violet ripken investigation. questions surround the famous

baseball mom's abduction. >> the latest on the search for the armed man behind it. good afternoon. i'm jessica kartalija. >> amarillo i'm -- i'm don scott. >> what happened to violet. the about duction is -- the abduction is making head lines nationwide. mike hellgren has more on what they're saying now. >> reporter: good afternoon. they say they have no major developments this noon despite interviewing many people in this case and one big question remains, how was the person able to drop violet ripken off when there was a police search going on so close to her home. >> local police and the fbi are searching for the man who abducted 74-year-old violet ripken. ripken the mother of oriels great cal junior is well known in the community. the man forced her into her car and drove her through central maryland for 24 hours. >> he had a gun, mask and

gloves on. she couldn't recognize who he was. he died her up and -- he tied her up and put a mask on her. he told her to get in the car. he wanted her in the car. >> despite a huge police presence in search for violet ripken the gunman was able to drop her off a few doors down to where he took her to where she waived her sweater at a neighborhood. >> her legs were in the backseat. she had managed to get between the two front seats and the front driver's side window was down and that's what she was using to waive to us. >> we are looking at every once, every include. for us to say or speculate on a motive would be unfair. >> ripken's family said they wouldn't talk during the open investigation. they issued this statement. this has been a very trying time for our family. we are grateful and relieved that mom is back with us safe and healthy. >> reporter: police won't say whether anyone used her credit cards during this or deal.

reporting live, mike hellgren wjz eyewitness news. jessica. >> thank you . ripken lived in the same home for decades. stay with wjz and wjz.com for breaking news on this developing investigation. some breaking news. a beer truck driver has been sited after she loses or cargo on a highway. the tractor trailer over turned blocking all but the right shoulder of 270. this morning the tractor trailer is destroyed and it's precious cargo was scattered across the highway. the clean up effort is expected to be extensive. a commuting mess in east baltimore after a sink hole opens up in the middle of a busy side street. it's 6 feet long and 20 feet deep and could take weeks to repair. it's on east monument street. that block remains closed. a culvert from the 1930s gave way under the roadway.

scorching summer heat is moving into maryland. temperatures are going up. wjz is live with complete first warning weather coverage. marty is monitoring the conditions and has the latest on today's triple digit threat. marty. >> held lo, good afternoon -- hello. good afternoon. let's go to first warning doppler weather radar. don and i were on the air about 5:15 started seeing some moisture trying to make its way out of southwest pa. it did. some light shower activity took its sweet time. not only showers but cloud cover. you have to think to yourself, let's take a look at the satellite photo. if we are going to have cloud cover and get that umbrella effect there's no way we'll get into the triple digit. look out to the west, you can see breaks in the clouds. temperatures are going to hop. we have a heat advisory now in effect.

there's a costal flood advisory for ann arundel county near dc. it's currently 85 degrees. we're still talking about 100 degrees today. it's only 1 degree warmer than this time yesterday. frankly, come on back here a second, you have to think in the next 4, 4 and a half hours, it's going up 15 degrees with the real feel, a heat index at that time of 106. it's going to be an extraordinary afternoon for temperatures. we'll sit back and watch it. we'll be back with our first warning weather segment and tell you when it's coming to an end. we'll throw it back to you guys. >> thanks. remember wjz 13 is always on. for instant updates on the forecast and live doppler ray dor log onto wjz.com. the governor is putting together a panel on how we deal with power outrages. ron matz is live with this.

>> reporter: the work group will explore ways to strengthen the instra structure and create a distribution system. the drup -- group will have to report back to the governor within 60 days with changes and reforms. one aspect being explored is the feasibility of putting more lines under ground. the executive order comes less than a week after maryland regulators rejected the rate increase sought by pepco. >> more than 748,0000 bge customers lost power. that number is just short of the mark that was set by hurricane irene which knocked out service to 675 756,000. 36-year-old steven podels met a 13-year-old boy through an

iphone app. police say he engaged in sexual activity with the victim who told his parents. he is currently out on $75,000 bail. baltimore county police are asking anyone who may have for information to please call them. new details about the university of colorado student being held after last week's movie theater massacre. james holmes mailed a notebook to a former profess or before the killings and described his plans in it. he's said to have talked about shooting people, even includes some crude drawings. he's accused of killing 12 people and injurying more than 50 last friday. a security scare forces police to evacuate the olympic mall in london. it is not yet clear what prompted the police to evacuate hundreds of people, bring them into the streets this morning. they were allowed to return after a few minutes. fears of terrorism have been at the center of people -- of

preparation for the olympics. mitt romney is in london just a day before the olympic games get underway. in this campaign 2012 report, he's meeting with british officials and raising money for his campaign. >> presidential hopeful mitt romney arrived in the british capital looking to build credibility. he met with britain's prime minister and other leaders he hopes to work with if he wins the race in november. he said he understands the special bond between the u.s. and its biggest alley. >> our commitment to common values, our commitment to peace and our desire to see a stronger and growing economy. >> the white house hopeful sat down with former prime minister tony blare. it wasn't all business. romney told blare he's looking forward to seeing the olympics. >> romney and his wife brought

three of their sons to london to enjoy the opening ceremonies. president obama went make the trip but the first lady and their daughters will. >> i think that's amazing. i'm excited for her to do that. >> it's a very pivotal year i think for us in the u.s.. >> 4 years ago senate obama visited eight countries before winning the white house. during this campaign he's telling voters his leadership has helped repair the u.s. imagine >> because we're leading around the world, people have a new attitude towards america. >> romney is spending part of his time raising campaign money. one fundraiser is creating controversy because bankers connected to the interest rate scandal are among the guests. >> romney managed the oh almost pick games in -- olympic city games in 2002. stay with wjz for complete coverage of campaign 2012. we'll continue to bring the latest on the candidates and the issues both

on air and online at wjz.com. the number of americans applying for unemployment benefits dropped by 35,000 last week. the labor department says applications fell to a seasonal adjusted 353,000. that's down from 388,000 the previous week and the biggest drop since february of 2010. the whole foods market chain is planning to open its first store in howard county. wjz has learned the chain store plans to move into the head quarters of the r os e company in columbia. the market will be on the second level of that building. it's expected to be finished by this fall. still to come on wjz eyewitness news at noon, dangerous driving. why this driver turned the wheel on a group of men. >> an olympic whoops. the mis mistake that delays some of the games yesterday. >> temperatures are on the rise.

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welcome back. it's going to get interested over the next few hours. >> sound like -- sounds like it. >> we're pretty much at our normal daytime high. calm winds, 63% humidity. wherever the sun is peaking out, it's getting hot.

29.77 is the barometer. sun's out in cumberland, almost 90 right now. 83 cooler obviously in the mountains in oakland. still cloudy hagerstown, 82, mid 80s elkin, easton, dc. 90 packs river. getting a sea breeze in ocean city 82. 82 westminster, bel air, 85 columbia, 82 rock hall. the shower activity was pretty much southern border if you will in northern ann arundel county. even with a bit of a bay effect two shy of 90 in dc. it's only a matter of time before the clouds shield this moisture will creep through the area and getting out of here. that solar hit is going to happen and temperatures are going to blossom through the afternoon. now we look towards tomorrow when an actual cold front dives towards the region. we're going to see cause and

effect, showers, thunderstorms and some potentially gusty weather. we're going to mention maybe a shower or thunderstorm around. it's worth a mention and not a symbol. 99 or 100 is your high. 76, partly cloudy over night. tomorrow thunderstorms in the late afternoon with a high of 95 degrees. it's going to be interesting to watch the temperature over the next couple of hours. >> yeah. >> thank you . still to come on witness eyewitness news at noon. how having a baby later in life may reduce your risk of cancer. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

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