cherry hill residents who joined the $25 million lawsuit claimed they are fed up, and they hope these pictures taken to assure the actions of security guards helped prove their case. >> the company has harassed. they have physically and verbally abused residents. they have intimidated, they have threatened residents. >> this minister also says when she complained about the guards, she was threatened. she and 21 others are suing the security company, claiming the security guards routinely step out of bounds, leaving the property they were hired to watch over to make traffic stops and arrests on public streets. jerome says he was stopped while trying to visit his mother purity claims he has been thrown off his bike and put into handcuffs. >> the jump off, pulled their guns, ask me what i'm doing. >> the guards are granted special police powers that are

in effect only while patrolling the property boundaries of some area businesses, and they also have the job of protecting middle branch apartments. according to baltimore city police, the guards are not allowed to pull people over. one man says they arrested him and took him to central booking. >> they locked me up four times. they still keep messing with me. >> the company is based in cleveland, ohio. the security forces also provide some of the surity at camden yards. attorneys representing residents, and they say the activity in cherry hill is illegal, and they about to stop it. >> wannabe cowboy cops who terrorize the community, making illegal arrests and stops, routinely harassed the residence, and did it in an incredibly -- not only illegal, but disrespectful way. >> a spokesman for the company

says he had not seen the lawsuit and had no comment. >> thank you. a trial date has been set for the baltimore county police officer charged in the death of a randallstown teen. the officer will face a judge on december 11. he is charged with manslaughter in the death of 17-year-old christopher brown. police say the two got into a confrontation back in june when brown fell unconscious. brown had been with a group of teenagers who reportedly threw rocks at the officer's front door. >> fatally flawed -- that declaration from state house republicans after examining legislation to expand gambling in maryland as a coalition of labor unions urged lawmakers to pass the bill. >> another call on the annapolis to create jobs. a coalition of labor unions is urging house members to pass a bill expanding gambling in maryland. >> it brings in much revenue for

our public employees, teachers, services, and it brings in thousands of jobs for our construction trades and our service trades. >> the bill now on the house floor provides a bigger tax breaks for casino operators and the senate version. the tax that is intended to compensate existing casino operators when the compete with the gambling sites. a likely location is national harbour, although the site will be competitively bid. voters will ultimately decide whether to add a sixth casino and live table games to a referendum in november. the changes were made to be fair to the casino operators. and and make sure we perfect -- would protect all six facilities. we want all six to survive in the long term. -- make sure we protect all six facilities. >> the bill is very confusing. it is loaded with payoffs for special interests throughout the bill. it is a very poor piece of legislation crafted out of the public's view. >> that argument became part of

the debate. late in the afternoon, a lanky, spirited discussion centered on an amendment. >> to the veterans, to use them for their vote. that is a reasonable assumption to make it your opinion, mr. chairman? >> in my opinion? honestly, no, this is for the veterans. >> so it is not used to leverage both? >> i don't think so. >> and a steady from the cdc shows that more marylanders are getting fat, but it is not just here. no state in the country had a prevalence of adult obesity less than 20%. >> the news is not good. last year, maryland was the 26 fattest stayed in the nation. this year, we've moved up, but that is not a good thing.

now, we're 22nd, and doctors we spoke with said there's really no relief in sight. according to the cdc, rates of adult obesity remain high in the u.s. and continue to get worse. there is no doubt americans like their fast food. just as the olympic champion gabby douglas who talked about her love of egg mcmuffins. by the way, the first lady was right next to her, pushing her health initiative. >> you are setting me back, gabby. >> sorry. >> mississippi had the highest rate of obesity at about 35%. marilyn fell in the middle at about 28.3%. colorado fare best at about 20.7%. >> it shows that americans are getting heavier.

>> and medical and medicalgbmc -- in medical examiner of gbmc's comprehensive management program said he was no surprise. >> it does not change anything. it confirms that so far we have not made any headway. >> on the positive side, he said he is seeing more and more patients who want to make a change in their lives and lose the weight. as he points out, obesity usually leads to other medical conditions, which can become very serious. >> being overweight results in many other diseases resulting -- associated with being overweight like diabetes, high blood pressure. i see a lot of obstructive sleep apnea and what problems. -- weight problems. >> obesity is expensive, according to the cdc. just five years ago, obesity cost americans $147 billion in medical costs.

if you would like to take a close look at the report, we have provided a link on our website, wbaltv.com. we are live in federal hill tonight. >> students in baltimore city will return to class in less than two weeks, but it was the city's principals who received a lesson today. annual peptalk from the school's top administrator. >> it was a pep talk with a purpose. the district is facing a number of challenges, and near the top of the list is finding ways to keep more students in school. >> we have a lot of ground cover today. >> officials say they want to say administrators are marching to the same need -- a bit of progress. they met for a back-to-school message from the ceo. he said it wants to mix it should the district does not lose ground when it comes to keeping students in school. >> i have been stressing the fact that there are certain things that we pushed very hard and got really, really good

outcomes at the beginning. the decline in suspensions, the decline in truancy, and we have sort of stalled for the past few years on those measures. >> school principals said they are committed to getting more parents involved in their children's education beyond the first day of classes. >> what are you going to work with parents and help them in that regard? >> we are making our school more of a community school. where parents can not only see school as a place for the children to go, but what they can also receive help. >> that is the biggest deal of all. if we do not have them in school and had their utmost attention, we cannot reach them, and it is our job to reach them in order to be successful. >> baltimore will face another issue this fall -- how it affects the old school building. it has become a hot-button issue from the city's mayor, who use part of her speech to stress the need for change. >> the thought that some kids in our school system have to drag their desks down the hallway when it rains because they

cannot sit in their classrooms, that you have windows that you cannot see out -- then a few months ago, it was promised to use part of the money for schools. >> the first day back for students in baltimore students and throughout most of the region is monday, august 27, and that is why baltimore county educators were also making plans for the first day of school. this morning, more than 600 new teachers showed up at perry hall high school for some first-year instructions on curriculum and assessment. they were not the only ones on the job who are new. they were greeted today by the new state school superintendent. we will keep you posted with all of our back-to-school coverage. >> state regulators want your feedback. where you can attend a public hearing to address bge's response to the june storm. >> and with the utility is doing

to cut down on power outages during future storms. >> get set to open a three-game crucial series at home with the boston red sox, and the roles are reversed from usually this time of year. you will see why leader in sports. and that a few thunderstorms to track. possibly more to deal with tomorrow. we will check out the forecast. 84 at the airport right now. well another great thing about all this walking i've been doing is

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tell your lawmakers to vote yes on national harbor. for our schools, our community, and a better future in maryland. >> officials in cecil county are on the scene of an accident. investigators say the driver of a propane truck tried to make a turn but ended up crashing into a condominium, trapping themselves inside. police, fire, and hazmat crews were called to the scene. the driver was eventually taken to an area hospital. now an update of breaking news we first brought you at 5:00. harper county officials on the scene of a deadly accident. we're told three cars collided head-on around 2:45. authorities say one person died at the scene. the accident, of course, remains

under investigation. >> bge alabama issuing new tree trimming regulations. the utility says when the duratio storm in june, most customers lost electricity due to trees and limbs falling on power lines. officials hope the new tree trimming practices will cut down on the number of outages when a number of still -- when another storm hits. >> if we can protect those substations, we will go a long way to mitigating the outages that we will experience no doubt in the future when we have storms such as a hurricane or duratio that comes to. >> it took bge three days to restore all the power that was knocked out by the storm. >> customers continue to express frustration with the response time in the wake of the storm. customers expressed outrage at a customer service hearing

monday, one of several scheduled throughout the week. regulators hope that feedback will help them address the utility's response to the june storm and in the future. if you like to attend one of the hearings, one will be held at the war memorial plaza tonight. another is scheduled on courthouse drive on wednesday. a third is scheduled thursday. all of those hearings began at 7:00 p.m. >> now, your 11:00 p.m. instaweather plus forecast. then a few thunderstorms bubbling up during the warm the the afternoon. looks like they will linger in the evening hours and right through a good part of tomorrow. one right now on the maryland/pennsylvania line. this one just to the southwest of the freedom, moving northeast at about 18 miles an hour. nothing severe about it, but some lightning and thunder

storms associated with the storm. a shower trying to prop up just west of westminster as well. isolated, non-severe storms thankfully at this hour. hopefully, your back yard and garden getting some much-needed rain. the morning low was war at 73 degrees. that is seven degrees above the average for this time of year. you average it all out, and the date turns out warmer than normal because of this nighttime temperatures. 99 degrees, the record high in 1985. only 1/1 hundred of an inch today. the difference today, temperature is not a whole lot different than yesterday, but the dew point certainly came up. it is an indication of dryer,

more comfortable air, but today, after a night and day of southerly breezes, they're up in the 70-degree ranges, which makes it feel a lot more money. you can find warm, humid air and a cold front approaching from the mountains. that leaves the atmosphere and gets the thunderstorm going. until this front clan clear our region, the thunderstorm will remain with us. sun said it 8:03. lows of 67 to 74. malo, like today, mix of clouds and storms around. wins on the bay will be light, mostly coming out of the southwest with waves of about a foot. the water temperatures in the low 80 cozy. the storm should clear the mountains late tonight, and they will start to get into a nice weather pattern. and 977 with sunny skies on thursday. slow moving front. -- a nice 77. still a chance of a storm. at ocean city, that is the last chance that will have to deal

with the storm. in the tropical atlantic, several waves to watch. not showing any immediate signs of development. also one coming out of the far eastern atlantic. here is the one the hurricane center is more concerned with -- only about 900 miles to the southeast of hamilton and bermuda, and showing signs of development. that may well have the best chance to become a tropical storm gordon in the next couple of days. 86 tomorrow. thunderstorm threat continues. looking forward to thursday, nice, sunny day. warm but less humid. we will hit 90 friday. then a front arrives in the afternoon with more storms. the rest of the week and looks nice and a little bit cool. -- the rest of the weekend looks nice and a little bit cool. >> back in action tonight at the yard, but a costly day off for the o's.

patton will head to the dl. the orioles open a three-game series with boston. role reversal for the red sox. usually boston is the one hosting the playoffs in august, but the orioles are comfortably ahead of boston in the standings, the playoff run, not looking possible, but plausible. here is why -- the orioles added to the series in third place, boston in fourth. six games of first behind the yankees with only 48 games left to play. the orioles, the whole the second wild-card spot in the american league. in mind, two wild cards make the playoffs in each league. the coach does not need to use the standings to motivate his players. he said the standings picture has already started to do the trick by itself. >> i don't have to tell them. if i have to tell them, we have a problem group. they got it.

if it was to bring that up, it would fall right into the obvious. the last thing they need is someone to remind them. it is a share the load team. nobody feels like they've got to -- because they know they are a part of a team, and they've got to bring what they bring. trust each other and trust me that we will put them in a position to have success. >> the ravens look for a faster start from their first unit this week in the second preseason game. it should present excellent challenge for the ravens pass defense as the lions quarterback threw for more than 5,000 yards last season. the xl linebacker jerry johnson has changed this defense. growing pains seemed inevitable. -- the exit of linebacker jerry johnson has changed this defense. he knows the big year for a changing defense camp -- begins with his play up front.

>> i try not to. i try to do more than my own job. i just try to do my job, and hopefully, the other guys can do theirs. sometimes i just find myself trying to do more than i am is supposed to, but i just have got to have more faith in the guys that they are going to get their job done. >> a lot of games on the schedule this week. tom back with your seven-day game day forecast when we come back.

>> here's a look at what we're working for for 11 news tonight. we will have late breaking details on the future of expanding gambling legislation in the state and a double shooting claims the life of one man, a critical computed the leader. friends and family gathered to remember and try to get some answers. answers. that story and more

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>> got some much-needed rain today. >> in some spots. other areas got ripped off, if you will. >> but not having to deal with the lightning and gusty winds that come with thunderstorms. more showers and storms and a beautiful thursday. 90, though, friday. the rest of the weekend clears out, and looks like high temperatures of the week and only in the low 80's. >> not bad at all. i like it. >> thanks for joining us. nbc nightly news coming your way