ripken found. the mother of cal was missing but is now safe. >> the investigation into what happened. good afternoon. i'm don scott. >> i'm jessica kartalija. >> here's what people are talking about today, the breaking news involving 74-year-old violet ripken. police say they discovered her unharmed hours after she was kidnapped. mike held grin has the late -- hellgren has the latest. good afternoon. >> reporter: good afternoon. police now tell wjz that violet ripken was abducted by a man with a gun at her home. she was found in her car close to her house this morning, 24 hours after this started. police are now looking for the man who took her. >> police issued an alert reporting the 74-year-old missing. that alert came this morning an hour before she was found. authoritieses -- authorities said ripken just went missing after 8:00 last night. they put out this picture of her and a picture of

her lincoln town car. violet ripken known as vi is the mother of cal ripken and billy ripken. wjz interviewed her many times over the years. >> we were blessed with children that were very coordinated. you knew thoo from an early -- that from an early age, the things they did. not just early walkers, but the way they handled things and not necessarily a ball but when they picked up and threw an object or something. >> authorities found her in hartford county. that's where she lives. police are now handling the investigation. >> reporter: police say the man they're looking for is in his late 30s, early 40s wearing camo pants. he was armed with a handgun. ms. ripken is resting with her family. she had no injuries. participants checked -- paramedics checked her out. >> the fbi is insisted maryland

state police. we will bring you the latest today at 4:00, 5:00 and 6:00. a baltimore city man is behind bars charged with first degree murder. police say 20-year-old mark brown was driving with phillip weather ford in hartford county yesterday when they got into an argument. they say that's when brown stabbed weather ford who later died. he owns a funeral home in baltimore city. the shooting in aurora, colorado is sparking a national debate on gun control just as a major court ruling could put thousands more weapons in the hands of marylanders. a federal judge has lifted a stay on his ruling that maryland's gun permit is unconstitutional. that means in two weeks marylanders will be able to carry handguns without having to show a good and substantial reason. the first funeral following the theater shootings will be held in colorado today. this comes as this community dealing with a horrific act of -- random

act of violence. ron matz is live with more. >> reporter: the first funeral for one wofr the victims will be -- for one of the victims will be held later today. this comes as colorado see firearms sale go through the roof. there's been a 40% spike in gun background checks. police say 12 people were killed when gunman james holmes opened fire. some lawmakers in congress sited the shooting as the evidence for need for tougher gun laws. don, back to you. intlsz thank you. -- >> thank you. a judge instituted a gag order in the case. the streets of anaheim, california are quite again after another night of violent protests. >> police officers fired pepper stray balls at hundreds of demonstrators in anaheim. the crowd threw rocks and a cocktail

at police, lit trash cans on fire and smashed store windows. 24 people were arrested. protesters are wanting to know why police used deadly force in two shootings. the family of one man has $1 man has filed -- family of one man has filed a $50 million lawsuit. >> he was run down by police and shot in the back and then the become of the head and kill -- back of the head and killed. >> 25-year-old manual diaz was acting suspiciously and ran away from officers. he would not stop when police ordered him too and threw something on the roof of an apartment complex. the two officers involved are on paid administrative leave. on tuesday rioters threw chairs and rocks through windows of a starbucks. >> i was sitting in the corner when a rock hit the window. >> the city council approved a resolution calling for a federal

investigation into the shootings. >> the other police involved shooting that is sparking protests happened on sunday. police say the return fire after a suspected gang member ran from a stolen vehicle and shot at them. crews found the body of a teenager who drowned. several people saw the teen going into the pond on old stagecoach road but no one saw him resurface. once found we're told firefighters and medics did administer cpr but he was later pronounced dead at the hospital. his name has not been released. weather wise, it is a beautiful day out there. a little on the warm side, but i don't know, we're not complaining in here. taking a live look outside, a very clear sky. if you think today is on the warmer side, you won't necessarily like what's coming up. wjz is live with first warning weather coverage. marty is enjoying the out back. bernadette woods is in the weather center with a great hair

day. >> she said your hair looks good and i said there's no humidity out there. for all your ladies, today is the day to do your hair. your -- our dew points are down to 52. the temperatures only 82. it's 70s in the mountains. we'll show you in the metro area it's still 75 in westminster and 79 in bel air. a lot of this is going to change because it's july. for more on that out to marty. >> reporter: thank you very much. good afternoon everybody. i want to show you a graphic that's really going to bring home -- it's going to happen over the next couple of days. the fact of the matter is there's a big bubble of heat out to our south and west. look at it right now. 90 memphis, 92 atlanta, 90 in lexington, 91 kansas city. this action is getting red to i to move our way -- ready to move our way. as it moves into the mid atlantic we're going to start to see a cold front blast in an eastern

direction. tomorrow there's going to be an a area of severe weather out to our west. as this heat shaving code front coming cutting there you the mid atlantic, that dynamic is going to move east. we can't rule out thunderstorms tomorrow, but friday may be an operational day with that frontal boundary that's going to set us up for a good weekend comes through with a vengeance. bernadette woods with those details shortly. democrat leaders and the house are beating today to discuss plans to expand gambling in the state. the governor still wants to hold a session special to allow an additional gambling venue at national harbor and to add table games to the other already approved casinos. m&t bank stadium is getting an ongoing facelift as it transforms into a soccer venue. crews are laying down hundreds

of rolls of kentucky bluegrass for the match up. more than 40,000 tickets have already been sold. they'll hit the field saturday afternoon. ravens players and fans are getting prepared for our football season. ravens veterans report to training camp today. rookies and quarterback joe flacco reported yesterday. the ravens made it to the playoffs the last four seasons. they fell short in the conference last year. that is about to change. >> this is going to be our year. >> it is. that's all i'll say. still to come on wjz's eyewitness news at noon. why mitt romney says the white house is behind the leak of some classified documents. >> an interesting honor for michelle bachmann. why she's smiling today. >> it's a little hot but still very nice outside. your complete first warning weather forecast is still coming up. hey parents, it's a big year. i'm not just teaching music.

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yesterday. it's always nice to get a kofrmlyment. michelle bachmann just got a big one. she's been named one of the 50 most beautiful people on the hill. the former presidential candidate came in at number 10 on the annual list. the top spot went to 25-year-old max angling, a staff assistant. >> we certainly do not know or would not recognize, right? >> yeah, that would be a very interesting thing to check out. still ahead on wjz eyewitness's news at noon. it's a fantastic summer day outside. your complete first warning weather forecast is now just 2 minutes away. >> but first here's a look at today's midday stocks and last night's winning lottery numbers. the first time i saw fios, it was absolutely amazing.

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rock hall. it is going to change starting tomorrow. we have a little bit of a northern wind in effect but that's going to turn around to the south. when it does, this is what's come -- moving our way. for us, we have gotten a break but it is going to return. tomorrow the numbers start to jump up, then the humidity in the afternoon that's going to continue more so into friday when a cold front moves our way. out to our west is where the front is. it will get closer tomorrow, the chance for an afternoon thunderstorm. over the midwest there's going to be a lot of severe weather with this storm. it moves our way on friday with a better chance for scattered showers around thunderstorms. this is all -- showers and thunderstorms. this is how all of that comes our way. the cold front gets her friday, scattered showers around thunderstorms. it will knock down the temperatures somewhat on the weekend. here's how that

coming together. today 88 for our high. sunny out there, low humidity. tonight 66, a very comfortable night. tomorrow here comes the heat, 99, those dew points will start creeping up. friday is probably our best chance for scattered showers and storms. your five day coming up. enjoy today. >> we will. the oriels home stand continues this weekend when the oak land a's come to town. saturday and sunday it will be on wjz. you can see saturday night's game at 7:00 and sunday's game at 1:30 with the oakland a's live on wjz 13. still to come on wjz eyewitness news at noon. getting a tan at a steep price. what medical experts are saying about sun and tanning beds coming up in health watch. >> remember wjz 13 is always on for you. here's some stories we're following on our website. for updates of today's news and

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