léopold. the aclu believes the republican was snooping around county databases for information on his enemies. >> it has information that at least 16 people were targeted. some of them are former county employees and political opponents. the aclu of maryland is requesting anne arundel county police for cover documents that the group believes will show john léopold ordered officers to illegally access a local criminal history data base and dig up dirt on his personal or political enemies. >> we're trying to find out, what information was compiled, and about whom. >> this follows a response from another aclu request that shows criminal history searches were conducted on many of the same individuals using state and

federal databases. >> they are forcing us to keep on expanding the number of people we represent and forcing us to try to guess who the victims were. it is wrong. >> police would not comment specifically on this request, only to say, "this police department is a transparent agency." john léopold's office gave a similar statement. in illegal payoffs over $100,000. and to live in the county officer who was held liable for harassment and other allegations reimburse the county's settlement and legal fees. >> should the taxpayers pay for

the bad acts of employees? >> léopold is awaiting trial on criminal misconduct charges. he is the focus of the harassment suit against the county. >> the doubly hit and run crash reported in baltimore county, around 8:00, a person was killed after being hit by a vehicle near old eastern avenue. police were not able to fill us in on the description of the vehicle. we know the identity of the remains discovered in the woods in pasadena earlier this month. it was 20-year-old jessica lee. was reported missing back in the may. the remains in a wooded area off of 40 highway. no word on a possible cause. a man was arrested after police say he robbed a bank.

police say on man went into the store, handed the teller a note, and demanded cash. officers worked to take the suspect down. we can tell you that the cash was being taken out of the vehicle. police have not read -- released the identity of the suspect. baltimore city police say a scam artist is on the loose taking advantage of the elderly. a female is calling the victim and impersonating a city tax officials and informing the resident that someone will, to their home to collect outstanding tax payments. anyone with information should contact the special investigation section check and fraud unit. one of baltimore county's newly installed speed cameras has been vandalized.

police say some time last night, the lens of the camera was be printed red. crews are able to clean up the mess. there have been a number of cameras damaged recently, but it is not one of their top concerns. >> the camera was never inoperable. in all these cases involving vandalism of the cameras, we get them back on line pretty quickly. >> as far as to pays for the damage, officials say the vendor picks up the bill for all repairs. residents are outraged over changes to parking in their neighborhood. they're concerned that the new layout may endanger schoolchildren. >> reverse angle parking is the city's solution to help alleviate the lack of parking in the area. some residents feel otherwise.

dara said the city is adding reversing the parking from the 900 block to the 1200 block of can would avenue. he is concerned the change may endanger children who walk to school. >> one person is going to stop, a park. you will have a line of traffic that will turn into chaos. >> a lot of folks that the parking was going to be going in front of the school and the church. it will not be installed in front of the school and i will not be installed in front of the church. >> this councilman has been a big proponent of alleviating the parking issue. he got involved with the city's complete streets program to help alleviate the lack of parking in baltimore. >> if there is one call begins every single day, it is a call about parking.

we're going to be able to increase parking between 25 and 35%. we will start implementing some of it. we will be putting in these of the next three months to a year. >> he initially received push back from his constituents when you first implemented the parking. he says many appreciate the change. >> is interesting. once it has been in their block and it has been there for a month, and they've been able to come home and find parking, they said, i have to apologize. >> he expects to have at reversing the parking within a week. he also expects to add more reversing the parking throughout his district this year. >> under pressure to release more of this tax returns, mitt

romney refused. we have tonight commitment 2012 report. >> paul ryan's first role in the race was on display in virginia, to push government financial responsibility. >> a nation further in debt, doubt, going into decline. or we can get it right, we apply our principles, it is back on the right track. >> the day after mitt romney insisted medicare will run out of money, his revelation about its own money -- >> i paid at least 13%. >> has put mitt romney on the defensive.

he refused an offer from the obama campaign. out came an attack ad from the pro-obama super pac. >> mitt romney is worth $200 million. >> paul ryan proposed new tax on capital gains. the barack -- >> the nonpartisan aarp says obamacare >> down on medicare fraud, waste, and abuse. >> the white house warns seniors about a mitt romney-paul ryan administration. >> it would be insolvent before the end of their first term. >> former oriole is accused of

insider trading and will hand over more than $350,000 to the government. the securities and exchange commission alleges murray made $235,000 in illegal profits by acting on insider information. he settled with the courts agreed to pay the charges, but not admitting or denying the allegations. the former oriole was honored last week with a statute. for the first time this season, the baltimore ravens got to play a preseason game. we cannot legally show you the highlights just yet. the detroit lions are leading the ravens 20-9. johnson is the star of the game, 111 yards and a touchdown. the nation's oldest newspaper geared toward african-americans is celebrating a milestone. publishers released its 120 anniversary edition. so war veteran john murphy

senior founded the afro-american newspaper on august 13, 1892. it was used to fight civil in justice and promote positive images of african-americans. >> when you step back and really start to digest the actual coverage, the events, and many began to realize that it is not just history. it is a chronicling of the entire black community for the 20th century. >> among the most decorated contributors, langston hughes. a warning about a lawyer arrested in maryland. how we managed to steal thousands. tomorrow is the last did it take advantage of tax-free shopping week.

east baltimore county's new school superintendent is also a parent. >> strong thunderstorms hitting part of the eastern shore. right now, it is 73 degrees at the airport. the airport.

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>> a warning concerning a silver spring man posing as a lawyer and targeting consumers. he is now been ordered to pay more than $200,000 in restitution and penalties. investigators say he had been working at the equity law group from 2009-2011. he tilted -- he told consumers he was a lawyer and offered services. the attorney general says consumers who were already in

financial distress paid thousands of dollars and never got the help they requested. consumers who wish to contact officials can call them at this number. new numbers tonight show that maryland is on the upswing when it comes to jobs. maryland created 800 jobs during july. since last july, nearly 12,000 entered thehave labor market. the tax-free shopping week is almost over and there is one day left. area retailers are reporting good numbers. >> shoe shopping is a time- honored tradition. this family waited until this

specific week to do it. >> i knew about the tax-free shopping. >> md.'s tax-free shopping week started last sunday. even kids know every dollar matters. >> we have been really excited to see everyone in the store. >> families on a budget are octopi and what they can before time runs out. >> -- are out buying what they can before time runs out. >> this is the best we to do it. >> there are always ravens fridays at my kid schools, they would like to have some jersey'' this year. >> area malls have been busy, too. sales have been tremendous. >> we have several apparel

retailers, all saying their sales are up. >> officials with the maryland retailers' association said across the state, operators are reporting a big increase in sales over last year's tax free rate -- week. that 6% break is almost over. >> according to the state comptroller's office, a tax-free shopping week cost maryland $10,000 -- $10 million a year. >> one of its primary runways will be out of commission for 60 days due to a reconstruction project. it will be closed starting monday. other major commercial runways will still be open. some travelers may or may not notice a change. the baltimore county's new

superintendent says instead of changing culture, he wants to highlight what is already working in the district. he sure that message with hundreds of school administrators. [applause] >> from the national anthem to a selection from the marching band, he made sure students were in the spotlight long before he took the stage. the new superintendent said he hoped his back-to-school message inspired more than 700 principals and top administrators. >> to ensure that every single school is the high performance goals we want our own children to attend. >> he was personal, using parts of his speech to talk about his son. >> every child only gets one

time to be three years old. one time to go to middle school. when time to graduate on time. they cannot wait for us to experiment or philosophize. .'m a father when i make a decision about someone's child, i am making is based upon if it were mine. >> i really like how the superintendent talked about continuing in highlighting everything we have already done. i like how it wants to continue things. >> he wants to make sure students have a voice. >> baltimore county students are among those heading back to school on monday, august 27. >> your insta-weather-plus

forecast with tom tasselmyer -- >> we are having some across the summer weather on the eastern shore. a lot of lightning. it is stretching from southern cecil county across the eastern shore. that is where the bulk of the activity is as far as thunderstorms. those lightning strikes are accompanied by heavy downpours. all that moving east and north east. the worst of the weather so far this evening has been on the shore. now watches, warnings, or advisories in effect right now. heavy showers out near hagerstown. they kicked up again crossing the bay on to the eastern shore. here in baltimore, you can see that little dry spots around the inner harbor.

not a whole bunch of rain in downtown baltimore for the ravens. not the worst of it. less than a 10th of an inch at the airport. the monthly total to 1.51 inches. the 42nd time this year the temperature has gone to 90 or above at the airport. temperatures are still miles from baltimore south and east. look what is coming in to the north and west. mid-50's out in garrett county. this cold front is bringing in some fall-like air. that high pressure system should put -- should push the front through. the farther east you go, eastern shore, will have to do with the shares for a few couple of hours tomorrow. scattered storms ending tomorrow. tomorrow, the skies turn partly

cloudy in the afternoon. highs will only be 78-83. out on the day, when to be picking up on of the north and north east. in the mountains, feeling like fall, a 55 right now. showers are possible, but it is only 20% chance. on the eastern shore, the rain tonight mailing garbage into the morning hours tomorrow. -- the rain tonight may linger into the morning hours tomorrow. the same thing at ocean city, scattered showers tomorrow, and mix of clouds and sunshine on sunday. tropical storm gordon is heading toward portugal. it has got all the way across the atlantic as a tropical storm. very discernible, but the hurricane -- barely discernible, but the hurricane center says it

is their. -- it is there. seven-day forecast run baltimore, 81 tomorrow, at 80 on sunday, below normal temperatures this weekend. decent weather next week. >> the story is coming next in sports. >> friday, august 17. the jackpot is $45 million. he must match all of these five white balls plus that gold megaball. 56, 35, 20, 24, 8.

megaball is 24.

>> the ravens preseason opener found a serious execution. time to set up for two out of three. at a couple of drops in passes, including one in the end zone. the first team offices and had three first downs. the defense forced -- johnson showed his all world forum, accounting for 83 yards along. in the fourth quarter, the lions lead. 43 seconds left in the fourth

quarter. tough matchup tonight for the orioles in detroit. tommy hunter facing the five- time all-star. it makes the lost that much tougher. two run shot. bottom of the five, mark reynolds, his foot was on the bag. they called him safe. he is out, too. tied at 3. detroit a winner, 5-3.

tied for the second wild-card spot. new york put it another nail in boston's playoff coffin. jeter is still doing it. his second home run of the night. the yankees get the victory, 6- 4. canada, mexico, have to see this. goodness gracious. you cannot imagine a 12-year-old making a better catch the not. it might be the catch of the year. in baseball, not literally, all of baseball. -- little league, all of

baseball. the youngsters are having some fun. >> great play, eh? >> the ravens are going to go ahead and lewis. >> stay with us.

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>> the weekend weather looks really nice. >> we had 92 today. we will be more than 10 degrees cooler over the weekend. a slight chance for showers tomorrow morning. scattered showers again monday. >> looking good. >> thank you for joining us. good night, everybody.

>> jay: hey, allyson, congratulations. world-record sprinter, three gold medals, doesn't get any better than that. >> geez, thanks, jay. you actually reminded me i left my medals at home. i'll be right back. >> jay: wait, you can't -- [ laughter ] >> announcer: it's "the tonight show with jay leno," featuring rickey minor and "the tonight show" band.