outage shut left many without power for a week. >> sheldon joins us with more on that meeting. >> the public service question definitely got an earful from customers who were frustrated with the utilitypany's response after that storm. a couple of people said they even have a better utilities in the developing world. she would rather not say how she really feels about bge. the customer is still frustrated after the june knockout of poe had to waite several days for it to return. >> i just use flashlights. we have no electricity. >> they arholding hearings all over maryland. they kick off a first hearing i

annapolis. 21 customers as the fight. good >> i lost almost all the food in my freezer. i have no water, because i have a well system, and i had to take my 82-year-d fatr lve e house. >> i am 75. my operation was the beginning of may. >> they say the inputs gathered at these hearings will help them identify if there are any problems or patterns inge's performance. >> i do not think they will solve the problem by having meetings after meeting. we can talk and talk and talk. actions speak louder than words. >> these public hrings by the public service commission wi continue through the week. evening in baltimore city followed by one on wednesday night, and there will be a

urthne on chke. bge has been present at meetings throughout the afternoon, and they will be present this week. they say they are taking concerns seriously and working to improve what they can. >> now to a special session on gambling. a house subcommittee approved a tax break for two casino operators. members wanted to lower the tax for maryland by 8%. the panel also approved a 7% decrease for t approved by baltimore city. lawmakers say the changes were made to offset competition is the casino is ultimately approved. >> it looks as though more jobs are in the ate. an independent movie will begin filming in ocean city ne month. ping-pong summer is a coming-of-

age comedy written by the maryland natives. the cast includes susan sarandon, and is based on his officials say that will likely bring 100 jobs to the state and boost sales at businesses. >> he has only been on the rahm eighth ticket f two days, but paul ryan is going it alone -- he has only been on the romney to give for two days, but paul brian is going at it alone. this is likely to be a preview of next fall. good >> if you see the president on his bus tour, you might ask him the same question i am being asked, and that is, where are the jobs, mr. president. >> if you happen to see th congman, tell him how important this is to our communities. >> the new poll shows americans are split on ryan, while the

washington post poll shows an uptick in favorability. >> and he is virtually unknown to many americans. he is seen as a bold choice with awardsential for highe and higher risk. >> bh campaigns are working hard to define paul ryan as the congressman introduces himself to the american people. congressman paul ryan's supporters describe him as a rising star in threpublican party, a conservative with a bold ideas. it lacks what he brings to the table is a serious conversation about -- >> what he brings to the table is a serious conversation about debt and spending. it is the right wing plan, and i think it would have terrible consequenc.

>> elected to the house in 1988, he serves as budget chairman of the architect of the house budget plan. >> this is the path to prosperity. >> last year ryan was tapped to deliver the republicans' response to the state of union. >> president obama to address the chamber. >> republicans feel they have a balancing the budget ticket, and that means they will turn out in november. >> modied between liberals and moderates and -- conservatives and moderates goes on. >> romney and ryan are going to have to message their argument. democrats have a powerful message to seniors. they are saying medicare could be at risk.

>> ryan has not always voted in line with conservatives. he voted in favor of the bailout and also for the auto industry bailout, which meant romney oppose. -- which mitt romney opposed. >> after a year-and-a-half, gabrielle giffords is back at her arizona home. the couple moved back over the weekend. giffords and her husband had been living in houston while she s undergoing rehabilio six peop were killed in the 2011 shooting in front of a tucson supermarket. will spend the rest of his life in prin. jesse jackson, jr., is undergoing treatment for bipolar disorder. they released a statement saying its likely caused by genetic and environmental factors. he took an extded leave of

absence from congress in early june. --the worry about us a dam= abotu a scam fed seems t be targeting seniors. we are told the suspect are asking for confidential information such as credit card numbers. so far they have at least four cases and say there are more victims. if you have information about the scam you should call police. good authorities say a theater owner was taken into custody after his behavior was uy and inappropate. by hearing waspiec set for september. >> a murder trial for the man accused of killing phylicia barnes in 2010 has been postponed.

defee requested a delay, saying more time was needed. lawyers say jobs and killed her. johnston's lawyers say the case is weak. -- lawyers say johnson killed her. >> the case is weak. >> a new trial date has been set for january 21. >> a 6-year-old recovering after being hit by a car. th is just after 5:00 in the 400 block. investigators say a family member was behind the wheel. taken to johns hopkins univsity but is expected to recover. >> a community school in north baltimore suffered a huge loss at the hands of burglars over the weekend.

>> from the outside, the great cmunity schooth its red and white awning almost looks like a candy store, but there was nothing sweet about what happened this weekend. >> they broke through this door. >> someone stole every laptop, tw desops, a pc, a scanner, and more. a brand-new television monitor -- $12,000 of mostly new equipment all purchase through donations. but this kind of burglar huge. it reallnes the progra >> founded and run for high school kids who cannot be their best in other schools. >> he helps out the community. he is serving teenagers, and i cannot imagine anybody doi this.

>> this little school has a big success. one graduate jt got his master's. another is detective investigating the crime of the mmunity school. >> it hurts the corruption and we think related to drug use and addiction has become so bad it affects e rest of us. good >> he apologizedor the mess left behind bburglars, t givenhat the school means to the community, he has no plans to delay the start of the new year. >> we are survivors. we teach our students to do the best you can with what you have, and we will continue to do that, but it makes our job tougher. >> i hope this comes to an end and i can get back to learning. >> at a school until by the kindness of neighbors and victimized by a thief. >> a new fixture will now raise

baltimore's skyline. a giant screen lea -- green leaf. officials say it represents earth and regw in an area plagued by violence. they have fixed nearly 20 abandoned buildings in the area. like some amazing memories sure to last a lifetime. >> house some locals y be inspired to try something new as olympians head back home. >> an icon has passed away. more on the life and legacy of brown. >> what is really cooking behind the scenes at your favorite restaurant. >> showers moving our way. are thunderstorm chances in the are thunderstorm chances in the forecast

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>> good news for baltimore city blic works officials. that terrible water main break at cause problems last month s been fixedit ruptured, creatic nightmare for commuters. officials say they replace the entire mane. the repaving begins next week. >> you may soon bee to see how your favorite restaurant shares when it comes to cleanliness and food safety. >> there is a pending bill that would require them to post their restaurant trade where cusmers can see it. kerrey has that story. >> the house the board

regularly inspects all restaurants, but they only publicly who reveal those with a grade low enough to close. your favorite restaurant could be operating in a gray area, and you would not even know it. >> it creates transparency. >> the owner is ready to serve of something new. casey wants to display his inspection grade and believes customers deserve to know what is cooking behind the scenes. >> the devil is in the details. if you are changing your light bulbs, if you are cleaning your restrooms, using proper times and temperatures, it is going to show throughout your buildg. baltimore city council member scott agrees. he proposed a bill that would require restaurants to pos their restaurant tradgrad big cities like new york and l.a. already do it, and parts of

maryland already with that information as well. by its people have the right to know that the places they are eating in are up to code and clean -- >> people have the right to know the places they are eating in are up to code and clean. >> eroded infestation and sewage control result in closures. other violations do not go public, but scott believes it is time they do. tracks i do not think we want to see them go out of business, but we want them to be a better service to the community. >> theity health apartment says they support the bill. they just want to be involved i how it will be implemented. i ask the 2012 london games are now in the record books. nothe -- >> the 2012 london games are now on the record books. the athletes are heading home. awaiting them, a special

terminal complete with park benches and breadboxes with the british isles sendoff. the athletes are being asked to write down their greatest moment of ldon 2012 to be placed on a memory tree. i knew rock of olympic hopefuls are being motivated to try the beach volleyball and indoor volleyball teams have been inspired to try out. coaches ve already seen interested in theports skyrocket. bikes when i saw them -- >> when i saw them and their big win, it influenced me and many want to try it, becauset seemed like a lot of fun. >> officials at a high school say they see an increase in students in soccer and field hockey.

>> jay leno will return with gaby douglas. gay la be joid by michelle obama. since she teased about post olympic food choices, you can catch that the entire interview right after our newscasts. the woman who declared the sexual revolution was not just for men. len gurley brownas died. she died at the nework city hospital after a brief hospitalization. she would be editor in chief at cosmo magazine for three decades. her unorthodox and advice not to save it for the wedding night gave her incident notoriety. helen gurley brown was 93 years old. good right now your forecast. >> high mperatures are fairly close to normal. it was ast d, but

the dew point was in the 60's. that means it was relatively dry for this time of year. tonight a more tolerable 88. the record was 99 on this today. a cool 84 in 1950. the weather is cooling off nicely right now. 60's in the western myland mountains. 64 degrees in oakland, so they are cooling off quite a bit. some of the suburbs will be in the low to mid 60's. more moisture feeding into the area and the front of begin out mi in o out of the ohio valley. you see some wet weather pushing toward pittsburgh and gone through the west virginia mountains, so even inhe mountain we could have a few showers as this textron makes its way out of the ohio valley

and into the mid atlantic, and it will take awhi. these fronts this time of your moves slowly through the mid atlantic, so not only tomorrow, but throug next wednesday we will be dealing with the chance of showers or thunderstorms. the best chance of a thunderstorm will come during the evening and tomorrow. a few lingering showers on wednesday, and thursday looks like ageous day. once the front can get pt us, we should have lots of sunshine, los humidity, and comfortable mpn thursday. some areas are quite dry. a little rain will not hurt. high's tomorrow are 80 oneto 86. -- are 81 to 86. highs in the mountains the next few days in the low 70's. some scattered showers, and o the eastern she it will be rmer, and that brings a chance

of thunderstorms tomorrow morning into the even. the chance for a thunderstorm will linger into wednesday as the fog moved off the coast. temperatures will cool a little bit. 84 tomorrow, 40% chance of a stor especially afternoon and evening. partial clearing in the afternoon and a gorgeous thursday. sunny and warm but low humidity before we heated up ain. thunderstorms into saturday and partly cloudy to finish the weekend on sunday. >> another big day, next in sports.

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>> bobby wams got a couple days off for a sore ankle. another variable on the raven's offensive line. the wide receiver is adding get there, a do not overlook the

import of theefensive line. pick,ear's seventh round tyson and brian hall all won a spot. brooks has done a great job of developing talent. brooksnderstands growing pns are inevitable in the nfl because of a turnarod, but he likes the way this year's players attacked their opportunities. >> we have loughnst some good gs here, and good players continue to come in, and we have to keep developing them and put them in there. >> veterans should see more playing time than they saw last week. the ravens host alliance friday

night at 8:00 p.m., and we will have tt for your on wbal radio. \ and we showed you display again because i thought he would want to know that the former receiver lee evans will not have a return trip. he signed for the jags, but it did not work so well. he was cut. it is m is outadden, a lot more attention. he earned co-player of the week. and he became the a new player to homer twi in the same game -- the first player to homer twice in the second game. the o's return to the post-

season for the first time since 1997. the player of theeek goes wit adrian gzales, and that sets off a perfect showdown starting tomorrow night when the owes open up a three-game series with boston. johnnie pesky died at the age good who he was a broadcaster and legend. wheat said he was a broadcaster and legend. like all legends, pesky transcends dates. the only hit 17omers in his reer. belarus shot putter have her olympic stripped away. the olympic committee disqualified her because she tested positive for steroid use.

she became the first athlete testing positive in the london games for doping. she will likely face a two--- further penalties, possibly a two-year ban. adams won gold. she became the only athlete to she became the only athlete to win her medal of full week [ male announcer ] progress. opportunity. a better life for our kids. it's right on our doorstep... but the next step is up to you.

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have? >> we have a couple of showers, gradually clearing of thursday. it looks like a great day, a lot of sunshine, los humidity. in looks like we will get to 90 on friday, and hopefully the storms clear up in time for the weekend. because of those treat with those on settled storms and 90 -- on several storms, and 90 on friday for football. >> that is all for a 11 news tonight. >> jay leno is coming up next. ♪

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