to 14. reckermann with a drive! >> you don't win a gold unless you're tested and right there, reckermann knew it was coming at him. he knew he was going to get the ball. how was he going to respond? he responded back with power. >> now the pressure is on brazil. they will face match point at 14-11. julius brink. high floater. bad pass. emanuel, the save. brink has it! for the gold medal! not yet. alison! he touches it down, off reckermann's head. germany had a swing, could not put it away. >> and reckermann just got hit in the head. that ball exploded his glasses. very difficult spot right now. you just had a chance to swing and put the match away to get

the gold medal. how do you reset on that? >> a facial for jonas reckermann. but he stays in. clearing his eyes. second match point for germany. this could be it right here. emanuel over the top. poked -- no! brazil scores another point! >> germany has already called their time-out. no way to stop this. they got to go back and reconnect with their partner, reset, focus on this one play. they already have had two chances. >> it's win by two. big play here. oh, my god! the germans let it go! right down the middle! and we are tied at 14! the third match point. no communication for the germans.

14-14. now can the germans respond? reckermann. he puts it away! >> that was a mistake. brink had free try. why would they go to reckermann? >> one of the great olympic beach finals. 15-14 germany. fourth match point. the ball is hit out! germany has upset brazil! and they win the gold! >> the brazilians are saying it's in! >> it's over! it is over! germany has done it!

an incredible upset for brink an reckermann. the brazilians shocked. they will have to settle for the silver. one more look. the ball is out but the left linesman has called it in, but overruled. euphoria for germany. >> the germans, as a team, they said they were happy with silver. >> one more look. happy or not with silver, they will love the gold even more. and for the brazilians, they are stunned. the top seed in the tournament

beat by the third seed in the olympics julius brink and jonas reckermann. >> they have had a rough year. injuries. not great finishes against the mammoth and his gold medal partner, but they have prevailed and won the gold! >> a great call. terrific way to end it on day 13. meanwhile, gold medals for u.s. women's soccer team and the u.s. women's water polo team. a reminder, olympic prime time with bob costas comes your way in a little less than three hours. al michaels with dan patrick and our gang and we will talk to you from london tomorrow.

[captioning made possible by constellation energy group] captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- stanod evening, i'm stovall. >> i'm donna hamiltonl . >> police on the scene of accident causing problems for the evening commute. >> we will send it out to roy taylor. >> this was a crash with rescue. eastbound baltimore national park west at rogers avenue. the fire department rescue in the individuals in this overturned dump truck. we don't know what happened, but the dump truck took out a libel and cause major issues eastbound on route 40. [unintelligible]

the other person in the truck did not have life-threatening injuries. the police had to shut down the ramp northbound 29 to get on eastbound route 40. reporting live, captain roy taylor. >> also at this hour, monitoring the potential for severe weather. >> the team has been tracking thunderstorms that are gaining intensity. let's check in with tom tasslemayer. >> a couple thunderstorms around the region, a hot and humid afternoon. southwest of baltimore, moving slowly in that area. heavy rain to the southwest, drifting north west. should be out there in the next few minutes, the center of the storm at least. widespread severe storms in the western part of the state. check yourselves in western maryland and the panhandle, there is strong rotation.

something to keep an eye on, it is going through western maryland and western pennsylvania. as we head to the day friday, more on that in just a few minutes. >> a dramatic 90 solid minutes of action today in london. >> in the end, the u.s. came through, defeating japan to win the third straight olympic gold in women's soccer. >> a rematch of last year's heartbreaking world cup final. the hottest ticket of the day. >> good evening, a crowd of 80,000 packed the stadium tonight as they saw the u.s. women's soccer team when their third straight gold medal, a 2-1 win over japan. she scored both goals for u.s. women. it felt like destiny. the u.s. women came into this believing that they had history on their side.

they lost the world cup last year, but no nation had ever won the world cup and follow with 11 gold and u.s. would come back three times from world cup losses to capture the gold medal. >> i am excited we are getting another chance at japan. dodge the women's basketball team also has golden its sights. they rallied in the second half to get past australia 86-73 to reach the gold medal game. mannio mitchell broke his leg during this peak in the 400 meter relay. he managed to finish this portion of the race. in a different t, this collision between runners from kenya and south africa it appeared to be real medal hopes for oscar. >> it is disappointing. [unintelligible] >> on appeal, south africa was

reinstated to the final at the kenyon team was disqualified. the open water marathon came down to a sprint. hungary taking the gold over america by .4 of a second. and of the sole ruling, the swimmers eat and drink while competing. so grueling, this summer's heat and drink while competing. this is an event the u.s. has never medaled in. she is hoping to put on that kind of performance that will give the sport a boost in the united states. coming up tonight in prime time coverage, we will see of lightning strikes twice. the 200 meter gold medal and the 100 meters won the other day. they won both races years ago in beijing. in london for wbal tv 11 news. >> now to the question.

which track do you think you can handle? >> what a questions. a for hurdles, b for -- c for relay. an 11 news update. a woman whose head and body were found in the pasadena area has been ruled a homicide. the police still have not identified the victim. we are joined with the latest. >> police say that the unidentified woman suffered from some sort of trauma to her upper body. now the police know how she died. they have to figure out who would want to kill her in such a violent way. it was a gruesome discovery. a police say on august 6, a man walking in this area behind the shopping center in the 8100 block of richie highway found a

partially decomposed human head. he called 911 and with health, the rest of the body was found in the woods. they seemed curious and out of the ordinary. the word from the medical examiner's office said it was a homicide. >> it appears to be trauma to the upper body. >> the body appears to be that of a white female 18-20 years old, 5 feet 6 inches tall with brown hair. the police do not have an identity and her description does not match any missing person. >> it does not appear that it is a match to anything in terms of missing persons in our region. however, we will pursue every evidence. >> the previously told 11 news that an area team used the woods as a hangout. they are looking for all the help they can get to first id the victims' and find her killer.

>> we will canvass the area and look for any additional evidence and any potential witnesses that will be out there. we are reaching out to other jurisdictions to find a dna matches your records in the database is whether that be in the region or beyond. >> the detectives are reaching out to the public to make an identification in this case. if you think you have information that can help, call the and around the police thickhead -- anarundel police department. wbal tv 11 news. >> there is a lot of action going on tonight in annapolis. david collins is live where lawmakers will take up the controversial issue of expanding gambling >> even more action going on outside. supporters are demanding their voices also be heard.

let's begin with david. >> right now, the gambling bill is on a fast track in the senate and comes to the house tomorrow. at this hour, a committee is holding a public hearing. >> over there. no backroom deals. that is what has gone on. >> the state house is not a happy campus. the proposed bill to expand a ggambling has many camps. it will bring jobs and revenues to the state. he met privately and expressed conference the -- convent's it will pass. the chief legislative officer answered questions about the bill from a skeptical delegation. the state's largest casino opened in june. maryland at baltimore city will get an additional 5% of the proceeds. if voters allowing casino to

open in prince george's county. it allows table games at all locations. they consider the legislation on fair because they have not been open long enough to measure performance. >> it is only partially open and there is already dramatic cannibalization of the market. a we believe not only for ourselves but for the taxpayers that we will see not an increase in revenues with the addition of the site, but a decline. >> hollywood casino experienced a 32% decline since the opening. mike miller acknowledges that reaching an agreement between the house and senate will be a daunting task. >> keeping maryland number one in terms of education. it is when-when for the people of maryland. >> expanded gambling is not the only game in town. the protesters have been making noise in support.

>> the controversial court decision declared pitbulls to be dangerous, and in tuesday as were outraged. they rallied to change the ruling and keep these dogs from being discriminated against. >> he is 3 months old. >> he is described as her four- legged son and she is frustrated with the bad reputation they have gotten. >> not a lot of people that the other dogs. people are scared. we are promoting the positivity that hubble's represent. >> dozens of enthusiasts gathered in front of the state house to show their support for the breed. and the aftermath of the court of appeals decision. she was -- he was severely injured when attacked by a pitbull. the court decided that they were

inherently dangerous and the owners could be held liable. in tuesday as are outraged by the ruling. >> we ould have equal treatment by dogs. they should not be discriminated against. the signs indicate that this is a discriminatory law. the >> it has created a crisis for a lot of maryland families and it affects possibly up to 200,000 dogs and 77,000 units in maryland. >> a bill was introduced that would set up rules for all three and would make landlords starkly viable. delegates planned to introduce a similar bill during a special session. they suggest going back to the previous laws on the book before the decision. >> they should go back to regular session and let all these people have a voice. >> everyone that testified this afternoon, they were in favor of a new lobbying on the box.

we are live tonight in annapolis. wbal tv 11 news. >> a busy burglar hit 17 businesses. >> he made one crucial mistake that has put police on his trail. >> a tragedy in prince george's county where fast-moving planes claimed the life of a 5-year-old girl. a call that should serve as a warning. >> i went out today to find raven's fans, and look at this one. this is a good one. that is a real fan. i will have that story coming

>> it started as a stabbing outside of a 7-eleven when the victim was struck and killed by a car. police are looking for groups of people that might be linked to the crime. we have obtained surveillance images with the people police are looking for. they believe they know something about the murder of ezra bench. they are talking to a group of known suspects when he was stabbed and collapsed in the street where he was hit by a car. it happened -- anyone with an permission should contact police.

we now know the cause of a fire in prince george's county that of the life of a 5-year-old girl. the overloaded electrical circuit is to blame. it was 4:30 yesterday afternoon. there were too many appliances running on the same outlet including an air-conditioning unit. the girl's father was inside at the time and they are listed in critical condition. dodge the police believe they have sold a string of burglaries across the county. they believe one man is behind the mall. david cooper is accused of breaking in the businesses on the eastern, southern, and western parts of the county. he left his cell phone at one of the burglary sites. it put police hot on his trail and he allegedly broke into the ishack in pasadena. cooper remains in police custody. >> now, your instaweather plus

forecast. >> a few thunderstorms have developed this afternoon. one of them severe to the southwest of baltimore city. the thunderstorm is trying to produce showers in the city and putting down heavy rain. dangerous lightning and also some strong damaging winds in the city area right now. the storm you can see is adjusting to the northwest at about 13. ticket up toward woodstock. -- pick it up towards woodstack. a severe thunderstorm moving at 13 miles an hour, some dangerous lightning associated witheavy downpours. west of hagerstown, that is not an immediate threat to us, they are working towards southwestern pennsylvania. these storms began northwest of hagerstown.

the one closer to home as the storm -- northwest on the howard-baltimore county line. beyond the look out there for some flooding in low-lying areas and heavy downpours. perhaps even some damaging wind. there might be some hail the size of quarters imbedded there as well. 93 degrees in frederick at this hour. 91 in gaithersburg, along the eastern shore of the dew point is making it feel hotter. low. 80 for a southland at about 5 miles an hour. storms are picking up because of the slow-moving cold front across ohio. only in the sixties out in chicago. there is some cooler air behind this front, slowly working its way toward baltimore. that is why thunderstorms are going to remain in the forecast for today -- the day tomorrow.

south wind 5-15. numerous showers and storms, when strong enough for a small craft advisory. a basic scenario with thunderstorms likely through the day tomorrow. a strong to severe with a partial clearing as we start the weekend. the high on saturday only in the mid 60's. that is cool air. we will have temperatures in the mid 80's. but gradually clearing on saturday. the thunderstorms will carry to the first half of the weekend. warm and muggy with thunderstorms tomorrow. sunshine to finish of the weekend on sunday. >> the preseason kicks off tonight for the reagans as they take on the atlanta falcons. take on the atlanta falcons. >> we will tell you who [ male announcer ] good paying jobs.

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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. >> live, local, late breaking.

you're watching wbal tv 11 news at 5:00 p.m. with stan stovall and donna hamilton. wbal tv 11 news at 5:00 p.m. continues. >> a few hours away from the raven's nfl preseason debut against the atlanta falcons. the we will get a first look on how they react to a new defensive coordinator and a new quarterback coach. the >> home turf is where we find pete gilbert with all of tonight's action. >> inside the hotel, a couple of minutes before the player's head over to the georgia dome for the first game against the atlanta falcons, it is an absolute deluge outside. fortunately, we don't have to worry about that.

tonight's game, certainly the offensive line. they will have people in different places. he says he's o.k. but he will not play tonight. we will have bradkowski, and justin bourne, equally as an experienced. they will enter change with flacco for a couple of series. defensively, sergio kindel, after that skull fracture, he is back and doing very good so far. full speed, the ravens are going to need at the pass rush because they lost terrell suggs. wbal plus at 6:30 at the post- game show to follow with me and jerry sandusky with the call of the game on wbal plus. wbal tv 11 sports. >> it might be just a preseason

game, but for fans, it could not be more exciting. we already have purple fever. >> players are ready for tonight's game, and so our fans. training camp is not a lot of fun. it is hot, and tents, and the players are tired of hitting each other. tonight is the first preseason game. >> it doesn't matter if it is preseason, it is fun to watch and get excited about it. i love the ravens, i love the team spirit, i love the cheerleaders, i love everything about it. all of baltimore city is crazy about ravens. everything is purple. i love that. >> at the superstore, they have just about everything. this guy has it all and more. how about a tattoo?

you are real fan, you have a tattoo. >> yeah. >> i am sure you have everything else, but not many people have a tattoo. >> i have to get everything. it means a lot. >> ravens fans are loyal. going to a game even though it is over a month away as a big deal. are you watching the preseason game tonight? >> on tv. we will go on the seventeenth to watch it. >> you can't wait? >> no. >> this hat is me. i am looking for my throne. this fan is cool. over at modell's, they have all kinds of stuff. business is great. >> a lot of the hats have been selling, the grilsl, toasters, things like that. t-shirts, jerseys, that kind of

stuff. business is good. >> i love that ravens fan. you can watch the game starting at 7:00 tonight where jerry sandusky will lead the broadcast team has as they take on the atlanta falcons. >> here is a look at some of the other top stories at this hour. the death of a woman whose head and body were found in a wooded area of pasadena has been ruled a homicide. the remains discovered are that of a white female between 18-20 years old. 5 ft 6 with brown hair. the victims suffered, to the upper body but her identity has not been determined. anyone with information is asked to call police. and the second special session of the maryland general assembly is under way. under consideration, the ruling

declaring pitbulls inherently dangerous. and largely centering on expanded gambling. it says jobs and much needed revenue for the state -- and a new casino site in prince george's county. that session is expected to last three days. >> you might want to ski pbutter -- skip butter on your favorite treat. the >> the link between butter and alzheimer's disease. >> bucky balls, the magnets and the danger they

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alert,onight's medical an ingredient used to make artificial butter for popcorn has been linked to alzheimer's disease. the ingredient is a chemical that has also been linked to respiratory problems and workers at microwave popcorn factories. and the university of minnesota researchers found a chemical led to an increase of beta amyloid, a marker of alzheimer's disease. the results have not been shown in people. also tonight, a warning from doctors about the dangers of miniature magnetic pole is. they are meant for adults and older children, but they are also marketed as bucky balls.

they are seeing a startling an increase in cases of small children ingesting them. the circular shape the magnets are so strong, they can reconnect and cause serious internal injuries. >> they can actually pinch of the omach or the bowels and create holes in the intestine. >> the consumer product safety commission has filed complaints against them trying to get them off of the market. >> all they wanted was a flat screen tv. a washington, d.c. musician placed the order online and he got an assault rifle. got an assault rifle. amazon's [ 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.

>> covering the nation tonight, attorneys and the suspect of the colorado theatre shooting say that their client is mentally ill. at that made the disclosure this afternoon where news media

organizations ask a judge to unseal documents in the case. the shooting left 12 people dead and 58 others injured. a former student at the university of colorado is charged with multiple counts of first-degree murder and attempted first-degree murder. >> and and got quite a surprise when he opened a box that he thought contained the television he ordered online. he ordered a flat screen tv through amazon and received an army-style assault weapon. he called the police and they confiscated the gun. the address label was correct but the envoys said the gun was supposed to go to a gun store in pennsylvania. they did refined his money. >> not a surprise. if you blank, you probably missed it. >> gas prices have shot up dramatically and they are not dropping any time soon.

>> there is a new way to save money on gas automatically. details coming to a non-hybrid near you. >> here swimming with calypso at the national aquarium, something big is going on. we will tell you about it, straight ahead. >> thunderstorms and parts of >> thunderstorms and parts of

>> coming out today, a special session in annapolis both inside and outside the state house. they will talk about expanded gambling and the outcry over the pitbull ruling. police have ruled a homicide.

>> expect a gold rush from usa athletes as the olympics began to wind down. that brings us to the exceptional moment of the day, broughtand jennigngs their third gold medal, winning 21 straight matches and say that that is their final match together. remember that wbal tv 11 is your home for the games and you can join me and keith for the olympic zone. you can see exceptional moments like this one and so much more tonight on wbal tv. >> one of the most popular

exhibits of the national aquarium will be closing for the year. the exhibit is shutting down for repairs and renovations. before the tank is drained, jennifer got a chance to swim with the stingrays and her personal favorite, calypso the sea turtle. >> with time running out to see the wings of the water exhibit, i jumped at the chance to get in that tank. i was held with my mask and gave me some safety tips. i was snorkeling for the first time. this is amazing. incredible to see these animals up close, especially calypso that let me see her like we were old friends. i really do love her, and lia has a great job. >> i love my job, i get into the water with animals every day. >> it will be under construction, drained for much needed repair. it is giving the aquarium a

chance to bring in a whole new exhibit. >> a deeper part of the tank, we will recreate the pacific brief period of >> to this picture will show what is going alike. we willific reef -- th recreate the pacific reef. >> this picture will show what it is going to look like. one of the unfortunate things is that for a little while, calypso and the sharks will have to leave the tank. idon't worry, they are coming back when the tank reopens. this time with dozens of new friends. >> of the featured animal will be a black reef shark. reticulated rays, a wingspan of eight feet with leopard pattern. that we are excited to get to opening day to see the reaction

from people. >> these animals i have not worked with before, so learning a new species is really cool. >> i know what she means, this entire experience is really cool. it closes just after labor day. >> now your instaweather plus forecast. >> a severe thunderstorm makes its way and howard and baltimore county lines, drifting north west. the opposite direction these storms normally move. this one started moving its way up toward the city and that is where woodstock has the bright colored ones, a little older as far as the strikes go. a little pale associated with this thunderstorm as it makes its way toward southern carroll county. just to the southwest of baltimore city moving along the county line, another one popping

up in southern coward -- southern howard county. right now, the only warning in our area is for the ellica city storm. the cone is moving to the northwest, so look out in northern baltimore county. we picked up a little rain at the airport earlier today, almost 0.2 inches. the total for the year approaching 17 inches. for the first time this year, we hit 90 or higher, 92 degrees the official high today. 101 the official record. out of the cold front, 40 -- upper 80's to near 90. it will take 36 hours to push through here. these storms we see today will be in the area again tomorrow.

these shaded regions are where there is a slight risk of severe storms during the day tomorrow. up and down the eastern seaboard, they could produce damaging winds. isolated storms tonight, sat at 8:09, muggy around 80. storms likely tomorrow, cloudy and muggy. the cloud cover will keep the temperature down a bit and maybe take the edge of the severe weather threat. if we don't get sunshine tomorrow, it might help us avoid severe storms. wind out of the east at 20 knots, thunderstorm activity going through friday and saturday. it should clear on sunday with temperatures at the beach in the mid 80's. ernesto wis pushing in -- is pushing in. this has become the seventh tropical depression of the season. it is expected to become a

tropical storm gordon. the hurricane center has upped their forecast and expecting anywhere from 12 to 17 named storms for the season. storms tomorrow, possibly severe. a 40% chance of rain saturday. lots of sunshine on monday with temperatures in the mid 80's. >> in tonight's consumer alert, find yourself stuck in traffic for at a very long red lights? hunted to turn your engine off? your car might do that automatically. a stop-start system is designed to save fuel and money. it is making its way to a non- hybrid vehicles and even trucks. the engine shutdown when you are stopped for several seconds with the brake pedal. it translates to savings at the

pump of about $167 a year. >> a route of the beltway in baltimore and d.c., the fuel savings and loan will have that one aspect -- alone will be tremendous. >> vehicles in north america will be equipped with that system in the next five years. 1 million dishwashers are being recalled to two elements that can fail and cause a fire. -- due to elements that can fail and cause a fire. ge eterna, and there have been seven reports of fires, several causing extensive damage. you are advised to stop using the dishwasher and disconnect the electric supply. ge will provide repairs or rebates. >> there is a big surprise

waiting for baltimore city kids when they go back to school. calloway elementary school and webster boys and girls club were selected by teams to receive makeovers. these kids will find a customized place waiting for them including furniture, supplies, games. more than 120 volunteers revitalized the inside of the facilities, and the outside with games and graphics. in baltimore county, a doctor finds his career on the line with what he did in that clinic. but first -- >> the 2012 summer games draw to a close, attention is shifting to russia for the winter games. a look at how the area is preparing.

>> in just a few days, the summer games will be coming to a close. meanwhile in russia, 547 days away from the winter olympics. there was an interactive display in london for a preview of the winter games. >> as the summer games wide down, the attention is shifting to russia, most of the 2014

winter games where massive construction is underway. along the black sea is the resort town, a hot spot for summer vacation and host of the next winter olympics. >> we have a wonderful climate there. at 322 days of sunshine and [unintelligible] >> the first winter games to be held in a sub-tropical climate. they will be greeted by the charming seaside city. >> i actually thought it was really cold until i found out that it might be warmer than parts of british columbia. >> 11 new venues are under construction. according to organizers, 70% complete. >> it is amazing. [unintelligible] >> spectators from the sub tropical climate to the mountains, there is a high-speed train that runs 48 kilometers.

>> for example, stay at olympic park, go up in the mountains for skiing events, and come down on time to see the medal ceremony. >> tests are being held on the slopes and ski lifts are being installed. >> the winter olympics are going there, so it will make a difference. >> the hope is that it will spur tourism for decades to come. i'm brian hicky, wbal tv 11 news. >> that is all for us at 5:00, we will see you at 7:30. here is what is coming up at 6:00. >> a state house divided over gambling. >> pitbull in tuesday as are making a special plea to lawmakers during the special session. >> wbal tv 11, live, local,

late breaking. 11 news at 6:00 p.m. >> we began with severe thunderstorms in the area. >> let's get a closer look. >> you can see where the thunderstorms are by checking the lightning strikes. dangerous parts of these storms as they blossom in eastern howard county. two individual storms, another one farther to the west. these storms will have damaging wind, hail, and heavy rain. flooding of low-lying areas could be occurring in the eastern part of our county. in the western parts of baltimore county, storms are drifting to the northwest. we see east of howard county, moving up toward liberty reservoir and southern carroll county. out in western maryland, thunderm