july 26 with the other quarterbacks and rookies. here is the one and only jeff barnd and the "late edition". >> a wanted man takes a hostage in the state of north carolina. why he called our newsroom. what he wanted. and how the whole ordeal ended. >> the majority of these findings in this report are deeply troubling and simply unacceptable. >> mistakes at one of the nation's most historic cemeteries. what is being done now to fix what went wrong. >> and how you can be a part of the songs for the space shuttle program. >> live in high definiiion, from wbff tv in baltimore, this is fox 45 news "late edition".

>> a maryland man hospitalized after a all day standoff in north carolina. moments before the video was shot. 33-year-old robert looney tried to escape from a house using a woman as a human shield. police say he nearly ran over pplice with a car. police shot him three times. tonight he is in guarded condition. >> hello, i am jeff barnd. jennifer gilbert has tonight off. that situation lasted nearly 12 hours. from rocky mount north carolina. suspect called our fox 45 newsroom. jeff abell takes a close look at the desperation, and the demands. >> here in the newsroom editors talked to dozens of news makers every day, but this morning, they received a call like they have never heard before. a fugitive was on the line. and making demands. >> what is going on? why are you running out offtime? >> panic calls came five separate times. >> are you inside of a house right now? you are? you are inside of a house? >> on the other end of the line

was robert looney, a man wanted in baltimore for attempted murder. but early thursday morning, he bare caded himself inside of a home in rookie mount north carolina and holding a hostage. >> he called our newsroom aking demands. >> i better not lie to him. because he was going to kill this woman if he found out i was lying. very, very intense. very angry. very upset. >> looney demanded our news desk help to connect him with an attorney. >> we will try to help you out. it is okay. yeah, we really need to make more calls. i am trying to get him right now. >> seemed scared, panicked. you can hear it in the voice. and there was a lot of music in the background too. i asked, what are you listening to? why is there such music in the background. and he said so people cannot hear me.3 cannot hear what i am doing. so incredible. >> so someone from the u.s. marshal's office will come to the station? >> soon, federal and local >> last time he called was

10:glean put a phone call into the attorney. >> he will call back in five minutes. >> is this robert? hi robert. how are you doing? no? why are you not good. >> assignment editor lauren cook connect him with a attorney on the fifth call. >> i know some people in the newsroom know him. he hung up. >> seven hours later, the standoff came to a violent end. jeff abell, fox 45 news the "late edition". >> now, back in 2007 looney barricaded himself right here in baltimore in an hour long standoff. looney was be wanted for attempted murder. jury found him not guilty. three years later, looney is a wanted fugitive profiled on fox 45 fugitive files. call received that very night on april 30, led police to the state of north carolina. so howwdid this career criminal get an early release in the first place? >> everybody thought he was there for five years. but in 2 and a half years he was

out. >> looney is wanted for attempted murder in the shooting of a gang member. still no arrests in a bizarre situation in pikes vilinvolving a alleged cult. police responded to a home on michele way tuesday night that led to a police barricade. they will not say what was found in the home. the group is denying allegations it is indeed a cult. and instead they are on "youtube" saying they are being hassled by wisconsin police. >> do you mind if i ask who you are? does not matter? just asking. does it matter? >> the samanta roy institute of science claims to be a non-profit organization. expert claims a baltimore police officer was justified when he shot and killed a man back in 2008. it happened at the hamilton park shopping center. officer tom sanders is on trial for manslaughter. he told jurors wednesday he

believed edward hunt was reaching for a gun as he ran away. expert said sanders followed his tracking. hunt's family however tonight disagrees. hunt died at the scene after shot twice. >> a woman in a wheelchair is struck and killed in annapolis today. it happened on west street near brewer avenue before 1:00. marla mcfarland was crossing street when suddenly struck and killed. police say charges are pending against the driver. >> a major drug bust earlier today in charles village. police arrested 39-year-old joseph batson and his wife. he was arrested carrying a semi automatic weapon and drugs. police searched his apartment and found several other weapons there. and more than $140,000 worth of drugs. today's bust comes after a month lonn investigation by the city police force. >> baltimore catholic schools are faced with series budget concerns tonight. but they are getting help to sort it all out. karen parks live at saint thomas

aquinas school with word of a long-term proposal for catholic education throughout the city. karen? >> catholic schools in baltimore have struggled over the past few years, and are in what school officials call a financial enrollment emergency. and now the blue ribbonn3 committee on catholic schools has developed a long-term plan for cathhlic education in baltimore. recommendations include the creation of arch die and i say catholic school board, expanded tuition assistance for students and financial support of catholic schools by all catholic parishes. >> it offers leadership and promise. it anticipates the opportunities that have yet to come. >> there really is a great demand for our product. the problem is, so many parents want the to send children to our schools, but they cannot afford it. >> this plan is expected to be implemented november 1. reporting live in north baltimore, karen parks fox 45

news "late edition". >> all right karen thank you. lots of sunshine out there today. heat is on the way. possibly some rain. chief meteorologist vytas reid joins with us a first look at the sky watch forecast. a pope lot of summer weather. >> yeah. meaning a lot of different weather for this weekend. and it will be something for everybody. because we will see more sunshine. beautiful start to the weekend. with sunshine and warm temperatures. but it will be warmer. if you like the heat and hudity that comes for saturday and sunday. looking at the radar. mainly clear conditions scanning the skies. put it in motion. yyu can see off to the west there is showers and thunderstorms west of us and northwest. but not getting here until saturday evening. 78 in baltimore. 79 in d.c. 75 in hagerstown. winds shiftinggout there. but we will continue to see beautiful sunshine tomorrow. kicking off the weekend with temperatures in the lower mid 80s. detailed look at the weekend outlook comiig up.

>> routine eye examination could help to catch multiple sclerosis, doctors say a certain test can measure the thickening of the retina in people with ms. it can help to diagnose ms in early stages. by all the research they have done so far. >> if you had an i-pad, someone might have your e-mail address. at&t said the security hole in the website allowed hacker to say find e-mail addresses for more than 100,000 i-pad users. new york mayor bloomberg and chief of staff rahm emanuel are among them. at&ted the problem is fixed. >> if you cannot make it into space, you still have a chance to make it into space. nasa is inviting the public to send their photographs in. that will then travel on board one of the two remaining spacc shuttle flights, after the flight you can download a certificate saying your face went into outer space. nasa has already received 27,000

pictures. >> if you want your face in space. send it to nasa, and we will show you how, @foxbaltimore.com/news links. >> a lot of problems at arlington national cemetery tonight. what is being done to help prevent graves from being unmarked and mismarked as the "late edition" continues. >> i think it is sad. i have been here ince 1st grade what made this one so special and why officials say they could not keep i

>> another plan to raise taxes in baltimore targets manufacturers, business owners say it could force even more layoffs. the plan would tax manufacturers and warehouses. it is expected to generate around $8 million a year. the idea is getting a cool reception however from business owners and at least one city council person. >> half the manufacturers left3 the city. we want them to stay here because they pay high property taxes. pay millions and millions of dollars in taxes. employees looking at a piggy-back tax, we cannot afford more layoffs or manufacturers to leave the city of baltimore. >> you are looking live also at the very iconic domino sugar sign in locus point. domino said if city council passes the energy tax they would consider turning off the famous3

sign because it will be too expensive to light. >> earlier tonight we asked you will the new fee in taxes make it harder to live and work in baltimore? so far 75 percent say yes. 25 percent say no. jenny writes on facebook. the increases are not big so it won't affect my choice. of living in the city. the problem is that for all that we spend to live here, the city services get worse and worse. >> some baltimore city council members approve a measure to reform the pex system for police and firefighters. city leaders say this will save $400 million over five years. it requires police and firefighters to work 25 years before they are eligible for the pension. union leaders stay violates the contract. >> disingenuous in front of this body to indicate that it was just a tax pay, as we participate in this plan. over the last 10 years, police and fire employees have contributed $154 million to this plan. >> the union still plans to file suit to block the new plan from

taking effect. >> absolutely beautiful out there today. weather wise. chief meteorologist vytas reid returns to tell us how long the warm weather will be sticking around. vytas? >> yeah, jeff, looks like a nice day setttng up to kick off the weekend. with sunshine and comfortable temperatures. we will see the humidity though, creeping back into the forecast. as we get into saturday and sunday. but nonetheless, looos like a fabulous start. again, referencing the domino sugar factory there. you can see the lights lighting there. 72 degrees. not too bad. looking at breaks in the clouds. not many clouds really. mostly clear. winds are calm. and we will see humidity levels comfortable at 61 percent and thanks to high pressure in the neighborhood. we are staying dry for about the next day or so. until some of the moisture builds in from the west. 78 degrees, and 79 in d.c. and baltimore. looking at 75 hagerstown. 61 degrees out in western maryland. where things are slightly cooler. and zooming out the bigger picture. we can kind of see across the area. temperatures. cleveland at 70 degrees.

74 in indianapolis. down in lexington. 75 degrees. so mild to warm air is moving up oust south. cooler air bottlenecked up north of us boston 55. cooler night up there. we saw shower activity north of us, that has pretty much dissipateed at this time. so we will continue to see that push off to the east. but we have high pressure over parts of pennsylvania, that is allowing for us to warm. and continue to see the warming trend through the next several days with that clockwise rotation of air around high pressure. so the southerly flow will help to bring the temperatures up and also bring in the humidity toward the weekend. so the chance for showers and thunderstorms will increase. but until then looking at nice dry conditions. plenty of sunshine friday to start off the day. through the afternoon into the evening. now on saturday probably start the day off with clear conditions. but as you look off to the west. some of the moisture starts to work the way in from the midwest. we will see the showers starting to come in. maybe after five to 8:00. then that will be the chance for rain, maybe, late saturday night

to sunday. chances as well. so looking at clearing conditions through the overnight tonight. 67 degrees. winds out of the northwest at about five to 10. then for tomorrow looking at 83. beautiful day downtown. and if you are headed out to the beach. it looks like we will see maybe showers toward sunday. but for the most part temperatures increasing, it looks like a good forecast. then around here, those scattered showers possible on saturday and sundaa. getting up to 90 on sunday. then monday and tuesday back to the mid 80s. back to you, jeff. >> that major oil leak in the gulf of mexico and as you can see even with a containment cap on top. if you can see it at all. a lot of oil is gushing out. government now estimates the oil has been flowing at a rate of 40,000-barrels a day, far greater than the 5000-barrels bp originally said. bp is planning to use a new drilling rig to help stop the oil. the white house hooes it will trap, at least, or about 420,000 gallons a day by early

next week. >> lets hope so. >> a scandal at arlington national cemetery leads to the firing of two top leaders. as we hear, allegations of ú%smanagement and bad record keeping, from that historic site. -> the shady groves and gentle hills of arlington national cemetery paint a picture of senrer te, but secretary of the army today painted a different picture. of a cemetery with embarrassing problems, which include. >> loss of accountable of remains. remains in graves listed as empty. unmarked grave sites. improperly marked graves. and improper handling of cremateed remains. >> at least 211 graves are unmarked. miimarked or missing any documentation. in one case, two caskets buried in the same grave at different times. one on top of the other. but secretary mchue said all of that ends today. >> i deeply apologize to the families of the honor fallee men that rest. that mmy question the care

afforded to loved ones. >> the army reprimanding the 19 year superintendent of the3 cemetery, john metsler that last month announced his resignation. he was asked about the discovery of a urn full of cremateed ashes dump order a pile of dirt. >> that is upsetting to anyone, to have that found. but you know, things like that do happen unfortunately. and this is an active burial area, someone did not follow the instructions. >> he was issued an official letter of republic man today. he said the resignation has nothing to do with the six month review of the problems. and they have place mets lurz's deputy on leave. and new director position at the cemetery and formation of an independent advisory panel. >> and sedg mccrew said today an earlier investigation back in 1997, turned up very similar problems here at the cemetery. and they were never corrected.

the army now is promising they will be. >> at arlington national cemetery. fox news. >> a 160-year-old tradition ends in northern california. for generations now, parents in nappa county sent kids to this one room elementary school. but the school shut the doors wednesday. school leaders can for longer justify the $100,000 cost to keep this school open. the two dozen students left will be bused to larger schools, or be home schoolee. >> >> from right to the fire. how the o's pitcher did in his debut tonight against the yankees coming up in sports. >> and this town has 300 residents. but it also has a very speci

>> get this. the fastest soda machine on the planet. oh, man. and that's not a new one. a tiny town in illinois said the rusty old machine is so fast you cannot hit button and beat the soda. the machine is becoming a fast tourist hot spot.

and even has its own facebook >> west virginia cat has five siblings and 2 nosss. his owners call the cat 2 faced because, you know, well look for yourself. cat has a rare condition and the cat's family said as a result they get twice the kisses. >> n a season of loss after loss, any win is welcome, especially when the win is over the yankees. and especially when a young phenom gets the win in his first major league start. to say the least a good night at camden yards. 24-year-old jake arieta. there he is. who is the first hitter he will face. how about that guy. derek jeter. he gets him to bounce out to second for the first out. rookie had a one, two, 31st inning. bottom of tte first. arieta gets run support.

already-0. jones left, miguel tajeda races around third. to the plate. giving the birds the lead. fanning pasada with the out. and new york, pitch in the zone. and jeter rips it to the gap in left center. rolls to the wall. moeller, former oriole tries to score. relay throw from izturis, wieters misses the swipe tag and moeller is safe. game tied at two. bottom of the fifth. o's are down 3-2. scott moore drives one to deep right center. nick swish heir a beat on t back at the warning track. but not getting that one. carries into the seats for the solo home run. his first of the year. game tied at three. and top of the sixth. arieta in trouble with the bases out. facing timms. but he chases the slider to end the inning. six strike outs in six innings. good major league debut.

bottom of the sixth. adam jones breaks the tie. luke scott that tripled in previous at bat. o'' lead on the double by adam jones. top of the 9th. 4-3 o's. hernandez looking for the first career save. facing swisher with a tie andú run on base. swisher bounce it to second. moore flips to hernandez covering for the final out. o's avoid the sweep with a win over the yankees, earning ariet a win. >> i think, i got a lot of confidence after the first inning. getting the three hitters out in order. and then finally getting into a groove after the third inning. finally, you know, felt like myself and able to keep pitches down, throw my breaking ball over and get results. >> i think, he had confidence that he could make it. >> getting so good at dodging that. the orioles welcome the mets to

camden yards for a three game interleague series starting tomorrow night. back to you. >> drinking beer on the

>> final look at the seven-day forecast. 83 tomorrow. plenty of sunshine. jump up to 88 on saturday. 90 sunday. with theehumidity working back in. and it looks like we will see some showers possible, remaining

shower monday morning. clear out tuesday, wednesday, thursday with mid 80s and sunshine. jeff? >> thank you, vytas. >> finally tonight a british man has a great gig. steve williams is the new official beer taster beating out 1000 people for the application. he gets 1000 pounds to spend visiting pubs and drinking beer and writes about it every weaning. so londoners can get the latest buzz. not fro he ♪ ♪ ♪ j-e-l-l-o ♪ j-e-l-l-o ♪ j-e-l-l-o ♪ j-e-l-l-o ♪ j-e-l-l-o ♪ j-e-l-l-o [ giggles ]