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>> good morning, everyone. thank you for staying up with us. paul ryan is mitt romney's choice for the vice-presidential running mate. they are embracing the gop's version of a dream team.

>> mitt romney's choice of paul ryan may not change the political conversation. >> the secret to economic growth is letting people keep more of what they earn. >> he is now a house budget committee chairman. he is a rock star for the republican right and fiscal conservatives. >> he has worked in washington over the last 14 years. >> he brings new energy and a new focus on key issues in this campaign, jobs and the economy. >> we take our country back november 6. >> i am happy today. i hope you are happy.

>> president obama refused to weigh in on paul ryan. >> we are going to win this with your help. >> republicans are betting it is a winning ticket. the new political partners are getting to know each other in a battleground state bus tour. >> one prominent republican says it could be a home run for the romney campaign. >> former government -- gov. bob ehrlich is mitt romney's campaign chairman. he said his inside information was telling him the choice came down to two people. iraq in 2010, it was mitt romney offering his support for -- back in 2010, it was mitt romney

offering support for bob ehrlich. >> it is a very bold choice. he has a plan to fix it. he is chairman of the house budget committee. >> the addition of the fiscally conservative wisconsin congressman will not win over most voters in maryland. he says he may least make a dent in obama's predicted margin of victory. >> the reagan democrats, the eastern baltimore county democrats. ryan has the type of social views and economic views that appeal to that group. >> political observers say his controversial tax and medicare reform plan will deepen the debate over how the country should operate. >> what is the role of

government? obama is going to say government is here to help you. >> vice presidential candidates do not make or break elections, but can paul ryan bucked that trend? >> he really is a representative of the tea party. >> there are no scheduled campaign stops in maryland for mitt romney. >> john collins is here with a first look at the forecast. >> the rain has moved farther to the east. some folks got a pretty substantial amount of rain. some rain along the i-95 corridor. the rains have diminished for the most part.

but that french will continue to move out of the picture. -- that front will continue to move out of the picture. >> athletes will begin to compete in the last day of the 2012 olympics. track and field, boxing, and men's basketball. tonight's closing ceremony is a celebration of british music. following tradition, london merkel will hand the olympic flag off to his rio counterpart. the british are feeling some sadness. >> we have really loved watching all the games, every single discipline. >> on saturday, leaders of the u.s. olympic committee said they want to bring experience back to the u.s.. they plan to form an exploratory

committee. >> we think the games need to come back to america. >> the u.s. has not hosted the olympics since the 2002 games in salt lake city. u.s. olympic leaders say they're happy with the london record. especially by the women. here is a look at the count so far. the u.s. is in the overall lead with 102. china is second and great britain is third. the memories are short to last a lifetime. the pictures will last that long as well. some of the best photos of the games. >> these pictures you can almost cut on your wall. give can see him shushing the

crowd. her face is smiling. michael phelps -- it adds a drama. >> more than 100 photographers and editors have been marking a round-the-clock. >> this takes photography to another level. this borders on fine art. the photographers have to think about it. you can see the joy in their faces. it is a wonderful picture. >> photographers operate these robotic cameras with joysticks. >> we have the technology to have a camera that is bolted into a stadium that you can move the focus. you can change the speed. this has been the best photographed by the whole industry. >> getty has been the official

agency since 1988. >> you can also see the games to the eyes of the athletes with some of the pictures athletes have tweeted on wbaltv.com. there is much more on 11 news. the guardian angels hit the streets of baltimore. have you done your back-to- school shopping nets? -- yet?

>> police have identified the man killed in a double shooting early friday morning. he has died from his injuries. he was friends with the other victim, who was in critical condition. the shootings happened around 4:00 a.m. on east chase street.

in baltimore county, police are investigating a shooting early saturday morning. officers were called for shots fired just after 2:00 a.m.. police discovered an adult male who had been shot. he was transported to an area hospital. baltimore guardian angels took to the streets saturday to raise awareness about their organization. they held a rally at the intersection of washington in southwest baltimore. the director of operations says their organization can help citizens with a variety of problems. >> if you have a missing loved one, we profile missing persons. crime, and you can talk to us about that. anything. if you want to learn how to defend yourself, we can also

help with that. >> it is now in its sixth year in baltimore. a little bit of a preview. >> the rain was very selective today. we will talk about the insta- weather-plus. skies have begun to clear a little bit today. temperatures have

>> today starts when of the biggest shopping weeks of the year in maryland. it runs from august 12-18. shoppers will not have to pay the 6% state sales tax. we stopped by the target to see how they are gearing up. >> it brings out people for the close. a modest but go to our wonderful back-to-school section -- they might as well go to our wonderful back-to-school section. they can be ready for the school year. >> a new survey shows that 75% of parents will shop during the tax free days. >> your insta-weather-plus --

>> showers are romney area on early saturday morning. -- around the area on early saturday morning. most of the daytime hours were o.k. until we had the evening. the cold front was sitting on top of us. some of them were pretty heavy. the rain kept these heavy showers over the same area. between about 6:00 and 9:00 or so. the amount of rain? you can see the effect of the heavy rain running right across baltimore, over an inch of rain. not everyone shared in the generous rainfall. at the airport, at less than three-quarters of an inch. on tv hill, we only had .04 of

finance. -- of an inch. temperatures, at 88 was the high temperatures today at the airport. 67 was so low. normal is 87. the temperature is down to 76 of the airport. cambridge, 75. the boardwalk is 76. inperatures in the 50's oakland. it is moving very slowly, this friend was west of frederick this morning. -- fund was west of frederick this morning. as long as anybody is ahead of this front, some shower activity could develop. that will include ocean city into the morning hours.

we are into some good weather for sunday. late monday and tuesday, the next storm will begin to affect our weather. thunderstorm activity could crop up to the east of us. partly cloudy skies, temperatures around 74 below. during the day,, which is today, at 85-89 is the high temperature. degreasing crowds in the afternoon. it will be eight -- decreasing clouds in the afternoon. ocean city, temperatures will be in the a.d.'s, dryer on tuesday. futurecast shows the relatively dry conditions going through tomorrow. we do pick up a chance for some rain. 87 tomorrow, dry weather. mostly sunny on monday, 89.

all week long, we will be in the 80's 4 highs. >> the orioles are still sliding because of rain. a neat moment before the game. >> next in sports. >> we have a larger than expected jackpot. an estimated 259.5 million dollars. 51, 13 --

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>> he spent a good portion diffusing manny mania. expectations range at camden yards. do a little to keep him quiet. we will show you some of the unavailing moments. a two-hour rain delay. first batter of the game. it was not a bad pitch, but it goes the other way. salvador press, one man on,

looks like a double. a another homer, 3-0. here we go again. another solo shot. 7-1. the orioles still battling in the seventh inning. the unveiling of the tribute to murray. the perfect posed for one of the best switch hitters ever. even though he knew this day was coming, the actual unavailing left them blown away. -- unveiling left him blown

away. >> once you started that chantm, up.at was messed >> the ravens took the field on sunday for their second public practice of the training camp. jimmy smith showed his work against the falcons. bernard peers a back to work. should ozzie go find another tight end? >> it is also about being available. there is no point in bringing haggai again and he gets hurt. it is a little bit of a

balancing act. >> final night of competition in london brings the greatest show on track. this did not disappoint. best american sprinter, greatest in history. side by side, after he collected the baton, game, set, match. marvelous, but no match for the green and gold. seven points and three steals, 86-50 over france. golf will make its first olympic appearance in 2016. maybe tiger woods will have won

another major at that point. gorgeous ocean course. he did not like having a ball get stuck in a tree bother him. woods, tied for first to start the day. only finished seven holes before the rains came and now he is six shots behind. please stay with us.

>> tomorrow, we should get a lot more sunshine, lower humidity. a decent day. this week, we will be in the 80's for high temperatures, typical for this time of year. typical for this time of year.