teachers coming to a saying this is an amazing opportunity, what do we need to do to get in line? >> to get in line and volunteer. some of the volunteers are filling out an application form. deanna garcia is from mexico. >> this program will help me work legally in i can apply to college. >> under the guidelines, applicants can receive for permits. they must be between 15 and 31 and have arrived in the u.s. before they turned 16. they must not have been convicted of a serious crime and have been living in a u.s. continuously. they must be a high-school graduate or in high-school or have a ged. they can have served in the u.s.

military. brenda acosta is looking forward to applying. >> i will be able to get my license and have a job and go to school. >> both have big dreams for the future. >> i want to become a teacher. >> of 1 to become a natural pass the doctor. >> this is an opportunity for them to come out of the shadows and use that i dedication to work and earn money and not be in hiding anymore. >> you're looking at the line outside and the work permits are temporary. this will not give legal residency, it is not part of the path to citizenship. there will process as many applications as they can and it will be back thursday and teach their state as long as there is demand.

dodge each thursday as long as there is demand. >> detectives are investigating a triple shooting. on the 600 block of lenard street. a third victim, a woman, was taken to hospital in critical condition. police have not released the attendees and there is no word on a motive for possible suspect. >> a harford county man accused of killing and cannibalizing his victim has been declared incompetent to stand trial. he was accused of killing the man and eating parts of his heart and brain. he has been undergoing a competency evaluation. the prosecution agreed he cannot stand trial. the state's attorney says doctors will continue to treat him and decide if he is

confident. police are releasing few details as they investigate the deathf a father who drowned after falling from a jetty. according to eyewitnesses, he was swept out into the ocean by the storm current. he had been walking with his 2- year-old child when they both fell in the water east of the inlet parking ticket booth. a woman who was able to climb down and rescue the toddler who has been taken to the hospital. the investigation is ongoing. >> seven american military personnel and four afghans are killed after a blackhawk helicopter crashed in southern afghanistan. the taliban claim responsibility. international security officials say it is being investigated. the chopper went down in the northern region of kandahar province, a traditional taliban stronghold.

a turkish helicopter went down. killing told turks. turks. lisa robinson has this. >> i'm overwhelmed with excitement. >> family and friends gathered in reisterstown. they waited if sinnwith signs and gifts -- they waited with signs and gifts. the company deployed a year ago. today they came home. there were sent as part of the 29th aviation brigade. in kuwait, the convicted support

and communications operations. this it while they were proud to serve their country, there would be home. >> everything has not hit me yet. >> they have four children in the armed forces and their thankful to have their son, kevin, back safely. glad to be part of it. >> this is the first overseas deployment for the unit although they have been called on to help in snowstorms and hurricanes. the surgeon says he's thrilled to be packed -- back with his family. >> maryland homeowners and low- income renters receiving disaster assistance are about to get help more faster than

expected. officials say they are going to speed up federal disaster aid to the state of maryland for providing support in june and july. the announcement came after president obama declared some areas disaster zones. disaster relief will be provided to families who qualify in those areas. >> a beautiful summer day. blue skies and lots of sunshine. a few fair weather clouds. no threat of storms this evening. temperatures are warm. the humidity levels are comfortable enough for august. in nice summer day. 86 around annapolis. more -- northern virginia in the upper 80's. things are likely to change tomorrow. you can see some storms in the ohio valley and the great lakes. there are thunderstorms in the friday forecast. more on that in a few minutes.

>> some people were not accustomed to the time of year when it comes to sports. fans can have their pick between great football and great baseball. the ravens are hot but the o's are hotter. >> all day we were talking about the o's and ravens and not one person said i just want them to win. they are saying let's everybody from baltimore win. >> goodbye h omome run. >> another come-from-behind victory. the evidence to make the playoffs. the fans love it. >> things are going well. very excited for the season and everything.

>> is awesome. this is great. >> as long as i have been alive it has not been like this. pretty nice. >> ticket sales are way up. >> we can wait to see the games. we're excited to see them play. >> i was glad i got the tickets today. good forins are business. >> people are still coming out. the colors have not changed. even in this late in august. people here. more last year we had more visitors from the other teams though we had the orioles fans. make someod time to money. >> fans are buying.

>> what is the big seller? >> pabst and for the kids it is -- hats and toys. >> people come in or they get hats or jerseys in the walkout with oral pride -- orioles pride. >> they will play the ravens ready night. detroit against baltimore this weekend. >> a big game for the o's. we are looking for the biggest fan. even this 5-year-old seems to know the drill. this picture was sent in and

talk about starting the fans young. these are six days old. they have already caught ravens fever. send us your clothes, go to wbaltv.com -- photos to wbaltv.com. >> bedbugs discovered at a local hospital. what is being done to stop it. >> drivers should plan another route. state highway officials wells shut down a major stretch of 95 and 295. it has to do with 9/11. >> you probably heard of the p 90x

>> a pennsylvania man is behind bars accuse d of raping a 15- year-old girl. authorities were not called until the next day when he pulled out a taser. it wasn't covered that her rape and assault have occurred. he is ataccused of attacking his girlfriend and 14-old son. it might want to find a different route from the highways. state highway officials are shutting down parts of interstate 295 and 95 northbound starting saturday at 8:00 a.m.

the transportation authority said this is accommodating a group of motorcyclists writing for -- riding for victims of 9/11. during the ride, the highways will be closed at the exit ramps until the bikers get to the immediate area. there is no telling how long that will take. >> we began with a disturbing discovery. bed bugs at sinai hospital. the pests were discovered last week in an outpatient treatment room at the cancer center after a patient was reported to have been bitten. we're not talking about a widespread infestation. officials closed down the area and the infestation has been treated. dogs trained to sniff them out were brought in and then other

have been found. that room has been opened for use. where they came from is not known. for over a decade there has been a silent epidemic of hepatitis c lurking among baby boomers. three out of four patients are andheir 40's, 50's, 60's. the cdc is issuing new screening standards. >> as more baby boomers reach their golden years, many learned they have been carrying the potentially fatal virus. >> one out of 30 persons born in this year -- these years are living with hepatitis c infections. >> one-half to three-quarters do not know they have it. that is a major concern to doctors who say the longer the virus goes undetected the more damage it can cause. >> we want to fight hepatitis c

before the patient develops cirrhosis. your liver is severely injured. a lot of scar tissue and is now working the way it is supposed to work. >> in an effort to find the infections, the cdc is recommending anyone born between 1945 and 1965 have a onetime test for hepatitis c at their next visit. if they test positive, effective treatments are available. >> a person is treated with the current drugs, over 70% cure their infection. >> doctors say this blood test has the potential to prevent 50,000 cases of liver cancer and 100,000 deaths. eric edwards, wbal tv 11 news. >> another warning. gaither booster shots. this after an unusually large number of cases of whooping cough.

according to the cdc, there have been 125 cases in maryland so far and a big chunk of those cases are in infants too young to be vaccinated. more than 20,000 cases have been reported in the first seven months of the year. that is more than twice of what we saw in all of last year. we will take a look at why there has been such a big jump in the disease, whether it has to do with more accurate diagnosis or an epidemic. >> warm temperatures across the area today but with the relative humidity under 40%. temperatures not feeling too bad. it is a warm and summery day. in mechanic, down to 49 degrees to start the day. there at 73 around oakland, 76 in frost for. we had 90 in downtown baltimore.

the relative humidity is not too bad. 88 in chester town. 84 in parkton. this is moving in our direction. this cooler air as it moves into the mid-atlantic will trigger a few scattered thunderstorms. some could be strong as this collision of air mass is underway and shifts toward the mid-atlantic. in that area, we see some big storms rolling through chicago into indiana and parts of ohio and stretching towards a. at least some rainfall in the dry areas of the ohio valley. also the possibility of some strong to severe thunderstorms and that is the weather pattern that will make its way here tomorrow afternoon. we're sitting underneath high pressure that is producing nice weather for us. it will stay pleasant to the evening. this front brings the storms and behind it, the cooler air should

settle into the weekend. i do not think it will be as chilly for international falls which was 60 degrees. we will see temperatures below normal for the weekend. we will wake up to some sun and clouds will move on and by afternoon. the line of thunderstorms moving east. that is the 3:00 p.m. insta- weather forecast. there will be some wet weather in the area. showers and storms will be weakening. through the night, the rain will move away out to sea. the possibility of showers and storms for the ravens game. we will have to watch the timing. we will see partly cloudy skies around the baltimore area. a slight risk that a shower will redevelopment sunday. 65 suburbs, 73 downtown. wind out of the southwest and the sunset this evening for the last time at 8:00 p.m. as the

days are getting shorter. and 8:00 p.m. sunset this evening. 92 and a little more humid leading to afternoon thunderstorms. the waves at one to 2 feet. in the mountains, temperatures will range in the mid-70's with storms likely and sunny skies return over the weekend and comfortably cool in the mid- 70's. it will start to see some thunderstorms moving in tomorrow afternoon and evening around east and in cambridge. a shower in the morning saturday. for ocean city, 90 tomorrow. storms hold off until the evening. 81 and cooler with a chance for shower link ring and a slight chance for a shower at the beach on sunday. we have a tropical storm. that is gordon, moving away from hamilton and bermuda. this is more of a threat to the

azores. senate tomorrow at 88. a thunderstorm saturday. 90 degrees and temperatures will cool off as we clear the skies off and the front moves off the coast. >> thank you. it has been a breakfast of champions for as long as a has been on the market. >> what better way to market wheaties then to use michael phelps? he makes another debut. >> the talk of the town in ocean city. some big changes this year may some big changes this year may have you some big changes this year may have you we gotta sell the car.

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>> the popular bmx is making a stop in ocean city. they're taking on a theme change. ocean city is the beach venue. san francisco is the city venue in october. breckinridge, a colorado is the mountain site.

general admission to events and concerts are free. >> when you realize you get to say what it takes to compete at this level. the energy is far above anything you will see in your lifetime. >> the tour kicks off today and runs through this weekend, wrapping up on sunday. last year's tour was the best attended. premium seating is also available for premium prices. $60 to $100. >> he is the world-record holder for the most decorated olympic athlete of all time. michael phelps is back where he belongs. on the wheaties box. they are honoring his accomplishments and and his trainer with its limited edition

boxes. he was featured in 2004 after winning six medals in athens but did not make a comeback after winning eight gold medals in beijing in 2008. >> it brings back so many memories abbas -- as a kid growing up. i remember walking through the aisle and seeing the amazing champions that have been on the weast box before and i get -- wheaties box. i am in great company. >> they plan to release the line of limited edition boxes next month. >> five days after picking paul ryan, mitt romney is laying his case on medicare. a report from washington coming next. >> police are said to crack down

on motorists who ignore stopped school buses. how mu

>> you're watching wbal tv 11 is at 5:00 p.m. with stan stovall and donna hamilton, your insta- weatherplus forecast with chief meteorologist tom tasselmyer and skyteam 11 covering breaking news relived. wbal tv 11 news at 5:00 p.m. continues now. >> it tonight at 5:30 p.m. police are warning motorists to

be on the lookout for stopped school buses. they say this is a serious matter of safety. hundreds of buses are about to hit the road as students have back to the classroom. >> the bus drivers will be the first to tell you that trip can be dangerous pretty quickly. we have more. >> this is always a concern especially as we get closer to the first day of school. flashing lights and a stop sign are not enough to get their attention. we went along for the test run. she knows what she will face. drivers who speed past stopped school buses. >> the worst as we have had people would try to pass this on this side the kids are getting off of. not just the side where the stop sign is, they try to pass on the right and that is the last horrible feeling you can imagine. >> she has seen one close call

to many like this one along hillsway avenue. there is. one, two. >> police caught more than 400 people who broke the law and paid the price. people pass face a fine and a true point penalty on their license. those who stop in birkhead are fined $570 and giving a -- stop and speed ahead are fined $570 and given a three point penalty. police say they will be out in force. >> will have extra enforcement out for those days and will have marked and unmarked vehicles looking. we take this very seriously. >> the problem has gotten worse. >> it is frustrating but you

have to think about the big picture. >> it is not about messing up their day, it is about getting the kids to school safely. >> police say they can use the public's help. >> that should get some attention. here's a look at some of our other top stories. hundreds of young, undocumented immigrants are lining up hoping for a chance to work legally in this country. it is part of the obama administration's deferred action program which provides a two- year temporary be said to immigrant used at risk of deportation. the organization open their doors to immigrants.

another live report coming up new at 6:00 p.m. police heo's told killed his roommate and if his body parts was ruled incompetent to stand trial. prosecutors have reviewed the report by a psychiatric report and agreed that he is not confident. he was -- has been undergoing a competency review. doctors will treat him and decided he is -- if he is confident. the second west nile virus case has been reported in maryland. the new cases in the washington metro area but did not give an exact vacation. the first was reported in central maryland. the most recent case involves a 70-year-old patient with encephalitis, a swelling of the brain. it is not determined if the

virus is responsible for the encephalitis. >> five days after he picked paul ryan, mitt romney put the controversy front and center in his race for the white house. he has paid 13% for years in taxes. we will start with medicare. >> mitt romney is gambling on this tax disclosure and he is gambling on medicare. that it will help him more with younger voters than it hurts him with seniors. mitt romney made medicare a bigger issue with a surprise presentation in south carolina. riding on a white board, meaning the obama plan and his better -- his plan. >> we will get support from

people understanding that medicare should be protected. message is -- he will not change their program. to everyone under, he is promising change. including a voucher auction. championed by his running mate, congressman paul ryan. >> it voucherizes medicare and shifts costs to seniors. >> t-mobile, quickly reacted. -- the obama team quickly reacted. >> ryan and his team are appealing to younger voters. this is a debate we will win. >> distracting attention from

medicare, romney revealed the bottom line from 10 years of his tax return. that he still will not release. >> every year i paid at least 13%. if you add in addition the month that -- the amount that goes to charity, the amount goes well above 20%. >> the obama campaign demanded that romney release his tax returns. happy to focus on from the's financial health. >> the winning ticket has been sold. >> someone in michigan. not here in maryland. the region and town is a buzz on who the potential multi millionaire could be. >> part of the p 90 x workout

>> it was a busy afternoon for

emergency occurs in baltimore. this was the scene at 3:00 p.m. police tell us that of car lost control and crashed into a home. investigators cannot determine the extent of the injuries or how many people were involved in the crash. >> residence out west are fed up with what is being called the region's worst fire season in decades. this is in washington state in inner-city -- elmer city. hundreds of people are being forced to evacuate and the conditions are keeping firefighters busier than usual. 43,000 wildfires had been reported in the u.s. this season burning 6.4 million acres. nearly a year after the jerry sandusky scandal, penn state announced it will post a sex abuse conference. atformer victims will speak

that event. boxer sugar ray leonard and mi chelle smart will speak. health officials are calling a number of products that are sold in maryland. >> it has to do with what consumers found inside. what food to look out for coming up. >> how to explain the unexplainable. that story ahead. >> thunderstorms in the freddie forecast. we will see what is ahead as we head toward the weekend. it looks gorgeous out there. 87 at the airport, 90 downtown.

>> hundreds of local immigrants are looking to avoid deportation. it is being considered the worst west nile outbreak. will have a look at the nu

>> the orioles will attempt to do something they have not done in 52 years, complete another

three-game sweep of the boston red sox. they swept the red sox at fenway earlier. they had not done so since 1960. pete gilbert joins us from the yard. this is pretty exciting. >> we have not had this much fun in 15 years. they have won 12 out of 16. very good times and doing it at their expense of the red sox. that makes it all that much more enjoyable. the orioles record the hearts out of boston fans. they gave the orioles momentum for 2012. momentum that has grown. they enjoyed it in the wild-card race. they are 11 games over 500 and going for the sweep of the sox tonight. how they have done this with the team lacking star power and payroll, a simple answer for

mark reynolds. >> that have been great. they have come in and shut things down. it seems like when we lose we get blown out. and [unintelligible] we got outscored in many playoffs. >> they keep finding a way to win. all the stars coming out here. it is a gorgeous evening. come down to the ballpark and see if you can watch them get that sweep. and the third baseman who is having the time of his life. >> temperatures are warm but the relative humidity is lower. temperatures that were approaching are hitting 90 did

not feel that bed. 88 today. officially at the airport. 2 degrees warmer than the average. we're still talking triple digit records. 101 in 1997. 54 degrees in 1979. 90 downtown. 87 at the naval academy. chester tenet 88. in the mountains, it is cooler. some cool morning 40's of the way. what makes the 90-degree and 80 degrees still tolerable, the air is relatively dry at least by august standards. you can push this temperatures into the 90's and keep the dew point down in the 90's in it feels pretty nice. 7 degrees -- it will heat things up and make things more money. storms are generating here tomorrow afternoon into the evening. the potential is there as the

next run makes its way in our direction. strong storms in the ohio valley will be popping up here tomorrow afternoon and evening. high pressure is in control. it will be a beautiful night in camden yards. beautiful evening whether as that from closer tomorrow. 65 suburbs, 73 downtown. mostly clear skies, sunset at 8:00 p.m. partly cloudy and monday. afternoon thunderstorms become more likely. the first time this summer going into the fall that the sun will set before 8:00 p.m. tomorrow evening. the wind will be out of the south and when the storms pop up, the winds and waves can get much higher. careful if you are doing some boating are fishing on the day tomorrow. cooler and drier for the weekend. nice weather in the mountains for saturday and sunday. it might not be that with a further east to go. the front will come through tomorrow evening.

showers will linger through the morning on the eastern shore and gradually cleared over sunday. a thunderstorm in the evening friday. if you're headed to the ocean, some decent beach weather before the storms arrive and they linger into the ocean city area. a chance for showers through the weekend. in the atlantic, it is the next tropical storm. this area of activity we have been watching in the central and atlantic to the east of bermuda has become a tropical storm gordon. the area that we normally monitor is fairly quiet. the caribbean toward the eastern part of the atlantic, not a whole lot going on. tropical storm gordon has 50 miles an hour winds. it is moving to the east- northeast moving away from bermuda. out to toward the a's or -- azores. a 50% chance of storms. 90 degrees and nichols off on

the weekend. highs in the low 80's saturday and sunday. a slight chance of a shower popping up on sunday. temperatures stay in to the low to the middle 80's into the middle of next week. >> we begin with the good news for folks looking for work. ad volvo is adding 50 jobs to hagerstown. they are producing heavy duty transmissions. volvo has produced units in sweden and modified them in hagerstown but demand for the vehicles are growing. the new jobs bring employment to nearly 1500 workers. we have two serious recalls.

turkey sausages that may contain parts of gloves. they can be identified by the number. anyone who shopped at wegmans should be on the alert. consumers discovered bits of plastic inside ssu products. they all come under the food market level. gazpacho, wedding soup, basil with orzo, and lobster bisque. we have information on those recalls. according to a study released by a liberal leaning think tank, 26 big u.s. companies pay their ceo's more last year than they paid the federal government in taxes.

the institute for policy studies conducted the study and states the companies including at&t, boeing, and citigroup generated net income of more than $1 billion and pay their ceo's an average of $4 million -- $20.4 million but paid little or no tax. >> talk about a good paycheck. we still did not know who won the powerball jackpot but we do know that -- where the ticket was bought. it was purchased in lapierre. the town is super excited because the third winning ticket will -- was sold at this local gas station. it is worth $337 million. they winner will have the option to take home a lump-sum. the winner has one year to

come forward and claim the prize. we told you about it in a medical alert. a sudden rise in the number of cases of whooping cough. 125 cases and how your family can avoid catching and highly contagious disease. you may have heard of the p 90x workout. you will do the extreme live workout and that is no joke. workout and that is no joke.

>> what began as a home fitness workout is offered at local gyms. the program has become widely popular. >> even paul ryan swears by it. what does it take? we sent sara caldwell to find out. >> we do it in the comfort of our homes. it is offered as a class setting. fooled. be she has one objective, to keep you in shape. people voluntarily come to feel the burn. the extreme live workout is the

latest offering at the fitness break. for anyone looking for a complete workout. think of it as p90x on steroids. >> it takes different elements of upper and lower body exercises, abdominal training and biometric training and put them all together. >> the only place you can do this work out was at home before. there is one glaring difference. >> you cannot pause the instructor. >> as much as we like to do that. the road is not an option here and the no excuses the approach seems to work better. if you need inspiration and have tried about every workout. >> i am hoping to stay fit because i am older and it is important for women to work out and keep their own strong. keep their muscles working good.

>> the varying intensity is a plus. from level one up to level 3. everyone gets what they want and what their body will allow. it is an intense 55 minute workout with each exercise lasting one minute long preferred to get a minute for each action size. 45 seconds you think i can i go further. i have to dig and keep going. it is only a minute. >> that is where the class setting helps. or you're not totally rely on yourself for motivation. >> anybody can do the extreme live worked out. we will catch you at whatever level you're at. >> a very sore sara caldwell, wbal tv 11 is. it was greeted by a fitness expert. design not only to keep you fit but also to keep you from

becoming bored. >> only one minute long. for really short attention spans. you can find more on wbaltv.com. >> here's a look at what is new at 6:00 p.m. >> undocumented young people turned out for an opportunity. it will help them work and go to school. details are next. >> whooping cough makes a return in maryland. i will explain. >> normally this time of year, fox would not be talking about the -- folks were not be talking about the orioles but they keep on winning. >> you're watching wbal tv 11. live, local, late breaking. this is 11 news at 6:00 p.m. >> are big story tonight, a steady stream of young, undocumented immigrants hoping for a chance at a visa to