the "late edition". >> i cannot put into words how i feel about it. >> a teen killed by a suspected drunk driver. what the victim's mother is saying tonight. >> first on fox. protestors fight back. why demonstrators say they plan to sue the state police. >> the legal battle over slots. the ruling maryland's highest court made today. >> and man on the moon. how the nation celebrated the 40th anniversary of apolo 11. >> one small step for man. >> live in high definition, from wbff tv in baltimore, this is fox 45 news "late edition". >> hello, i am jennifer gilbert. jeff barnd is off tonight. topping the "late edition" tonight. more criticism surrounding maryland's department of juvenile services. did the system fail the teen accused of shooting a 5-year-old or did the department do everything within its power to help. people within the department of

juvenile services will tell you it is a judge that let lamont davis out on streets. the truth is this man came in contact with a lot of people within the system and all signed off on his release at one point or another. that begs the question, is the state system in help of -- need of help itself. >> many of them need to go into the adult system, but within the adult system, we have to find a way to, to perhaps, separate them. >> we have to do better. our criminal sut justice system, including our jive niles, we are not effective. >> you will hear a lot of people tied to the juvenile justice system talking about wraparound services and family counseling, and in davis' case, according to a court order, he received bodies wraparound services and counseling. in addition to four other services. >> meanwhile 16-year-old boy is tried as an adult for his role in the massive breakout at a state juvenile detention center.

stand up jr. includes charges, escape, burglary. he is accused of taking part in a violent escape from the academy. 14 juveniles part of the breakout where six employees were hurt. >> the tactics used by the maryland state police when responding to a protest in belair last summer are being questioned. lawsuit filed alleging officers violated first amendment rights. >> this is video from the incident involving the group defend life. maryland state trooper gets involved and tells them that they need a permit. it leads to 18 arrests. >> officer, what am i being arrested for? officer? >> that's an irrelevant question. >> we are not laying down, standing up for our rights. if americans do not stand up they lose the rights. that's where our country is

right now. >> state police will not comment on the pending litigation. >> carroll county teenager is dead tonight and maryland state troopers say a drunk driver is responsible. deadly accident happened sunday night in the 1100 block of francis scott key highway in keymar. investigators say 15-year-old katlynn bossler was in front of her homestanding outside of a car talking to friends when kevin smith's pickup truck struck the girl and the car. troopers say the impact killed katlynn. tonight the family is mourning the painful loss. >> one day we are talking about school supplies, and joking roundabout shopping. and the next day i am at the funeral parlor picking out a casket. >> four others hurt, recovering in the hospital. smith faces several charges, including homicide by automobile. he is in jail tonight. being held on $20,000 bond. >> psychiatric experts weigh-in on weather a stevensville mother accused of poisoning her 3-year-old daughter was legally

insane at the time of the killing. testimony started today in the trial of victoria sparrow. she is facing 10 charges including murder and child abuse. police say sparrow killed her daughter lacey last december by mixing medicine into her food before trying to kill herself. sparrow waved the right to a jury trial. closing arguments are scheduled for tomorrow. . >> former ravens quarterback steve mcnair had a blood alcohol level twice tennessee's legal driving limit at the time of the death. the state assistant attorney -- or the state assistant medical examiner leased the results of steve mcnair's toxicology report today. tests also turned up trace amounts of marijuana in the body of steve mcnair's girlfriend sahel kazemi. 20-year-old shot and killed steve mcnair before turning the gun on herself. >> maryland's highest court decides not to get involved in a dispute over slots. at least not yet. the maryland court of appeals, ruled today that it doesn't have

jurisdiction, and that the state board of contract appeals needs to weigh-in first. before the courts get involved. the issue is whether it was legal for the maryland slots commission to reject magna's bid for slots at laurel park because it did not contain a $28.5 million licensing fee. >> well, today marks a milestone in space exploration. brian wilson shows us how the nation is celebrating a great achievement in history. man's first trip to the moon. >> president john f. k dee first pitched a lunar visit in 1961. nine administrations later, white house is it calling is one of the most crowning achievements. >> i remember waving american flags and my grandfather telling me that the apollo mission was an example of how americans can do anything they put their minds to. >> one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind. >> on july 20, 1969, neil

armstrong became the first man to leave his foot print on the me. the mission a huge success. dominating newspaper headlines and television broadcasts. >> armstrong is on the moon. >> while the world celebrated, the crew of apollo 11 had a much different perspective. >> we opened the door, to the future of exploration by touching down on another object. where we emotionally involved in that? no we were trying to make a successful landing. >> four decades ago, mission accomplishments and now they are urging government to move beyond the moon. >> we are getting back to what nasa and the country really likes to see, and that's exploration. to me exploration is going to someplace you have not been before. >> we can recapture the spirit in america, we can recapture the spirit of the space program. >> the ultimate goal truly is to go to mars. >> but going to mars will take years of planing and billons of dollars. and until then, we are left with these lasting images.

>> it is beautiful mike. really is. >> in washington, brian wilson, fox news. >> and people here in baltimore, are reflecting on the history day 40 years. watching black and white television with grainy images of astronauts walking on the me. many felt a sense of pride that americans were the first and only ones to step foot on the lunar surface. >> we were the first ones. we led the space journey, to get to the moon. to understand that there was something other than ourselves just here on earth. >> those that remember the moon landing say they hope nasa will send another manned space craft to the moon and to mars. >> we want to know what you think. should the united states commit to a man mission to mars. at last check 25 percent say yes. 75 percent say no. joseph from odenton writes. united states has spent billons on unmanned vehicle to mars and got what? spending billons to go to a place that can not give us

anything is a waste. to read more, go to foxbaltimore.com and click on the question of the day. >> the astronauts on board the international space station celebrated the 40th anniversary of apolo 11 with their own spacewalk. venture out to stock pile big spare parts, on the outside of the station. carts will help the station get along once the shuttles are retire. scheduled to happen next year. >> well, another mild summer day to start the work week. chief meteorologist joy joy is here with the sky watch forecast. hi vytas. >> hi jennifer. decent day out there today. >> not bad. >> one of the days you can go out early but few sprinkles in the neighborhood. in the late afternoon and still rain drops around the area. but it is really not a lot of activity to talk about right now. other than just a few thin clouds out there. and it looks like off in western maryland. few drops. looking how it developed. south of dc heavier showers. most of the activity broke up and moved west.

now we are still not out of the neck of the woods yet. showers off to the west. may work the way in. as we get through the overnight. looking at 76 baltimore. 74 in d.c. is overnight looking at temperatures in the 60s. but by tomorrow afternoon, mid to upper 70s, with the chance for rain. detailed look at the seven-day forecast. coming up. . >> president obama's plan to reform health care is getting a bad review. still to come. find out what the republican party is suggesting as an alternative. >> and the ravens, start looking

. >> senator barbara mikulski fell yesterday and broke her ankle. the senator fell down the stares yesterday breaking her ankle in three places, requiring surgery. the senator was treated at mercy medical center. mikulski issued a statement

saying she is receiving excellent care. today, is senator mikulski's 73rd birthday. >> the chairman of maryland's republican party gets a no confident vote. casting a vote against maloar. he has been bombarded with calls for resignation following party financial problems and decline in g.o.p. registration numbers. the party has not called for a special convention to unseat him. >> when will it heat back up and do we have to worry about rain this week? chief meteorologist vytas reid is here with the forecast. >> both of those items, we will be dealing with this week. looking at warming temperatures, and also the potential for showers and thunderstorms. talking about what's going on out there right now. hd skycam, inner harbour shot. looking at a quiet evening. few rain drops in the neighborhood. but most of the activity is pushed northeast or west of us. not a lot of activity at this time. and looking at mostly cloudy skies.

temperatures at 73 degrees. and it looks like we continue to see the temperatures or the winds out of the east-southeast at three. humidity levels at 64 percent. here is what's happening as far as the almanac page. high was 83. and low started off at 62 this morning. normally we are at 68 and 66. so you can see the temperatures. a little cooler than where they should be for this time of year. here is what's happening. temperature wise across the mid-atlantic. 66 in baltimore. 77 in harrisburg. 74 in new york. slightly cooler in the 60s back west of us. we will continue to see this frontal boundary pushing through the area. giving us showers. most of the activity right now over parts of western maryland. western portions of pennsylvania. zooming in looking at a closer pick here. you can see the rain moving out of the south. ahead of the showers, moved over parts of virginia instead of heading north. so it looks like we were kind of expecting maybe rain. but it looks like most of it went west. but still there is a chance for more rain as we see on the future scan popping up through the late afternoon, evening tomorrow. and then it looks like we will

see a better chance for rain also as we get into late wednesday night. but wednesday morning starts out dry. and some more chances down the road for rain. eastern shore expect to see scattered showers and thunderstorms. high of 81 degrees. central portion of the state. looking at much of the same. temperatures in the upper 70s. but keep the umbrellas nearby. off and on showers here and there for the next couple of days. wednesday 84. better day to see more sun. thursday and friday, 30 percent chance of showers. and temperatures warming into the upper 80s. back to you. >> thank you, vytas. >> president obama continues to push a plan to achieve health care reform. but the republican national committee said there is a better way. chairman michael steele introduced a new campaign that counters the president's plan. republicans are pushing the patient centered health care reform. >> how about if we make health insurance companies compete with each other with simple understandable contracts and minimal benefit packages so insurance can simpler, cheaper and fairer. just like many banks are doing with car or home loans.

>> steel said if president obama's approach for health care reform is adopted. america will only dig a deep hole of debt it cannot afford. meanwhile president obama is planning a prime-time news conference wednesday. and the main topic will be health care reform. >> a manatee in maryland? the police officer captured this picture of a manatee swimming in the chesapeake all the way up near havre de grace. aquarium there said manatees in maryland are rare. and especially for it to make the way that far up the bay. they are asking boaters to be careful in that area to make sure that the manatee is not hurt. >> certainly not on the driver's manual. >> still ahead in the "late edition". find out what this unusual street sign actually means. it is in tonight's "get this". >> and tourist attraction turned mayoral candidate.

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>> the idaho family of the captured soldier in afghanistan asked the country to pray for their son's safe return. the taliban posted a video online of private first-class bo bergdahl. the u.s. defense department confirmed that bergdahl was captured july 2, five months after arriving in afghanistan. now we have decided not to air the video as it is being used as a propaganda weapon. >> as you know, the situation is extremely difficult for everyone involved. we like to remind all of you, that our soul focus is seeing our beloved son bo safely home. >> bergdahl comes from a small town in idaho and serving with the la lasca basin fan tree regimen.

he has been in the military for a year. >> massive pile up on a german highway leaves 70 hurt. happened on the autobahn. 259 cars involved. rescue workers had to set up tents along the highway to treat the people. it took local police and fire crews all night to clear the scene. and to get the road back open. >> well, watch out michael bloomberg, robert burk, also known as the naked cowboy, said he is running for mayor of new york. burk promises to have new ideas on major issues, and wants another stimulus plan to help small businesses, the naked cowboy has become a hit with tourists in time square. he has been hanging out there for more than a decade taking pictures with anybody that pays him a small fee. . >> get this. boot see is receiving oxygen from a special pet sized mask after she was rescued from a florida house fire.

the homeowner and her granddaughter had already been taken to safety when firefighters discovered the cat under some furniture. with burned ears, and covered in soot. after receiving treatment, boot see opened her eyes and was able to move around. her owners plan to take her to an emergency vet for a checkup. >> drivers in oregon aren't sure what to make of this street sign. >> looks confusing. >> certainly not on the driver's manual. >> looks like a tattoo. >> city of eugene said the sign was put in place to explain a complicated u-turn drivers must take to turn left after the left-turn lane was removed. >> that's all i get out television. >> here is something for your sweet tooth. this giant cupcake measures a foot tall, and tips the scales at over 150 pounds. it was baked by cakes.com. and certified as the world's largest cupcake by guinness at the mall of america sunday. it includes 15 pounds of fudge

filling. 60 pounds of yellow using and is big enough to yield 1500 servings. patrice harris, fox 45 news "late edition". . >> the o's road trip continued tonight and looks as if new york is not any friend heer than chicago. after losing 2-3 to the white sox bird open the set with the yankees tonight who sit in 2nd place in the american league east despite having the second best record in the entire league. and andy pettit got to start for the yankees. lifetime against the o's. he is 25 and six. wow! but in the top of the first. nick markakis drills the pettit pitch to deep right center. for the home run. his 10th. o's grab a early lead. and bottom of the second. yankees answer. hence ski turns on one, crushes it right field. and off the facing of the second deck. hence ski's fourth home run in 13 at bat.

with the yankees. game is tied at one. rookie hernandez settled down after that. bottom of the third. facing matsui. he gets him swinging to end the inning. four strike outs in six innings for the big rookie right hander. pettit settled down. top of the sixth. revenge on markakis. strikes him out. pettit's season high eight strike outs on the night. top of the eighth. game tied. they tag out trying to score from they are. perfect throw for the mount st. joe graduate for the second out of the inning. more. next batter. jones, coke bounces a pitch to the dirt. roberts tries to score. molina gets it to coke. to tag him out. another missed scoring opportunity for the birds. dave trembley comes out to argument but watch the replay. roberts never touched the plate. game is tied t 2 plays at the plate. wondering everythinging.

johnson facing matsui and that's the ball game. mat sigh wee with a walk off solo. his 15th of the year. yankees win. >> back in baltimore. derrick mason retired, the ravens know they have a good size hole in the receiving core. and this friday they will take a step to rectify t hold a tryout for four receivers. the names of two of them are not known. but we have learned from multiple sources one is drew bennett and dj hackett four year veteran. broke in with the sea hawks in 2005. he signed a contract with carolina before last season and was cut after catching just 13 passes for 181 yards and no touchdowns. he was invited to try out for the ravens this spring and declined because he was dealing with his wife's pregnancy. training camp starts tuesday in westminster. jennifer back to you. >> thank you. favorite ravens hit the links

for a good cause. they got out the clubs and headed over to the maryland golf and country club for a day on the grown. perfecting screens for the 6th annual golf tournament. it helps to provide fun programs for critically ill children and families. . >> new york baseball team gets creative. to attract its

. >> here is a final look at the forecast. 78 degrees tomorrow with a chance for afternoon showers and thunderstorms. winds out of the northeast at five to 10. keep the umbrellas nearby. maybe a little more sun on wednesday. but we have a slight chance, 20 percent chance for a stray shower. 84, 86 on wednesday through friday. and 20 percent chance for showers. and saturday and sunday are

great. stray morning shower. 85 saturday, 87 with sunshine sunday and early parts of next week start out dry. >> finally tonight minor league baseball team in brooklyn gets creative to fill up the stands. welcome to bellies and baseball day for the brooklyn cyclones. included in the tag, pregame ma lamas class. seven inning stretch, the dads had to change a diaper. and moms to be could run or walk to bases, barefoot. teams said they would give free tickets to life if any mom went into labor during the game. but according to the website, that did not happen. >> that's all for the "late edition" tonight. thanks for joining us. i am jennifer gilbert. see you back here tomorrow night. have a great night. real time closed captioning provided by u.s. captioning

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