on wbal +. the ravens practiced today without contact. that makes sense, since it is two weeks before the game -- two days before the game. not a lot of pain on tuesday.

instead, fine-tuning for the first real test of the year. joe flacco is not sure how much he will play. and as for expectations as to what he will accomplish on thursday, he is not much care about expectations. >> i feel pretty confident about our group. i do not know how much of a test we will actually have. sometimes you only play a handful of place. it does not give you an actor reading. i'm definitely excited to get out there and play football. >> one thing to look for will be his chemistry with the offensive line. many new and different pieces. >> thank you.

jill the scratch her experience competing in the -- described her experience competing in shot put in london. >> i know you're not a happy to see how things turned out. you had an injury. >> i did. i was ready to go. i did really well. as i started training once we got here, i injured my back. it was something i had done before. we treated it. that created another problem. i ended up herniated disk in my back, which caused numbness in my feet and my inability to throw well. it was rough, but i was -- it was a risk, but i was able to get out there and play well. >> do you know what you might be

doing for the next few years? >> we have talked about it. having an injury makes you reexamine what you want to do. we will see how the back injury does, if we need surgery to get it healthy. not if i can start my training for 2015 if possible -- and then i can start my training for 2015 if that is possible. >> my e-mail has blown up with e-mails making sure we caught up with you. who would you like to say hello to? >> i would like to say hello to woodland. i've had so many e-mails and facebook messages as well from my hometown. my hometown church and just everybody that has been so wonderful.

thank you for your support. >> give -- thank you for giving us something to watch. >> and the text question of the day. we ask you who is your favorite gymnast -- a favorite medalist at the games. gabbe took the lead rope. you can see the final vote in prime time. >> coming up, a preview of an 11 news i-team investigation. >> house some are being hijacked to trick renters out of thousands of dollars. >> the preseason opener is later this week. hear what you should expect. >> another shower coming to maryland. ♪

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>> if you are searching for a home, the internet is probably a good place to start, but you have to be careful. >> see how legitimate renting listings are being hijacked to

trick residents out of thousands of dollars. >> a woman recently moved to maryland and needed to find more space. she thought she had found the appropriate place when she saw a website at. >> it seemed like a fantastic find, a 4-bedroom, 2.5 bathroom home in annapolis. the rental price was intriguing. >> it was only $1,100 a month, which is less than we are paying in red. >> she was ready to put down a $1,000 deposit when she found out the ad was a scam. >> she says the fayed advertisement cause all kinds of problems. >> tonight, how the scam works and more on the problems it caused, and tips for renters. >> again, you can seabury's

investigation on 11 news tonight after the olympics. >> and now, your 11 insta- weather plus forecast with chief meteorologist tom tasselmyer. >> quiet around here with just a few showers. a different story in southern maryland. the national weather service issued a tornado warning for these little showers that you see down here. this one right here apparently produced a waterspout. officials were concerned it might move inland and do damage. no lightning associated. it did matter to spit out by little waterspout that could move on shore. the issue date tornado warning. it is a fairly weak waterspout, but could still do some damage if it moved inland. the warning goes until 6:30 p.m.

this evening. a couple of shower is going up. as far as the total precipitation in our area, showers producing some measurable rain a few of those spring goes actually moved up the shore. nothing in the rain gauge here at b.w.i. marshall. the rainfall deficit continues to grow. we are now 8.6 inches below normal we hit 87 degrees today. that is normal for this time of year. the record is 105. the hottest it has ever been in august in baltimore officially 105 degrees.

randallstown checks in today at 83 degrees. tonight in baltimore, upper 60's. the coolest suburb, 78 downtown. high-pressure passing north of us is producing the mixed bag of whether we have. high pressure to the north is holding the rain off. the further south you go, the closer you get to a stalled front. here will be another day tomorrow like today, partly cloudy, temperatures seasonal. wednesday, mainly winds out of the south and southeast. one high tide at 1138 and -- 1130 a m in fort mchenry. on the eastern shore, the

further south you go, the better chance for a shower activity. that will be mainly south of cambridge. ocean city as the risk of a shower or storm because they are closer to the stalled front. wheat waves out of the eastern atlantic, but look at this. we've got the second hurricane of the season. it will come on shore as a category one hurricane. winds at 80 miles per hour and moving west at 15. it will cut across parts of the gulf of mexico in the next three-five days. chances for thunderstorms or return late thursday with the best chance on friday with a high of 83. >> we want to respect those of you who would prefer to watch tonight's prime time coverage on nbc without knowing the results.

if you fit that person -- that description, close your eyes now. it will shore -- we will show the results to those sooner than later. a small margin of the separation celebration of disbelief and this one. and the final day of the gymnastics competition brings more drama for u.s. gymnasts. that and much more. amen's water polo produced finish almost as dramatic as the women's soccer. calling a tactical time out when it did not have one. 9-9 in overtime. the u.s. goes on to beat australia 11-9.

courtney al-shaab returned to practice after missing seven workouts after a shoulder injury. because of the missed time he may be out. modell at practice today watching the 2012 team come together. a hamstring injury has hampered third round pick bernard peers, leaving him on the sidelines. joe flacco and anquan boldin will see about a quarter of an action thursday night in atlantic -- in atlanta. >> it is the closest we will get for a short amount of time. we might not be perfectly synchronized with things yet.

definitely a work in progress. but i cannot complain about it. >> camden yards will continue its series with a three-one win. the forecast is straight ahead.

>> here is a look at what we are working on for 11 news tonight. a new voice from the catholic church when it comes to same-sex marriage. plus, the thrill of the old london olympics after the 1,500 meter final. we speak to a very pro

>> that thunders onto the south is dissipating. no threat to us. vendors from chances to return late thursday, and the best -- thunderstorm chances return late thursday, and the best chances are on friday. in the's through the early part of next week. that is a tolerable polk -- in the 80's through the early part of next week. that is a tolerable temperature patterns. >> have a great evening. [captioning made possible by constellation energy group] captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org--

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