crippling sanctions, the ncaa brings the hammer down on penn state for failing to protect children from a sexual predator. >> the sports themselves can become too big to fail, the results were perverse and unconscionable. >> tonight the impact of the sanctions at penn state and beyond. hello i'm denise koch. >> and i'm vic carter. he's is what people are talking about tonight. >> sanctions on penn state are being felt on campus and beyond. mark viviano is here with the

blow. >> reporter: they include a $60 million fine that's equal to one year of penn state's lucrative football revenue. a rich program with a rich tradition finds itself on the brink of busted. in addition to the fine a four year ban on bowl games and a reduction in scholarships. likely to cripple a once strong program. their proud past forever tarnished. penn state's present and future in doubt. the ncaa stopped short of shutting down the school's football program instead handing down wide ranging and long lasting punishment in reaction to the cover up of a sex scandal involving assistant coach jerry sandusky. it marks the first time the ncaa has punished a school for criminal behavior. >> no price can levy the most grievous damage by jerry sandusky. but we can make it clear that

the actions and inactions that allowed them to be victimized will no be tolerated on collegiate athletics. >> reporter: a reduction in scholarships could personal penn state of its talent -- could purge penn state of its talent. >> this just seems very heavy handed. >> reporter: that heavy hand involves every victory from the penn state books for the past nine years. all under joe paterno who died last year. decision time for five baltimore players on the penn state football team, more on them later in sports.

denise. >> thank you, mark. the big ten conference also announced that penn state share of bowl game revenue will go to charities dedicated to protecting children. the suspect in the biggest mass shooting in u.s. history makes a chilling court appearance looking disoriented as he comes face to face with the families of his alleged victims. teresa garcia has the latest from aurora, colorado. >> people versus james holmes. >> reporter: james holmes said nothing as he went before a colorado judge wearing a maroon inmate jump suit. >> you've commited the offense of first degree murder which is a class one felony under colorado law. >> reporter: the 24-year-old accused mass murder looked dazed and uninterested. also in the courtroom five members of victim's families

incolliding ian sullivan father of 6-year-old moser sullivan the youngest the die. outside she spoke about his daughter who's in the hospital with her first baby, while her husband is in another room after being shot in their head. >> she needs to concentrate on her baby right now. everybody needs their prayers. >> reporter: they want to know how he was able to afford $14,000 worth of guns, armour and ammunition. holmes father flew to colorado sunday. >> their hearts go out to the victims and their families. yes they do. he's their son. >> reporter: holmes is being held in solitary confinement formal charges are expected by monday. in aurora, colorado, teresa garcia, wjz news. police are expected to return control of the movie theater to its owners on

wednesday. officer get ready for your close up. the aclu says it is perfectly legal for citizens to record your actions. this video caused a controversy. a 25-year-old cold case solved tonight. dna links a maryland serial rapest to another attack as controversy swirling over the collection of dna from suspects. wjz's megan mccorkell has the debate. >> reporter: the supreme court looks at taking up a maryland case that would allow dna collection from felony suspects. >> reporter: 1987 a rapist attacks a woman climbing into her bedroom window in the green

castle woods subdivision in silver springs for 25 years the case goes unsolved until today. a dna hit points to this man william joseph trite. >> this evidence was submitted at that time but we didn't have the technology that we do now. >> reporter: he's the same suspect convicted in 1988 rape of an anne arundel county woman. >> it was a very brutal rape, breaking an entering where a young lady was assaulted in her bedroom. choked nearly to death but survived. >> reporter: fishes say dna could link him to more attacks. >> there's a good possibility that there are other victims out there. >> reporter: the collection of dna from suspects here in maryland is now at issue in front of the supreme court. the court seized the dna saying it's illegal search and seizure. but the supreme court has stepped in issuing a stay to that order. >> all the ducks are lining up in this attorney general's office is going to get the supreme court to hear their case.

that doesn't mean they win, but you have to figure it's leaning in that direction. >> reporter: law enforcement hopes the high court rules to continue the dna case. >> other wise this case would have just sat there because they had absolutely no leads whatsoever. >> reporter: the aclu has spoken out against the collection of dna from suspects. they declined to comment on this story they are waiting for that ruling from the supreme court. meghan mccorkell. >> the suspect in the cold case committed suicide in prison just days after he was convicted in the first case. maryland is experiencing an explosion of the black bear population and the state is asking for help from local hunters. wildlife studys show that the black bear populations have been increasing in the last years. on the rise after some welcomed relief at the gas pump, prices are once again headed in the wrong direction. wjz is live, kai jackson tells

us what to expect as we move deeper into the summer. >> reporter: that's right, gas prices are up 12-cents since the beginning of july. experts say if you are among those drivers who's been enjoying the low price of gas, the ride is over and you can now expect to pay more. >> reporter: maryland drivers will be digging deeper into their wallets to pay for gas. aaa of the mid-atlantic says prices have been rising steady for three weeks. >> i'm going to call the students, can't really work too often, you know. so you know it's hard to get around. it's going to be pretty hard. >> reporter: the national average for gas is $3. 3.45 a gallon. >> it is the peak of the summer driving season. >> reporter: tensions in the middle east are the reason crude prices are rising.

>> that is certainly the primary contributing factor to why we're seeing gas prices a little higher. >> reporter: drivers tell us they may not have control over world events but say they can control their own driving habits and spending. >> i will just put in as much as i can afford. it gets me from point a to point b. when i run out i get some more. it's an every day thing. you know. i don't drive a lot. >> reporter: analysts say drivers can expect to pay between $3.30 and $3.50 a gallon through labor day. back to you. >> thanks, kai. put enough gas to get you from point a to point b. thank you very much. aaa mid-atlantic says there could be a drop in prices in the fall. ray lewis was at the lewis museum today representing the ufa or united athletes foundation. the nonprofit is announcing a

new partnership with the national accounting firm baker kelly to brainstorm on housing and community development. coming up, in flames destructive fire on a nuclear submarine is now ruled arson. the suspect's bizarre excuse for setting the blaze. a mere riot breaking out as police clash with a southern california community. what set off the wild melee. a break in the humidity but also a chance of thunderstorms. i'm bob turk i'll have the complete forewarning forecast up next. we've learned a lot about what happened that night. >> wjz's weather team investigates. >> i think what most people want to know is can it happen again. >> next. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

partly cloudy ape 78 -- cloudy in central maryland right now. the only bridge from the mountain resort washed away in beijing, the government says 37 people have died in the flood and over 30,000 are stranded at the airport. some parts of china have received 18 inches of rain

since saturday. a tense situation in anaheim as a melee breaks out following a deadly police shooting. police say one of the department's canines went after a baby in a stroller. the crowd was protesting the shooting of a 25-year-old man who was being pursued by police. officers say they are trying to preserve the crime scene when the crowd started throwing rocks at them. a civilian laborer is accused of setting fire to a ship. navy investigators say 24-year- old casey james furry admitted he started the fire because he had anxiety and wanted to get out of work early. he is also charged with setting another fire near the sub. she was a trail blazing astronaut who inspired millions. this afternoon nasa confirmed sally ride has passed away.

in 1983 she became the first american woman in space. ride was a mission specialist. after her ground breaking flight, 42 women have followed her lead and flown to space. ride was 61 years old. speaking out on the storm. maryland announces public hearings for people to share their frustrations. downed trees and power lines littered the area. now those who suffered through nearly a week without electricity can vent about bge's response. the public service commission will hold four hearings next month at different locations in the area. since the night of that wicked storm, wjz's first warning weather team has been analyzing the data. tim williams reveals just how unusual and destructive it was. >> reporter: a vicious storm races through maryland, the national weather service warns of danger.

howling winds, lightning, booming thunder. >> baltimore county 911. >> there was an explosion, and we can see fire all around it. >> reporter: but this is no ordinary storm that goes through maryland it's a duratio. >> your ears pop and there was so much noise you cannot concentrate. >> a duratio is thunderstorms and winds over 80 miles per hour. it worked off heat with over 100 degrees. >> it sounded like the whole house was coming down. >> reporter: it's often compared to that of tornadoes, but it's the straight line winds that toppled trees on to houses and cars. >> damage from a duratio is different from what you would see with a tornado. in this case it covered everyone from the northern part of the state straight down to

the southern counties. >> reporter: our june 29th duratio formed in the midwest over iowa. you're looking at satellite imagine of the storm as it traveled more than 700 miles. first warning weather tracked winds at more than 70 miles per hour. >> that's a category one hurricane, straight line winds so the kind of damage we saw over a huge area was even probably more extensive than a hurricane would everyone cause. >> reporter: it's still packing a powerful punch when it reaches the east coast late that night. the 911 system is flooded with people frightened with the intensity of the storm. >> there's a big storm coming through now, big time. >> reporter: many people here had never heard of a duratio. >> in this part of the country we have interference from the ocean, interference from the mountains and that sort of breaks up some of these lines of storms. in this case it was stronger than that. >> reporter: these storms frequently come with incredibly strong lightning. the satellite imagine obtained by wjz captured almost 1,400

lightning strikes in 15 minutes. as the duratio roars, the weather system issues warnings. >> there were warnings in 11 states which is unprecedented. >> tim williams, wjz. >> wjz's first warning weather team describes the last duratio was in 2008. our first warning weather special report focuses on the man in the center of the storm. bge's president talks to mary bubala. tonight there's humidity and hardly any rain. >> don't want to see that again. >> no. >> there might be one or two

storms in a few spots that could bring heavy downpours but nothing like the duratio. the temperature just popped back to 81. the barometer actually holding steady. 29.89-inches. 69 in oakland, 78 up in elkton. a little slight little shower activity just moves through portions of the baltimore county. it's now pretty much gone. but we may see more tomorrow afternoon as we mentioned upper 70s to low 80s. it's a rather humid night. tomorrow the winds will go back more to the north and northwest. there will be a front going through the area tomorrow. ahead of the front will be southwest winds. a lot of humidity. most of the activity tomorrow is going to be across virginia where they have a better chance of seeing widespread thunderstorms activity. ours is going to be rather spotty but we'll see some. 91 at the airport.

71 the low, 78, 67 or the average is now the record just last year. 102 and the record low 57 in 1977. now, we had thundershower activities this afternoon. pretty good storms in virginia and west virginia. another shot in pennsylvania and new jersey. we missed most of the activity you see it across virginia and too the north. so we missed it today but there's a front forms north that front will bring with it drier and more comfortable conditions on wednesday. but ahead of it very warm, very humid. the front goes through, scattered showers and storms and then a really nice day on wednesday. thursday however the same front is going to come back as a warm front which means we get back into the moist air, humid conditions. thursday night, friday and saturday maybe a scattered thundershower at that time as well. northwest winds around 10 knots on the day. bay temps still around 80 degrees. tonight a widely scattered shower and a few isolated spots other wise just a lot of

clouds. 72. tomorrow back up warmer than today. maybe 90 to 94. chance of a thunderstorms, breezy and hot afternoon. drying out tomorrow night, back in the upper 60s, should be very nice. sunshine a nice day wednesday. warming up again, 90, 92, 90 on saturday will be drier. thursday and friday kind of humid with a widely scattered shower. the orioles reach for new heights. >> tonight would,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

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♪ notebooks and jeeeeans, yeah! ♪ ♪ notebooks and jeans! might be time to get out of cleveland. mark is here with our wjz fan sports report. >> the play is heating up as the weather is for the o's. they road trip saw the o's rise back into the play off race.

they won five in a row and the o's look to make it six in a row. his turn again in the rotation tonight and again he pitch well but he gave up a home run. chu with a 2-run shot in the third inning. usually good enough for a guy to win a game but the o's are not scoring runs like they need to. they lead the lead of hitting into double plays that's not good. three more of those tonight. this one by ryan flarety and the o's strike out too much. eight strike outs tonight. mat wieters struck out twice and hit a two double play. but a successful road trip over all with eight wins in five games they're home tomorrow to start a series against tampa bay. the division leading yankees made a major trade acquiring ichiro suzuki from the mariners prior to the game

in seattle tonight. ichiro got a standing ovation from seattle fans at his first at-bat with the yankees. the yankees gave up two draft picks. heavy sanctions handed down to penn state football program. a reduction in scholarships. players are free to leave penn state to immediately play in other schools. three of them from calvert hall, one from gillman. donald davis tells the baltimore sun he's told the former players to be open to their optionless. donovan smith says he's staying at penn state no matter what. the ravens are on the practice field tomorrow. ♪

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