the lead on this. a man abducted vi ripken early one morning and returned her the next. it was in the back of her aberdeen home that vi ripken came face to face with a masked gunman. >> help wanted her money and car. blindfolded her, tied her up. first put this mask on her and drove off. >> reporter: missing without a trace for 13 hours, police in baltimore county got the first indication ripken had been abducted when the woman was spotted bound in her car and confronted the suspect before dialing 911. >> there were comments made to the effect there was a family member suffering from dementia. that's why she may have been bound with her hands in the front and the citizens notified

the police department. >> reporter: police converged on ripken's neighborhood back in aberdeen searching for the suspect's car. the victim would describe how her captor drove her around during the night. >> they did stop to get gas, got food and other things and he lit cigarettes for her and stuff like that in the car, i guess. she didn't have either one of her cell phones with her or her purse so they couldn't track her. they couldn't get a ping on where she was. >> reporter: police discovered her still bound and blindfolded, just a block from her home where the suspect had gotten out of the car and disappeared. they don't know if the man knew she was the matriarch of the

most famous family. >> any team you're a celebrity -- thank god she's safe. >> reporter: police are looking for a tall thin white male in his late 30s to early 40s last seen wearing a light colored shirt, camouflaged pants and eyeglasses. if you have information you're asked to call the aberdeen police. reporting live from aberdeen, jeff hager. >> earlier today the ripken family released a statement about vi's abduction. it reads as you now know our mother was abducted from dunn point. this has been a very tryingfor our family, but we are time grateful and relieved that mom is back with us, safe and healthy. we want to thank everyone for their tremendous support, especially all of the law

enforcement agencies that worked so hard and quickly. this is on ongoing investigation, so we hope everyone understands that we cannot comment further at this time. thank you. >> now the 911 that helped. it was at ebenezer and it was about a suspicious car. he called to say we know something down there. there is a dine are on the counter. both businesses said the fbi came calling look for surveillance video, hoping the cameras caught something on ebenezer road. it's uncolor whether that footage will be any help. the former violet gross married cal ripken and gave us some of the greatest times of our lives from 33rd to camden yard. she has been involved with the boys and girls club of harford

county since started a decade ago. >> not a day that she misses, whether to sign off on checks, overseeing any of our four location. she is definitely committed to the cause. >> the golf tournament has raised thousands of dollars for the club. it was back in january that the afunsment was -- anow -- announcement was made of the new stadium. we are staying on top of it. we'll continue to bring you the very latest information as it becomes available. we'll have more coverage tonight on abc2 news at 11 and abc2news.com. crystal clear conditions.

low 50s. that basically means the moisture in the atmosphere is very low, very few clouds, comfortable stuff. annapolis, cambridge, not bad. tomorrow we'll see temperatures begin to climb backs into the upper 80s. in fact, this is not even updated. we're talking about temperatures pushing into the upper 90s. we'll have much more coming up. >> let's go live to east monument street. this is a picture of a 10-foot wide sinkhole. it's in the 2300 block of monument. we're couple blocks away from johns hopkins hospital. it was not caused by the water main break and that the hole is dry. we're told there is a strong odor of natural gas and bge is there. they're evaluating the scene. stores on both sides of the block have been closed and people have been evacuated.

this is on east monument street. you know the last time we checked, pasadena was quietly still sitting in the southeast corner of anne arundel, not arizona. well try to explain this. how does a coyote end up face to face with a woman who ends up talking with our don harrison. >> reporter: he is is talking about her confrontation with two wild coyotes. she saw them maul her cat. >> when i yelled, one ran toward the water. the other ran toward the road. >> reporter: this isn't the first time something like this happened. lori had four chickens she got as a birthday present and something killed them. >> it's a beautiful place to live. now you cannot have a pet that

goes outside because of the coyote problem we're having. >> reporter: the daughters are upset about the coyote attack. >> i don't come outside anymore at night, only in the daytime. >> no, i'm not going out there. it freaks me out that they were steps away from the door. >> generally, they're active at night. >> reporter: peter jane is with the department of natural resources. >> they do tend to attack house cats and eat them. they appear to be a favorite foot of coyotes. >> reporter: he said attacks to humans is'scally unheard of -- is basically unhard of. >> there are millions of people living with millions of coyotes and problems are extrily rare.

>> reporter: lori may have to get used to living with coyotes. they are in every county of this state. >> department of natural resources said if think you see coyotes around, keep your trash closed up. police are trying to determine how a skull ended up in an area where someone was hiking. it has been taken to the medical examiner's office. >> you note sun can fade your shutters and brown occupant your grass but strong enough to melt your siding. homeowners in eight states, including ours say it's happening to ours. why it's not a direct hit from the summer sun that's the blame. and it could and up heating up things between upand your neighbor. >> anybody in the neighborhood

could be up to the same problem. >> how this phenomenon is happening and what you have to do if you notice your siding is starting to ripple. >> anne arundel police are looking for the people responsible for stealing thousands of copper wiring from five schools. it was stolen since the 7th. the most recent time was on monday. the wiring was taken from old mills high school, north county, broad neck, shipleys trace elementary and high point elementary. >> she is back home with her family tonight but police are trying to find the person responsible for kidnapping cal ripken's mom. >> this summer is real different in westminster. how the departure of the ravens is affecting the town. >> 7 at bwi -- 87 at bwi.

our winner is sandy howard from baltimore. congrats. you get an abc2 storm umbrella. by the way, you can check out the heat advisory in place by going to our storm shield app. download it and you cran get that -- can get that heat advisory. it's coming up in detail on abc2 news at 6.

this is an unbelievable story. vi ripken, the mother of cal

ripken is back. she was abducted from her home. the police slay it happened around 7:00 in the morning when aman approached her and forced her into a car at gun point. just after 6:00 this morning police say she was found in her car close to her home unharmed. police are looking for a white plan in his late 30s, early 40s, last seen wearing a white shirt, cam mow pants. police are working together on this evaluation. if you know anything about this abduction of vi ripken, call the ab berolice department -- aberdeen police department. >> east baltimore on monument street. we have a huge sinkhole. it just opened up. it's right underneath two lanes of traffic in the 2300 block of

monument in east baltimore. fire department officials say it was not caused by water main break. the hole is dry. we're told there is a strong odor of natural gas. bge is evaluating. there has been an evacuation. we'll have the latest on the sinkhole situation tonight at 11 and online at abc2news.com. officials with the department of public works are out there warning people not to be scared by green liquid flowing into the inner harbor. the department is conducting a large dye test as part of their effort and the test die was put in. it's not toxic though officials say it poses no danger to people or marine life. all right. beautiful blue skies. no question about that.

gorgeous weather. current conditions at bwi. you got to like them. 85 degrees. take a live view. our abc2 weather bug. it used to be the rod and reel in calvert county. maybe do a little rockfishing. take a look at some of the weather through the day, middle town, frederick county, by not a cloud in the sky. postcard weather, west of baltimore today and how about north and northeast of baltimore, bel air with a sapphire blue sky. pilots call this cabu, ceiling and visibility unlimited. enjoy a nice dray in the eat -- day in the 80s. then the heat will crank up. it will feel like 105.

again, a pleasant evening now with the humidity around 30% to 40%. dry air has come in big time and coming in on a welcome note. that high humidity that soupy air, it's south and west of us and will move in big time. mid-morning at the latest. the pattern is quiet for the evening, dry, pleasant and that humidity is extreme to our south and west. this is what will make the difference. i know i will get laughs from the studio. in meteorology 101, when you get this big narrow surge, that's a moist tongue coming up through the nation's mid-section. it's not going to feel funny. look at the heat index values from the west, feeling like 109

in cincinnati. all right. here's the trend. hit and miss showers thursday by 4:00 and as we go into friday you can see basically a better chance for a line of showers and storms. two extreme days of heat and the storm should drop us back down for the weekend. 67, mostly clear tomorrow. we'll call it variably cloudy, hot or more humid, 97. some spots could touch a hundred. tomorrow down to 78. steam baths with lingering thunderstorms in the evening. as we look to friday a bet are chance for storms friday evening. that will drop us back to the upper 80s maybe for most of the weekend. by the first day of august, upper 80s. the moist tongue, that thing moves over. you will feel it tomorrow. >> i imagine you will. listen, i think you started a surge in people going to

meteorology school. is that a chapter? >> maybe one day's lesson but one that stays with you. >> the black and purple are back at it at owings mills. coach harbaugh and others are getting ready for the start of the season, ray rice, ray lewis. want wanted to know how things -- we wanted to know how things were going. dad used to take us to back roads for johnny u. we would take 795 to mcdaniel to see lewis. no tents no fences, no stands for the fans. >> i would spend every day up there. >> reporter: now they're filled with la crosse players instead of ravens. there was no training camp because of the lockout.

the ravens are moving their training camp training camp -- training camp to the under armour center. take a look at this room. 39 people are here tonight. >> the ironic thing is we're hosting weight loss meetings in our back room. >> a free hot dog for the rest of the year. >> the biggest disappointment is the kids. >> harry describes the hurt. >> it's like a 17-year-old relationship that breaks up. you wish them well. >> the sign just says it all. we still love the ravens. >> a business decision. we understand that. they made decisions. we had to make decisions. we'll be okay. >> harry's grill has been around since 1947. there's one complaint. the town is not waving ravens

flags on main street. some people want the town to put them back up. the first preseason game will be right here. let's talk about this contest. how would you like to win an extra $25,000. the show is called let's ask america. if you're picked, you will compete dense people from all over the country. over skype today we talked with the man who would be picking contestants and what he's looking for. listen. >> i'm looking for fun and interesting dynamics. i also want people who are opinioned and have something to say. they firmly believe there's no way -- >> hey, that's wyatt everhart. the contestant search happens friday. a casting call will run from 3:00 until 8:00. the half hour show will start on

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we're work for you and continue to follow the investigation n-of vi ripken. >> and staying in a hotel, your room may not be as secure as you think. police, wyatt's forecast. >> let's recap the big change, a pleasant evening. enjoy tonight as it falls to the 80s and 70s. moist tongue headed our way. you will notice the change has the humidity rolls in and the chance for storms. >> what was the other one? >> duratio. >> thanks for watching.