not to cut a hole in the plaquemines parish levee to relieve some of the pressure. >> but even with that, they say the levee system is holding up. >> it is mainly a rainstorm now. the winds are slowly diminishing, but that is a part of it. it has not completely fallen apart. this is the precipitation that we have seen net loss couple of days, well over a foot of rain to the south and east of new orleans. 7 inches with the new orleans itself. parts of it take -- take it up the ohio valley and your eyes. our range chances increase through the labor day weekend. it could bring some beneficial rains to parts of the drought- stricken area of the mississippi valley. that is what we're hoping for once it gets away from the gulf coast, where flooding is a real possibility tonight and tomorrow. >> in other news, new details

emerging in connection with monday's shooting inside perry hall high school. >> at the attorney for the suspects as that his client brought a gun to school only to intimidate and that he had no intention of pulling the trigger. >> the attorney says that his client is a nice young man, an intelligent teenager who has no prior contact with the criminal- justice system. he says he is extremely sorry for everything that's happened and his thoughts and prayers are with the victim and his family. >> in his heart of hearts he had no intention of hurting anyone. >> begich attorney says he has only had a brief interview with him since monday. the suspect is charged with attempted murder in connection with firing a shotgun in a school cafeteria, which critically wounded a special need student. >> why did he take a gun to school? >> i do not think he

consciously thought that out. my guess is that he took the weapon to school to be an intimidation being so that the bullying woodstock. >> bullying is a factor. he had enough and decided to intimidate people he thought were responsible? >> i think he was going to show enough is enough. the simple display would have been enough to end its. >> conversations with investigators have not indicated bullying was an issue in this case. >> they are not interviewing the correct people. they are making their own assumptions, which is what police do. >> why do you think he was being bullied? >> i think, his appearance. kids are kroll these days. >> he brought a shot gun to school in pieces in his backpack. he assembled and got one shot fired before he was overcome by

teachers and faculty. >> i think there sequence of events is completely wrong. i think a shot was possibly shot into the roof, and i think a shot inadvertently went off and unfortunately struck that poor young man. all our thoughts and prayers go out to that poor young man and his family. >> he is cooperating with investigators. >> it does he copper -- robbery and the seriousness of this? >> i would say no 14-year-old who just turned 15 would have any idea of the magnitude of what has just happened. >> the boys being held on a no bail status and is still undergoing a mental evaluation. his lawyer hopes to argue for bailes sometime this week and will eventually petition for this case to be moved to juvenile court. >> as late breaking developments arrive, we are updating

wbaltv.com constantly. follow our live wire on phone and on line and see how others are reacting on social media. you can get alerts. it is all at wbaltv.com. >> there's an investigation of a police-involved shooting that happened on wilkins ave. it is reported that a naked man was firing gunshots outside his window, forcing police to return fire. the suspect was injured during this exchange. he was taken to shock trauma. no word yet on his condition. two men accused it of murder at the towson town center are on trial this week. >> prosecutors are weaving together their case using cell phone records and piecing together and surveillance video. jurors got their first look at that video this afternoon.

surveillance video from towson town mall took center stage wednesday at the murder trial for 19-year-old rodney pridget. he was shot outside the nordstrom's at the mall on december 19 during the busy haub -- shopping center -- shopping season. these two are the first to go on trial. four have been charged. detectives detail police interviews with williams, in which he spoke willingly with police and identified himself and other suspects in surveillance video. police testified that a further identified him wearing bright tennis shoes, frank williams wearing a distinctive and hootie and jacket, and baggy clothing. the prosecutor said that the victims of a man at the mall and called the others to the mall. -- that the suspects saw the victim at the mall and called the other two to the mall.

there was interaction inside the mall to when the suspects leave the mall. the cross-examination starts thursday morning. >> police have said that they believed tyrone brown is the triggerman in this case. he is set to go on trial in a couple of weeks. >> the man convicted of killing cockeysville native yeardley love will learn his fate this week. george huguely is expected to be sentenced tomorrow. lowell melser cover the trial in february. he is back in charlottesville with a preview. >> prosecutors with the commonwealth's attorney's office expect tomorrow's hearing to be pretty cat and dry. while the drug -- the judge could actually lower his sentence, it is unlikely. the jury heard the case, came up with the verdict, and the sentencing. >> after months of appeals and various court appearances, a

convicted murderer george huguely will enter court thursday facing 26 years in prison for killing 22-year-old yeardley love. a jury listened to weeks of the emotional and graphic testimony and took a little more than nine hours to render its verdict. the charges are second-degree murder, which the jury remained -- recommended 25 years, and grand larceny, which the jury recommended one year. during the trial, the prosecution presented the case that huguely, after spending the day in a drug haze, went to love's apartment that night and burst through the door and struck her some way causing her death. the defense tried to claim her death was an accident. seems the jury believed someone that huguely never intended to kill her. it will be up to the judge if the jury's recommendation should be held up. he does have the opera -- the

option to lower the 26 years, but cannot raise it. it is believe that given the sentencing guidelines, when it comes to huguely, it is definitely possible that judge could knock off some of those years. but it is still possible he could leave things the way they are. >> and no matter what the judge decides, parole will not be an option, as virginia did away with parole in the mid-1990s. we are live in charlottesville. >> funeral services were held today for heldscunny mccusker. family and friends came to say goodbye to them and who opened the natural in canton. he was a big part of revitalizing canton. he was hit by a bus while riding a bike in ocean city friday

night. he leaves behind a wife and two children. in logic cummings was present at a city board of elections meeting to get voters up to speed on what should happen in them -- in november. >> but he had a bigger message. we will have that next. >> and we will let you know how isaac affect mitt romney's travel plans. >> without even throwing a pitch, the orioles gain ground in the american east race. >> and isaac annika risker have an impact on our weekend weather. weather. -- pounding

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>> another big night at the national republican convention. paul ryan will officially accepted vice-presidential nomination tonight. >> meanwhile, mitt romney is considering cutting his convention trip short because of a tropical storm isaac. >> is not if or when or where mitt romney might go, right now, they say there are no plans to change the convention schedules. >> mitt romney spoke at an american legion conference in indiana. and reportedly going to the gulf coast in light of isaac. >> our thoughts and prayers are with them and our country must do all i can to recover. >> officials are struggling to

balance business and sensitivity to the storm, a challenge this mayor knows too well. >> you've got to be able to concentrate on more than one thing at a time. >> nominating vice-presidential candidates paul ryan excess is -- give his acceptance speech tonight. he gave a sneak peek at his message. >> we want to show this country that the men and women in this country have very clear choice between two futures. we will give them positive solutions and alternatives for getting the country back on track. >> it will be a defining moment for ryan, reince priebus told me. he will share the stage with other big names like condoleezza rice and john mccain. >> paul ryan probably understands that he is the vice presidential nominee. this is not about paul ryan.

this is about their romney, ryan -- about romney/flyin ticket. >> -- romney-ryan ticket. >> a group of maryland officials gathered today to remind residents of their right to vote and clear any confusion up about voter registration. elijah cummings came to the event, and stressing the importance of voting and knowing what it's like -- what is expected on election day. he also warned of possible schemes to deter people from voting, pointing out the robo call scandal of 2010. >> ladies and gentlemen, this is our watch. we deserve better and must do better, not just for ourselves, but for generations yet unborn. only with equipping ourselves with the facts can we protect our rights to about, and sure the voices of our families and

loved ones are heard this year. >> rep cummings spoke out against legislators like the voter i.d. restriction recently signed in pennsylvania. he said a move like this would be a step back. early voting is slated for october 27 and the general election is november 6. >> and now, your 11 insta- weather plus forecast with chief meteorologist tom tasselmyer. >> high pressure moving in from the north and west. fantastic august weather, warm but dry, and cool and comfortable at night. that will be a pattern that holds three good portion of this work week. overall, in nice weather pattern for the next couple of days. 3 degrees warmer than normal. the average high actually slipped down another degree today from 84 yesterday to 83 today. a record high, 100 degrees. 81 in westminster at this hour, 71 degrees f prospered in oakland.

and 78 and hancock. temperatures are mostly in the low 80's. 76 at ocean city. a nice looking evening at a bus as high-pressure gases from the great lakes to new england. it will keep the weather looking pretty much like it did today again tomorrow. on friday, this high pressure system will be off the coast and it will start to warm up a little bit. as we get into the weekend, the remnants of i get -- is it will be turning to the east. isaac is still a healthy storm. gusts of 58 miles per hour. all the way into northern louisiana. the rain has been torrential. indicatingblotches' a foot of rain has already come down in the past couple of days. a good 4-8 inches of rain south

and east. lesser amounts for parts of central louisiana, but they are not done with the rain yet. it will continue to night into tomorrow, and finally push into arkansas, missouri, and illinois where they need the rain. they will take it. it is turning to the east through the ohio valley sunday into monday. that is when some of the moisture starts to approach us. beautiful weather tomorrow and friday with lots of sunshine. saturday afternoon, we start to see the moisture from isaac pushing into the mountains to our west. by saturday night, a chance that some of those isaac-enhanced showers start to make their way into the baltimore area. tomorrow, though, a gorgeous day. sunny skies, low humidity, warm temperatures, highs of 82-87. the winds will be shifting 5 to 10 knots and waves about 1 foot.

tomorrow along the coast. they may get some rain in western maryland as early as saturday afternoon. ocean city, a couple of bright, sunny ds coming up for thursday and friday their rain chances should hold off for sunday and monday. sunshine tomorrow, 85, 91 friday, a chance for a shower here saturday night. a better chance for cowart -- scattered showers on sunday into monday and even tuesday of next week. >> tomorrow night in st. louis, the ravens had a preseason finale against the rams. the fourth preseason game with a time for younger players to push for final roster spots, and for certain players to hang on to final ones. in other words, you'll not see too many key starters in

tomorrow night's game. you'll probably see this guy, and fellow rookie bobby pearce in the backfield to our night. john harbaugh and company have to go from 75 players to the final 53-man roster by friday night. decisions loam, but so do opportunities. >> this is the biggest game in the career of a bunch of guys thursday night. there is a lot on line for these guys. i cannot wait to watch some of them play. >> to monnat, he got in st. louis at 7:00 p.m. -- tomorrow night, kickoff in st. louis at 7:00 p.m. the game is on wbal tv 11 with the simulcast on 10:90 a.m. wbal and 98 roc. last they beat a cy young candidate to take game 2 against the white sox. the orioles knocked out chris

early in this game. tillman was dominant. no runs until just one infield hit. the final offensive came from this man. that is career home one #100. baltimore beat chicago 6-0. tomorrow night, and joe saunders will make his oriole debut. >> down the line and he breaks the score. 3-2 toronto. now the top of the sixth appeared as gabor -- top of the sixth. toronto goes on to win 8-5. the baltimore grand prix is now just two days away. but judging by the amount of metal fences and grandstand, you

probably already noticed that. drivers are now in town to use the track. this driver is trying to defend his title. he is tops in the porch race in the izod in de seabreeze. -- indy series. >> i do not think you ever feel confident. or you just do not know. all you understand is that you have to give it your absolute all. it takes that and more to win races these days. >> tom is back with a look at your forecast.

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>> here is what we're working on for 11 news tonight. as the weekend storm continues to bear down on the gulf coast, we will talk to some veterans getting ready to deploy to the coastal communities. and transporting downtown -- transforming downtown into when a racewççñçñ

>> the insta-weather + 7 day, a nice day tomorrow, gorgeous, sunny skies, low humidity. a little bit warmer and more humid friday. showers late saturday. that rain chant goes up to 40% on sunday and monday. >> thanks for joining us. [captioning made possible by constellation energy group] captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org--

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