where he and his passenger were seen drinking prior to the crash. according to two sources, the person with him was a former cabinet and campus police officer. we will have more information on the story i and later newscasts. close eye oning a a story developing. the follow up to an i-team investigation. city police and the fbi are working to transport the former nursing home worker. we are you the story in 2007. disturbing video of her abusing

a 19-year-old patient. she faces a number of charges, including abuse, assault, and reckless endangerment. we will monitor the scene for her into the -- anticipated return in police custody. >> police have confirmed with -- what the i team reported. >> csx trains may be closer to resuming freight service. we're following developments from the air and ground. >> we have the latest. >> you're looking at a live picture from skyteam 11. the track is clear. the last of the damage was removed this morning and within the last couple of hours, csx

brought in a team to check the track. the roads will be closed a little bit longer. officials were hoping to open the roads this weekend but that is not the case because there is so much work to be done. it is day three of the cleanup effort in the tragic ellicott city train derailment. there is still a lot of work that needs to be done. >> dozens of dump trucks are coming in to get all the: of town. that is where we need to keep the streets closed. they got a lot of fixing up of the infrastructure to do as well. >> for thursday morning, cruise's moved out the last of the overturned train cars. they packed up and hauled away many of the heavy equipment used to remove the damaged cars.

howard county officials allowed a lead and is to get close to environmental crews as they worked to remove the coal that spilled from a real car. ntsb was busy investing -- investigating the cause by reconstructing the accident. a busy day that continued to get busier. at nine dozen feet long and weighing 5,000 tons, this mile- long train was brought in to test the integrity of the infrastructure of the rail. county officials and crews watched as it made its way through historic ellicott city. >> it will remove the called out of the lower lot where the train cars filled that busted the retaining wall. and another train through to make sure the retaining wall of sound. our folks will be watching with them to make sure we're comfortable.

that this train is safe to open these tracks again. >> down the road from the bridge, a makeshift memorial for the 19-year-old college students whose lives were cut short from the derailment. store owners and residents hope to make a memorial garden. >> if we could get permission to make a memorial garden and it will continue to be a tribute to those girls. >> in regards to what caused the train derailment, that is still to be seen. we're live in howard county. >> a roman catholic priest who exposed himself at a bookstore in january has been sentenced to three years in probation. the court suspended until term.

he was ordered to complete the rehabilitation program and has been fined $250. if he completes the program, the conviction could be cleared from his record. >> people are member and where they were on the state last year when the earth literally began to move beneath us. the unexpected jolt hit at 1:51 p.m. it was centered in rural virginia and measured 5.8. will felt it. some of the hardest hit areas included highland town and west baltimore. a historic home collapsed. >> right now can i use my cell phone. >> i was driving past john hopkins when it happened. i've seen all the construction

workers run out. >> all the nine police districts were fully staffed. workers assessed widespread impact on vacant homes and older bridges but no major damage was reported. the baltimore basilica was left with more than 50 cracks. int. at the highest po repairs should be finished by next easter. tremors were felt from georgia all the way to new england. fema officials to look at what happened a year ago and what has changed to be better prepared for the future. what is different one year later? >> today's briefing also focused on damage to the washington monument which you remember sustained several large cracks and it remains closed. repairs are requiring mass of

scaffolding. the national cathedral reopen last november but those repairs are expected to take years. officials plan to participate in an earthquake drill. >> what can we do? things like this, the things that are put out for us, the simple procedures, take cover and hold on. we will be a full partner on the exercise on october 18 at 10:18 in the morning. >> the earthquake last year drive some that you can never predict what the next disaster will be. and when the next disaster will be. it is critical that you prepare. >> next month national park service is planning to finalize the contractor-contract to

repair the national monument but it is likely to remain closed until 2014. scientists are still surveying the epicenter from the air to determine whether the earthquake was it once in a century and, or there could be more in the future. >> thank you. within the last 10 minutes, delegate don dwyer has admitted to drinking before they boat accident last night. quex investigators with the natural resources police say these boats collided in a wide- open area around 7:00 p.m. wednesday night. investigators know there were on a collision course. >> there is no two ways about it. there were two boats headed kind of toward one another and they ran into one another. they were at traveling speed. >> republican don dwyer and another unidentified male were

on this boat named the legislator. he said he was bankable little bit from his hospital bed at shock trauma. police drew blood while at the hospital to test for alcohol consumption. >> on his boat they thought there were clues to alcohol. at that point, it to an alcohol test. >> seven people were on board the 18-foot bed liner. two of them had been to be in the back of the boat. the children ages 5 through 12 are -- were taken to three different hospitals. witnesses observed the bale lightner tried to get out of the vessel.he delegate's >> the one that was tubing with the kids on it, he tried to avoid the book that was coming in and suddenly, this boats turned right into the other boat. >> residents use their own boats to rescue those hurt. >> good samaritans saw this,

heard this happened and went to it and pulled all nine victims of the water. >> is that parikh? >> absolutely. >> we have a crew on the scene where dwyer is holding his press conference. he not only admitted to drinking but is pressing for his victims. we will have much more in the hour. >> an hour or so ago we saw a sharp public on the baltimore -- -howard county line. the quick build a bashar in the city. now it is gone. it is a warm afternoon. temperatures in the low to mid-80's. setting the stage for some decent football weather. a light south to southeast wind and game time temperatures would

7272. range from we will give you the latest on isaac in a couple of minutes. >> the baltimore ravens. the most important game of the preseason when they take on the jacksonville jaguars. always in midseason, we have more on the clash with the jaguars. >> i want to talk about this game and we want to see. you want to see improvement. we saw that in games 1 and 2. the final score does not matter in the preseason, it matters if you approve. here at home last week -- the only managed field goals. it comes down to read some offense and that is their focus for tonight. how to find your way into the

red zone? >> a lot of runs first and you do the past to keep teams honest. as a lineman, that is what i think. things happen faster and techniques are different. the first thing to improving something is identifying what you want improved. >> he likes to run in the red zone. joe flacco is efficient as far as he does not turn the ball over in the red zone. no interceptions last year. they come away with rhianna was a key part to the success of 2011. we will see if they can replicate that in 2012. i have the pregame show for you at 7:00 p.m. stick around for the pre-game show as well. >> you can see that dress

rehearsal right here. the pregame show is 7:00 p.m. and kick off 7:35 p.m. and the daring of the post-game show. >> in the exhibition game, there were more than just lyons and ravens. >> anyone in attendance may have been exposed to rabies. we will tell you what section and what may have been carrying the infection. >> new plans for the harbor east community. what you might seek to replace that warehouse as early as next year. >> here at the mayor's back-to- school rally. school rally.

>> you're looking at what could be the site of the big next upscale hotel. the plans by two area developers to turns as a vacant warehouse into a hotel. the construction would include ground level restaurants and shopping. the developers are a chesapeake group. this is part of the recent growth. the area has added anthropologie

and j. crew. >> the warning for anyone who may have attended the ravens game last week against the detroit lions. officials with the state department of health and mental hygiene are concerned about a possible rabies incident. it is possible that other people in the area may have come in contact with the bat. if you think you did, contact the health department. also, a mysterious illness that acts like aids even though patients are not hiv positive. a few have been reported in the u.s.. scientists do not believe it runs in families or is contagious. it appears to be a form of aids.

the alessa sometimes mistaken as tuberculosis. -- ellis is sometimes mistaken as to ver coalition. tuberculosis. people can choose among plans and determine eligibility. under the affordable care act, the exchange must be operational by october 2013. the grant will help complete the establishment of the exchange. >> we're going to provide or connect 350,000 marylanders to competitively priced, affordable health products that would expand medicaid. it is important that we get it right and with the resources we will do just that. >> the lieutenant governor announced the benefit exchange will be renamed as the maryland

health connection. it will create a website for the program. you can check it out at marylandhealthconnection.gov. >> a couple of spotty showers popping up during the afternoon. high pressure is suppressing the activity. we should not see a whole lot on the radar. you saw those blips that showed up on the baltimore-harford county line. a brief public in the city but it could not sustain itself under the high pressure. temperatures are near normal or kind of warm in some spots. 90 in frederick. 84 in westminster. football weather not too bad by preseason standards. we have some noontime temperatures in the 70's. partly cloudy skies.

it should be decent tonight. patchy fog may form. suburbs into the 60's. the wind is calm and the sunset this evening at 7:50 p.m. high pressure is over the region and suppressing the thunderstorm activity. this should hold through the day tomorrow. the problem is the fraud that was off to the south and stalled. it is allowing high pressure to dominate but he looks like a weather disturbance may develop and push moisture into the region pinhead -- into the region. tomorrow should be decent. a nice looking daylight today. partly cloudy and warm. light east to southeast winds. son up at 6:20 p.m. -- 6:28 a.m. a sharthe survey. high tide at fort mchenry.

another high tide at noon. in the mountains come out better weekend weather. there will be farther away from the weather disturbance on the coast. a 20% chance of hit and miss storms in the mountains. temperatures in the low 70's. eastern shore as you move closer to the front, the rain chances move up into the weekend. sunshine at 87. clouds keep it cooler. a chance for shower on the eastern shore saturday. that holds as you get down to the coast. partly cloudy and scattered showers on saturday and sunday. temperatures in the upper 70's to the low 80's. the moderate risk of rip currents. all that development felt on the coastal areas. what is happening in the tropics? these systems are ill out there. the tropical depression has become joyce.

showing signs of getting more disorganized and isaac is a big storm everyone has been watching. it is coming into the caribbean. as the hurricane center and the air force flies in, they're not finding a well-organized center. you see this cluster of showers and storms but the center is on the northern edge of all this activity. it is not underneath all that storm activity. it is disorganized and the winds are minimal. you have to get to 40 miles an hour just to get a name and it has not shown signs of strengthening. these areas indicate it is continuing to be a tropical storm as it makes its way into cuba and tracks north of cuba between florida and cuba. it may get to be a hurricane. it may be more of a threat to the gulf coast as we get into the early part of next week. a lot of questions to be answered. a 30% chance of showers saturday and sunday. partly cloudy skies and monday and thunderstorms tuesday. >> heading to the gop

convention. >> mitt romney is making waves to break the tie. details next. >> they make an amazing discovery ed stoddard space flight center at it has nothing to d

>> four days before the state of -- start of the gop convention, the race for the white house is too close to call. romney tried to break that tie with a detailed energy plan. >> this is a major part of the republican case on jobs and the economy that barack obama has blown it on energy, putting too much emphasis on wind and solar. in mexico, mitt romney promised energy independence by 20/20. -- 2020.

>> we will not have to buy any oil from venezuela or the middle east. >> he wanted to write tougher of obama regulations on fracking and offshore drilling. he claims it will keep output lower in favor of renewable energy. >> i like wind and solar like the next person but i do not want a lot to be used to stop the production of oil and gas and coal. >> bill clinton warns against any rollbacks of obama policy. >> the republican plan is to cut more taxes on upper-income people and the back to deregulation. that is what got us in trouble in the first place. >> the convention is in trouble from tropical storm in florida is the center of the political storm. the biggest swing state. president obama is down two points and 49%. mitt romney up one% to 46%.

>> florida is the big kahuna. they're tied with the president being slightly ahead. we would rather be sghtly beheaand had then behind. >> the new health care law which cuts medicare spending by $700 billion. >> democrats hope pick of paul renne will raise fears of republican medicare cuts. the new poll found is the economy that matters most to florida voters of all ages followed by health care with medicare a strong third. back to you. >> we continue to follow the breaking news we brought you on last night's boating accident aninvolving don dwyer. >> he admitted to drinking before operating the motor broke. much more and what he had to say at 530 p.m.

>> information on funerals for the teens killed in an auto crash.

>> live, local, late-breaking. tv 11 newshing wbal 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 is we live. wbal tv 11 news at 5:00 p.m. continues now.

>> we have more breaking news we brought you at the top of the hour. >> we're hearing from delegate on bleier who was operating one of the two boats involved in a serious collision last night. he admits he was drinking before the accident and says he regrets his actions. he is being treated at shock trauma for injuries he suffered which also injured several other people. police drew blood while at the hospital to test for alcohol consumption. >> i know condition to give a press conference. due to the seriousness of the accident i felt it was necessary to make a brief statement. it is true that i was drinking while operating my boy yesterday. it is also been reported that my blood alcohol content was 0.02 -- 0.2. no one should be drinking and operating a motor vehicle or power broke.

i deeply regret my actions and i ask for forgiveness. i pray for the others to have a speedy recovery. >> all the children involved in the accident have been released from hospital. our extensive coverage will continue at 6:00 p.m. tonight at 5:30 p.m., as students had to the classroom, a national report shows how much show of force school hungry. 3 and 5 teachers witness hunker in their classrooms. >> that is why there is a push to provide breakfast and lunch on campus. we're at a back-to-school rally. >> there is a lot of students here. the ones who are behind me up and down the street will be among the million or so students returning to the classroom but there is conversation about

childhood hunger. a report out today talks about that problem. >> @ jermantown -- at germantown, they are preparing meals heavy on fruits and vegetables. >> the opportunity for us to feed every student that comes your door is setting the stage for learning. >> a report just out shows even though the the systems are watching calories, hunger is still problem. a survey of schoolteachers found 80% of teachers report their students come to school hungry once a week. another 56% believe the problem is getting worse. >> many are lethargic, they come in in a despondent way and soon as they see breakfast and some

fruit and whole grains types of foods and they see the internment where everyone is nestled together around a table, they have a wonderful feeling. >> and a growing number of school systems are making sure students are served breakfast. the first meal of the day has made a difference. 95% of teachers say they have noticed improved academic performance. another 99% say they have seen better behavior. anne arundel county has expanded its breakfast and lunch programs with all students in mind. >> we believe nutrition is part of the school day. it is critical to have the student ready to learn and fuel the end to be successful in their role. >> it can see a copy of the report by going to our website.

two people were trying to help the driver when they crashed and were electrocuted. this happened in los angeles. the driver crashed into a fire hydrant and a light pole. a neighbor and woman in another vehicle who saw the crash rush

to the scene to help. firefighters say both women were hit with a fatal electroshock when exposed wires came into contact with the water from the fire hydrant. six others to try to help for injured and were taken to the hospital. the letter reveals the aftermath of a train versus field truck collision. it happened 1:30 a.m. when a fuel tanker was struck by a freight train while crossing on state highway 80. 1,000 gallons of fuel went up. the tanker's driver was attempting to cross the tracks of bayside road not designed for heavy vehicles andgot stuck. the driver jumped out. no other injuries were reported. >> this -- wait till you see what people are saying abroad. the price is at a record high. a leader costs two gyros.

-- liter costs two euros. that is the equivalent of $9. we are looking at $4. stop complaining. >> the other world's biggest tv is about to hit the market. >> measuring an astounding 84 inches. wait until you hear how much it costs. >> tropical storm as it will be upgraded to a category one hurricane ad it is fast approaching the u.s. coast. officials are racing to prepare for a major shakeup during the gop national convention. >> will check the seven-day forecast.

>> did afternoon. -- good afternoon. wa state delicate involved in an accident in anne arundel county. of all may have been a factor. -- alcohol may have been a factor. we will hav

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lightning. 900 homes are being threatened. the governor has declared a state of emergency. lifting the way for state resources to knock down the blaze. crews are not expecting full containment until next week. officials are bracing for what could be tropical storm is it. the republican national convention said to be held in a low-lying area of tampa monday. no decision has been made to move or postpone the convention. should this storm hit tampa, the governor wants everyone to be prepared. >> people need to start tracking it. watch the weather and heed any warnings. get some the two hours' worth of supplies. make sure you have water and food. make sure iyou are separated from other members you tell them where you are so everyone has a plan. >> the most recent forecast has

isaac hitting the western part of the state. >> now, your 11 insta- weatherplus forecast was chief meteorologist tom tasselmyer. >> that has been the trend with isaac as we will show you in a minute, shifting west into the gulf and maybe more into the gulf coastal region. we will see how it plays out when we check the latest at the hurricane center. a typical august day. 86 for the high and 85 is average. the morning well, 64. 65 is the average. typical for this time of year. 8the front stalled on the outer banks of north carolina. still generating showers. some of that rain will buckle back into the atlantic. the only close showers and storms out here on the mountains and you can see some cooler temperatures indicated by the green shading. some showers are popping up in

the mountains and elsewhere. a partly cloudy and warm afternoon. that means good football weather. the kick off tonight. temperatures in the low 80's as the game starts. overnight, the suburbs may be cooling into the low or mid- 60's. light wind and patchy fog toward morning. the sun goes down in 10 minutes. it should hold through the day tomorrow. the problem for the weekend is this stalled out front. an area of low pressure may form and go into the region. some of the showers to the south make it closer and move in here for saturday and sunday. something we will have to watch closely. in 84 to 89 tomorrow. a warm day but normal. sunny to partly cloudy skies. the wind will be light out of the east and waves at 1 foot. temperatures in the water at 80 -- in the 80's.

a couple of storms did pop up and a chance that an isolated storms will develop. eastern shore, a nice day tomorrow. the rain chances sneak in on saturday. at the coast that is what we are expecting. decent weather in ocean city. isaac is moving into the caribbean and tracking to the west. it looks impressive on the satellite in madrid but there force reconnaissance planes going in have not found a well organized storm. it is expected to move south of puerto rico. a tropical storm as it makes of its way up to guantanamo. you can see the current track is west of tampa up toward the central gulf coast region 5 days down the road but it has not strengthened yet. a minimal tropical storm with 40 mile an hour winds. expected to become a category one hurricane four or five days from now. still a lot to track as far as

that storm system does. 87 with patchy fog in the morning giving way to afternoon sun. a chance of showers saturday and sunday. partly cloudy monday and another round of thunderstorms on tuesday possibly. >> some new numbers on foreclosure not painting a pretty picture of the baltimore-townsend housing market. the rate of foreclosure activity has been higher than the national rate in recent months. in june, foreclosures among outstanding mortgage loans jumped 1.5 percentage points compared to june. the mortgage delinquency rate has increased. data shows a% of mortgage loans have been 90 days delinquent or more up from this time last year. smoked salmon is being recalled the two possible contamination. the company is pulling their

slump salmon. the product is sold in 16 ounce package is labeled smoked salmon nova. it is hold -- sold through bj's wholesale. listeria was discovered. lg electronics is supervising its technology with what they say is the biggest high resolution tv ever made. this photo shows the world's first 84-inch ultra definition 3d tv. it includes 1400 apps. prepared to pay more than you would pay for mid-sized sedan. this set will set you back $22,000. it is expected to roll out next month. my birthday is next february. just saying. >> the next time there is a big

emergency in baltimore city, police will have more ways to fight crime. officials introduced the new helicopter fleet. it has the same their friends as the older model but are equipped with a new computer system and a new camera system with a much greater range. it translates into an essay for city and safer streets. >> we will be able to serve the community better. we are out there doing our crime prevention, homeland security checks, keeping the officers safe and a lot of times the presence of the aircraft, those are things we cannot track. we cannot track, any crimes we prevent by that aircraft flying around. >> as for the price tags, the old choppers were coming up on a major inspection so it is more cost-effective to sell those older models and buy new ones. >> it has been a heated battle in maryland for months. debate over the pit bull ban could find its way to court.

>> an amazing discovery at the goddard that will have the kids freaking out their toy dinosaurs and asking you to look for dinosaur tracks.

>> nasa is all abuzz over its latest discovery in maryland. what was found has nothing to do with what is out there now but what was their millions of years ago. jennifer franciotti explains. >> i think it is the first

dinosaur footprint for nasa in all its locations. >> they're still in wonder over the most recent discovery on the goddard space flight center's 2,400 acre campus. the right back footprint of a large armored dinosaur. >> i would call them a tank on four legs. there were very slow moving normally. they were plant-eaters. >> covered with nodes like these. this gives us a good idea of what the one ton 20 foot-long dinosaur look like. he has discovered hundreds of tracks and fossils. this footprint was found in plain sight. >> if you knew what you were looking for it was possibly a few feet from the sidewalk. >> the footprint is 9 inches long.

that is because it appears he was running as fast as one of these heavy things could run. >> while the footprint is a nodesaur, this area was crawling with all kinds. >> this ranged from the flesh eaters to very tiny sauropods. >> nasa is bringing in a paleontologist to talk about the next step in preserving this exciting find. >> it is lots of fun. it is in less fun. >> -- endless fun. >> here's a look at what is coming up new at six. >> the state delegate who owns this but admits he was drinking alcohol in this collision. >> the animal law center seeks solutions to the pitbull ban.

>> cleanup efforts continued after a deadly train derailment. details in a live report. >> you're watching wbal tv 11. >> live, local, late-breaking. this is 11 news at 6:00 p.m. >> good evening. our big story at 6. state del gadahn bleier admitted he was drinking before he was involved in a serious but collision. >> he was operating one of two boats last night on the magothy river. what he has to say for himself. >> we found where police are storing the boat. he calls that the legislator. it is parked next to the one he collided with. he publicly admitted he had been drinking and expressed regret. will have more on that in a minute. investigators are