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maryland's news station. getting bigger. a sinkhole downtown widens. >> how it is effecting businesses and residences. >> i am jessica kartalija. >> i am don scott. >> here is what people are talking . >> it could take nine days to stabilize that sinkhole that is effecting businesses and homes on east monument street. we break down the growing problem and what is done to fix it? good afternoon, mike. >> reporter: good afternoon, jessica. adafternoon, everybody. it looks significantly different. there is more heavy equipment here. some of the damage is so bad people could temporarily lose water. a big sinkhole is getting bigger. it opened last week shutting down monument street near john hopkins hospital. the cause is a cult vet that

collapsed. public works officials are concerned that sanitation collection lines may have been compromised. water was suspended to some buildings in the block of east monument street. >> this is the aging infrastructure in many large cities. baltimore is not an exception. >> reporter: they will install vibration monitors on the buildings. this sinkhole has disrupted lives in the area. >> we have to detour to get home. >> i am about to close. >> reporter: once they stabilize the sinkhole, they will be able to walk by. this road is closeed to cars until the construction is complete. >> reporter: so, again, nine days possibly to stabilize this. bad weather could extends that. expect a detour for some time.

mike hellgren, wjz. they are working with utilities like bge and verizon to fix the sinkhole. police confirm the driver of a crash is michelle laurens of columbia. she died after her truck crashed into a tree of high tour hill after 9:30. no one else was in the truck with her. she was not wearing a set behl. excessive speed is believed to be a factor. they found a body badly decomposed in an apartment. according to the baltimore sun, she was found in the apartment on west 29th street. the discover was made after they entered to arrest the leaseholder marvin white on drug charges. the woman was in his apartment to do cocaine. they are awaiting toxicology reports. a man stabbed his mother.

he officers were called to the millersville home yesterday. we have the latest with ron. >> reporter: good afternoon. they found a woman suffering from multiplele stab wounds. it indicates the 21-year-old son james zito is responsible for the stabbing. they are responsible for the public's help locating him. >> he was last seen wearing a redshirt. and he was transported to the arundel center with nonlife threatening moves. >> he was armed with a knife and anyone with information on the whereabouts is urged to call 911 immediately. >> also, an imam believes man is facing several charges facing a drug bust at home. >> they found 24 guns including an ak 47 in the home of nicholas dominick. >> they discovered 46 marijuana plants in his backyard. he faces seven felonies and two

misdemeanors. he uses the main maybe for medicinal purposes. >> they are underway in sexual assaults at the bars at the beach. >> he targets woman who are drunk and walking alone. he forces them to the ground and tries to sexually assault her. women should walk in well lit areas and never alone. mitt romney is on his way back after a three country trip. they are still focusing on very verse sham comments he made in israel. we have the latest. >> reporter: he was greeted with applause at the university of warsaw. one of the final stops on his overseas trips. the republican white house hopeful received a warm welcome in poland. the country sometimes is at odds with the obama administration. >> poland stands as an example and a defender of freedom. >> reporter: but romney's

foreign trip is filled with controversy. at hits first stop in london, he questioned when they were ready for the olympics. in israel. he said it makes them better off than palestinians. >> reporter: reporters shouted questions about the comments of a he visited poland's tomb of the up known soldier. that drew angry from campaign spokesman rick gorka and this is what they reported. >> show some respect. >> we don't have a chance to ask him questions. >> this is a time for the polish people. >> reporter: the trip was designed to show his readiness to be a world leader. but the obama administration is criticizing his remarks overseas. >> one of the challengers of being an actor on the national stage particularly when you travel to a sensitive part of the world is that your comments are closely scrutinized.

>> reporter: romney's campaign is gearing up and hinting that a vice-presidential selection may be coming soon. they unveiled a new smart phone app that will tell people romney's pick. >> wjz, eyewitness news. stay tuned for complete coverage of campaign 201. we will bring you the latest on the issues and on the candidates and on line at wjzdick. it is shaping up to and comfortable day. we will take a live look outside right now. mix of sun, blue sky and clouds are out over the inner harbor. we have got complete first warning coverage. bernadette woods and marty bass. >> good afternoon, bernadette. >> good afternoon. it is ending on a much cooler note. still in check. we managed a high of 86 degrees. it is only 80 in big and 88 in

ocean city. >> -- 80 in baltimore. and 88 in ocean city. still the chance for showers and thunderstorms. for two different storm systems out there. we have this one offshore that brought storms to the area yesterday. it is a front out to the west that will take a day to get out here. >> it is going to be unsettled and they remain a possibility. you can see in southern parts of the state we have that right now. for the next couple of days we send it out to marty. take a look at graphic that we will show you the frontal boundary that bern was talking about. it will take awhile to press through the region. we have a traffic jam along the coast and it accordians and impacts inland. high pressure is going to come in. we are not going to dry out and cool down. we will clear out but not until we get to thursday. it as slow go passage at best.

what lays ahead for the week's end and weekend. not too early to think about that. the details are coming up shortly. we will go back inside. >> marty, thanks. all eyes will be on the pool today as michael phelps attempts to make history again. winning medals in the 200-meter on butterfly could make him the most decorated olympian of all time. he would be the first man to win the same event on three occasions. he has the record for the most gold medals. 14 total and in the one game. he won eight in by joining in 2008. >> thurgood marshal, a new travel record is set. 2 million passengers flew through the airport in june s that is the busiest month and second busiest in the history of the airport. coming up o at noon, area police officer drew peterson

heads to court on new charges. he is getting back in the game. brett favre returns to the football field but not as a quarterback. >> could rain be on the way. meteorologist bernadette woods will be back. please stay with us.

. it is 80-degrees and partly cloudy. first warning forecast is coming up. >> long awaited murder trial of an ex police officer begins today. they will hear evidence in the murder of his third wife. he is accused of killing kathleen and remains under investigation for the 2007 disappearance of his fourth wife, stacy peterson. >> the jury will hear testimony from the first witnesses today. in syria, the battle is heating up causing residents to flee. they are trying to reach the thousands of people who have been displaced by the fighting.

>> they fled to jordan, turkey and iraq. those are holed up in schools and other public buildings. >> the government forces are trying to recapture the territory. in india, things were pitch black last night. a power grid failed. and causing a major cascading blackout. it left half the country without electricity. it effected more than 600 million people. >> five build diagnose have been burned in oklahoma after massive gratifies there. >> they are still burning in payne county. they released many of the horses. oklahoma with much of the midwest is in a severe drought this summer. >> brett favre is back on a football field. this time he is not the quarterback. >> he is working as the offensive coordinator for mississippi high school football team. >> today in fact is the second

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. welcome back. you can see clouds mixing with sunshine and sometimes it looks overcast and sometimes you see sun out there. there are a couple of thunderstorms that popped up. and over southern parts of the state. we are seeing most of the action. >> there is this line over western maryland that will slowly move off. it will take two days to do so. >> this is what we have been dealing with. >> the clouds. trying to makes with the sunshine out there. and notice them from brief. we will see another round. and still out of the east and it as light wind. it is 80 degrees in baltimore and 88 in d.c. and not extremely hot. 80 in columbia and nap police.

>> temperatures -- annapolis. and the story is going to be the chance of thunderstorms day after day for the next couple of days. between this or making its way up the coast, out here to the west and another front behind that. we are going to keep daily chances of thunderstorms around. we will see more coverage. >> this is what it looked like for today. between this storm and and the front. >> chances are out there again today and tonight. and here is the front. it hasn't left the map yet. and for a couple of showers and storms can get out of there. there is a warm front that is part of another storm system that will come this way this weekend. we are up to 87 degrees. showers or thunderstorms possible. >> tonight, showers and thunderstorms still possible.

so tomorrow, couple of showers and thunderstorms possible. >> the arch is 87. we will be close to that. and fit into the weekend. a little bit of higher. >> we ruined out the month and starts caution. still to come at the news on noon. combating alzheimer's. the drug that is getting a look. here are some of the stories we are following on the website. constant updates for today's news and the first warning forecast. go to wjz.com. i'm only in my 60's... i've got a nice long life ahead. big plans. so when i found out medicare doesn't pay all my medical expenses, i got a medicare supplement insurance plan. [ male announcer ] if you're eligible for medicare, you may know it only covers about 80% of your part b medical expenses.

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effectively stops memory deterioration in mice with early stage alzheimer's. the findingspublished in molecular psychology has of early disease. tune in later and we will have more on the growing sinkhole that could effect water and sewer service for the homes and businesses there. we will bring you the latest on michael phelps, as the most decaded athlete of all time. that is today at four. right after dr. phil. >> please stay with us. the five day forecast is next. ,

. welcome back. here is more on the storms. here is marty. >> we will look at the five day forecast. tomorrow could be the shakeiest day out of the next five with the high of 89. slow clearing thursday and the process is up. pretty good weekend. humid in the mid-90s. at that point we got to mention the garden variety pop up. passing shower or thundershower. >> welcome to august, folks. >> marty, thanks. >> don't miss the line up. 10:00 is another episode of person of interest. stay tuned for the news at 11. >> as always thank you for

watching wyznews. >> i am jessica kartalija. >> i am don scott. >> i am bernadette woods. we will see you back here at four, five, six. >> enjoy your afternoon. it's the little things in life that make me smile.

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