abduction of vi ripken. wjz is live in police headquarters in aberdeen. mike hellgren with reaction from vi ripken's stunned neighbors. >> reporter: vic, certainly there are big developments today. this is the flyer that police released late this afternoon. it includes a picture of the suspect. we don't have a name at this point. they say it came from a credible tip from a witness. they're not revealing exactly where they dpleen -- gleaned the picture. we also know tonight they are offering a reward for information leading to an arrest. >> reporter: police are releasing information for the man they believe abdicted vi ripken. she was taken from her home at gunpoint in aberdeen. >> the last picture we have of him in the photograph, he was wearing a white shirt, a long white shirt, blue jeans. had a hat on. >> reporter: authorities have not revealed a motive. wjz has learned the gunman blindfolded and bound ripken, driving her through baltimore

and harford county. police saturated this area, they closed off part of the street in front of her house. yet somehow, the abductor was able to drop off ms. ripken and her car, just a few doors down. joors here's -- >> reporter: here's the time line. her car was spotted around 8:15 last night. a neighbor spotted her in her car, about a half hour later. >> she said that she had lived right close by. but somebody had dropped her off there. and left her in the back seat with the seat high. >> reporter: ripken was well known for her community involvement on the board. and here at the harford county boys and girls club, she called their stunned leadership after the ordeal. >> she's coming around well and she'll pull through it. i'm very confident. she's a very strong woman. >> reporter: again, this is the picture of the man wanted in her abduction, believed to be armed and dangerous. the fbi and state police are assisting authorities in aberdeen and collecting clues from ripken's home and car, as they try to close this case.

>> reporter: and her car has distinctive bumper stickers on it. they're hoping someone saw something that can really help crack this case so they can make an arrest and get this guy off the streets. reporting live at aberdeen police headquarters, mike hellgren, wjz eyewitness news. >> mike, thank you. the abduction of vi ripken brings back bad memories for orioles manager buck showalter. his mother went through a similar incident. >> >> obviously, our thoughts and prayers go out to the ripken family. i had something happen somewhere with my mother, years ago, someone broke into the house at night. she took him around and showed him where all the cash was. she kept the cash in the freezer. cold cash. >> showalter's mother was not hurt and the burglar was later identified. we have a developing weather situation to tell you about right now. a severe thunderstorm watch has just been issued. let's go right to bob turk in the first warning weather center, tracking live doppler radar. bob? >> watching this activity

across pennsylvania. it's getting closer. about 125 miles northwest of us. but as you can see, it continues to head down to the south and southeast. and they've already issued a series of thunderstorm warnings for northern york county. although some of the activity here has weakened somewhat, there are still very strong storms, capable of wielding gusts of 58 miles an hour. and that's why they issued this severe thunderstorm watch for our region. all of the entire state, really, in delaware, until 1:00 a.m., under that watch to our north. severe thunderstorm warnings. so much of southwest p.a., as you can see, as those storms approach. we've had a lot reports across pennsylvania of thunderstorm damage, wind damage, things of that nature. now we're at 97 with a dew point of 73. we're running about 10 or 12 degrees warmer than yesterday. but the dew point is so high that it feels like 107. very moist atmosphere. very conducive to strong thunderstorms. once again, keep up with us tonight. we'll be watching for warnings that come up. a baltimore county man is

accused of having sex with a boy. police say the pair met through a smart phone app and that's not all. jessica kartalija is following this disturbing story from the newsroom. jess? >> reporter: 36-year-old steven podels is charged with sex offense charges involving a 13- year-old boy. he contacted the teen through a smart phone application called grinder. the pair agreed to meet in the essex area, where police say they engaged in unprotected sex, according to charging documents, podels infected the boy with hiv. the boy's parents recently became aware of the incident and contacted police. podels will face trial in october. >> thank you, jessica. the suspect is currently free on $75,000 bail. a first look tonight at the video of the flash mob robbery of a 7 eleven store in downtown baltimore. scores of young people rushing the store. wjz is live. derek valcourt has more on the video and the growing problem of flash mob crimes in maryland. >> reporter: as you're about to see, when this kind of crime

happens, so many teenagers take part, that there is little that store owners and employees can do to stop it. >> reporter: may stweard -- 23rd, at this the 7-eleven on light street, surveillance cameras recorded as the teens went to the back of the store. when store employees in the red shirts realized what was happening, they blocked the doors to stop the young thieves from leaving. but the kids physically struggle to get out and even appear to hit the store manager, who then swings back. after the brief altercation, many kids dash out the door. witnesses saw it all. >> they really started hitting that guy. he couldn't keep getting beat on. so he eventually let them out. and then they just ran. >> reporter: after reviewing this surveillance video, the baltimore district attorney's office opted not to pursue criminal charges in the case, saying not every conflict warrants them. joons what happened here is not an isolated incident. it is happening more and more across maryland. and it's a real source of

frustration for law enforcement. >> reporter: a similar incident happened at this 7-eleven store in baltimore county. and mobs of teens have looted several stores, stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of merchandise. >> i don't think there is any place that is i'm mune -- immune from flash mobbing. >> reporter: they must adjust to deal with this trend. >> devastating consequences can occur for innocent bystanders. for small businesses who find themselves being victimized. simply because 20, 30, 100 people walk into the establishment. >> reporter: a bill to toughen the punishment for this very kind of crime failed to pass in maryland's last legislative session. delegate plans to reintroduce the bill in the next section. derek valcourt, wjz eyewitness news. >> police say some of the youngsters seen in that surveillance video at the 7- eleven were students at the mergen thaller votech high school in east baltimore. repair work continues on a

massive sinkhole right in the middle of a busy east baltimore street. we'll take a look at sky eye chopper 13. it's a mess for people who live in this neighborhood, near johns hopkins hospital. and people who work there, too. this is just the latest issue facing people on the streets. rochelle ritchie has a look at these growing problems. >> reporter: many call it an aging system. the infrastructure here underneath east monument built in the 1930s. so many aren't surprised at the problem plaguing city streets. >> reporter: it's a familiar sound and problem on baltimore streets. >> they're all messed up. >> reporter: in just several days, the city has had several incidents with two major instructures, tearing apart the asphalt. >> this is the nature of the aging infrastructure in many large cities. baltimore is not an exception. >> reporter: a water main break two weeks ago. and yesterday, a 20-feet deep, 2-feet wide, and 6 feet long sinkhole, opening into a storm

drain built into the 1930s. >> right now, we are sending a crew in to do a walk-in inspection of the large storm drain under the street. >> reporter: sky eye chopper 13 over the scene, showing a gaping hole in the middle of the street. causing confusion amongst pedestrians navigating their way on closed roads. >> just a little -- a few customers coming in. >> reporter: the city says it is taking the necessary measures to find and fix the problems. so far, crews have used a camera underground to look at the engage -- damage. scan water mains and check the sewer drains to make sure they're intact. >> it will give us an indication of what needs to be done in order to make a correction. >> reporter: but some say that correction will be just another temporary fix for a permanent problem. >> they need another system. >> i don't see why it's not better than it is. >> reporter: but funding for the project could take millions to complete. >> it's a tremendous event. and it will be necessary in

order to achieve a steady state. >> reporter: and if the damage is to a 120-inch drain, this street could be closed for a while. denise, back to you. >> thank you, rochelle. on average, there are 2 to 3 water main breaks per day in the city of baltimore. >> 60 days. that's how long governor martin o'malley is giving state energy advisers to figure out a plan to improve maryland's electrical system. it knocked out power to hundreds of thousands. monique griego has more on what he is asking them to look for. >> reporter: the damage caused by the recent duratio storm rivaled that of a hurricane. >> it knocks things down. >> reporter: trees crushed cars ask took out countless electrical lines. norman mills was only part of the millions of bge customers, left powerless for days. >> we're used to it. every time we get a major storm. this area goes out a lot. >> reporter: the problem of

widespread outages led the governor to issue an executive order. giving state leaders 60 days to come up with an improved energy plan. >> one of the best ways we can make our grid more resilient. we can strengthen our grid. >> reporter: state energy adviser, abigail hopper is looking at the costs and how to pay for, improving infrastructure and bearing some lines. >> where we keep having problems. which lines repeatedly are going down. >> reporter: this week, in an exclusive interview, bge's president and ceo, ken defontes told wjz, the utility already has 65% of its system underground. >> but we still have 9500 miles of overhead lines. if we replace 200 miles of them a year, that's a 50-year project. i'm willing to do that. but we also need to have an honest conservation about if we do that, what's going to be the impact on customers' costs? >> reporter: residents say they're hoping for any progress. >> just give an idea that

you're working on the problem. that's the biggest thing. >> reporter: and once the 60 days is over, hopper says her team will hand over written recommendations to the governor. now, some changes could take effect immediately. others may take time or require legislation. vic, back to you. >> there certainly won't be a shortage of suggestions. >> i'm sure there won't. >> the governor's order is separate from and will not affect the public service investigation, into how the utilities responded to the storm. now, the real work begins. it is the first full team practice for the ravens as training camp 2012 kicks into high gear. wjz is live at owings mills. sports director mark viviono -- viviano has the team's expectations. >> reporter: we'll start with the news we had last hour about a couple of notable absences from this first day of training camp. first off, haloti nata. he strained his hamstring yesterday expftion un-- and was

unable to practice today. and starting lineback mckinney. harbaugh say its is a personal matter that has kept mckinney from being here. he does not know why it is. he will speak to mckinney's agent. that could have a major impact on the ravens and their offensive line. that is who was not at practice. for the ravens fans, they will be happy to know the core players they've come to count on, they were here. ed reed, joe flacco, ray lewis and ray rice. >> reporter: the first official kickoff to kick off the ravensne championship quest. making the play-offs has become the standard under harbaugh. four seasons on the job. four post season appearances. twice reaching the title game. but still no super bowl. >> reporter: having fallen short of that goal in that close call at new england six months ago, adds extra motivation for some ravens as they regroup for another run.

>> the mood at training camp will only be to overcome that last game. let's get that out of the way. you know. and thal be the movement -- that will be the movement going forward. >> once it's over, it's over. i think this year, we have a totally different team. the reason being, we added some pieces, lost some pieces. so that simply means we're a totally different team right now. >> reporter: rookie linebacker, courtney upshaw wasn't around for the new england loss. but he will be counted on right away, because terrell suggs is out with an injury. the ravens' top draft pick has gained quick notice from teammates. >> i've seen the size of them. i don't know what he's weighing on paper. but he looks like a brick wall to me. you're going to hit me a few times. but i need a play on monday night. >> reporter: no hard hitting just yet. that's to come in the days ahead. joe flacco met with the media just moments ago. he spoke about a number of topics, including being a new dad and contract negotiations. we'll hear from flacco coming

up in sports. back to you for now. >> thank you, mark. the ravens will hold three public practices, away from owings mills. the first is at m&t bank stadium, august 4th. going where no man has gone before. a pilot leads to what could be a breakthrough in space breakthrough. felix baumgartner gets a look at a high-altitude balloon. it took him to a height of 96,000 feet. nearly 19 miles into the atmosphere. he then jumped, executed a nearly four-minute freefall. and landed safely. in the desert in new mexico. baumgartner next plans to jump from 120,000 feet, or 25 miles from actual space. >> gee. there's nobody out there pushing him out the door either. he has to just jump out on his own. >> all alone. first step. >> sheer nerve. still to come on wjz eyewitness news. a race to the finish line. the baltimore grand prix is

less than two months away. i'm jessica kartalija. we'll have more on the final preparations under way and what michael andretti has to say, straight ahead. a new opening at maryland live. a new possibility for a special session. i'm pat warren. coming up on eyewitness news. the latest in maryland's gambling program. new problems for penn state. a massive lawsuit in the works. and who is filing it. and even more storms moving this way. bob is closely tracking first warning live doppler radar. you'll hear from him coming up. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

most low sunny -- mostly sunny, 97 degrees in central maryland now. the complete first warning forecast is coming up. maryland lawmakers go on notice to prepare for a special session on gambling. governor it's malley -- o'malley is expecting to call the general assembly back to annapolis there are still some issues to be ironed out. >> reporter: seven weeks after its grand opening at arundel mills, maryland live opening expands. live slots and games are activated tonight. and another building is under phase tonight. >> it's been a whirlwind. as we've gone from preparation to a whirlwind opening to the excitement of running the state's largest gaming facility, day to day. >> reporter: at the same time, the state is positioning itself

to add to the gambling program. it appears the governor will call a special session to pass a bill that includes table games like poker, a reduction in the 67% casino tax rate. and a plan to build a sixth casino, likely at national harbor. that part of the plan is at casino live. >> there is a way to make sure that even if voters approve, that the counties like baltimore city and anne arundel county still are able to realize the full amount of the revenues that they project from their already established sites. >> reporter: supporters say a sixth casino will add a hundred million dollars to the state's education fund. opponents say after imposing income tax hikes, a tax break for casinos sends the wrong message. >> we're saying to them, oh, by the way, we're going to call a special session and give the gambling companies from las vegas a big tax cut.

>> reporter: governor o'malley believes the census can be reached and put before the voters. >> reporter: maryland live can reach its expansion. meanwhile, they have to act by august 20th to get the vote on the ballot. now back to you on tv hill. >> thank you, pat. governor o'malley makes his announcement in annapolis tomorrow morning. bob is in the weather center. >> we could see severe thunderstorm activity tonight. particularly across northern maryland. i'd say between 8 and 10. 97 at the airport. southwest winds at 10. humidity way up. dew point way up compared to what we had yesterday. we'll take a look at live radar after this. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

and a hot, humid afternoon. just right for thunderstorm activity. look across pennsylvania right now. a whole batch of activity. it's moving southeast ward. toward the general, northern maryland area. at around 25 to 35 miles an hour. the closest activity is just north of york county. we take a closer look at that activity. there is just around the harrisburg area. it has weakened a little bit. saw a little while ago.

still a potential for wind gusts, over 58 miles an hour with some of these storms. that can cause power. it is just possible later tonight. take a look at temperatures right now. we're at 97 still. that's at the airport. 88 in elkton. behind those storms, it's dropped into the 70s already. right now, locally, low to mid90s. a very warm, humid atmosphere. just ripe for storms. a severe thunderstorm watch in effect until 1:00 a.m. much of southern p.a. southwest winds now. any of those thunderstorms could have wind gusts in excess of 58 miles per hour. particularly across northern maryland and far western maryland later tonight. 8:00, maybe 9:00, 10:00 tonight. later on, it's a possibility of even more activity. because stuff is still developing in ohio that may

across the mountains if it survives. we could still see some activities after 12:00, or 1:00, 2:00 in the morning. you can see the line through jersey. it's beginning to break up. but they've had a lot of reports of wind damage, trees downed. power outages in northern and central p.a. and hail, too. this batch here. may just pass to our south. but certainly the possibility of very strong activity. tonight, and again tomorrow. with that front kind of hanging through the area. again a chance of more scattered showers even into saturday. but it will become even less humid for the second half of the weekend. west winds on the bay. 5 to 10 knots. tomorrow afternoon, bay temp around 82 degrees. tonight, thunderstorm activity likely. 76. as i said, particularly in northern maryland. and tomorrow, again, more chances of scattered showers and thunderstorms. it could be severe. tomorrow's high, about 95. today got up to 97. still humid tomorrow. but it begins to dry out somewhat for the weekend. so keep watching this tonight. any warnings, we'll let you

know immediately. >> okay. thank you, bob. still to come tonight on wjz eyewitness news. >> hoping organic food will help revitalize downtown columbia. i'm andrea fujii. i'll tell you what's coming up just ahead. a dangerous crying wolf. that story as eyewitness news continues. midnight terror in colorado. new information on the shooting suspect. and growing calls to address gun control in the u.s. ,,,,,,,,

just before 6:30. 97 degrees and mostly sunny. good evening, everyone. thanks for staying with wjz. here are some of the stories people are talking about tonight. investigators continue to gather evidence in the colorado mass shooting. a packet sent to the university of colorado, by shooting suspect james holmes. it shows drawings and descriptions of the attack. holmes accused of shooting people in the midnight shooting of the dark knight rising. holmes will be back in court monday, where he is expected to be formally charged. in the wake of the shooting

in colorado, gun sales and applications for permits are soaring for that state. and one law enforcement group wants stronger measures. an influential member is one of the top cops. >> baltimore's chief is just one of nine who want lawmakers to take a long, hard look at the nation's gun laws. they fear that the colorado shooting could happen again. >> reporter: the century 16 movie theater in aurora, colorado, became a crime scene last week. and the family of victims continued to mourn. but now in light of the mass shooting, thousands of miles away in the nation's capital, police chiefs from around the country, are calling for tighter gun controls. >> we have been derelict in our national response to the problem of gun violence. and for that reason, the law enforcement community is united, like they have not been in decades. >> reporter: in a matter of days since the shooting that left 12 dead ask dozens

wounded, the state of colorado is seeing an uptick in gun sales. permit applications and visits to gun ranges. but now, nine major law enforcement organizations are teaming up, asking lawmakers, republicans and democrats, to strengthen the nation's gun laws, with tougher background checks for buyers and ban high- capacity ammunition magazines, like the one used by suspected colorado shooter james holmes. >> all across america, we've also seen violent offenders, arming themselves. with high-capacity ammunition magazines. that have no purpose other than to inflict massive damage. >> reporter: baltimore county chief of police james johnson is the incoming president of the police chief group. while maryland already has strong laws controlling the sale of ammunition, he says other states don't, making it easy for criminals to find loopholes. >> it is clear, we are not doing enough.

america, we are not doing enough. to keep guns out of the wrong hands. >> reporter: and the national law enforcement group says that any new law that congress considers should not penalize gun -- law-abiding gun owners who safely use their weapons. denise, back to you. >> all right. thank you, gigi. congress has not passed strict legislation on gun control in more than a decade. new problems at penn state tonight. sex abuse allegations brought down the university plans a major lawsuit. the man who is not identified, plans to sue the university for egregious and reckless conduct that allowed his abuse by former coach sandusky. the jury convicted sandusky largely on the testimony of mike mccreerpy, -- mcqueary, who saw abuse and reported it.

two firefighters are hurt. flames broke out at the marlo furniture store on rockville pike. dozens of firefighters responded to the scene. the two firefighters suffered heat-related injuries. no word on the cause or damage estimate at this time. also in montgomery county, an overturned beer truck, caused big problems for rush hour commuters. the truck hit some debris. and then a guardrail before spilling cans and cases of peer across the land -- beer across the land. the cleanup took several hours. >> so sad. if it's a joke, it's 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 could put a real call for help in jeopardy. boats 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.

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 communications center. this technology is why they know the hoax calls are 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 the line of bearing. >> reporter: but to find the exact spot, the radio call needs to be picked up by a second tower. >> we can go from many square miles to almost a pinpoint, if we have multiple lines of bearing. >> but those have not appeared with hoax calls possibly because the mayday calls are so quick. >> that's all we get. and silence on the line after that. >> reporter: if the person

making the hoax calls think its is funny, no one else is laughing. >> if crews respond to this, we can't act actively respond to other maybe legitimate calls out there. and the crews could be in danger as well. >> it's a crime that is punishable by up to six years in prison. >> 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. anne arundel county has a new police chief tonight. larry tolliver has been appointed to the position. he served as the county's police chief back in 1998. and also previously served as maryland state police superintendent. he takes over for james tear, who recently stepped down. tear was under investigation for what he knew about misconduct allegations against county executive john leopold. time now for a look at stories you'll find in the baltimore sun. after being shuttered for nearly two decades, hope may soon be on the way for

baltimore's peale museum. learn about the korean pop music phenomenon. and a guide to food and drink specials at local restaurants. remember, you can look for the updated forecast from wjz's first warning weather team. after a number of organizational changes at the top, the baltimore grand prix is a go. andretti sports marketing signed a deal to organize the weekend event. but as jessica kartalija reports, with just weeks to go, it's going to be a tight race to the finish. >> the baltimore grand prix turned into a grand financial mess. baltimore racing development. the group that ran the race last year lost its contract with the city and still owed millions to taxpayers and vendors. downforce racing briefly stepped in. then were quickly replaced by race on llc, a local company that has partnered with andretti sports marketing. >> everything is on schedule. we're quite happy with the way things are going.

>> reporter: michael andretti and his team have less than two months to plan the grand prix. but with with extensive experience, he says they will be ready by labor day weekend. >> the event is going to be, i think, one of the greatest street races in the world. you know, it has a potential to be. >> reporter: race on has signed a five-year deal with the city. the race's general manager, timothy mayor, has reworked the race course and revamped the grand stand. >> baltimore is open for business. it is going to be a great weekend. and we are passionate about communicating that to people. >> reporter: it's an effort to make the downtown event easier to navigate. and more visitor-friendly. >> the northeast market is one that, you know, you really want to be in if you're in any kind of sport. and we haven't been here. so you know, i think it's great for indy car racing to be here. >> reporter: michael andretti also tells me that one of the biggest challenges, in his opinion, has been planning this in such a short amount of time. however, the team says they are in it for the long haul.

and we can expect to see them back in baltimore, even the following year. jessica kartalija, wjz eyewitness news. >> so get your ear plugs ready. the race is on. >> counting down for sure. still to come on wjz's eyewitness news. unwelcome visitor. a crocodile, roaming in a suburban neighborhood. see who takes him on. drunk driving accident caught on tape. see what happens after this. bob turk. first warning weather center. a very humid, hot, maybe stormy end to our week. i'll have the exclusive first warning five-day forecast. and wjz 13 is always on. here are the top stories on wjz.com at this hour. for updates and all the day's news, and the updated forecast any time, log onto wjz.com. at sleep number, individualizing your sleep is at the heart of every innovation.

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a ster fire. the fire was first reported about 10:30 this morning. quickly grew to six alarms. took about three hours and more than 500 firefighters to get it under control in brooklyn. at least a dozen are being treated for minor injuries now. no one inside the building was hurt. caught on camera. a suspected drunk driver plows into a crowd outside of a

convenience store in southern california. he narrowly misses a man. and backs up and tries again. this time, hitting one of the men and taking off. police caught up with him a short time later and booked him for assault with a deadly weapon. a hearing on a murder case turns violent in missouri. video shows the men taking turns punching. apparently the suspect confronted the man in the orange shirt. after he testified against his fawrgtsz in court. they went at it for a few minutes before both men were arrested. a south miami community kicks out an unwanted neighbor. you deputily don't see this every day. people called police when they caught this large crocodile roaming their streets. he was even lounging around on some lawns, taking a nap. the 250-pound crocodile was eventually trapped and taken back to his natural habitat. >> looks like they waited until daylight. >> good job to tranquilize it. scott pelley has a preview of what's coming up tonight on

the cbs evening news. out of so much heart ache in the colorado shootings comes a story of hope. we'll tell you about baby hugo, born to survivors of the massacre. tonight on the cbs evening news. and here's a look at tonight's closing numbers from wall street. we'll be right back. ,,,,,,,,,,,

a huge change from just yesterday. a live look outside. it's a hot, muggy thursday. with some storms moving this way. bob is in the first warning weather center, tracking doppler radar. >> a few folks in northwestern garrett county, until 7:45. closer to home, a severe thunderstorm warning for northern york county. it has weakened since this afternoon. most of the strong stuff now between harrisburg and reading. and approaching garrett county. the stuff that is due north of the baltimore region, around chambersburg, not as strong as it was earlier. but we still have the risk of some activity tonight. some of it could be locally strong to severe. tomorrow, a day similar to today. mid- to upper 90s. maybe 94, 95. thunderstorm chance in the afternoon and evening. any of those storms once again could be locally strong or even severe.

92 on saturday. still a chance of a scattered shower or thundershower. but drying out saturday night. sunday, monday, tuesday looks pretty good now. 93 degrees. ocean city, 91. 86. 82. yes, there could be? showers there late tomorrow night. and again a possibility on saturday. water temperature, mid-70s. pretty nice. denise? >> thank you, bob. a popular destination for foodies is coming to howard county. whole foods will open its first store in that county in columbia. andrea fujii tells us, many people living there are expecting it to be a big boost for the area. >> reporter: some call it fine grocery shopping. whole foods and one is coming to the ralphs building in columbia. >> the freshness. and the availabilities of many products. >> reporter: it will be the first one in howard county. the closest one now for residents is this one in mount washington. >> and we live right across 29 from here. so we could actually ride our bikes there if we wanted to. >> reporter: the 45,000-square-

foot market will take over the second level of the frank gary designed building. the store expects to add several hundred jobs. proponeproponents hope it, plus plans for luxury apartments next door, will revitalize downtown columbia. >> i'm thrilled about it. what it's going to mean for the vibrancy of the lakefront is obvious. whole foods being a home run to kick this thing offful. >> reporter: nationwide studies show that adding whole foods to a neighborhood can increase property values by up to 25%. >> reporter: plans for the building also include a new fitness center, rest rant and more offices -- restaurant and more offices. >> i'm actually a real estate agent. and it's good for business. we have been waiting for this area to be revitalized for a number of years. >> reporter: whole foods is set to open here in the fall in 2014. in howard county, andrea fujii, wjz eyewitness news. >> and columbia's first wegman's opened in june. of course i don't have to tell you about that. you know that well. >> i'm addicted. still to come on eyewitness news. joe flacco leads the ravens

through their first full squad workout. >> mark is live with the latest from the quarterback when we come back. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

well, there was some hot players today. mark is live in owings mills with wjz the fan sports report. hello, mark. >> it was a warm one, denise.

no doubt about it. and among those players we had an eye on here in owings mills, quarterback joe flacco, who begins his fifth season with the ravens. so the process is old hat to him. but he is dealing with some things new. first of all, he's a dad now. the flacco family had a son just last month. joe says his wife is doing all the work. so having a son hasn't disrupted his preparation. also new, continued negotiations for a long-term contract for flacco. he told us today that he's not worried about it, and he's certainly not thinking about it when he's on the practice field in 100-degree heat. some will say the heat is on the ravens quarterback to be the guy to lead the ravens to the super bowl. after four straight super bowl appearances to begin his career. john harbaugh says he looks forward to the continued progress of flacco into a great quarterback. he talked about his first day of full practice today with the squad. >> it waston. our receivers are probably dying right now. and they would tell you opposite.

but it was a lot of fun. it was a hot one. and we got a lot of good work in. >> reporter: the first preseason game for the ravens, two weeks from today, when they play the falcons in atlanta. nfl training camps have opened up around the country. notable, among them, peyton manning, with the new team the denver broncos. it's a new start in the comeback for manning am -- manning. he is in denver after 14 years with the colts. manning is expected to pick up the broncos passing game, which is the second worst in the passing game. broncos will play coming up in december. there is afternoon baseball. orioles in action to wrap up their seariy -- series with the tampa bay rays. o's in need of a good game, as they brought a three-game losing streak into today's action. camp day. at camden yards. the kids looking for erntsz tainment. oriole his scored just three runs total in the last three

games. chris davis matches that total with one swing in the fifth inning. into the gap, with the bases loaded. all three runners score. part of a five-run, fifth inning. and that scoring outburst held up, thanks to good pitching. chris tillman would come in. he started through, six innings. that snaps that three game losing streak. the surprising oakland a's will come to town material. we can see the weekend games here on wjz. it's the o's and a's, saturday night and sunday afternoon. masn on wjz. and finally, before this summer olympics officially begins in london tomorrow, the junior olympics, track and field tramp chon -- championships. under way here in baltimore. six days in competition at morgan state. athletes, 17 and 18 years old. already the best in america. already some national records have been set. felt like record heat. day two the be back out here to

cover it. back to you for now. >> that would be fun to cover it. thank you, mark. ,,,,,,,,,, [ barks ]

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