night of terror, orioles legend kyle ripkin jr. opens up about his mother's kidnapping. >> it was the worse feeling you can imagine. >> tonight the extensive efforts to find her abductor. hello i'm vic carter, kyle ripkin's jr. tied up and kidnapped for almost 24 hours. now the star opens up his silence to ask for the public's help. megan mccorkell has the information. >> reporter: cal ripkin jr. says the kidnapping of his

mother was premeditated now a nationwide search is on for this man. >> it was, the worse feeling you can imagine. >> reporter: now cal ripkin jr. is breaking his silence speaking for the first time about the moment he found out his mother was missing. >> that the car with my mom's tag on it was reported and that a woman was tied up in the backseat of the car. >> reporter: police say this man kidnapped 74-year-old by ripkin from her aberdeen home. she was forced in the backseat of her car, just days ago investigators released this video of her suspected abductor. those surveillance images were taken here at the wal-mart in glen burney.

for nearly 24 hours police say the kidnapping drove mrs. ripkin all over maryland before leaving her unharmed just yards from her home. >> it could have been a random act. quite possible it could have been more than that. >> reporter: cal ripkin says he spent the night in that car searching for his mom who he calls the rock of his family. although she's home safe -- >> i think i struggle with why. i want to know why. >> reporter: a question police also struggle to answer. investigators picked up evidence from her car. that evidence is being investigated. sky high chopper 13 over the scene shortly after the eight vehicle crash on north point boulevard. 90 people were rushed to the hospital. one of them in life threatening

condition. baltimore police are investigateing the crash. a new military report detail it is secret service prostitution scandal in columbia. a dozen u.s. servicemen were punished for patronizing police. female guests were in the room after hours and dogs were allowed to sleep in beds and soil the hotel. a retired ravens star comes back to baltimore to set the record straight. days after he's arrested for not paising child support. the stand out star admits makes mistakes but says not all the accusations are true. >> reporter: before signing photographs at this year's national sports collectors convention, former ravens player jamal lewis opens up about allegations of not paying child support. >> reporter: i take care of my kids, i am not an unfit father.

>> it's more of a misunderstanding for me not showing up to a hearing to defend myself. >> reporter: the 32-year-old running back was arrested tuesday night in clayton georgia on misdemeanor child abandonment charges. the arrest warrant says he hasn't seen his son in more than a year and hasn't paid child support for months. >> all of this stuff is totally false. >> reporter: lewis has had his fair amount of run-ins with the law. in 2005 he pled guilty to setting up a cocaine deal. >> i made a mistake four years ago. >> reporter: in one season he rushed 2,000 yards for the ravens. there's been no word on if he will be inducted into the ring

of honor after this. he hopes fans can continue to represent him as an nfl star and as a father. >> it will be addressed and the truth will come out. >> reporter: lewis is expected to be induct into the ring of honor september 27th. i'm rochelle richie. >> >> lewis played six seasons with the ravens. protests at chick-fil-a continue tonight all over the issue of gay marriage. this couple kissed in front of the middle river's store as a part of a kiss-in. drew -- wednesday supporters flooded restaurants. more than a dozen dogs have died in just days and vets say

the highly contested virus parvo is to blame. >> reporter: doctors are still trying to determine exactly how many dogs had been infected but that can be hard to do because many of these dogs are dying before they even reach the vet. within the past week a deadly virus has killed 10 dogs in one neighborhood. >> they just started getting sick. and within hours they were to the point where there was no help for him. >> reporter: pippin's six dogs were infected with parvo. all six have died. >> it can be severe they can kill lots of dogs. >> reporter: parvo is spread through dog feces and is

extremely contagious. dogs can overcome parvo but is very costly, can cost up to thousands of the dollars. local vets are urging everyone to get their dogs vaccinated and tested. pippins hopes that other dog owners are listening. the best thing to do is to keep your dog inside as much as possible. vic, back to you. >> while some dogs have very severe parvo symptoms others might not show any at all. that's what makes it easy to

spread. governor martin o'malley will ask maryland lawmakers to decide the gambling measure quickly. michael phelps has just one race left and he's finishing up in championship style. mark viviano has an update on phelps golden moment in london. >> phelps says these olympics are his last. and if that's the case this was his last race. and he ended like in many times past, on the podium winning gold. michael phelps delivers his latest victory with drama. a come back in the 100-meter butterfly in which would be the final individual event in

phelps olympic career. phelps writtens by .2 of a second with his pursuers ending in a tie for second place. phelps fans at the meadow brook pool cheered. >> at first i wasn't so sure but at the end i thought he was winning then he won. it was really exciting. >> it was really exciting. i had feeling he was going to win the whole time. >> reporter: friday's victory comes one day after he won his first individual gold at a london game leading from start to finish to capture the 200 individual medley making phelps the winner. next the grand finale on what

could be the final race for phelps in the olympics. he will swim in the medley tomorrow. this weekend nasa scientists will hold their breath. curiousty will have to go from 13,000-miles-an-hour to a dead stop in just seven minutes. if it lands successfully, the rover will spend seven years in space. bees on a plane. how an airline dealt with some unwelcome stow-aways on a wing.

backyard, black bear. a surprised sighting in hartford county. it's not as uncommon as you might think. that's just ahead. >> a warm and humid weekend on tap. i'm bob turk, i'll have your complete warning weather forecast just ahead. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

partly cloudy, 80 degrees in central maryland right now. as you can see a beautiful

moon. the complete forewarning weather is coming up. 2,000acres have been destroyed, fire officials say it's just one of several wildfires burning in the drought stricken states. an explosion rocks the town of corning new york. witnesses say they heard cries for help coming from the basement as the house started to collapse. neighbors were able to pull the two men from under the rubble. authorities say they are both in critical condition. the explosion also heavily damaged a near by home. survivors from the deadly mega bus crash are speaking out about their harrowing trip. one passenger was killed and more than 40 were taken to the hospital. they are all expected to survivor. a total of 80 people were on board at the time one of them said it was total chaos on the

bus. >> i was asleep. and i woke up on the floor and a bunch of people around me bleeding and stuff. it was so horrific i thought maybe it was a bomb or something the way people were screaming and hollering and stuff. >> investigators say it was not driver error. the bus underwent a full inspect last week. a paterno father and mother -- a paterno family lawyer said the sanctions did horrible damage to the school. the ncaa says its decision cannot be appealed. a scene of total destruction at a police station parking lot. seven of their vehicles are crushed beyond repair. a man used a tractor to run

over them then tried to run over two officers. it may be hard to believe but former bees take a flight from pittsburgh to new york. there's a cluster of honey bees on the wing. they were discovered when the plane came in for fuel. airport officials say this is the fourth swarm they have caught this year. the honey bee colony is some where on their property, they believe. a family has an encounter with a black bear. as andrea fujii reports this could be a come back for the bear population. >> reporter: it's not every day you see a black bear in your backyard. donna fipps has never seen one until thursday night. >> he just reached up, saw that it was bird feed and knocked it down and started eating out of it. >> reporter: she took out her camera. and for about eight hours the bear was roaming around their

property. >> i wasn't scared. i was really excited. >> how come? >> i don't know, it was on the outside and i was on the inside, that made a difference. >> reporter: some boy scouts were camping near by so neighbors walked up and warned them. 60 years ago black bears were near extinction. >> we're averaging three cubs per -- that's less than some of the most fertile parts of the county. >> reporter: fipps hasn't cleaned up the bird feed giving the bear a reason for another visit. >> this is their backyard, we're just in it. >> reporter: in northeast

hartford county, andrea fujii. >> a bear fitting the same description was seen near the virginia line. i would say most bears fit that description. >> i would say most bears look the same. maybe a tattoo or something. he was on the wrong street. 80degrees now at the airport. no wind at all. the barometer has been rising, 84 still in washington. 69 out at oakland. in the local area upper 70s to the low mid-80s. look at that still 85 in anapolis. very light winds. dv has -- dc has a bit of a south wind, that will keep us in that warm moist air for at least a couple of more days before a front way off to the

northwest. that will bring us scattered showers tomorrow, a better chance tomorrow. a front approaches us with warm air in place. we might see good thunderstorms late sunday afternoon or sunday night. if it becomes later in the day or night we might lose some energy. we could see thundershowers and heavy downpours. we've seen some clouds move through, for the most part most of the region did not see a whole lot of rain but the heat and humidity will do this all weekends long. sunday night that front approaches with so much cooler and a little bit drier air coming in from the northwest. quick look at the tropics, ernesto at 11:00 still really booking up to the northwest at 18 miles per hour. winds have not changed, it's expected probably to become a category one hurricane, south of jamaica and entering some where we think around maybe the yucatan by wednesday. all the models pretty much have

it going in that general direction. back to even come to agreement, almost all of them have it in the yucatan or maybe toward belize. not to be outdone, a new tropical depression just literally named a minute ago. it's going to weaken in a very hostile environment. everyone though it's just developed we don't expect it to do a whole lot there. this is just off the coast of africa by the way folks. south winds five to 10 knots. sunrise 6:10. we have a partly cloudy night, humid 72. clear, chance of a thunderstorms near 92 in the afternoon. the next five days still hot on sunday. still chance of storm, 88, 89 and 89 with partly to mostly sunny skies for monday, tuesday, wednesday, vic. the orioles fight to stay alive in the play off raise. can they rise to the occasion ,,

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subway. eat fresh. mark is here with our wjz the fan sports report. >> the o's are still in the play off race. mark reynolds a candidate to have a big night tonight. it's his birthday. o's fail to cash in on scoring chances. tommy hunter pitching tonight. he gives up more home runs than anyone in the majors. tonight he allows two more, this time to desmond jennings. two homers, 2-0 tampa bay. the o's would stay on zero.

wilson vetement will strike out. they get shut out for the eighth time this season. they fall to third place behind the rays in the al east. two more chances to get back at the rays and you can see the games right here tomorrow night and sunday afternoon on masn on wjz this weekend. football news two big additions to ravens camp. nada and mckinney made it to practice. expected to be the starting left tackle position he held last season. the key has been battling weight issues. he passed his conditioning test this morning. he is set to take practice in full pads. nada practiced today for the first time after he suffered a

hamstring strain. the ravens will leave the owins mill and take their work out downtown for a public work out at the stadium a. big crowd is expected to -- out at the stadium. a big crowd is expected to attend. >> it's a chance for them to get in a different kind of setting, it's a little bigger than the practice field. being able to take the whole thing, cut that crowd out of it and play football. >> ravens practice is free at the stadium. gates open at 3:30. ,,,,

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