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>> this is wjz tv. before hd and wjz.com baltimore. >> from the city to the county is, now has complete coverage. >> . >> >> a former principal is murdered in florida. was a perceptible in chesapeake pasadena. officials found him floating in a canal. one of the officials rented a house from norman. he says there was trouble between landlord and tenant. >> it was vacant, but then he said, i let these brands go in.

and then he said, they are not paying them. >> he was principal at chesapeake until 1983 and the auditorium is named for him. >> a baltimore firefighter is arrested in an fbi raid accused of running a prostitution ring out of a local warehouse. it's not the first time his face such allegations. we have a shocking investigation from police headquarters. >> back in 2010 jamar simmons was arrested for human trafficking and prostitution. he pled not guilty and was given probation. >> inside this house is where police say jamar simmons and franklin coit we're running on online prostitution ring. >> i can't imagine anything scandalous would be going on in here. >> even more surprising if simmons is a baltimore city

fire prayer with 12 years in the department. simmons was arrested monday after the fbi raided the property. >> we found various lectures and documents that would suggest that i'm online trafficking operation was being conducted. >> police also found computers, condoms and sex toys inside his warehouse. we have learned that seven had a similar run-in in 2010. baltimore county police arrested for human trafficking and prostitution but most of the charges were dropped and he ended up with a year of probation. >> he has been suspended without pay and will begin our preliminary investigation. >> who is currently working at this very station in roland park but now he's behind bars. >> it's a little bit unnerving. you don't want people who are

supposed to be protecting you doing things that they are not supposed to be doing. >> both of them are facing gun and prostitution charges but because coit is not telling he could end up facing more severe charges. >> police are talking with the fbi about possibly bringing federal charges against both men. leaders from maryland target bge and best company for their response to power outages. a letter from the mayor urges the public service committee to look at pinpointing outages, burying power lines and evaluating staffing. pge says it's receptive to the concern. baltimore's police union is calling for an overhaul of the department facing public

service problems. >> outdated, ineffective and reactive. that's how the baltimore order of fraternal police describes the police department. the union plans to present to city and department leaders with the hopes of fixing what it calls between problems. the watch says in order to reduce crime and cut down on department affiliation caused by bad cops, seven key areas need to be addressed. some include upping the hiring standards, changing the way officers are deployed in making the pay more competitive. they are calling on city hall for a thorough review of policies. tonight the mayor sent us a statement saying, since taking office, the mayor has made a reduction in crime. he has provided funding to prevent police officer layoffs and as a result baltimore has continued to experience historic lows in crime and violence. america shaped the suggestions

in the office will thoroughly review the recommendations. >> the police department says it's open to discussions with the union but it's already making progress in reducing violent crime. >> tomorrow morning for board of estimates will consider giving the fire chief arrays even after he close to fire companies to save money. they are extending the chief's contract until 2018. he would get $3200 per year raise. the fire union calls the proposal is a slap in the face. >> we know what caused a deadly crash in june. a truck driver going soft in the northbound lane. wjz is live. >> the tragedy of the two accidents on interstate 97 underscores the danger of

drinking and driving. >> there were two accidents involving interstate 97. they have been june 19th. >> we have a car going the wrong way and the other car didn't see it and they completely smacked into each other. >> both crashes had feel results and no new information points a finger alcohol abuse. >> the medical examiner's office has not given us official documentation but the preliminary reports indicate the presence of alcohol in the driver's blood. >> 24 -year-old kelly with the pasadena was headed south on interstate 97. the crash killed both drivers. in january and other accident happened. the driver and three others were killed. there's no questions of whether the signs are clearly marked or

confusing. >> i don't know whether it's for road signs are the lights. >> the police say the signage has been purged the stickers for drivers to access interstate 97. but police say it without all that was a factor. >> this is a horrific reminder that the presence of all call can prompt people into making a wrong decision. >> the state highway physician believes changing the signage may have helped. but they believe the bigger problem is alcohol. >> should people of the same sex be allowed to marry in maryland? soon you'll be able to take it to the polls. today they announced it has more than 100,000 signatures needed to put the appeal of the same-sex law on the ballot. the east coast were cast last year did a million dollars in damage and it will take a year and

a half to fix. >> you can see that tourists look up but that's about all they can do. it's been closed since it was seriously rattled in an earthquake last august. >> come in come in all the way from georgia, we were looking forward to visiting it. >> the structural engineers that perspective the monument found cracks, missing stone and mortar and flip channels pieces of marble. >> the main thing is the scaffolding. it's very difficult to go to. you have to put scaffolding around the whole thing and scaffold the inside. >> the end effect would look

something like this. >> i've seen them they have the scaffolding on the statue of liberty. >> $15 million has been set aside for repairs although it could cost more. >> we hope to mobilize in september and if everything goes well then we could be done by late 2013. >> and, then you could take in the view from inside. >> the washington monument was completed in 1884 and before the quake hit brought in 600,000 visitors per year. >> was the best place to be any heat wave? the beach. >> it was probably no surprise that last week's holiday saw a big increase. more than 330 people have short. >> but a lot of rice and salt

water taffy. >> a mystery diagnosis and how to make sure it doesn't happen to you. >> paychecks slashed. a nasty surprise for workers in pennsylvania town who can barely make ends meet. >> they started pulling me down and it was either losing the arm or dying. >> the incredible bravery of this teenager when an alligator attacks. >> are typical summertime weather will continue and that does include some thunderstorms. that's coming up on our eyewitness news. [ male announcer ] now at your neighborhood subway:

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>> is partly caught a and 74 degrees in central maryland. our complete weather forecast is coming right up. but first $300,000 worth of boats and rvs go up in flames at a houston storage facility. exploding propane tanks helped feed the play plays and they also had to bring in hydrants. the fire was contained in about three hours but did not spread to nearby lumberyard. >> a teacher accused of lewd acts with a child leads police on a high-speed chase in los los

angeles. police say the teacher was under surveillance but fled when they tried to stop him. the patrol car fled until they crashed into a semi. the teacher was able to get back onto the highway and he ends up going airborne and crashing into a tree. a highly anticipated report into the role penn state university played in that jerry sandusky child quex abuse scandal will be made public on sunday. the late joe paterno is supposed to have concealed his crimes for over a decade. his team interviewed more than 400 people for the record. >> a shocking decision by the city of scranton, pennsylvania. this last includes salaries down to minimum wage. for some, that's less than half of their normal paycheck. the city is facing a $16 million budget gap. mayor chris doherty said he had no other choice. the mayor went on to say that he had just $5000 was left after paying the workers and their unions including police and fire

fighters are expected to file lawsuits over the pay cuts. >> a swimming of the the team his life when an alligator bites his leg nearly all. we talk about the stunning attack on a florida river. >> i have to lose my arm or am going to die. >> 17 -year-old fred langfield horrifying decision to save his life. he came face to face with an 11- foot long alligator while swimming in a river. >> i got about 11 yards from the bank and my friends started yelling gator. >> the team tried to keep the gator from biting him by holding up his head and wrapping his legs around it. >> he tried to put me in a death row, and when i was swimming, he got my arm. and he did another dust bowl and broke all the bones and

everything in it. >> credit pushed against the reptile to get free and was able to swim to shore but decatur got his left arm just below the elbow. >> he said my left arm is gone. >> alligators are a familiar sight in the river. >> for some strange reason this one charged. >> he said the attack won't keep him out of the water. wildlife officers found the gator after a three-hour search. they killed it and recover credit card but surgeons were unable to attach it. >> police state is actually very unusual for a gator to attack a person in this area, but they have been known to go after dogs and other animals. >> it wasn't for that sent it, man to the hospital.

it was a bristle from a stainless steel brush. it got lodged in his intestinal tract. the center for just these control points people to pay close attention to what's on the grill surface. >> 34 -year-old jena mcgregor had the honor of carrying big old porch to the windsor health -- carrying the olympic torch to the windsor castle. >> i love that the queen had her hat and her pocketbook the doorway of her castle. >> weatherwise we did have a couple of thunderstorms today. all of this is calming down

now, there is upfront stalled just talk to ourselves dot a lot of wind submitted to push those thunderstorms along,. temperature wise, 74 degrees in baltimore. it's a warm summer night and we could top out at 90 degrees this afternoon, so slightly above average. and, we also noticed the record, 107 degrees. that's our all-time record for baltimore. and most of the heat which got us the last couple of weeks is getting a little bit of a break. it's typical for this time of year and at the same time we still have that front off to ourselves. a lot of people from carolina into georgia are getting a

rough during evening hours. that front will stick around the next couple of days. it's close enough for a chance of a shower or thunderstorm tomorrow and again on thursday but most of the action or the worst of the action will be off to the south. thursday night though it will turn back into a warm front and back into maryland. thursday and friday at the thunderstorm chances go up once again. another thing without happening, it will switch this weather pattern and temperatures will climb during that stretch. on the water tomorrow, any thunderstorm might be dying down. 68degrees for our low and tomorrow we are are back up close to the average of 83 degrees. a slight chance for thunderstorms thursday but take a look at how the chances climbed friday, saturday and sunday.

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>> three orioles got to play. mark is here with our report. >> it was another shutout. baltimore was well represented at the all-star game. three orioles expected to play but it wasn't enough help. the game just ended the national league, what it did nothing. the all-star gathering is the whole experience and adam jones is taking it in for the second time in his career. and reliever jim johnson has been out for the first time. it's a long season.

many players can use time off but jones doesn't complain about being there in kansas city. >> basically, i'm good. everyone at this point is slower and no one is 100%. but i'm fine. i'm ready to take everything in in the next few days with the all-star festivities, then take a few days off and let my body rest and my hand west and get back to the grind friday. >> they will resume the second half of the season at camden yards with the detroit tigers coming to town. tyler clarey apologized today for questioning the work ethic of his teammate michael phelps. the controversy makes waves in the swimming world. he trained with phelps at the university of michigan and clarey claimed he worked harder than phelps and if he worked us hard he would have won even more

medals. he finished second at the old trials last month and tonight on his twitter account, clarey says he's sorry and is referring to the greatest swimmer in history. no bickering on the us basketball team. some of the best will represent the usa and london later this month. he talks about the mix of talents on the american teen. >> we are just looking forward to getting together and having some fun. >> the us will take on friends. >> coming up, a different kind of the exhibit. of the exhibit. >> will tell you ,,,,,,

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