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>> shooting plot stopped. >> what we believe is the significant threat is averted. >> an anne arundel man's attempt to shoot his workplace. >> a chilling lead to the colorado workplace. >> i'm denise koch. >> i'm vic carter. here's what's happening tonight. >> man calling himself a joker. he planned to shoot up his workplace. bringing you extensive coverage is meghan mccorkell that's closely following the police investigation and jessica kartalija with the neighbors. we go live with meghan in

crofton tonight. meghan? >> reporter: police gathered here outside of this crofton apartment complex. what the s.w.a.t. team found inside was a surprise, even to them. behind these doors, police say they found an arsenal of weapons, the guns and thousands of rounds of ammunition inside the apartment of 28-year-old neil prescott. >> we take all threats seriously. if you make a threat, we will take action. >> reporter: prescott made threatening phone calls in prince george's county saying, i'm a joker, i'm going to load my guns. it set off an alarm bell for police following the theater massacre in colorado. police came to talk to him and he answered the door in a very disturbing t-shirt. >> the individual was wearing a t-shirt that said "guns don't

kill people. i do." >> reporter: they had a search warrant at his apartment and the neighbors evacuated, finding 25 weapons including semiautomatic weapons and rifles. >> i think we were surprised by the weapons in the residence. >> reporter: he was fired from his job when he threatened the mass shooting. >> we thwarted serious violence that could have taken lives. >> reporter: they've taken prescott without incident. they're considering filing state and federal charges against prescott. he's in the hospital for a psychiatric evaluation. i'm meghan mccorkell, wjz eyewitness news. >> thank you, meghan. the only other thing they found was a speeding ticket. >> complete coverage continues now with jessica kartalija and

reaction to the raid. >> nobody's safe. probably safer in vietnam. >> reporter: robert has lived in this neighborhood for 50 years. >> it's close to home. >> reporter: this, after parts parts offtakes wick apartments. >> it lets me know it can happen anywhere. you're never that safe. >> keep my doors locked, that's for sure. >> reporter: bill is a retired police officer. >> this situation you come across, you don't know if it's real or how to take it, so you have to perceive it as caution and think of it as a viable threat. >> reporter: inside the suspect's home, they found more than 20 guns.

>> you can get kids flying through the air and don't care who they're shooting at. >> reporter: i'm jessica kartalija, wjz eyewitness news. >> here's what we know about the shooting plot. 23-year-old neil prescott threatened to shoot up his place and found more than 20 guns and undergoing mental evaluation and charges are pending. we'll keep you updated as new information emerges. a clear picture of the man accused in the colorado shooting. james holmes was seeing a psychiatrist while attending the university of colorado. there was a notebook addressed to the doctor. in it, the 24-year-old reportedly described what he was planning. holmes is expected to be arraigned on 12 counts of murder monday. police are flooded with

tips tonight in the abduction of cal ripken's mother. the kidnapped remains on the loose. thousands of people in maryland and across the country may have been infected with hepatitis c. he was a serial inif he serial infecter. authorities say he stole a

powerful painkiller and exposed patients to the virus. it's called drug aversion. he contaminated the syringe and then injected into the patient passing on the virus. the parents say he took a lot of prescription drugs and worried about behavior that was unusual. >> observed him sweating, observed him red-faced, bloodshot and according to one witness, unfit to provide medical care. >> once infected, the virus travels through the bloodstream and infects the liver. it can damage or shut down normal liver function. >> how did they let it happen? >> he worked in several states including maryland. no one is known to be infected here. he wrote a suicide note the

week before his arrest saying he "couldn't handle the stress anymore." timing is everything. in the wake of last month's storms, bge wants a rate increase. they need more money to make improvement. an average customer would pay $0.62 more for gas. it would go into effect by state regulators. the aging ininfrastructure. this is the photo of the main street bridge. you can see a large crack. light street turned into a river. the main gate repairs will take at least another week. tens of thousands of soccer fans will come.

it means international exposure for trump city. monique griego has more on the impact. monique? >> reporter: well, vic, excitement over tomorrow's match-up is already building and fans from all over the world are expected to boost local businesses. it's not the football we're used to seeing at m&t bank stadium, but saturday, a faceoff between two european conference teams is expected to pack up the stands. the british invasion is bringing in two premier league teams, as seen here and liverpool. the fans come from all over the world for the gathering. >> baltimore is a growing fan base and always had huge supporters >> reporter: it's not the only business that will benefit.

>> the game spins off to hotels and restaurants, beyond. >> reporter: the last match-up in 2010, around 30,000 30,000 tickets were sold and topped this year with 40,000. the growing sport popularity was evident at the park. the coaches put on a free soccer clinic, giving local kids the chance to practice. >> it was great to see them come out. >> i like it so much. it's my favorite game. >> reporter: in addition to tomorrow's soccer match-up, there is also an oriole game and also the the oticon japanese anime convention. >> busy weekend, monique. >> reporter: very busy. >> it starts tomorrow. tickets are still available.

why a washington state couple is watching their yard disappear piece by piece. >> a wall street trader who died this court is finally solved. >> it's unreal. i'm still trying to get past it. >> the bizarre rescue that has baltimore city paramedics in disbelief. >> i'm bob turk. i'll have the complete first warning weather forecast coming up next. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

>> it's partly cloudy and 80 degrees in central maryland right now. the complete first warning weather is coming up. one man's yard is dropping piece by piece down a 200-foot cliff in washington state. the hole is swallowed up a century's old tree. the fire department is concerned because of the edge. it will cause a natural sprain to change its course. bolt of lightning starts a fatal chain of events in new york city. the lightning strike unleashed an avalanche of scoff of

scaffolding. this woman said it was a surreal event. >> it started to collapse and i saw a gentleman passing underneath at that moment. >> the scaffolding was put up a month ago by the previous lightning strike. well, the former trader took his life. he had cyanide in his system. he was seen putting something in his mouth shortly after convicted of arson. it was possible for him to hide the pill in his pocket. there's new information, the major upgrade from the one used in the 2009 underwear bomb plot. the new model had a more sophisticated trigger mechanism. that's the part that failed when a nigerian man tried to

bring down an airline on christmas day three years ago. the bomb devices has been recalibrated accordingly. frightening moments for rescue workers. many firefighters and paramedics risk death every day, but not prepared for this at one baltimore home. mike schuh shows us how the unusual event unfolded. >> reporter: a simple medical call turns into a rescue. a 60-year-old man fell and dropped into the basement of the home. >> the paramedics stepped out of the house on to the porch, the patients and the paramedics went straight through the floor. the floor literally collapsed. >> reporter: sherry, his work partner, saw it happened. >> it was surreal. like i look them coming down, wait them to come down and then

they were gone. i just started yelling. >> reporter: the rotten porch was built over the basement. remember, it's an 8-foot drop. >> the paramedic was able to get himself together and climb out. requested on his radio for assistance to rescue the patient. >> i'm just yelling tony, tony! i see that he's okay on the floor. >> reporter: see the silver and black poles are stopping the collapse of the 94-year-old home. the original victim is still down there. they secure him own a back board and place him out. they don't think he suffered any additional injuries, but sent him to the hospital to be sure. >> it's unbelievable. i'm just trying to get past it. >> reporter: that's saying a lot for a city paramedic. mike schuh, wjz eyewitness news. >> police believe the man was a

squatter. andrew had to hold a sign apologizing for stealing. the statue of a black labrador is outside of greensboro. the judge said he decided to put in such a public doghouse because the statue means so much to the community. if you're a fan of wjz manic monday, you're familiar with coach charlie bridge. charlie got a chance to throw out the first pitch. it was his 82nd birthday. he called the experience a thrill of a lifetime. >> it was so good. especially what i loved, i couldn't believe it when the crowd stood up and gave me a standing ovation. it was unbelievable. >> coach was the center of attention at jimmy's restaurant this morning. he has more pitches and birthdays left in him and hopes to be around until he's 100 years old. >> based on tonight's

performance, they could have used the coach. >> unofficial, i think. he might be. all right. have to look at the weekend. maybe a shower tomorrow afternoon, but that's about it really. right now, not terrible. kind of warm still. 80. no wind. humidity goes up at night. the barometer on the way back up. 68 in oakland. 78 in hagerstown. maybe a little fog if you're heading out on 50. 80 in ocean city. 79. temperatures in upper 70s to 80s. a warm night and humidity won't be that terrible compared to yesterday. 91, 72 today. average is 87, 67.

no wind, but generally, a slight bit of a southerly component. now for the weekend, the wind should go back more to the west bringing drier air to help maybe reduce the chance of thunderstorms on sunday, but with the front very close to the region late this afternoon, sort of across country, there's where the thunderstorms are right now. they're weak, but the line may form so we could see a shower or thundershower. there's still activity to the west of us. it will diminish and reform tomorrow. saturday, we have the best chance with 20% or 30%. the activity today is east section of carolina and then virginia. kentucky with rough stuff down there. the humidity stays by saturday night and sunday with drier air moving in. sunday will be a decent day, but by monday next week, an area coming across the mid-

atlantic. chance of showers monday through friday, every afternoon next week. extreme temperatures, probably not. upper 80s or 90s or so, but maybe a risk of thundershower. around 80 degrees with the bay temp. the overnight tonight? partly cloudy and still rather humid. 70 for the overnight low tomorrow. upper 80s to low 90s. maybe a thunderstorm in the afternoon in a few spots. 90 on sunday but should be dry. 90 monday, tuesday, wednesday and slight chance of an afternoon shower or thundershower each of those days. denise? >> thank you, bob. orioles out score the oakland a's? mark has sports next. ,,,,,,,,,,

>> the ecstasy and the agony.

mark viviano is here with the fan's sport report. >> you think you've seen everything with baseball, but then tonight. orioles were riding high early on in first place, falling off in june and july but through it all, still in playoff contention and what a ride tonight at camden yards. against the oakland a's, the orioles trailed 0-2 and then a three-run homer. 5-0 deficit disappeared. it's a 6-5 orioles lead in the fifth inning. then 8th inning, chris delivers. in comes the go ahead. 9-8o's. crowd goes wild, just finishing now. closer jim johnson to get the out. oakland scored six times in a disastrous ninth inning and up and down night ends with a crash.

14-9 loss to oakland, easily the main painful defeat of the year. try to bounce back with two more. you can see them, o's and a's. football, two days into ravens training camp and the top story line is the mckinnie mystery. he's a key member of the offensive line and still not reported for practice. they don't know why. he's a critical position of left tackle. he's fined $30,000 for each day he misses. the ravens shift to plan b, that guy, michael oher. he has spoken to the absentee mate. >> i told him to take his time and he'll be there if he needs us and take care of anything he has going, so i'm pretty sure he'll get everything squared

away. >> starting defensive tackle has yet to practice this week, out with a hamstring sprain. coach harbaugh said he does not believe the injury is serious. among other teams to kick off camp, new york giants in albany. eli manning will be in baltimore to face the ravens on december 23rd. still can't believe the orioles game tonight. they're going to bounce back soon. >> i hope so. >> thank you, mark. up next, a book might be judged by its cover. >> but this author ,,,,,,,,,,,,,

>> visitors to a bookstore in arizona has an experience nothing to do with the books and everything to do with the owner. he is nude. he greets people like a book without a cover. working naked is nothing new for the man. during the 1960s, he was ,,,,

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