>> wow! bay and the mets find themselves 7 and a half games out of 1st place in the national league east. here is jennifer gilbert, with the "late edition". >> i didn't want him to die alone. >> arrest in the stabbing death of a hopkins student researchers, what he was doing when he was attacked. >> ccaos at a free concert. what led to a deadly stampede in germany. >> if you are asleep, hey bite you. >> bedbbgs in baltimore. why there is more cause for concern this year. >> and dog versus man. how this one ended up. >> live, in high definition, from wbff tv in baltimore, this is fox 45 news "late edition". >> hello again, i am jennifer gilbert. jeff barnd is off tonight. two people under arrest, suspects in the deadly stabbing

of a johns hopkins researcher. here is a look at the man and woman police arrested. -hey are john wagner and lavell vamerritt, with criminal records. accused in the murder of stephen pitcairn two days high of 24. he was walking home from penn station when attacked and robbed. nearby homeowner overheard the struggle and he will yelled out the front door. the neighbor that didn't want his face shown and wanted his voice to be distorted ran to help. >> i didn't want him to die alone. and that's why i stayed there. held his hand. and you know, told him it would be okay. he just couldn't hang in there. >> at the time of the attack, police say pitcairn was on the phone with his mother, who lived in flooida. she listened as the attack unfolded, hundreds of miles away, unable to do anything to prrtect her son. >>well, two separate police pursuits end in fatalities over the weekend. one officer is suspended.

as questions are raised about the city's no chase policy. melinda roeder has the latest in the investigation froo police headquarters. >> city's no chase policy was put in place to try to prevent crashes. but there is also the chance that a suspect could ake advantage of that policy, by speeding off. early sunday morning, a city poliie officer was pursuing a speeding motorcycle on i-83,,and chase ended in a collision near 695 and delaney valley road in the county. the suspect james holloway loseston died in the crash but officer was suspenned. officials say he violated the department's no chase policy. no that policy may be called into question. we talked with a legal expert today that thinks the case could end up in civil court with the policy and factors of the crash being debated. >> we train these officers to make these decisions, they are hold how to go about making them. we trust they will make the

right decision. now after the fact, particularly in the circumstance like thii, where there are fatalities, what we do is then judge the conduct of the officer, by the factorss >> the driver of the motorcycle did not have a proper license. and he was driving with tags that wre registered to another bike. he also has a history of driving he was arrested for disorderly conduct and resisting arrest. investigators have not determined the speed of the ú%torcycle. or the police cruiser he at the time of the collision. from police headquarters tonight. melinda rooder, fox 45 news -late edition". >> thank you melinda? >> in a separate incident police tried to stop a drug dealer in west baltimore. buu suspect took o driver hit three police cars with his truck before the pursuit as called off. then he smashed into another car, killing a 25-year-old woman from virginia. police officials say there was no violation oo policy in hat

incident. >> that brings us to the question of the day. do you agree with the city's no chase policy? so far 25 percent say yes. and 75 percent say no. joe writes on our website. i think, that if laws are being broken, then the police shoull have the right to chase. >> but jack writes. the end result is what happened in this case. just take the tag number and find the person later. >> an arrest tonight after a woman is abducted from her home in arundel county. sherry lane had been hiding with a friend after a fight with her ex-boyfriend. but arundel county police say roy thomas found lane, showing up with two other men, and just before dawn, early monday morning. in hanover. >> they attacked another one of my house guests, sprayed him with mace. put a gun to his head. ransacked my house. went inside of the room where my 2-year-old baby was sleeping. and proceeded to pull er out by the hair of her head and force her into the car. >> lane was unhurt.

thomas was arrested. search for the other two suspects continues tonight. >> evacuation at a baltiiore hotel tonnght. a large water leak in a stairwell of the marriott is blamed. all hotee guests from the first to the fourth floors of the hotel were relocated to other hotels. until repairs and clean up are completed. >> also new tonight. police are investigatingga suspicious death in baltimore..3 about 10:00 this evening a man found dead in a home on west pratt street near camden yards. no word on how the man died. >> maryland natural resources police say annapolis man died after cauggt on a personal water craft during the storms last night. officials say 63-year-old warren smiih and another man weer riding two personal water craft near the bay bridge when the storm blew in. the men were unable to reach the shore at sandy point state park. second man was kicked off the craft. that man was able to get back o3

his craft, but smith was found floating face down in the water. >> last night's violent storms also caused damage across the state including prince george's county. where a tree fell on a mini van killing a woman. 44-year-old michele hue manck killed. friends remember her as a generous person. >> she came over and gave meea favorite blanket as a gift. that meant a lot to me. because it was her child's favorite blanket and she gave it to me. >> she was very generous? >> very generous and kind. and a good person. -> 64-year-old woman was also inside of the car, she was taken to an area hospital. no word on her condition. >> the weekend torms allo left thousands in the dark in arundel county. and crews are working to ressore -he power. high winds toppled treessand snapped power lines. many say they were caught offguard by he storm. >> honest to god. like a tornado went through. there were trees all in the road. even largerrones. a lot of the branches were

broken off. and covering the road. there was a lot of debris. >> bge has restored power to all well, the storms have moved o for now. here is vytas reid with a first look at the sky watch forecast. vytas? >> jennifer it looks like a noisy day the other day. buttquiet today. beautiful out there. plenty of sunshine. and nice temperatures. in fact, going outside right now. scanning the skies on hd. nothhng going on. you have to travel far south to the carolina to get to any showers. on the corner oo southern ú%rginia few showers. but that's socialed with a front that pushed through the other day that gave us the temperatures today. 81 in downtown baltimore. outlying areas in the 70s. and we will drop into the 70s through the overnight. mid 70s. you can probably open up a window let in the fresh air. 72 for the morning commute. plenty of sunshine. and at noon, around 87 degrees. and looks like the heat will return a bit. toward the middle of the week.

and maybe a shower or 2 but things are fabulous for the show that you in the seven day. coming up. >> thank you, vytas. city is now in effect. lots of people are still unhappy about it. meebers of the stop the baltimore city beverage tax joined together to express disappointment and frustration. those against it say it hurts low income residents that can not afford to go outside of the and also hurts small busineeses. and the city council wenn about things the rong way. >> we are truly struggling to survive. somehow the cityycouncillmust have some idea that we are making milliins of dollars, and that all they have to do is reach in and take things from us that they have promised to people, that they now cannot fulfill tte promises. so they are going to steal from me to do that? i have a problem with that. >> the tax charges 2 cents per container. >> a recall to warn you about tonight.

on 30,000 baby recliners. the recall applies to nap nanny recliners. commission said a four--onth-old baby died n one used as a crib. and 20 other reports of injuries involving kids under five months of age. thh nap nanny is not designed to inside f a crib. it should always be placed on the floor and awayyfrom otherr3 objects. >> maryland is adding more appliances, to an energy efficient rebate program. program encourages residents to replace outdated inefficient appliances with energy star rated prrducts..3 central air conditioning units and air source heat pumps will ú% eligible for up to $$00. freezers are eligible for $100. and p to $25 for room air conditioners. >> chaos at a free concert. what led to a deadly stampede in

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website. the doccments reveal abuses by u.s. and coalition forces and perhaps even war crimes. %-populations being upset thee should treat them better. not conceal abuse. >> senior military official is calling the documents a mix of rumor and second hand information. they detail a variety of assessments by lower level military officers about incidents over the last six years involving friendly fire, civilian casualties and officials from pakistan, a u.s. ally cooperating with taliban extremists. >> it was not necessary to have this out there. more than what we didn't already know. thhre is tension between the u.s. and pakistan. >> officials from the white house to the pentagon are could put lives at-risk. but ii a written statement general james jones said quote these irresponsible leaks will not impact our ongoing commitment to deepen our

partnerships with afghanistan ann pakistan, to defeat our common enemies and to support the aspirations of the afghan and pakistani people. >> afghan government offfcials are studying the papers, especially about civilian casualties and pakistani intelligence. government spokesperson said they aae shocced by the documents released but adds that most of the information is not new. in washington, jennifer davis, fox news. >> german police say that the deatthtoll at a weekend music festival has risen to 20. the victims were crushed at the love parade tech knowwfestival in the western city of duesberg saturday, 500 people hurt when security et the huge crood into the festival through a narrow tunnel opening and people started to panic. >> a possible change at the top of bp. months into the devastating ulf oil spill. toney hayward is all but out as ceo.

hayward has kept a low profile recently afttr a painful congressional hearing, and being seen at a yaaht race, and after some very controversial comments. the next ceeocould be robert dudley that took over hayward's job of overseeing the spill clean up in june. >> hundreds of storm victims the fooo lost in the flood.lace ú%ny that received benefits from the state of wisconsin lost food because of power outages or high water. now the state is allowinn them credits to replace the items. about 2500 people lined up this morning. >> we had big storms here too. over the weekend. but we have a break for awhile. vytas reid is back with a look at the foreccst. >> very nice conditions out there today. thanks to high pressure. that is sinking air, and keeping us clear for a few days. riiht now. inner harbour.ú this time. night down there at 74 degrees. comfortable. zusee the temperatures drop.

and make it feel comfortable. maybe that's the number from bwi thurgood marshall airport. but downtown, it is in the lower 80s. but looking at 74 degrees. calm winds. humidity levels at 62 percent. and it looks like we are going to continue to see the temperatures feeling good. high today was 88. loo was 70 this morning. record was 101 back in 1940. so you can see it was a hot day back then. but our high, normally this time of year, is in the mid to upper 80s. we are in the ballpark of where ú% should be. and we will see the temperatures kind of ssicking around that area for about anotter daa. we will see a few shifts in the temperatures by mid eek. here is what is happening right downtown inner harbour. 81. 78 in d.c. 75 in hagerstown. and very refreshing air. that we're experiencing with this high pressure in place. compared to what we have been seeing for the last several weeks. but looking at 70 in the easter3 shore. out in saliibury. bigger picture here. here is what is happening on the radar. we see the showerssand thunderstorms are mainlyysouth of us. kentucky and southern portionn

of virginia. but right now, we have mainly clear conditions here. and that is because of the high pressure in place.3 that will stay in place for the next couple of days. then we will ssart to lose the effect of the high pressure shifting east. and here is how it plays out. this is an area of high pressure that keeps us nice,,clear and %-flow around the front edge of it. from canada, northerly flow, kept uu dryer and cooler. that shifts off to the east. and allows some of the warrer we have a low pressure thht will wook up tooparts f souuhern michigan and ontario canada. but it will draw in warmer temperatures. and also the humid conditions from the south.ú ss we will start to see humidiiy filtering in by wednesday. thursday. and then alss we will see the heat in place. thereeis a cold front following it. this is a good thing. that we will see ttisspush through by the middle of the week.3 ttings warm up ttd bit. get muggy. and then the cold front moves in behind that. by hursday night. and then for the weekend. things shape up to be nice across the state.ú so it wiil be nice as we go

through the warm ssell for the middle of the eek. here is what is happening. tonight 75 degrees. we will see mainly clear conditions. mild conditions out there. and for tomorrow. very nice. sunshine. 89 degrees.3 very lovely day. thhn the five-day forecast. explains the story for you here. you see 92. %-thaa warm air i was showing y. gets in play on thhrsday. chance for showers and thunderstorms. and cold front that i showed you. following the warm air pushes through. dropping our temperatures for friday at 85..3 plenty of sunshine. less huuidity. then saturday another fabulouss3 ddy for the weekend at 84. so it looks like a fabulous weekend shaping uu. and we will try to holddonto some of the nice conditions. jennifer, back to you. >> thaak you, vytas. >> baltimore's 311 center has been inundated with calls abbut bedbugs. bed bug reports come from homes all over the city. bedbugs an be transported on clothing, through suitcases. even shoes. exterminators aae busy trying to eliminate the bugs using steam. they say over-the-counter

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>> begin the awful showwng by the orioles this season. baltimore fans are counting the days until it is time for the ravens. you cannstop counting tonight. they hit the field tomorrow to open training camp 2010. and there was no shortage of wide eyed rookies at the familiar best western in westminster as rookies and veterans reported to training camp ready to hit the field tomorrow. they have ppt lives on hold for several weeks, in the maryland countryside. and john hhrbaugh likes the isolation. >> kind of a team buildinn element to it. a chance to get guys together.

with comradery and be around and just be together. and there is more, i guess, the eye. that's important. and that's what football teams are built on. day was dampened by the concerning news coming out of austin, texas. the top raft pick, sergio kindle is hospitaliied tonight. he fell down two flights of stairs thursday. and while he has improved some.