see harvin in the rookie of the year voting. here is jeff barnd with the "late edition". >> actually goon shoot. >> gun fire as police move in to a hotel in baltimore county. investigation that led to the violence. >> broken leg, all the surgery and teams, everything else, 25 to $30,000. who knows. >> 5-year-old boy becomes an accident victim. why the grandfather believes

police should help with the medical bills. >> and a boy with a bionic hand. >> i knew it would work. but i was not sure -- i didn't know that it would work that well. >> the amazing ways it has changed his life. >> live in high definition, from wbff tv in baltimore, this is fox 45 news "late edition". >> hello again, i am jeff barnd. jennifer is off. gun fire at a baltimore county hotel. police gun down one suspect, killing him in the parking lot. crime and justice reporter joy lepola, reports now, why the men were under surveillance. >> gun fire erupts and 1 man is dead. as police make a move to breakup an eastcoast counterfeiting ring. for hours, the body of 34-year-old eric stokes remained in the parking lot as detectives collected evidence. >> police were tipped off about this counterfeit money ring being operated out of this hotel. after the bogus bills started to

show up at businesses and banks in baltimore county. >> hit hard was this target. located within walking distance from the hotel. police say stokes and 2 other men had been under surveillance for days. they had planned to arrest the men as they were leaving the hotel last night. but say stokes pulled out a gun. >> he actually began to shoot at the detectives. detectives returned fire. at mr. stokes. at which time he was shot. fell in the parking lot. >> stokes was pronounced dead on the scene. a man with a lengthy criminal history. in pikesville, joy lepola, fox 45 news "late edition." >> police are not naming the suspect social security arrested. detectives meantime have been placed on administrative leave. >> police make arrests after seizing 85 pounds of marijuana. police arrested duane jackson and david andrews last night on waverly way. two supplied pot to dealers at lexington market. both held tonight at the city detention center. >> mayor stephanie

rawlings-blake is putting more new cops on the city streets. the mayor and police commission want to hire 10, make that 100 new officers, by the end of the year. the plan on creating a third background investigation squad to handle the large backlog of current applicants. >> at present, there are over 80 cases in the background process and over 100 and 20 waiting assignment for background investigator. >> the mayor's public bulletin comes hours after reports that changes in police pensions led to an exitus of 42 police officers retiring in june. she said her plan keeps pace with normal retiring rates and has plans to hire a record 350 police officers, in the year 2011. >> also tonight. a plan to increase wages in baltimore city is dead. for for you. after hearing more than four hours of testimony, a city council committee rejected a bill that would have required major retailers to pay workers the city's living wage.

it would force retailers that gross more than $10 million to pay employees $10.59 an hour. the sponsor of the bill, mary pat clarke said she hopes the bill can be revived. >> unemployment checks, will begin to flow again to people out of work six months or more. the extended benefits were cutoff in congress. debate centered on how to pay for all of it. democrats wanted it added to the deficit. republicans said it should be paid for. >> are we going to borrow the money from our children and grandchildren, send them the bill. or pay for it today and quit using it on failed stimulus plans? >> 5,000,000 unemployed workers are getting extended benefits. half of them cutoff for nearly two months. >> questions about who will pay medical bills after a five year old is hit by a police cruiser in northeast baltimore. ag williams struck tuesday. police say it appears it was pedestrian error. but his grandfather said police

are partially to blame. >> if i hit someone in my personal vehicle, i am automatically responsible. by law i am responsible. so how in the world, why are the cops not responsible for hitting my grandchild. >> police did not ogcamera for an interview, but said that they are waiting for a final report to surface. >> a charles county judge that deflated a tire on his car in his parking spot, is suspended. the court of appeals ruled judge robert nalley must complete a five day suspension. in the next 30 days. nalley deflated the tire in august, after finding the car in his spot outside of the courthouse. nalley will remain on the bench. >> new tv ad for governor o'malley is taking a lot of heat from republican challenger ehrlich. >> partnership and tax credits for innovative businesses are exactly what the economy needs to grow.

>> the ad promotes a tax credit that helps bio tech companies in maryland but ehrlich claims he made up the credit five years ago. o'malley camp said he just sponsored that (inaudible). >> >> we're proud of the fact that we were able to reauthorize that bio tech tax credit. it was a great idea that came from the legislature in 2005. and, i believe, we're the only state in the country to have increased that bio tech tax credit in the last year. >>the governor said 40,000 new jobs were created in the state of maryland in only the past four months. stay with us for the latest on the race for governor, go to foxbaltimore.com and click on the vote 2010 icon in the news features section. >> arundel county council approves the zoning change allowing homeowners to build windmills. they can be as high as 125 feet. building them on property smaller than 3 acres, however,

would require a public hearing and county approval. >> west nile virus. is found in the state of maryland, for the first time this summer. the virus is found in a mosquito pool in lithacom last week. that area has been sprayed. officials stress most mosquitoes do not pose a threat. one way to avoid bites, use bug spray and steer clear of any stagnant water. >> bge warning. this hot summer is going to make for high energy bills in your own home. in the month of june, there were 14 days where temperatures toped 90 can degrees. same goes for july so far. bge warns that even customers that keep the thermostats at higher temperatures, could also see higher bills this summer. >> some of the things you want to consider doing. keeping your blinds and window treatments closed, to keep out the sun. you want to delay using appliances that generate a lot of heat. like the dishwasher, offer ven,

and washers and dryers until after 9:00 at night when the temperature is cool. >> meantime, bge is offering higher rebates for participation in its residential heating and cooling programs. >> two downtown hotel developments up for auction next month. kaiser building on redwood street was being convert into the a hotel but will now be auctioned at 11:30 a.m. on august 12. same applies for the jefferson building along charles street. that auction begins at noon. >> good news for maryland's watermen. nine day moratorium on harvesting female crabs this fall is cancelled. restrictions were imposed last year. but there was a 60 percent rise in the bay's blue crab population. >> and in today's world, with the oyster situation the way things are, and today's economy and all. we cannot afford to lose time. >> the harvest of female crabs ends november 10th. >> code red heat warnings

already in effect for tomorrow. and also saturday. how hot is it going to get tomorrow? here is chief meteorologist vytas reid with the latest. it is not stopping here? >> if you thought it was hot today. it will continue to get warmer and hotter. as we go through the next several days. heading into the week. temperatures are going to continue to turn on up. much warmer air heading our way. looking at the temperatures for highs today in the mid 90s. 94 in baltimore. 96 in d.c. and even hotter temperatures south. right now we're in the mid to upper 80s. 86 in baltimore. 86 in d.c.. and 70s in hagerstown. look at the big difference. 78 in hagerstown. cooler to the west. but we have a heat advisory, including baltimore city down through dc and richmond through the metro areas. for tomorrow. and then into saturday. because of all the heat. it will be hotter in the lower 100s potentially on saturday. so tomorrow looking at starting out at 80. at 6 a.m. 94 at noon. and it will get warmer, or hotter, as we see the temperatures heat up quite a bit into the late afternoon hours.

a chance for a thunderstorm as well. i will have a closer look at how long the heat wave stings around in a bit. >> michael waldron of glen burnie maryland is one of 10 people in the nation, with an artificial hand allowing him to do things he never thought was even possible. born with no fingers on his right hand michael excelled in executive lacrosse at north county high school. since his procedure just two months ago he can grip things with the right hand and even shake hands with others. >> yeah, it was definitely something that i never expect to ever happen. i knew that it would work but i wasn't sure -- i didn't know it would work that well. >> it is like watching your kid walk for the first time. but my kid is 18. >> a frederick company here in maryland. ability prosthetics made the model for his hand.

>> towing firms go to battle. why they are torching and shooting at each other. dozens of ships ordered to evacuate the site of the broken oil well as tropical storm heads their way. st can i eat heart healthy without giving up taste?

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tropical storm bonnie sweeps through the gulf of mexico. the edge of the storm is expected to reach that area by early saturday. steve reports the cap throttleing the flow of oil will remain in place unwatched for a few days. >> after three months of failure, open wound in the gulf is about to be shut. the temporary cap is working, stopping the flow of oil for one week. without further threatening the stability of the ruptured well. relief well long seen as the final answer to plug the leak is within 100 feet of the goal. and the second attack, pouring mud from above the blow out preventer giving a good chance to succeed, is just awaiting federal approval. work delayed depending on the strength in the path of the storm could be up to two weeks. leaving the temporary cap in place unmonitored is also a risk. >> the well will remain shut, meaning the oil is currently not leaking, which is the good news. and although there is a storm

coming, we think that, things will hold. >> in recent days, skimmer boats have had trouble finding oil to pick up close to shore. that could change with a tropical system and a storm surge. >> when you get a 5-foot surge coming inland it comes into the grass. now it gets in these marshes, and as it goes back out, some of it will go back out. some of it will lay right there. >> it is a possible natural disaster right on top of a man made disaster. tough cocktail for the people here, is and when you talk to the fishermen, especially, they get a sense that they are here to stay no matter what is coming up. in new year auto new year. >> louisiana governor jindal has declared a state of emergency. evacuations of underlying parishes could begin as early as tomorrow morning. >> the apologies keep coming for the official that was forced out of her job. shirley sharrod resigned after

the video surfaced. at first it was thought that she was making racist remarks but when the full tape was reviewed. the comments were completely taken out of context. ag sec vilsack asked for her resignation and now regrets that. >> i have learned a lot of less sons from this experience in the last couple of days. and one of the lessons i learned is that these types of decisions require time. i didn't take the time. i should have. and as a result, good woman, that has gone through a difficult period. >> the white house initially supported the ag secretary's decision, president obama spokesperson apologized yesterday. >> two towing firms have gone to war, in the city of brotherly love. surveillance cameras caught two men breaking into the parking lot of one company. they poured gasoline all over the joint. minutes later they set fire to more than a dozen cars. and 20 minutes later, police say six gunshots were fired into the

property of a rival towing company. >> investors and coman ners those areas, are reaching out to these businesses and attempting to bring these people into custody. that committed the crime so far. and stop any further incidents. >> arson and shooting came two days after drivers for the two firms got into a wreck. one of the drivers was shot there. both tow companies lots are being guarded tonight as we speak by police. >> code red heat he warnings. telling you that all night. issued for tomorrow. and saturday. relief, from the heat, could come after the weekend. hopefully. here is chief meteorologist vytas reid joining us again with the forecast. what is happening? >> fingers cross order that relief. not a lot of relief. looking at the skycam. inner harbour shot here. sitting at 69 degrees. actually things cooling down a bit. which is good. and it looks like winds are calm. pressure sitting at 30.02 inches and seeing meandering of a front that has not moved through.

warm front out of the south. we saw temperatures, right now inner harbour, at 86 degrees. 86 in d.c. now out at the airport. cooler. so that's what we are seeing the difference there. now the heat advisory is in place for baltimore city. dc. and down through virginia. and as we see the day tomorrow. heat up quite a bit. that will be the same for saturday. but it will continue to get hotter into the low 100s. see that heat building up out of the south. you can see across the region. some of the 70s that are over the mountainous regions, but along the coastal and midwest. we have a lot of hot air that we will see moving into our region. now what is helping that? well we have a very active warm front stretching through the area, firing off severe storms up there toward kalamazoo michigan where they have a tornado warning right now. and they have cleveland and in ohio, tornadoes there. and this is riding to the south of us for now. for tonight. but tomorrow we will start to see the heat build up. because we have a high pressure

system that is just south of us. and this high pressure will wrap in that heat. from the west and bring the temperatures up. and all of that heat will continue to build in across the mid-atlantic. so things go up quite a bit through the next couple of days. future scan shows the precipitation north. but we could have a pop up is storm because of the heat and instability. and saturday same. but hotter temperatures. around the state. now, heading down to the tropics. we have to mention this. tropical storm bonnie. winds at 40 miles per hour. and gusting to 52. so gone up a tad bit. 287 miles southeast of miami. moving northwest at 14 miles per hour. the track of the storm, which we talk about earlier, could cause problems for folks out there trying to clean up the oil slick. off the gulf. making landfall, late saturday to sunday. and as we see the storm come onshore as a tropical storm. watch the strength of the storm to see if that affects folks down there. looking at the beach cast. if you are going out to the eastern shore. good in ocean city.

but hot. mid to upper 90s. back at home. 83. and very warm night. and then tomorrow, 98 for the high. hot one. and then the temperatures 102 saturday. 95 on sunday. low 90s monday and tuesday. back to you. >> breaking news out of ocean city. at this hour. an accident has sent three people to the hospital tonight. it happened in the title wave ride in the tripper amusement park, along the boardwalk of course. the injuries are not life threatening and the ride has been shut down until a complete investigation is over. >> ty wigginton and juan x?

>> i know i am stating the obvious here. but times are very bad at camden yards. after wondering four straight. heading into the all star break. they have lost five of six to open the second half. and things did not figure to get much better tonight either. minnesota twins came to town. to open a four game set.

millwood makes the first start since coming off dl. it did not begin well. top of the first. bases loaded. two outs for young, and millwood hangs 1 and young crushes it off the base of the wall on left. that clears the bases and the twins jump out early 3-0. top of the fourth. bases empty for cadire, he launches it to left, bounces off the concrete below the last row of seats. twins lead it 4-0. top of the seventh. partly to mostly sunny tow at the plate. hardy goes on the pitch. stops halfway. wigginton applies the tag. hardy called safe. wigginton loses his mind. he cannot believe the call. umpire darling immediately tosses wigginton and juan samuel has to restrain the first baseman and hat about to go. hat about to go. here, there it goes. look at the replay. you cannot be more off than that. out as you can be.

nice going darling. to add insult to injury. hard owe second. drew lines it to right center. hardy scores from second. he was at first. run should not have scored. juan samuel comes out to give the umpire a piece of mind and samuel ends up getting the boot too. as pitching coach kranitz, twins take the lead and they take the first game of the series, as the o's show frustration from the very long season, 5-0 the final. >> second baseman roberts has been on disabled list since april. he is on rehab with aa buoy. roberts played in three games with the baysox, six hits and 14 batts for 429 average. he was at camden yards today. if you listen to him. he should be in a oriole uniform sooner rather than later. >> baseball wise i am ready. hitting wise i am great. at batts both sides of the plate. right and left. faced some lefties and righties. key things to make sure you are

getting the batts. i don't know exactly how many at batts total i have. but everything has gone well. i think i can play. and it will be up to certainly, the higher powers than myself to make the final decisions. >> roberts is in the dug out for the game but club has not given a definitive date for his return. >> looking at the bay cast tomorrow.

>> final look at the seven-day forecast. hot one out there folks. 98 degrees tomorrow. 20 percent chance for a late afternoon shower or thunderstorm. then on saturday. 102 degrees. very hot day. maybe a pop-up shower or thunderstorm. 95 on sunday. and 40 percent chance. then we get down to the lower 90s monday, tuesday, next wednesday and thursday. temperatures creep back up again. back to you. >> thank you, vytas. >> that does it for the "late edition". thank you for joining us. up next, is 70s show and fox 45 news