the police say that a gang member shot two members of a rival gang inside the pavilion out raging mayor dixon. >> we done need that to happen. we can't tolerate it. >> reporter: a string of assaults prompted the police to add extra officers and all of the violence having an impact on the attitude of visitors. >> i think that things are different during the nighttime. >> reporter: the mayor says that more has to be done to get the guns out of the hands of criminals. >> they were carrying weapons on them and that's why we're focusing on the legislation at the state to deal with the illegal guns. >> reporter: she testified in favor of numerous bills and the house failed to act.

>> these legislatures are part of a committee that's prodefense. >> reporter: the city state's attorney office has had a hard time beefing up the act. it could charge juveniles as adults. >> there's no question in our minds as prosecutors and police and in the partnership that we need more laws to help us do a better job. >> >> reporter: and another problem with the violence is the stop snitching mentality and in this case, the victims aren't wrap rating when it comes to providing a description of the suspect. adam may, wjz-13. and the owners are cooperating with the investigation. and tonight a prisoner accused of assaults a deputy is on the loose and the police hope that a reward will help catch him. >> well, the award leading to the arrest of the 20-year-old is up to a thousand dollars.

he escaped from if custody last thursday after he used his handcuffs to choke a deputy taking him from the courthouse. he was convicted of theft and he's charged with attempted murder aeroened the police have one tip another case. >> anyone with information about the where abouts of the man is asked to call the police. four beat a girl in anne arundel and a 17-year-old was beaten by four other girls. she was taken to shock trauma with not life threatening injuries. wellings after a very slow start,the 2009 storm season is revving up. hurricane bill is churning away in the atlantic. and claudette made landfall in the panhandle of florida. >> reporter: tropical storm claudette, the third of the season was the first to come ashore.

bringing 50 miles per hour gust and buckets a -- buckets of rain to the panhandle. . >> i just had to leave once. >> we usually experience this type of the weather. >> reporter: the first system, ana was a tropical storm and since has been downgraded to a depression. and behind her in the atlantic, that's bill. the first hurricane of the season. weather experts say we can thank elmen owe for a -- el nino. >> and that disrupts storm organization. >> reporter: and for now, people will be checking the damage after claudette's best shot. bernadette woods is tracking all of the systems in the first warning weather center. well, this is the latest. bill is a category 1 hurricane and winds are the same. the difference is ana is no

longer a tropical depression even. it's dissipating and there are no advisories on it. claudette dissipated today. the latest focus is on bill. the storm is making its way up to the west, northwest and all signs are that it will continue to strengthen as it takes the track. now, the other thing, a lot of confusion with some of the tracks. it looks like it's heading towards the united states. it looks like it's heading towards bermuda and the united states and a lot of the models kick it to the sea before the united states and we're still talking a few days out. the fact it's moving in this direction shows we'll have to watch it. >> remember, wjz-13 is always on. to get forecast updates, go to wjz.com.

president barack obama is takes his health care pitch to americans. joel brown has more and the president may be willing to compromise. >> reporter: in his nonstop push for health care reform. president obama added part of the sales pitch to a speech to veterans in fee in addition -- phoenix. >> no one will take away the veteran's benefits. there that's the truth. >> reporter: there was a controversial call for a plan fueling more protests. the president's supporters held signs pressing for the public option to and liberal democrats fear they could ban the plan to gain the conservative support. the top aid signal he's open for compromise. >> well, we have to have this choice in the competition. >> and the white house is willing to consider the co-ops and exchanges. not the federal government.

some democrats argue that's not the kind of reform that the nation needs and system republicans seem to like the idea. >> we have a lot of those, or something like them. nonprofit, basically, they seem to work. i don't know if it will do what people want, but we need to look at it. >> reporter: giving up may anger liberals and democrats say that the government run plan wouldn't get through the senate. and with no letup in the vocal opposition,the white house could see a health care compromise as the only way forward. there washington, joel brown, wjz eyewitness news. right now, there are almost 50 million uninsured americans. and hot and partly sunny skies into the workweek and here's a live look outside. how long can we steer clear of rain. bob turk has more. >> well, it was a great summer weekend for swimming and today as well. we had more cloud cover and

we're at 87 and last hour, 88 and the dew point is low this afternoon. the winds, south east at 5 and keeping us moist and west and south west, showers developing in. we a chance by tomorrow afternoon to the west and a better chance on wednesday and thursday. that's when the scattered showers start. and racing engines could mean revving in baltimore as charm city tries to get indy racing downtown. weijia jiang has an announcement for today and the impact it could have on the economy. >> reporter: hi, well, the race would bring in millions of dollars and the decision is actually a two way streak. the city has to decide if the traffic, noise and costs are worth it. downtown baltimore could be transformed into a track just like this one. a track made up of every day streets in a major city. >> baltimore has all of the

components to make this a fantastic event and i'm proud that even in the tough times, people are looking at baltimore. >> reporter: the city council gave the racing development the rights to pursue rights of the indy racing competition. it would lupe around the convention center. >> the communities impacted seem to be very interested and see the opportunity. >> reporter: they expect it would bring in 150,000 visitors to the city and generate about $100 million. >> we'll promote this as a three day festival of speed. >> reporter: just like the orients -- like the other events, you'll have to have a ticket. drivers can clear the course in a minute and at 180 miles per hour, they can take on the length of a football field in one second. >> our cars are smaller, and more nimble. >> reporter: and he would know,

he's a two time indy 500 champion who says there's nothing like a good street race. >> ither exciting and exhilarating. the -- they're exciting and exhilarating. >> there are financial returns for the city, and impacts to the neighborhoods and communities and they would be affecting the noise and pollution levels an all of the issues would be flushed out before the city would give its consent. >> reporter: in july 2010, the indy racing league will announce which city gets the race. we're live downtown in baltimore, weijia jiang, eyewitness news. the city that's chosen will also get a three to five year deal to annually presented the deal. still ahead, taking queues from the british and you may want to take time in the day for a cup of tea.

mayor sheila dixon pushes to get cars out of the city streets. the last night bruce springsteen was here, it was '73. i'm mike schuh, we'll have details, when we return. will rain bring cooler temperatures earlier in the week? we'll have the latest with bob.

baltimore mayor sheila dixon kicks off an initiative to remove abandoned vehicles. >> we have the resources, we're stepping up and doing more and that is an issue that impacts

the city and the residents in the quality of life of the residents. >> reporter: usually, it's unlicensed and left on public and private property. call 311 to report them >> we'll rely on the citizens of baltimore to give us information through the 311 process and we're here not to harass people, but to encourage everyone to take responsibility to make this the greatest city and cleanest and greenest city. we need your help. >> reporter: the city's partnering with vehicles for change to provide the residents the chance to dispose of vehicles free of charge. >> we'll a get rid of the junk cars -- they bleed toxins into the ground and think're creating environmental hazards and we'll get them into places where they need to be.

>> reporter: to donate a car, you can give a call. and the nonprofit organization helps low-income families. if you're waiting for someone to get home from work, let's check on the roads with shane parker. thank you. and good afternoon. not a lot happening on the beltway, as you can see, on the topside, we have red and yellow and 20 miles per hour isn't bad. and it will take you a few minutes to get over to charles street. earlier, there was an accident at charles street and that's been cleared for a while now. there are accidents in the city at key worth and wilkens and paradise and we're still with the wire's down situation until 10:00 tonight. route 7 is closed down and that's going to take a long time to clean that up. take route 40 pulaski and you'll stay out of the mess.

heaviest on 95 is 95 northbound on the north eastside from 895 and that continues to the beltway. down in the annapolis area, we had a vehicle fire north of route 50 and you can see it westbound, it's not cleared because of that and the delays begin on the patrol area and they get better along 97 and on the beltway at baltimore national pike, you can see no problems what's so far. this is brought to you by subway. scrabble at subway. win a jackpot and a beach's resort satiation. play at subway. and thank you. from the beatles to the rolling stones. and sometimes or another, most big line acts have been here and as mike schuh tells us, the boss is coming. >> reporter: after 36 years, the boss is returning to baltimore.

>> bruce has only played in baltimore once. it's 1973 and he wasn't even the head liner, he opened for chicago. you can thank this man, the general manager, he work on it for six years. >> he was an uphill battle and i had him three times and lost it. >> reporter: once the stones sold out and played a great show, they looked at the arena. >> they have to tell out. we sold out hannah montana and in seconds because the computer system couldn't handle it. >> reporter: he confirms a baltimore show will sellout. >> i would put him at the top in terms of demand for tickets. for shows. you know? he's got the most fans and he's doing it the longest and he's on the east coast where he's

more beloved. >> i start out trying to tell a good story, one that will hold interest. >> reporter: the stories are past shows featuring icons. >> we sold out in 15 minutes. and they'll be treated like royalty. in other markets, they come all of the time, it is what it is. it's not a big deal and for us, this is the king of rock 'n' roll, basically. the show is november. november -- the show is november is 20th. there are several ways to get the tickets and they'll be gone quickly. let's talk about the weather. >> well, november will be cool. >> right now, it's warm. 87 and the humidity is 44%. we have a stand out line in november. >> and the winds, south, south east at 5 and the dew point came down this afternoon.

it was humidity earlier and the barometer at 341.5-inches and we have a chance maybe by late tomorrow afternoon and evening and another scattered showers and a good chance wednesday. it looks good out there and we'll look at the forecast after this.

not a bad day if you're there. >> yeah, that's a nice day at lock raven. and they're taking a picture of us. >> flat, not much in the way of wind. it's cooler on the water, i'm sure. not a bad place to be this weekend. particularly, yesterday, sunny and hot and it was dry. the dew point yesterday, that was about i have and it came up a little bit today. and it was humid and it wasn't as hot as yesterday. tomorrowing we'll break about 90, it will be feeling warn. taking a look at the temperatures around the region. we have some clouds now. 87 here. 90 in d.c. and sun to the south and west. 92 in hagerstown and cumberland, the hot one. in the valley, 93 degrees and

88 reported in oakland and that's hard to believe. 88 ocean city and elkton, 88 and more sun, north and east. right through central maryland, we had a few clouds this afternoon and that kept the temperatures down somewhat. the winds out of the south east and that keeps the temperatures from getting too high. when they go south and south west, they come over the land and they'll get warm and when they come down the mountains, they'll heat up, but dry out. we'll get a west wind. and out to the west, we have a frontal boundary and this is going to create shower and thunderstorms by wednesday and late to the night west of us. the remnants of claudette, just this area of low pressure with the rain activity. some of the moisture coming up, it may spread along the front and it looks for us, scattered showers and thundershower, possibly wednesday and maybe getting it again on thursday and before the mess moves out.

and speaking of misses, bill is a major category one hurricane and hitting the west, northwest by the weekend and somewhere to the south west, that's bermuda and where we have the track going and once it's up to the latitude, the westerly, should be making a turn to the north and north east, that's what we want to happen. the least impact would be major surf issues from ocean city to florida by the end of the week. we're watching carefully what bill is going to do during the end of the week and weekend. that's the first hurricane of the season. yes, ana is no longer reported. it has no circulation. and bay temperature, 83 and south winds at five to ten knots and tonight, partly cloudy and muggy. 70 for an overnight low and tomorrow, if it gets to 92, it will be warm and humid with a good deal of sunshine to the

south and south west and a scattered shower and thundershower could break out. for us, probably wednesday. >> okay, thank you, bob. still ahead, firefighting, wildfires burning out of control and what sparked the blazes. the state worked to trim millions. are wedding bells ringing in england.

it's 87 degrees and partly sunny and dinner time for this family of deer. good evening and thank you for staying was. here are the stories that people are talking about. it's a blue monday for the local governments. they ended with bad news from governor o'malley and budget cuts could force the counties into lay offs and tax increases. >> ground breaking for an emergency medical center is cause for celebration, a bright spot in a dismal spot for people facing cuts. >> they've faced cuts for the road related projects. it hurts. >> reporter: governor o'malley said they stand to lose $250 million in state aid. >> it was making them feel badly and i felt badly to give the news and i woke up earlier

and couldn't go back to sleep. i know at this point, now that we're reducing the spending by $4 billion on a 15 billion dollars state budget, we're into things that affect people in real ways. >> what do we want? >> public services, now. >> reporter: the workers got the message last week that they're $470 million short. maryland divides it through the education and getting the lion share of 39%. 11% to highier education and 9% to public safety and police and 22% of the budget is spent on health and the rest of the state government gets 19%. the rovenner is -- the governor took education out of the picture and everyone else is fair game. >> it's what we're forced to do in this time of tremendous economic contraction that we're coming out of.

that's to dismanned mantle -- dismantle parts of the government because we don't have the dollars to cover the things we would like to be able to do. >> reporter: the next round comes a week from wednesday and unlike the first round, there's no sense of optimism this time that it will be the last. reporting from annapolis, i'm pat warren. and governor o'malley is still working out the specifics of the cuts. two teens are heading behind bars for a carry out robbery that chocked the community and we have more on the crime that drew out rage from mayor sheila dixon. >> well, he was waiting for a food order when he was shot in the leg and then, others started laughing at the victim. surveillance video showed two laughing and others reaching over the man to pick up their orders. last week, the 17-year-old and his cousin, a 15-year-old

pleaded guilty to attempted murder. mayor sheila dixon expressed her anger. and jefferson and johnson were sentenced to 25 years in prison for the crime. montgomery county police have the person shoplifting this $2000 dress. there was confusion as to whether or not the suspect was a man or woman, now, it was a 20-year-old jonathan bradley dressed as a woman. according to the police, he entered the chevy chase store and walked out with a dress. he's charged with spraying mace and theft and a stabbing leaves one dead and another in the hospital tonight in college park in the 19th hundred block of road island avenuerlyier this morning. one was pronounced dead at the hospital. firefighters are stretched

thin in northern california and think're making progress in the wildfires. and here's more information on how a county is under a state of emergency. >> reporter: among a half dozen major wildfires burning in california. the blaze south of sacramento threatens homes and as well as a power plant and transmission lines. the blaze was started by sparks after a hawk hit a power line. the fire nissan barbara -- near santa barbara has a different cause. >> it was from cooking marijuana. >> reporter: here, the town evacuation is lifted and two out buildings were destroyed. one was filled with karen and windows for her dream home. it was going to be part of the

house we were going to build. >> reporter: that was made easier by what was saved. the flames reached within four feet of the house before the firefighters stopped them. >> to have it come that close. i have to say, those guys they're my heros >> reporter: that was echoed by governor schwarzenegger. >> we have, well, we have the best firefighters in the world! >> reporter: while more of the fire is contained, the officials say it's likely to be the end of the month before it's considered out. cbs news, in the santa cruz mountains. two of the fires are 60% contained. alcohol was a factor in a boating accident that critically injured a captain and hurt four passenger. a 30-foot speedboat ran off ground near kent island and jeff was behind the wheel, he was having engine trouble.

the police believe he had been drinking at the time of the crash. the state is trying to buy back crab licenses due to poor response. they're offering money for the licenses. the buy back is important for the state's attempt to rebuild the population. >> so, in any given year, there's 2500 licenses just sitting out there not being used ant it makes it hard for us to manage the fishery not knowing whether or not they'll re-enter the fishery. >> it resulted in a hundred offers and many of them asked for too many up. all of the offers were declined and they'll be given the flat fee counter offer. something's brew anything britain and researchers say it's going calm you down.

as drew levinson report, we have more. >> reporter: in britain, tea is as english as the queen. >> i couldn't do without my cup of tea in the morning. >> reporter: they're a less stressed nation because of it. >> one of the things we've confirmed is in a moment of crisis, turn to the tea. >> reporter: scientists put the volunteers in a stressful level and anxiety levels rose for those who didn't drink tea and those who had it were calmer than before. tea bags stress. it's a nice thing, when you have a problem, everybody turns around and says, let's have a cup of tea. it's everyone sitting down ago and having a moment of calm. >> reporter: here in america, would that work, would we sit down in the middle of the busy

day for a spot of tea. >> when do you get time to do it. i mean, we have to work for a living. >> would you do it. >> >> no, we want iced coffee. >> they're hoping that will stir up support for the favorite brew. >> anyone can drink tea, it's a lovely thing to do. >> reporter: researchers say just the simple act of preparing tea can calm you down. drew levinson, wjz-13. and the study revealed that those who drank it together were more social than just drinking water. a new study suggests it won't be long until you see the greatness of stopping smoking. the doctors hope this is going to encourage people to quit smoking. here's the stories in the paper tomorrow morning.

most are awaiting cash for clunkers' money from the government. and competition is intense for the line backers for the ravens. read form's baltimore sun and look for the updated forecast from the first warning weather team. and engagement rumors swirl around prince william. we have more to find out if there's a royal wedding in the works. >> reporter: he's 27 and so is she and they've been together for eight years more or less. now, it's reported they've come to, no, not an engagement, but an understanding. the understanding is that their romance will end in marriage, but not right away. some say that's head lining the obvious. >> well, everyone knows that they'll be together eventually marriage. >> reporter: and the latest

claims that that's at the heart of a strategy. a plan for the couple to be married before william's grandmother celebrates the diamond jubilee of her reign, marking 60 years on the throne. that happens in 2012 and that means that the young couple have three years to tie the knot. time for kate to learn the royal ropes. >> she has to learn to be able to speak in public. we've never heard her speak. she'll have media training. >> reporter: she's shy and retiring and that didn't dim the star power of the last princess here. and diana mania is what the palace hopes to avoid repeating. in the time left before an engagement, if there's to be one. the plans will be aimed at boosting william's celebrity. more tours are on his schedule. and they met at st.

andrew's in 2001 and besides a break in 2007, they've been together ever since. and still ahead. caught on tame, the minnesota police officers are seen beating a man during a traffic stop. and two low budget airlines slash prices for the best deal. >> i like that. >> i'm bob turk and the first on the weather senter and we'll have more warm and humid weather coming up. first, here's today's report from wall street.

we'll top in the low 90s

for the high and tomorrow, the humidity will be up a notch. in the western parts of the state, there will be a chance of thunderstorms and then, for the rest of the five day, here's bob. >> well, we could have a few more 90-degree days. tuesday, 92 and 90 and 90 and humid and a chance of showers and thunderstorms. and cooler friday and a chance of a shower and partly cloudy, 86, 64, that's normal for the weekend and saturday,the normal high is dropping down to 84, the normal low down to 63. we're getting comfortable towards the end of the month. a few warm, humid summer type days bob, thank you. the officials are have viewing the official -- reviewing the officials of beating him after a traffic stops. he had three bears -- beers and he was stopped. he resisted arrest and he was

charged with assault and the charges were later developed. with the presidential election in afghanistan days away. 17million are eligible to vote. and as we report. it's unclear how many can get to the polls safely. >> reporter: the u.s. marines in the hostile province fire mortars. this area is the site of intense fighting between the militants and the marines as the u.s. tries to establish enough security. the taliban vowed to attack the polling sites and threatened to kill anyone going to voting. larry nickelson is the commander of the south. >> yes, there will be an election here. >> and it may be modest, but if

one comes out to vote, then that's a success. >> reporter: across the country, the security is tightening and campaigning is in the final moments and last night, the top three contenders took part in an american style televised debate. the leading isn't by enough. he'll necklace a run off against his strongest challenger. >> the president's security chief announced that the taliban is going to open the polling stations in the south and the taliban denied that any deal had been made and in the areas of the south under his control, there are no ballad papers and polling stations to be open. >> now, the election comes in a particularly violent time in the insurgency and 22 soldiers were killed in month in afghanistan.

gm is targeting the -- the ultra low cost car market with plans for a $4000 low impact car. there was a $2500 nano vehicle. and they'll have a similar model in europe. >> a low cost airfare is offering flights from $49. we would like to help everyone during these tough times and we'll bring you suggestions that will save you money and here's mary bubala with a way oreide out the re-- to wide out the recessions. >> reporter: for those having trouble making your payments -- consumers are getting a fresh warning before buying in. there are 14 debt settlement

companies and many have nationside operations saying they pray on customers charging huge fees and often don't provide debt relief. go to their website for more information. the attorney general recommends seeking out countabling and people should also take matters into your own hands. contact the creditors likely and ask if they have a work out program. most just want to see a good faith effort on your part to pay your bills and they'll work out a plan for you. i'm mary bubala, trying to help you ride out the reception for more recession tips, go to wjz.com and click on the special section on the home page. an elephant in thailand

takes his first steps with an artificial leg. now, she has a new prosthetic limb and got to try it out yesterday. she was walking on three legs and it will take time for her to get used to the change. checking with us at 6:00 for the stories coming up, denise koch has more. and bomb in his backpack. a scene last summer at the university of maryland downtown. a man caught with suspicious items and the ten -- sentence just handed down. he lost it all and more of "60 minutes" interview with michael vick. and checking for the stories and all of the breaking news new at 6:00. >> it seems that some farms in china, nature has gotten confused. a dog reared a piglet.

look at that! elsewhere, a hen adopted ducklings sitting on them until they hatched. >> mother nature. the first half of the story is like the reverse of babe, right? >> yeah, that's right. >> and just checking. spider-man is spinning his way back into the macy's day parade. >> he was retired until '98 and sony is going to let the hero come back to the show. >> the new balloon has a muscular spider-man and it will be here in 2010 and 2011. >> is this partially from the movie. >> well, it goes. eyewitness news sports is live at camden yard answer mark -- and mark viviano is spinning the oriole's story. well, the trade winds blow through the park and a slugger is coming through detroit and

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aubrey is 3 for 17 on the ig'>o÷ he's playing first base tonight. this is the final workout at mcdaniel college this week. and another warm day greeted the players coming off a long, hot practice yesterday afternoon. today, we saw terrell suggs on the field for the first time in a week recovering from an injury and i caught up with mcgahee. he's in better shape than last year. he has strong unruns and he's pleased with his work so far. >> i'm happy with it. i didn't play last year, this year, i was cruel with it. still, thingings i needed to work on. >> he made a donation to the

prepare for success program. he also donated 350 calculators to the kids. the golf world is buzzing about the big upset. first time a tiger woods lost a major he was leading. the trust ration showed for woods, his playing partner pulled off a win. the first ever asian born golfer to win a champion. what an upset it was. orioles and angels to tight. all right, thank you, mark. still to come on wjz eyewitness news. >> reporter: shoppers and diners run for cover at the inner harbor and why the mayor is blaming the state lawmakers for seem smooth and strong to irreversible damage. no different. irreversible loss of enamel. enamel shield enamel loss by forming against acid attack. toothpastes dentists check most. save your enamel. be gone for good. enamel shield. with the rinse.

heating up in the atlantic and what's in store for the u.s.. warm and sunny in maryland, we're tracking it all. the city of baltimore is closer to bringing the very car that is race in the indy 500 to race downtown. there's plenty of obstacles ahead. i'm weijia jiang, that's

straight ahead on eyewitness news. check in for more and eyewitness news at 6:00 starts right now. harbor place chaos and two were shot inside the busy pavillen january. >> -- pavilion. and demands for crack downs on gangs and calls for tougher laws. following a shooting in a hot spot, we were the only station live from the scene saturday and we'll stay on the story tonight. >> reporter: well, from where i'm standing right now, the controls are evident right now. i can see about a dozen