mary is off. here's what people are talking about. breaking news in the vi ripken abduction case. minutes ago, police identified a suspect in her kidnapping case. mike hellgren just finished with speaking with police. >> reporter: kai, this is certainly a significant development in the case. this is the flyer they put out. it advertises a $200,000 reward. it has a picture from surveillance picture of a man who they believe is behind this. they have not given his name. they tell me this came from witness statements given to them. they were able to come up with a picture of the suspect. again, they have not given his name or anything like that. and they are also not releasing exactly where the picture was taken. >> reporter: moments ago,

police released this photograph of the man suspected of abducting vi ripken, the 74- year-old mother of baseball great cal jr. police say ripken was taken from her home tuesday, bound inside her car, and driven around harford and baltimore county for almost 24 hours, before the man dropped her off almost four blocks from her house. >> described him as a white male. we believe him to be tall. age rage between -- we're thinking now between the mid- 30s and early 40s. wears glasses, we believe. the last picture that we have of him that you'll see in the photograph. he was wearing a white shirt. a long white shirt. blue jeans. had a hat on, which looked like it was black and orange in color. >> reporter: ms. ripken thankfully was found unharmed, although a bit shaken. her family is not commenting on this development or any new

developments, they say, until the case is closed. report live from aberdeen police headquarters, mike hellgren, week eyewitness news. >> mike, thank you. stay with wjz for complete coverage of the ripken abduction. we'll be live with new information at 5:00 and 6:00. the temperature takes a big jump, sparking a heat advisory for most of maryland. despite the oppressive air. if you were downtown, the only way to catch a breeze and get relief from the heat was to walk the inner promenade. it's hot and humid, with lots of sunshine. let's go to bob turk, who is tracking the temperatures. >> reporter: take a look at temperatures. yesterday, we got up to 87, right? right now, we're in the mid- 90s. 94, 98 at pax river. the cool spot, oakland at 82. ocean city, 86. right now, with the 94 degrees, we only about 7 degrees warmer than yesterday. however, you see yesterday was so dry, today so much more humidity that it feels like

106. yesterday at this time tonly -- it only felt like 84. that's a 22-degree difference in the way you feel out there. very humid out there. and the heat advisory until 8:00 tonight. for most of the region. and a severe thunderstorm watch for areas north and west of us, including garrett county and york and adams county, in pennsylvania. take a look at radar. there are storms to the north and west of us. most of them will stay across northern and central approximate -- pennsylvania. they're strong now. a little here from pits pittsburgh to wheeling. they'll have a chance of thunderstorms. they should weaken, hopefully, by then. but tomorrow, another chance we could see some strong or even some severe thunderstorms across the region. kai? >> bob, thank you. stay with wjz for first warning weather coverage. for the latest weather advisories and a look at doppler radar, log onto wjz.com. baltimore county police make an arrest in a disturbing sexual assault case. and how police say he met his

young victim. police say the 13-year-old victim made a phone app called grinder. he is being held on $5,000 bail. he's charged with solicitation of a minor. police say he agreed to meet with the young boy ask engage with -- and engage with a young boy. the victim's parents learned about the contact and contacted police. >> baltimore county police want anyone with information to contact them at 410-307-2020. investigators in colorado are looking at what could be a key piece of evidence in the aurora shooting rampage. anna werner reports for wjz. suspect james holmes sent a package, allegedly detailing his plans to kill. >> reporter: the university of colorado denver medical school is disputing reports that a package, allegedly sent by james holmes to a professor, sat in the school's mailroom,

untouched, days ahead of last friday's shooting n. a statement, the school confirmed that it received a suspicious package. but that it arrived on monday. and that it was, quote, immediately investigated and turned over to authorities within hours of delivery. the building was evacuated while the aurora bomb squad dispatched a robot to screen the package. sources say the package contained handwritten papers that holmes addressed to one of his instructors who is also a psychiatrist. in the documents, they say holmes talked about shooting people and even included crude drawings ever a gunman and his victims. >> came here, like they have a super power. >> reporter: video shows holmes before the shooting, giving a presentation at a science camp. aurora officials are under a strict gag order, unable to share information about holmes or the case, but benchers like retired police detective sherman says the new evidence

could provide valuable information. >> the fbi has capable science people. and what they're able to do is look at the writing and discuss and see if it was the ramblings of somebody. are they coherent? what is their background? their education? >> reporter: after looking at holmes' apartment for days, investigators turned the apartment building back over to residents last night. holmeps -- holmes' residence, which was once stringed with a bunch of booby traps, is now empty. >> the police and fbi and atf already took that stuff out. >> holmes is not cooperating with police. an accident creates a major mess during this morning's rush hour. a tractor-trailer carrying beer overturned in the northbound lanes. the truck hit the guardrail before coming to a rest near old hundreds road in clarksville around 4:00 a.m. no one was hurt. the road was closed for several hours. now open to traffic.

let's check on the roads with kristy breslin at wjz traffic control. we have a couple of delays still building out there, especially around the beltway. north side inner loop, slowing there from charles street to harford road. the west side inner loop, traffic is pretty congested there from edmondson avenue to liberty road. it does break free after that, and everything goes back to the normal speed. a couple of slow spots on northbound 95. first from route 32 to route 100. and northbound 95 slows down again from 395, approaching the fort mchenry tunnel. if you're traveling in the harford county area and bel air, route 23, at the bypass, we have lights out that is definitely causing a lot of congestion in that area. other accidents include moravia road at sinclaire and also charles street at madison. you can see, things definitely a bit slow there. that's 95 at 395. this traffic report is brought to you by the cochran firm. if you or someone you know has suffered a personal injury, call 1-800-the firm, or visit them online for your free

consultation. back to you. mitt romney kicks off his overseas trip with a dust up at the olympics. tara mergener reports. and they are in london to meet with british leaders and attend the opening ceremonies for the games. >> reporter: mitt romney walked out of 10 downing street, looking to smooth over comentszs he made about london hosting the olympics. >> my experience as an olympic organizer is that there are always a few very small things this end up not going quite right in the first day or so. those get ironed out. >> reporter: romney ruffled a few feathers saying he had great doubts about whether great britain is ready for the games. the white house hopeful is in london, hoping to build credibility. >> we did speak at length about syria, iran, egypt, tunis yeah libya. -- tunisia. >> reporter: ed from, he'll

attend the olympic openings where first lady michelle obama is leading the u.s. delegation. >> reporter: as a candidate four years ago, then senator obama took an overseas trip, culminating with a public speech at berlin's brandenberg case. this campaign he is making the case he has kept his promise to improve the u.s. image abroad. >> in the 3 1/2 years president obama has been in office, he has strengthened our alliances around the world including nato and the united kingdom. >> reporter: thursday, president obama sat down with his cabinet at the white house. >> my administration is focusing on our economy. >> reporter: he's just back from a three-day campaign swing. at the white house, tara mergener, wjz eyewitness news. >> stay with wjz for complete coverage of campaign 2012. for the latest on the candidates and the issues important to you, log onto wjz.com at any time. anne arundel county has a new police chief. former maryland state police

superintendent, larry tolisser -- tolliver is taking over the job. toliveer has 39 years' experience. in fact, he was the county police chief from 1997 to 1998. he will take over the position effective july 31st. family power struggle. who knows who now has guardianship of michael jackson's three children? dangerous and potentially deadly. the latest on the government's ban on a popular new toy. i'm ron matz in little italy. baltimore summers are here. the story coming up on wjz. yesterday's perfect summer weather is a memory. and a heat advisory is in effect for most of maryland. and we could get severe storms. bob is updating your first warning forecast. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

it's mostly sunny. 96 degrees in central maryland right now. the complete first warning weather forecast is coming up. a hearing for a murder case turns violent in missouri. video shows two men throwing punches outside the courtroom in jackson. take a look. apparently the son of the murder suspect confronted the man in the orange shirt. now, after he testified against has father in court, they went at it for a few minutes before both men were arrested. a lightning strike sparks a monster fire on the rooftop of a new york apartment building. hundreds of firefighters on the scene in brooklyn. the blaze was first reported around 10:30, and quickly escalated to six alarms. at least 15 firefighters and one civilian were hurt. the extent of their injuries is still unknown. michael jackson's mother no longer has custody of his children, at least for now. edward lawrence reports for wjz, a judge in los angeles has appointed one of jackson's

nephews to be temporarily appointed guardian. >> michael jackson's children, prince, paris, and blanket, are now in the custody of their uncle, t.j. jackson. one relative said appointed guardian katherine jackson had been missing. the 82-year-old in -- matriarch hadn't talked to them in 15 days. paris jackson wrote, nine days and counting. so help me whoever did this, i will make them pay. >> there was a very significant concern on the part of janet and jermaine that their mother might be upset. >> reporter: tj jackson told the court about a strange phone conversation he hads withs -- had with his grandmother, saying she was slurring his speech and was not herself. >> reporter: t.j. jackson said he is not seeking

permanent guardianship. sheriff's deputies responded to a confrontation between two factions of the family monday. >> i can guarantee you, she has been absolutely unaware of any of the controversy and drama that has been going on for the past week. >> the yet said there -- judge said there is no evidence katherine jackson did anything wrong. her attorney says he will seek to reinstate her as soon as she comes home. >> some of michael jackson's siblings are also disputing his estate, calling for the executors to resign. a big day on wall street. all the markets post big gains. the dow was up 212. s&p up 22. nasdaq up 39. let's go to new york where alexis christoforous has tonight's cbs money watch update. u.s. stocks soared after the president of the european central bank promised to do whatever it takes to preserve the euro. stocks in spain and italy

surged 6%. twitter suffered its second worldwide outage in less than two months. millions of twitter users across much of the globe were unable to send much of their tweets throughout the day. twitter gave no reason for the outage. the site is expected to see a huge spike in tweets friday when the olympic games get under way in london. ford is recalling nearly half a million escapes and mavericks, to fix sticking gas pedals that can affect a crash. the worldwide recall with 3- liter v-6 engines. the government says 13 crashes and one death have been reported. a severe drought in the midwest will mean higher prices at the supermarkets. the government says you should expect to pay 4 to 5% more for beef next year. higher prices for milk, eggs, chicken and pork is also expected. that's because the drought devastated the corn crop. farmers use corn to feed their livestock. it's also used in about 70% of the food we eat, as well as

ethanol for fuel. that's your money watch. for more, head to cbsmoneywatch.com. in new york, i'm alexis christoforous. it starts tomorrow and will last for 10 wonderful days. if you like good food at bargain prices, this is your time of year. ron matz reports on august sizzle, as baltimore's restaurant week gets under way. >> reporter: at harbor place, the appetizer challenge kicks off the celebration. in little italy, sab tino's is ready. restaurant week is back. favorites are on the menu, including the famous book maker salad. >> of course, it wouldn't be sab tino -- sabatinos without the book maker salad. it is our most popular by far. >> reporter: about 100 restaurants are offering the discounts. three-course dinners for $20.12. >> i know the restaurants see the work. and people keep coming. >> this is our 12-ounce strip

steak, featured on the menu. >> they come for the steak and seafood. the dining room will be crowded. >> it's a huge deal. gives people a chance to experience restaurants that they may not normally go to. check out new things in the city. >> reporter: baltimore's restaurant week continues for 10 days and includings two weekends. so make your reservations early. >> it's a wonderful opportunity for us. we know that during restaurant week, a lot of customers we see are new faces. and that's a great opportunity for us to do what we do best. >> reporter: ron matz, wjz eyewitness news. >> and we'll do what we do best as customers, and that's eat. this is baltimore's seventh summer restaurant week. for a complete list of participating restaurants, log onto our website, wjz.com, and click on news. coming up on eyewitness news at 4:00. >> take a deep breath. >> electronic tlc. see the latest in doctor care that may be coming to a

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all right. here's your ship, bob. hop on it. >> sit by the pool right now. out on the water, it's certainly cooler than on the land. but the difference today and yesterday is the humidity. the dew point is in the mid-70s yesterday. upper 40s and low 50s. and that made a huge difference in the way you feel. now, there are thunderstorms to the north of us. in fact, some pretty big ones across pennsylvania right now. most of them are moving off to the east and northeast. some of the individual cells are very strong. had wind gusts up there, over 50 to 60 miles an hour. it's a little hard to say whether this will survive all the way across the state of

pennsylvania. looks like garrett county will probably see some of these storms later this evening. some may also pop up ahead of that main line of storms. we do have a chance of thunderstorm activity in the region later this evening. and even earlier this evening, something could pop up ahead of that main line of storms. hopefully it will weaken across the mountains, which it's expected to do. it's up to 96 at the airport now. but the dew point is in the mid- 70s. 74. 96. 74-degree dew point. feels like 107. yesterday at this same time, we had 87. and it felt like 84. big, big difference. humidity, 49%. southwest winds 13. barometer 29.67. just beginning to fall. 87 in oakland. 96 in elkton. 86 ocean city. and locally, temperatures running in the upper 80s to low to mid-90s. not talking 100-degree temperatures. close to it in d.c. at 98. still hot enough, way above our average, which is now 87 degrees. southwest winds.

hopefully those southwest winds will help keep those storms pretty much to the north. although they are moving off to the east and southeast somewhat. so we'll have to keep that in the forecast. to our north, york, pennsylvania, all the way over to western pennsylvania, there is a severe thunderstorm watch until 10:00 tonight. this morning, big activity across new york. light showers across northern maryland. kept a lot of clouds. and they did keep temperatures down a bit. and it did clear out. there we are. the heat and humidity back. big line of thunderstorms. had a few very severe thunderstorms in new york new york state. some of this stuff is going to move across pennsylvania. if it survives, we could see thunderstorm activity here this evening. tomorrow, with that front comes closeto the area. still the heat and humidity not as high as today. but again, a risk of thunderstorms. some could be locally strong. and on saturday, still a chance of scattered shower and thunderstorm activity. west winds on the bay. 5 to 10 knots. bay temp around 80. tonight, perhaps widely scattered showers.

and thunder. 76 for a low. tomorrow, back up in the mid- 90s. but a pretty good chance, i think, of shower and thundershower activity. some could be locally strong to severe, with that heat and humidity in place. >> okay, bob. thank you. don't miss tonight's cbs primetime lineup. then stay tuned for eyewitness news at 11:00. the orioles' home stand continues this weekend. saturday and sunday, it's masn on wjz. you can see saturday night's game, at 7:00. and sunday afternoon's game, at 1:30, against the oakland a's, live here on wjz 13. lots more ahead on eyewitness news at 4:30. >> i'm alex demetrick, coming up, a dangerous place to cry wolf. that story as eyewitness news continues. his beard violates army regulations. what the military is threatening to do to the man suspected in the fort hood shooting massacre. how many patients are infected? a lab tech who works in several

maryland hospitals is accused of intentionally spreading hepatitis c. their rising investigation. eyewitness news at 4:00 continues with denise ,,,,,,,,,,

it's 4:30. mostly sunny and 96 degrees. hello, everyone. thanks for staying with eyewitness news. i'm vic carter. >> and i'm denise koch. here's what people are talking about. >> at least eight states, including maryland, are conducting investigations into whether a former hospital employee, infected patients with hepatitis c. now, thousands of people are being encouraged to get tested. >> authorities say this man is a serial infector. david quikowski was arrested last week, accused of infecting at least 30 people at a new hampshire hospital with hepatitis c, by stealing syringes and drugs for his own use. then allowing the same needles to be used on patients. >> he knew he had hepatitis c, as of at least june 2010.

he continued to divert drugs and permit painted syringes to be used on patients under his care. >> reporter: 6,000 patients at this new hampshire hospital, where he worked as a med tech. but the risk does not stop there. other states where the suspect worked, include michigan, new york, arizona, georgia, and kansas, are investigating and recommending patients who may have had contact with quiidkowski, get checked. >> there's no telling how many people this affects at this point. >> reporter: according to the centers for disease control and prevention, hepatitis c is contracted through contaminated blood and can cause serious liver damage. hepatitis c is not curable, but is treatable. a violation has been placed against the staff, alleges there was documented evidence of his illegal drug use that was never properly investigated. quiidkowski pleaded not guilty

to obtaining controlled substances by fraud and tampering with a consumer product. federal authorities say more charges could be forth coming. he is being held without bail. i'm elizabeth coridon reporting. >> quiidkowski denies the allegations, saying he is scared of needles. a judge orders the fort hood shooter to shave his beard by the start of his trial or he will be forcibly shaved. >> reporter: major nidal hasan was held in contempt of court wednesday and fined $1,000 during the pretrial hearing. hassan has repeatedly refused to shave his beard for more than a month in violation of military regulation. he is a muslim and refuses to shave, in keeping with koranic teaches. he has been in custody since 2009. he is charged with gunning down 13 people at fort hood in texas. but he's still in the army and still draws a paycheck. denise? >> thank you, kai. hasan faces a possible death penalty if convicted in those

shootings. sizzling summer temperatures are heating up in maryland. wjz found many people trying to fight off the heat at the inner harbor. good place to be. take a live look outside right now. most of this morning's clouds have moved out, allowing temperatures to climb. let's go to bob turk, tracking temperatures in the first warning weather center. take a look at temps now. this is the highest we've we've seen all day now. highest, 96. 86 in ocean city. and 82 up in elkton. excuse me. up in oakland. and pax river at 98. temps today are running, compared to yesterday, about 10 degrees warmer at this time. however, the heat index yesterday at this hour was 84. now, the heat index is up to 107. that's the highest it's been all day long. and because of that, we have a heat advisory in effect until 8:00 p.m. also, to the north of us, severe thunderstorm watches in effect because, well, look what's happening over pennsylvania.

big thunderstorm activity across central and northern pennsylvania. some of those may make it into southern pennsylvania and our northern counties by later this evening. so we'll continue to watch, there is a chance we'll get thunderstorms late tonight. and again, a better chance tomorrow. vic? >> okay, bob. thank you. remember, wjz is always on. for updates on the forecast and live doppler radar any time, log onto wjz.com. updating the breaking news and the kidnapping of vi ripken. kai ripken's mother. a short time ago, aberdeen police released this picture of a suspect. mrs. ripken was abducted at gunpoint early tuesday morning. she was found safe 24 hours later. she was bound, blindfolded in the back seat of her car. wjz will continue to bring her live, complete coverage of this breaking story, coming up at 5:00 and 6:00. well, if it's a joke, it is a potentially dangerous one. the coast guard station in baltimore has received six phony distress calls for a boat in trouble. alex demetrick reports, that kind of hoax could put a real

call for help in jeopardy. >> reporter: boats out of the coast guard station in baltimore answer radio distress calls all the time. but earlier this summer, six of those calls were phony. >> it comes over vhf channel 16. and the caller says mayday, mayday. and all six calls have been determined to be the same male voice. all of these calls have been determined to be coming from the middle river area of baltimore. >> reporter: and the coast guard responded, dispatching boats and helicopters on wild goose chases that have cost $70,000. because second guessing there isn't an emergency, isn't an option. >> when we don't take those seriously, that will be the one time that it is an actual true distress call. >> reporter: two years ago, the coast guard unveiled its new communication center. this technology is why they know the hoax call is coming from middle river. here's how. >> it registers in our computers a line of bearing. and it tells us that that boat is somewhere on that bearing. >> reporter: but to find the exact spot, the radio call needs to be picked up by a second receiving tower.

>> so we can go from many square miles to almost a pinpoint if we have multiple lines of bearing. >> reporter: but those multiple lines have not appeared with hoax calls possibly because the calls are so quick. >> that's all we get. and silence on the line after that. >> if the person on the hoax calls thinks it's funny, no one else is laughing. >> when crews are out there responding to this, we can't respond to other legitimate cases that may be out there. and the crews that are searching could be in danger as well. >> it's a crime punishable by up to six years in prison. alex demetrick, wjz eyewitness news. >> the coast guard has a tip line and is asking the public for help. anyone with information about the hoaxes is being urged to call. a virginia boy loses his leg in a lawn mower accident. timothy was help his father with a job when his foot ended up slipping under neath a mower. doctors ended up having to amputate part of his leg. the family is moving toward

rehab -- -- rehabilitation and a pross at the time thetic -- proshettic leg. firefighters say a fire spread. it is not clear what sparked the blaze. a federal agency filed suit against the popular manufacture of the desk top toys, bucky ballss balls and bucky cues. jessica cartal has y has -- artial -- kartalija has more. >> they've received more than 200 reports of children swallowing the magnets since 2008. some cases have required hospitalization or surgery after the magnets became clumped inside or damaged the intestines. the makers of bucky balls and cubes say the products are marketed to those 14 and older. >> this is the first time in more than a decade that the cpsc has filed such a complaint.

if you're traveling by plane, you might get a souvenir you don't want. researchers looked at our 40 largest airports to find out which are most likely to spread disease. new york comes in 1st, l.a. ranked 2 and bwi marshall is ranked 23rd. let's check on the roads now with kristy breslin. not spreading any germs in our cars, i hope. >> hopefully not. a couple of tough spots out there on northbound 95. but first, if you're traveling from 32 to 175, you're going to run into heavy traffic there. again, it slows down from 395 to the fort mchenry tunnel. as far as the beltway goes, on the west side inner loop, heavy there from edmondson avenue to security boulevard. and the top side inner loop, about 25 minutes there from the jones falls expressway over to harford road. as far as accidents go, in reisterstown. kenwood avenue at shady spring avenue. harford radio at factor -- harford road at factory.

and morovia road at sinclaire. let's take a live look. you can see things are pretty busy there. 95 at 395, heading towards the fort mchenry tunnel. this traffic report is brought to you by subway. stop in and try the saucy santa fe steak melt. back over to you. a new fire station is now open for business in marley station. anne arundel county executive john leopold cut the ribbon on the new firehouse today. the station sits on baltimore annapolis boulevard and will serve the surrounding glen burnie area. the countia -- county's firechief were on hand for the opening. food and wine magazine put ocean city at third. the magazine praises the town's free events like concerts and movies on the beach. also gives a shout out to the mug and mallets crabs, vinegar- dipped fries and hand-dipped doughnuts. number 1 on thes the list is atlantic city. >> now i'm really starving.

oh, vinegar and salt and fries. straight ahead on eyewitness news at 4:00. the worst floods in 60 years. and the death toll continues to rise in china. a video in the case of two missing iowa girls. and a heat advisory is in effect for most of the state. and bob is updating your first warning forecast coming up. ,,,,

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high-floodwaters force thousands from their homes in china. a strong typhoon made landfall, leaving some roads looking more like rivers. torrentialrential rains toppled this bridge. wash today downstream this. is the worst flooding china has seen in six decades. and at least 37 people have been killed. a small plane crashes in arizona. and two former olympic track athletes may have been on board. the aircraft ran off the runway and burst into flames during takeoff, killing three people. now, authorities have not yet

identified the victims. but they say the plane is registered to former olympians patrick porter and his wife trish. olympic officials are refusing a request to hold a moment of silence during tomorrow's opening ceremony for the israeli athletes killed at the 1972 munich games. but the victims' families aren't giving up. bigad shaban reports for wjz from london. >> reporter: the widows of two israeli athletes, killed at the '72 olympics in munich, are calling on spectators at the london games to protest during tomorrow's opening ceremony. >> get up and silently stand for a minute, quietly. >> reporter: their husbands were among the 11 israeli athletes and coaches killed 40 years ago, after terrorists took them hostage from their olympic dorms. family members presented a petition with more than 100,000 signatures on it, asking for a minute of silence during the opening ceremony. but international olympic chief jacques roga denied the

request. he held a tribute to the munich victims earlier this week at the olympic village, one of several commemorations planned. >> we're marking three different ways this year. we've marked it on the 25th and 30th anniversary. we will continue to mark this. and as the president himself said, we will never forget this, we can't. >> reporter: but that doesn't satisfy the widows. who believes the appropriate time to honor the victims is when the world is watching. they believe this wouldn't be an issue if the victims weren't israelis. >> it's discrimination. they came from the wrong country, otherwise they would have done it like they did at the opening ceremonies in vancouver. or rightly so, remembering georgia luger who was killed in a training accident. >> reporter: and they hope the audience will stand silently to remember the 11 victims. in london, bigad shaban, wjz eyewitness news. u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton is getting involved in the controversy. she sent a letter to the ioc, in favor of the moment of

silence. a tv station agrees to hand over video footage that could aid in the search for two missing cousins. jessica kartalija has more. >> they approved the raw interviews with leera cook's mother. during the interview, missy morrisy explained why she stopped, saying she had been treated harshly by police. the cousins have been missing for nearly a week now. police say they need that footage to complete their investigation. >> both of cooks' parents have a record. four window washers survive a close call. the men were stranded outside the 35th floor of the high-rise casino in hotel vdarra. they called 911 after their work platform appeared to be slipping. one by one, they were each harnessed and lowered to safety by firefighters. no one was hurt. 25-year-old allegedly

recorded himself reaching speeds of at least 186 miles per hour on his motorcycle. then posted a video on you tube. police in british columbia say they already had a warrant out for the biker's arrest. if convicted, he could serve up to five years in prison. in today's wjz healthwatch, the latest advancement in medical care might be wheeling its way to a hospital near you. lisa reports there's a new robot that provides virtual bedside diagnosis. >> reporter: they have sent robots to the battlefield. soldiers say from hidden dangers. and to our living room, to clean up when we're not home. now, the latest creation from bedford-based i-robot, is heading to hospitals. >> take a deep breath. >> reporter: this is the rp zeda. >> getting the right patient to see the patient in a short amount of time can make the difference between life and death. >> reporter: now, a doctor can be at the bedside of any patient, anywhere. here's the original prototype

by i-robot. a company teamed up with i.h. help to develop this remote control on we'll whoos. in this video, you -- wheels will. you n this video you can see the doctor is being wheeled in for a visit. >> it is a large, clear, high- definition screen. and their doctor's face, which is the most assuring thing they can see. >> reporter: it can be paired with an ultrasound or robot for instant health updates. and it is able to navigate crowded hospital hallways all alone. >> the robot is also able to distinguish obstacles and whether they are people or physical objects. it's able to move seamlessly through an unstructured project. >> theit should be rolling out to hospitals around the country by the end of the year. >> reporter: now, it may have competition.

ibm's super computer watson is also being groomed to be a bedside tool for doctors and cancer patients. tanner zakowski lived out of this tiny hybrid for 30 days. an environmental group paid him $1,000 a week, plus a daily allowance, to spend 23 hours a day inside the car. he said he had a hard time sleeping. but otherwise, it wasn't so bad. >> a sky diver is hoping to set a new world record next month. felix baumgartner is training for a freefall dive from 120,000 feet. that's 23 miles above the earth. during the jump, baumgartner will feel temperatures of minus 148 degrees and reach speeds of nearly 700 miles per hour. if he's successful, baumgartner will become the first person to ever break the speed of sound. he'll run into airplanes up there. >> well, let's hope not. >> that's unbelievable. >> not only that. it's a good thing, obviously he

has to wear a space suit because of the pressure. >> yeah. breathing. >> oxygen. it's a sizzler outside. and we could have some severe storms tonight. >> bob turk has the updated first warning forecast. he's coming up next. [ male announcer ] now at your neighborhood subway: the new santa fe steak melts. get extra grande flavor with the santa fe steak & bacon melt. juicy steak, crispy bacon, and melted cheese with creamy santa fe caesar. or try adding egg for a santa fe steak, bacon & egg melt -- a favorito for breakfast but muy bueno any time of day. get to your local subway and claim your steak today -- with new santa fe steak melts. subway. eat fresh.

here's a live look outside right now. a little more haze out there and more haze and humidity. >> there's humidity out there. pollution. yes. not a beautiful afternoon. and to our north. big thunderstorms. and weakened just a little bit in the last half hour in pennsylvania. from scranton through state college, dubois, and pittsburgh. there's a risk that some of this may survive mountain areas. it is possible that ahead of that, something could develop even earlier. we continue to watch the radar. more activity in ohio could affect us late, late tonight. i'm literally talking maybe after 2:00, 3:00 in the morning. the airport has jumped up to 96

now. humidity dropped a little bit. but the dew point is so high, it's so moist, 74. it feels like 107 at the airport. not everywhere but the airport. southwest winds. barometer falling. 29.76 inches and falling. 86 ocean city. easton, 93. and a cooler 82 up in oakland. temperatures around the local area. mid- to upper 90s. a few upper 80s and low 90s close to the water. rock hall. westminster jumped up to 97. we have a southwest wind. brought the humidity in bigtime this afternoon. yesterday, we had 87. the temperatures which felt like 84. it was so dry and beautiful. today, with the high dew points. boy, 100 degrees plus, just about everywhere. to the north this afternoon, this morning. big thunderstorms across new england. and northern pennsylvania. extending all the way to the west. this morning, we had showers across northern maryland. kept temperatures and crowds

covering the area. kept temperatures down a bit. but it's all moved off. we're in the heat and humidity. tonight and tomorrow. the front tomorrow will be a little closer. better chance for shower and thunderstorm activity. tomorrow as well. with that front close to the area, we'll have a risk again on saturday although it won't be quite as hot. i think by saturday night and sunday, last humid air moves in. and yes, it will be slightly cooler for the second half of the weekend. west winds on the bay. 5 to 10 knots. of course, much stronger in any thunderstorm activity. severe storms possible. 76 tonight. widely scattered thunderstorms later on. tomorrow, 95. and a pretty good shot we'll see showers and thunderstorm activity. some could be locally strong to severe again tomorrow and tomorrow evening. something else we'll be monitoring all evening long. >> thank you, bob. still to come on eyewitness news tonight. breaking news in the abduction of vi ripken. i'm mike hellgren in aberdeen police headquarters. this is the picture of the man authorities believe is behind

it all. i'll have the very latest on this developing investigation from police. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

coming up next on wjz eyewitness news at 5:00. searching for a clue in the cal ripken's mother. work crews repair a sinkhole. i'm rochelle ritchie. that story is next. this is mark viviano in owings mills. ravens training camp off to a sizzling start. a hot day in july begins the quest for the super bowl in february. we'll hear from the team when eyewitness news continues. check in for more on these stories and all the day's breaking news. eyewitness news at 5:00 starts now.

caught on camera. a new lead after cal ripken's mother is abducted at gunpoint from her home. >> police released images of the kidnapping suspect. >> hi. i'm kai jackson. >> and i'm denise koch. mary is off tonight. here's what people are talking about. >> the key to solving the case. police have his picture. now they have to identify the man suspected of holding vi ripken captive for several hours. wjz is live in aberdeen. mike hellgren is there with photos that could lead to an arrest. good evening, mike. >> big developments in this case. this is the flyer that police put out just a little more than an hour ago. they say they developed a pie