officers ambushed two baltimore city police officers are shot in daylight. >> we believe that he wasn't in the right state of mind. >> what the family says sparked the tirade. i'm denise koch. they say he had taken dozens 06 extrasy pills that day and as mike hellgren reports, that fueled a rampage that devastated several families. >> we the family of shaun sin claire, would like to apologize. >> reporter: the cousin of shawn sin claire reads a letter

the family wrote. they apologize to the those he wounded in the gun battle on saturday. jerome shaurette and curtis mcmillion. >> we just want to let them know that we are truly sorry about what occurred. >> reporter: she says her cousin suffered from mental illness and had taken ecstasy pills that day. >> we took them constantly. he had occurred 30 of them that day. he was just irrational , no talking to him. >> reporter: police say he used is semiautomatic handgun and assaulted two officers. >> if our men weren't there to stop this maniac, who knows what he would have done to innocent people on the the street. >> reporter: his relatives say he was a family man, coaching ball games, working at foot

locker. >> he works hard. >> reporter: but drug sent his life into a tail spin. a friend told 13 news at 11:00 earlier that day that he wanted to die. >> never, results like this. >> reporter: his family says they want to see him at shock trauma. >> it was a devastating situation. >> reporter: officer jerome shaurette went through another surgery. he is in stable condition right now. at shock trauma, mike hellgren, 13 news at 11:00. >> police expect to charge sin claire with attempted murder. the full statement from the family, go the wjz.com. former raven steve mcnair had been drinking shortly before his death. today, toxicology reports reveal that he had a blood alcohol level of .16. that is twice the legal limit

for driving. he was shot to death by his girlfriend in nashville. sahel kazemi turned the gun on herself. she had a small amount of marijuana in her system. 15 years old and killed by a suspected drunk driver. the teenage girl was on the side of the road when she was hit and killed. adam may is is there. >> she loved everybody. >> reporter: linda bossler, the mother of 15-year-old caitlin, gets the phone call that everyone fears. >> first, they said she had life-threatening injuries, if and they were going to air lift her. and then about 45 minutes later, they told me to go to carol county general. >> did you get a chance to see her? >> yes, i did. not before. >> reporter: caitlin was hit

and killed by 42-year-old kevin smith, a drunk driver. he lives on whiskey springs road. she was standing about here on francis scott key, talking to a group of friends that had pulled over. that's when police say he came here and crossed the white line. when troopers contacted smith, who was driving is ford pickup truck, they observed an odor of a beverage on his breath. they furthered their investigation and ultimately arrested him for driving under the influence. >> reporter: smith faces serious charges, bail at $20,000, outaging the family. >> i'm mad, i'm angry, because you know, the girl was part of my life. i live for my children. he just ripped half of me away, and he can get out on $20,000 or $2,000, whatever.

if he get has bailbondsman. he shouldn't be allowed out. >> reporter: police aren't sure where the driver was prior to the accident. bossler was going to be a sophomore in high school. adam may, wjz eyewitness news. >> he is being held at the car roll county detention center. not only your actions, but your words could be captured on videotape. eyewitness news is live many mcforson. >> denise, they do not want to infringe on civil liberties, but this recording technology is already on buss and could deter crime. mta captures suspects on video regularly. past acts of violence, like this beating, could not come with sound. >> do you think recording audio

might help? >> it might. >> i don't think that just because technology exists that we should use it. >> i think this is something that's going to fix problems, i'm skeptical. not to mention the civil rites issues. >> this is a privacy issue. we know that big brother is watching. >> reporter: mta says in its letter to the attorney general that it will help deter criminal activity. this is a clip of a train crash. in maryland, it would be just this. video with no audio. but this was recorded in san francisco. see if you think there's a difference with sound. >> help, help! my leg. >> reporter: mta wants to record on all trains and buses to hear passengers and employees. a posted sign might be enough notification.

gets on is the passenger consenting. >> for quality assurance purposes, this may be recorded. they are notifying you that they are going to record. you have implicitly agreed. >> reporter: some think it could go further. >> some talk about what they're going to do before they do it. like robberies. >> constantly monitoring it? >> constant. >> 24/7. >> buses, lightrails. >> everything. >> reporter: late tonight, the baltimore sun reports that the acting secretary for the department of transportation has asked for the letter to be withdrawn. i spoke with the attorney general's office this afternoon. and they told me they have this letter. reporting live, kelly mcpherson, 13 news at 11:00. >> a response takes on average ten weeks. well, tonight, a battle

over health care reform heats up, so do the speeches. >> this reckless apeach is an ill conceived attempt to be an experiment and we should be scared to death. >> this isn't about politics, this is about a health care system breaking america's families. >> today, president obama came back hard against critics. in an interview, rnc chief michael steele likened the proposal to socialism. we will hear more about the president's plan this wednesday night during a prime time presidential address. it beginnings at 8:00 right here. well, maryland senator barbara mccost key will be having surgery on her broken ankle. the senator's surgery had not been scheduled yet.

it was one small step for man, but one giant leap for mankind. 40 years ago today, neil armstrong made history. setting foot on the moon. tonight, a new mission. chi jackson explains. >> that's right, denise. nostalgia and new challenges on the 40th on the anniversary. but some say, one challenge at a time. >> the eagle has landed. >> reporter: with those words, the human race advanced light years into the future. president obama and the world honored neil armstrong, michael collins and buzz aldrin. >> the country continues to draw inspiration from you. >> reporter: becky was 9 years old. >> i remember the day.

>> you do? >> yes, i was in north carolina. they were about seven of us, watching that flickering image. we all cheered and hollered, and it was a huge deal. >> reporter: at the enoch library, visitors watched video. >> i was 2 years old. >> reporter: we look back, the pioneering astronauts are looking forward, asking president obama to lead the effort for a mission to mars. >> we, the planet earth, is going to send some people, one day, to the surface of mars. >> i think space exparticular ration is important up to a -- exploration is important up to a point. i think we have important priorities here. >> reporter: becky clark says those are fixing the health care system as well as getting the economy back on track first. >> thank you. scientists hope a mission to

mars could determine if the red plan etc. could sustain life. singer chris brown talks about the violent fight with rihanna. the latest efforts to find the american captured by the taliban. some much-needed showers. i'm bob turk, your forecast, coming up.

it is 73 degrees and cloudy in central maryland right now. the complete forecast coming up, but first,. a u.s. military operation is underway to find a u.s. solar captured by the taliban. robert gates condemned the recent video of bowe bergdahl. he was disgusted by the exploitation of the prisoner. in hailey, idaho, signs of support are everywhere. his situation underscores the increasing level of danger in afghanistan. four soldiers have been killed in july. a group of milwaukee neighbors being honored. they had to cut a boy out of the booster seat. that child is in critical condition. the mother and other child, minor injuries. honoring the loss of one

life by helping another. tonight, friends and family remember baltimore d.j. cay swift by awarding a memorial scholarship. >> this young man was the lucky winner, earning -- excuse me, aaron saunders. tonight, he received a $12,000 scholarship. it is in memory of kia edgerton. she died a year ago after breaking her neck in a pool. well, drowning is how dozens of marylanders die every year. in children 14 and under, it is the second leading cause of accidental death. tonight, we investigate why and what a family is doing to prevent it. >> i kissed him good-bye, told him i loved him.

>> it only takes a moment. >> i got a call. an accident. >> in that moment. >> they've on the floor and working on him. >> young life was lost. >> silent, not kicking and splashing. >> he was 5 years old when he drowned at the country club, with family friends being with him. >> maybe five minutes went by. >> then child spotted conner. >> did con know how to swim? >> yes, he was very good. >> another patron went and performed mouth to mouth on him. then cpr was performed. >> . someone called 911. >> if they had used the defiblylator, do you think he would have survived? >> i think it would have restarted the heart. >> there was only one lifeguard. >> he was about 100 feet to the right of the lifeguard, and there's no way you can see in

that area of pool. >> reporter: in fact, one in five children who drown do so in a public pool with a certified lifeguard present. current law requires one lifeguard for every swimmers. >> this has got to change. >> the freeds have made it their mission to change the law. >> i promised him i was going to honor him and not let this happen to another family. >> they're pushing for two bills. one would require more lifeguards. 2500 square feet, two lifeguards. the other bill would have every pool to have a defiblylator. >> they believe that had it been used on their healthy son, he would not be in this wheelchair. >> i think a matter of minutes?

>> yes, i believe so. >> instead, james' brain, deprived of oxygen, is affected forever. >> it's preventable. >> it's brutal to hold your 5- year-old son in your arms and knowing that he's gone. >> now, both bills will be reintroduced to maryland lawmakers in january. in the past, funding for more lifeguards has been the challenge. sponsors argue you can't put a price on saving a life. well, one month after pleading guilty to assaulting his girlfriend rihanna, chris brown issues an apology. >> i wish i had a chance to live these few moments again, but i can't. i'm not going to make any excuses. i take great pride in me exercising self-control and what i did was inexcusable.

i'm sad and ashamed. >> he says he has repeatedly apologized to rihanna. he will be sentenced august 5. five years probation and common sense service. a manatee at chesapeake bay. they are urging boaters to be careful. meanwhile, the national aquarium rescue team is tracking the manatee. they're supposed to be gentle giants. >> i don't know how he got up here. that's like a thousand miles out of the way. >> he got lost. >> florida, but the chances of here, very, rare,. >> right. we have a thing in the atlantic ex, but so far, not very much of that. 73 now. the dew point is up a bit, but not that high at 60.

east/southeast winds at 3. barometer holding steady. temperature today, 83, the average now 88 and 66. 102 and 57 are the records. 60s to the mid 70s around region. daytime, while not hot, aming up to the end of the week. tonight, warmer than the last few nights. with the higher humidity, some east winds bring in moisture at the low levels from the atlantic ocean. some chances of showers, maybe some thunder as well. this morning, some light showers. here in the stick only traces out to the west. a few areas have picked up a tenth to a quarter inch. in southern maryland as well. still watching that area of rain offshore here, south

carolina, georgia coast. most is running away from us. east of ocean city. now, to the west of the mountain, showers, but in the central portions of maryland, not a lot expected. more down in the carolinas we have to wait for the moisture. if you get any sun, maybe a chance of thunderstorm popping up. by thursday, another low to the west, but it will drag the frontal system across the region. on the humid side, a break on wednesday, and a chance of more showers on thursday and maybe even friday. northeast winds, 10 to 15, sunrise, 57. tonight, maybe some showers, milder, more humid than the last few nights. 66 tomorrow. sun and maybe some showers. highs in the upper 70s the next

five days, a warming trend. back up into the mid and upper 80s, which is normal, denise? >> check in with tim williams and mary bubbala. coming up, the orioles and yankees.

well, a famous broadway musical. the second word is yankees. >> the been around here, many times before. well, the chance for the o's to change their losing ways in new york city. taking on the yanks in the bronx. they have been beaten seven straight by the bombers. the stars were out tonight. actress kate hudson, a big fan of a-rod and director spike lee. this one is a a drama.

hernandez, the highest scoring team in the league to one run in six innings. he struck out five. 8th inning, markakis up, throws home, arturo is tagged out. the game is tied. next pitch to adam jones. molina chases, roberts never tupped home. tagged out. dave trembley gets a clarification. stilt 1-1. jim johnson in relief. it's a shot to right. the yankees win a pitcher's duel. 2-1. lou piniella, and they run into rodrigo lopez, who has revived his career after elbow surgery.

phils win. drew bennett is the latest on the list to audition for a job with the ravens. he's an eight year nfl veteran. the ravens are shopping for help at receiver after mason announced the retirement. it will be a busy time in westminster. >> thank you mark.

a confusing wedding is going to take place in florida.

you see, kelly hildebrandt will be marrying kelly hildebrandt. they found each other on facebook when the female kelly wanted to see if anyone shared her name. the long distance relationship blossomed. they will marry in october.

coming up next on the late show with david letterman, actress katherine heigl, for bob and mark, i'm denise koch. see you tomorrow.