>> stand your ground law's are a lightning rod for controversy. the acquittal of george zimmerman fueled the debate. even though florida's law was not part of his defense. >> the stand your ground states are limiting the requirement to retreat. use deadly force. >> 16 states currently have stand your ground law on the books. in maryland, individuals have a duty to retreat before considering and using deadly force. that could change of baltimore county republican delegate patrick madonna has his way. >> we are introducing legislation to create a stand your ground law in maryland, the strongest form of protection for crime victims and potential crime victims.

>> it provides an exemption to the duty to retreat. stand your ground states have exemptions as well. kansas, this defense cannot be used during the commission of a crime. in north carolina, it cannot be used in circumstances that involve law enforcement or landlord disputes. >> when you have duty to retreat, a victim can be subject to a civil lawsuit or from a prosecution. >> a law signed by martin o'malley in 2010 provide civil immunity from damages when force or deadly force is used under reasonable circumstances. according to an analysis by the 10th of a times, florida's stand your ground law has allowed drug dealers to avoid murder charges again immersed to walk free. the time study the terms of the law has stymied prosecutors and confuse judges. it has exonerated people who claim to be acting in self- defense. >> i think that if you're eliminating the need to retreat first, you probably increase the

use of deadly force. you increase death. that is dangerous. >> he concedes the proposal has no chance of getting out of committee. he plans to get into the house floor by offering a commitment to another crime bill. he hopes at least to have a debate. >> right now, a suspect is in custody connecting with the july 17 shooting death of don say stevens in baltimore county. charles jackson junior is charged with first-degree murder. stevens was shot as he was driving early in the morning here the intersection of murdoch and roger's ford. the suspect charge was dante woods. was was in the cantons -- >> police are investigating a string of burglaries in the towson area where the suspects are dressing up in utility worker no one trying to gain

access to people's homes. live from baltimore county police headquarters. >> so far, police know of two such cases since the past week and are investigating to see if there are anymore. the scam works like this. the guys get their way into your home by showing that what you think -- they are utility workers. one others the homeowners, while the others try to steal your stuff. >> we certainly are cautioning people in the area to be extremely cautious about giving access to your home to someone who says they are utility worker or representative any other company. >> a warning for release -- there is a small group of men trying to pass themselves off as utility workers. their main motive is to burglarize your home. >> you have a problem.

in your water system. >> they were almost victims. this past weekend, a man approached them. then tell them that they had a problem with the houses of water system, and that he needed to fix it. they were trying to get them into the basement to check the mainline. her husband went down. she refused. >> he said to me, you better go downstairs. i said, why? >> thinking something was up, her husband told her to call police. 's tune change. >> he said, ok, i will send you a letter in three days. you will receive the. then they left. granddaughter,er

who called police. an elderly couple fell for the scam and the burglars got away expensive diamond ring. >> this is a deception burglary. someone comes to the door and pretends to be someone that they are not. >> police say this is a prime example of why people, the elderly, the to be vigilant when it comes to who knocks on your door. >> asked for potential's. if you are suspicious, call 911. >> police believe there are at least three suspects involved. the restrictions -- the descriptions are rather vague. are asking anyone with information on the cases, or face evening suspicious to call 911. live at baltimore county.

>> a service just reps on the light rail line. the baltimore county police say it is the result of a trash truck hitting wires. sky team 11 has kept an eye on the issue for us. >> we have good news for you. they were able to get trains appear. they were able to relieve the congestion of people at the light rail stop. right now, we are at the originally road -- ridgely road white stock. stop.gely road light they have a handle as r as people from your car road. they had a bus bury her >> there remains an issue. >> thank you. good news heading downtown for

the ravens preseason against the panthers. we are less than two hours ay from kickoff, they are expecting the action into the third quarter tonight. newcomers dallas clark looking to put on a show. >> hopefully we will give them a few more snaps. learning positions, one of those guys who is been around a while. if you been in multiple systems, you can find something you can correlate it with. it does make learning easier. he has been around for ball a long time. we have immersed him in it. they are trying to get as much out of him as we can. >> fans are gearing up for the preseason game. cai rejoins us with a check on how fans are getting ready for the game. ax

-- >> the heat and humidity is not scaring away the tailgaters. people started pulling in four hours ago. preseason tailgating is the warm-up to the regular season. tailgating is serious business. we found fans arriving 5-6 hours before the game. you start to get revved up. you really get revved up. >> you can stand out in public, have a few drinks, have a good times, have good food, and watch a great the ballgame. >> sure cocktail. this has marinated for two days. >> burgers, braatz, everything in between. the food is just part of the tailgate fun. get hyped up. i am thinking about the game.

i'm excited to put on my purple shirt. i have my gear ready. the regular season comes, i am ready. >> optimism and purple pride goes a long way. fans ready to celebrate. >> we have to be the 12th man. yet to be ready to be the 12th man. win, we had aowl great shot this year. we are going to do it. here, youeing out still talk to stephen -- you still see the same people here. i just checked in with wanda, the mistress of tailgating. sitting in the same spot every year. that is part of the fun. the light, here and see the friends they see you're all season long. it is all part of the fun of getting ready for a good season.

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>> coming up, bradley manning says to: chelsea as he heads to militaryfamous potential area. >> the goal is to be comfortable in her skin. to be the first -- the person she never had an opportunity to be. >> an announcement why manning waited until now. >> eissler thunderstorms on doppler -- isolated thunderstorms on doppler. a beautiful view. sun and clouds. 80 degrees downtown.

>> bradley manning -- >> he is requesting corpsman treatment and a change in name. he would now like to be referred to as chelsea manning. his attorney made that announcement on the today show. >> chelsea didn't want to have this be something that overshadow the case. wanted to point until the case was done to move forward. >> she wants hormone therapy. are you want to sue to force the government to give her home went there but she -- hormone therapy?

not indicated that would be her desire. as far as the hormone therapy, yes. i am hoping they would do the right thing and provide that. if they do not, i'm going to do everything in my power to make sure that they are forced to do so. >> manning was sentenced to 35 years in prison for leaking documents to the anti-secrecy website. >> 91 degrees today. the summer he and humidity is hanging on. the game downtown will be more summary that was last week and. -- last weekend. 91, the record high. degrees.rt hit 90 that is below the number of 90

degree days we had last year. than half, down to 20. below normal. we would have had 21 days 90 or above. it hasn't been all that bad of a summer as far as the heat and humidity goes. 85 in hagerstown. then you get into the cool air. the 60s and only in 70s. adding the moisture and humidity, it feels like 92 degrees in downtown baltimore now. the heat and humidity did sugar and iceland storm -- the heat and humidity did trigger an isolated storm. storm dropping out of the mountains. one appears to be falling apart. there is only a 20% chance that one of the stories would drop the football game this evening.

looking good right now. it will be warm and muggy. tonight, winds turning to the west and storms moving up. in tomorrowming morning. behind it, beautiful pressure time for the weekend. can see the nice, comfortable air winning to come in behind it. the four tomorrow afternoon, it should build to be different. maybe a brief shower as the thunder rolls through. and the winds turn to the north and northwest. it humidity levels drop. highest going to be below normal . the weekend looks great. that change starts to happen tomorrow. 10e northwest winds at 5- miles per hour.

waves around one foot. a storm possible. a 30% chance. at ocean city, a chance for a storm tomorrow. 30% chance. another warm and muggy day before things improve for the weekend. lots of sunshine. the seven-day forecast, a chance of a shower tomorrow. partly cloudy monday parade scattered storms tuesday and wednesday. >> this is 11 sports. >> live from the field. the ravens play their third freeseas in game. -- preseason game. if i cut you any closer, you would need a contract.

colleagues, before this game begins, they coach together for three years. the small community of coaches. they stand off to the side of the field of focus on their own teams. the ravens are trying to remain the gold standard of success. five years of playoff experience. coming off a super bowl victory, trying to be the team that sets the pace. smith, a former jacksonville jaguar. this preseason, we have seen his impact. this is more than just a guy filling a void. he has become a leader and a go- to guy for the defense. >> he has caught onto our scheme

very well. he has assumed a quiet guy, leadership role, doing a great job. he is a smooth player. i do not know how to put it. he has had the hands. he is a thumper. he plays very smoothly. coming up at 7:00. hosting a one-hour pregame special right here. the ravens countdown against the panthers. harbaughalk with john laying in. more coming up at 7:00. has indicted aaron hernandez, including one count of murder in the death of the colin --:d: lloyd --

lloyd aaron hernandez entering a plea of not guilty to six charges. his life is turned around, last summer the patriots signed him to a multiyear $40 million contract which has been voided. coming up at 7:00, stick around. the latest on the game, and the forecast a straight ahead.

>> following breaking and howard county. an accident involving multiple vehicles. the sky team 11, what is the latest? >> this is route 70. police investigate a crash involving several vehicles. untilund 70 is shut down they are able to get vehicles out of the roadway. traffic is backed up.

it is going to be slow going.

>> a 20% chance of a storm tomorrow. it clears up, and a spectacular weekend is waiting for us. the humidity level is down to comfort levels. >> but it looks good for

tonight. joining us. for >> we will see you back here at 11:00.