dollars in free groceries.we give away another giant ransom demand investigators ordeal.shaken hak the said to be doing mrs. ripken is (anchor tag) should be considered with a handgun and the male is still armed thin build // we believe to early 40's with a light "police are still looking pd koleki eal.desrien chief hey & at this hour... police are searching for the armed and dangerous man who kidnapped mrs. ripken.how she got away and how you can help police track down him down. milder weather coming to an end.how high temperatures will soar today and whether or not it'll stay hot through the weekend. nats of will @ 20:00 how are you? doing good! how are you? doing good. how are you doing? 04 and... he's a man seeking a woman.but the surprising website... he's using to find her... and the criteria you have to meet to join. 3 3 today is thursday, july 26. 3

3 3 3 3 the search is on right now for an armed and dangerous man who

kidnapped cal ripken's mother. we've been following this story since the missing person's report came out early yesterday morning. morning.megan gilliland is here with a description of the suspect to look out for. good morning patrice,at this hour... local police... and the fbi... are hunting down the kidnapper. kidnapper. he's believed to be a white man in his late 30's to early 40's with glasses... he was last seen wearing a light colored shirt and camouflage pants. pants.police belive he bound and abducted violet ripken at gun point in her own car.she was missing for 12 hours before anyone realized she was in trouble.a stranger who spotted ripken and her kidnapper at this royal farms spoke up... after thinking it was suspicious.someone got a license plate number and called police.amid an intesive search... ripken was quietly dropped off by her kidnapper on the secluded street where she lives in abderdeen. (gus) 10:20:33 i missed the whole thing here by about 5

minutes so i was lucky i would probably be laying in the lawn with a bullet in my back.(joe) 10:45:09 she does a lot in the community it had to be a random act it had to be someone crazy i doubt if that person knows her herpolice are asking anyone with information on the abduction or even if you think you saw ripken's silver lincoln continental driving around... to call 410-272-2121. coming up next half hour... find out what the suspect told the man at royal farms... that spiked his suspicions even more.i'm megan gilliland, fox45 morning news. the ripken family released a statement that reads in part... part..."this has been a very trying time for our family, but we're grateful and relieved that mom is back with us safe and healthy. we want to thank everyone for their tremondous support..." see all of the interview with violet ripken's neighbor online at fox-baltimore dot com... slash raw news. police are

trying to identify a human skull found in carroll park in southwest baltimore.a hiker spotted the skull in this wooded area behind hilton avenue tuesday.no other remains were found.the skull is now at the medical examiner's office for forensic testing. city residents were overcharged ánine millions dollarsá for water use ... according to a city audit. audit.the city cites many problems including faulty meters and human error.but the head of baltimore's bureau of water is telling the mayor the problem is being corrected. (mayor) "these problems did not develop overnight and therefore we all know it will take time to correct, however this administration, my administration is committed to invest in improving this vital resource." customers have recieved more than four million dollars in refundsbut many other residents are still due an extra five million. a sinkhole closes streets, breaks a gas line and evacuates businesses near johns hopkins hospital. and this morning the real work begins in trying to solve the problem.

we were there just after it happened yesterday afternoon, and joel d. smith is live there now to see how long it will be affecting traffic, and those who work in the area. good morning joel d. 3 (ad lib) we're here at.óóóóóóóóóóóó smell in the air.. óóóóóóó yesterday this closed 4 city blocks. blocks. that was from e. monument to milton street and more than a dozen businesses. ááá look how big that hole is... áááyou could really smell the odor of gas , because the 15 foot sinkhole broke that gas line. the department of public works says this sinkhole was caused by a storm drain culvert... that acted like a washing machine...underneath the road, swirling tons of water and trash. the culvert was installed in 1930. and this road closure obviously caused quite a bit of traffic...and

anger: "with all the money we pay in taxes to baltimore and the state of md this is ridiculous, ridiculous" ridiculous" "the money just isn't there, we'll be required by law to replace all these old pipes carrying storm water" water" the city is looking at many older water mains in the city now, trying to stay ahead of the next problem.this is the second long-term road closure because of infrastructure issues. remember a water main broke last week downtown, closing light street. they will be opening up the sidewalks tomorrow morning...but when it comes to this actual street...the department of public works says it could be awhile...we're talking weeks or even longer. live in east baltimore, joel d. smith, fox 45 morning news.

3 3 police dispatch tapes reveal what it was like right after the colorado movie theater shooting that killed 12 people and injured nearly 60 others. others.and as ed payne explains... a package from the alleged shooter has turned up at his former university. university. we're now hearing the conversations between dispatchers, police and fire officials during the chaotic moments after the shooting at the movie theater in aurora, colorado.officer: we need rescue inside the auditorium - multiple victims.dispatch: copy!officer: i've got a child victim - need rescue back door of theater 9 now.dispatch: back door of theater 9, we'll start them.officer: metro 10, lincoln 25, do i have permission to start taking some of these victims via, via car. i got a whole bunch of people shot out here, no rescue.dispatch: yes, load them up, get them in cars, get them out of here.and authorities discovered a

package in a mailroom at the university of colorado's medical campus in aurora monday, sent by alleged gunman james holmes.c-b-s news reported it was addressed to a psychologist at the university -- where holmes recently dropped out of a neuroscience p-h-d program.we were told that there is verbiage, kind of a pent-up, was the phrase used, writings about shooting people and that there were some very rudimentary images in there of a shooter and victims.and there was plenty of activity at the alleged shooter's apartment building wednesday.defense attorneys and investigators were there -- and tenants were allowed to return.an official says a bomb squad has cleared the holmes apartment of booby traps.i'm ed payne reporting. the first funeral of the 12 victims was held in denver, yesterday. 51-year- old gordon cowden was laid to rest. the family requested privacy for the service. also wednesday, a visitation took place for 23-year old micayla medek in aurora.her funeral is

today. the aurora community is also making a push to get the media to stop naming the shooter... and stop showing his images on t-v. families of the victims fear the media attention feeds into the accused shooters desire to be infamous. today... president obama wraps up a 4-day road trip in new orleans.since last week's violent movie theater massacre in colorado... the president.. stayed out of the gun control debate. but during his address to the civil rights group wednesday... he made some strong comments against gun violence. i, like most americans, believe that the second amendment guarantees an individual the right to bear arms. i think we recognize the traditions of gun ownership have been passed down from generation to generation, that hunting and shooting are part of a cherished national heritage. but i also believe that a lot of gun owners would agree that ak-47s belong in the hands of soldiers not in the hands of criminals.

new orleans he also emphasized a need for background checks and the prevention of "mentally unbalanced" individuals from obtaining guns. democrats are rejoicing on capitol hill today... after their plan for extending the bush-era tax cuts is passed. passed.republicans pushed to extend all the bush tax cuts... while democrats supported ending the tax cuts for household incomes over 250- thousand-dollars. even though the democrats' tax plan survived the vote... it's unlikely it will win full congressional approval. four high-rise window washers are probably feeling pretty lucky today... after they were rescued from the side of this las vegas hotel.the crew got stuck outside the 35th floor of the vdara hotel... after a brake on the workers' basket failed.rescue crews used ropes from the roof of the hotel and lowered the workers one by one to a safe landing area.no one was hurt.

3 today is the first full squad workout of training camp. camp.all of the big name veterans arrived yesterday ...ed reed among them.also in the group ...the last of the original ravens, ray lewis... who will begin his 17th training camp today. show us your purple pride... send your pictures to purple at fox-baltimore dot com...see the pictures on our website... fox-baltimore dot com...and on our facebook page...facebook dot com slash fox-baltimore... look for the "purple pride" album. the jackson family drama contin. continues...the matriarch of the family ... katherine jackson... no longer the guardian of michael jackson's . kids.find out the family

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facebook users already "like" certain things. but as alison kosik explains... soon, they may be able to "want" things as well. 3 --reporter pkg-as follows -- the "like" button on facebook could be getting some company. rumors are, a "want" button may be added to the facebook. talk began after a web developer said he found the code for the button and posted a mock up on his blog. facebook removed the code, but that hasn't quieted speculation. the "want" button may work like a wish list. users could find interesting products purchased by friends and click "want". facebook could then track this information, and maybe sell it to advertisers. the company isn't confirming anything. a facebook spokesperson says the company is always testing new platform features, but it doesn't have anything new to announce. if the "want" button

is real, analysts say it's likely to debut at the company's next developer conference. a date hasn't been announced, but that event is expected to happen this fall. for investors, this could have big implications... it would open up a new revenue source... and that's been a big concern for wall street. facebook's stock price is down nearly 25-percent since its i-p-o, back in may. analysts say the company needs to figure out how to generate more revenue. and the "want" button could help facebook do just that. i'm alison kosik in new york. -----end----- cnn.script----- people are getting robbed at area a-t-m's... where it's happening... and what police are advising you to do. do.at this hour... poliie are searching for the armed and dangerous man who kidnapped mrs. ripken.how she got away and how you can help police track down him down.

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