miller and the rest of the ravens' secondary held the panthers to 131 yards passing. here's jeff and jennifer with the late edition. the commissioner says police can do better in baltimore. >> i think there's some critical breakdowns. >> the changes that are on thh way. a frightening lightning strike. what was hit and the damage it i did not lie to the f.b.i. >> the blagojevich trial. the things the former governor is saying about the verdict tonight. and taking the plunge. what these ex competitors were trying to accomplish. live in high definition from wbff-tv in baltimore, this is fox 45 news late edition. hello gain, i'm jennifer

gilbert. >> fighting back against crime on the streets of baltimore city. >> it was a dramaticcscene tonight after police tried to check out a stolen car. the suspect took off and crashed into other vehicles. one juvenile was taken into custody. and fox 45 news is now stepping up to help residents clean up their streets. here's a look at the city's new crimefighting tactics. >> reporter: in talking with the police department today, it's clear certain policing tactics are being reworked, and they're similar to what's being done in washington, d.c. the commissioner said he wants to make better use of technology, take advantage of community intelligence, and analyze trends, especially when it comes to gang activity. this approach focuses onú predicting where and when the next crime could occur. >> i think there's some critical breakdowns that are concerning to me. i don't think that we're using

%-enough to gatherrlocalng hard intelligence. >> i talled with business owners today in highland town where there's been a spike in crime. many say they say police drive by but rarely does an officer get out of the car and talk with them. baltimore city's mayor jooned people trying to fight crime in northeast baltimore today. mayor stephanie rawlings-blake joined the ednor gardens community this evening as they walked the streets, all in an attempt to prevent crime in their region. baltimore city leaders say they want to evict landlords who aren't doing enough to keep their residents safe. on monday the city filed a notice of intent to revoke the owner's license at madison park north apartments. the housing complex has been plagued by crimes for years. the city said the owner has done nothing to improve the sai. >> there's been no significant

improvement of the conditions here. in faat, they've gotten worse over the last six weeks. >> if the apartments are shut down, housing officials say most residents will receive federal assistance. a hearing over the matter is se. they wanted justice, but tonight the parents of a dead teenager are outraged over the outcome of their case. jeff able standing by at the courthouse with the story you're seeing first on fox. jeff? >> reporter: well, this is a huge blow to the parents of annie mckahn. charges against the defendant in the case have been dropped. it was almost two years ago when police found the body of 16-year-old an m 16-year-old annie mccan stuffed behind the dumpster at a baltimore housing project. later they charged 21-year-old darnell kenlaw and two juveniles with stealing her vehicle. today the family learned those charges have been dismissed and it appears no one will be prosecuted in the case. >> we're not the only ones.

people who have been raped, killed, and the police do nothing and they sweep it under. when they can't find a conclusion, they simply go to suicide or we're not going to do anything about it, and it's from the top down. >> reporter: prosecutors insist there was siiply nnt enough evidence to move forward with the case. live at the courthouse, jeff able, fox 45 late edition. here's the first look at your sky watch forecast. >> we'll see heavy rainfall for tomorrow as the system pushes up out of the south. actually, the national weather service has already issued some flood watches including baltimore city down through the d.c. area. folks in anne arundel county are looking at some heavy amounts o3 rain throogh the entire day. here's what it looks like as far as the future scan is concerned. we do have the potential for an

inch and a half, maybe as much as 3 inches depending across parts of central maryland. it's definitely going to come down at a pretty good pace. right now let's look at what's going on to the south. we have activity pushing in. it looks like we'll continue to see this line of showers push up from the south, and there's a trough that's running juss to the south that's going to continue toopush our direction. it will be this area of low pressure that's going to ride along that trough that will give us the potential for heavy amounts of rainfall. that's what we're watching as we go through the overnightt expect to see those showers pick up through the day today. pick ukeep the umbrellas near by. i'll have when the rain will end in the forecast in just a few moments. first on fox tonight, a baltimore city firefighter is suspended after police say he assaulted a prostitute. jerry majet was charged with assault and robbery. court papers revealed that he used a hammer in the attack after realizing the prostitute was a transvestite. he was suspended tonight pending

the outcome of the case. new now, new tonight, charges against three people accused of raping a 12-year-old girl at skate works in woodlawn. two are teenagers and they'lllbe charged as adult. 23-year-old da von perry, 17-year-old ca deem sanitiful and 15-year-old tracy hancins space where she was held down -nd rrped. they're all being held without bail. an early morning carbon monoxide leak sends four children to the hospital. it happened in middle river on maple crest drive. all four, ages four months to ten years, are expected to recover. there have been problems at the complex in the past. co detectors alerted families of the problem this morning. ooficials say vent pipes from the water heaters could have been the cause. the governor swears in a new ú%dge for the court of special appeals and makes history at the same time.

michelle hotton was sworn in today. she will serve on the court of special appeals, the second highest court in the state. %-woman to serve on a staterican apellet court. we caught up with her after her swearing in where she got very emotional about today's events. >> it's just -- i'm sorry. i said i wwsn't going to do this. it's just wonderful, absolutely wonderful. what an honor. i ccn't even explain it. >> before her appointment she served on the bench in prince georges county for 16 years. to hear ore of the judge's thoughts on her historic appointment, go to our website, foxbaltimore.com and click on %- a new tudy finds a stunng increase in the rate of hearing loss among american teenagers. that report says nearly 1 in 5 teens has at least slight hearing loss and the cause is a mystery.

some analyyts are urging teens to protect their hearing by digital music players. they warn that even slight hearing loss can cause major concerns in the classroom. domestic auto muchrs ar!! muc emergency rroms aremergencydo a sur scrai discovered nearly alllbrands dropped in overall satisfaction, u.s. brands just had the smallest dip. ahead in the late edition, flash flooding. where this damage occurred and wwat residents were forced to do. ú%> a stunning lightning strike. what this bolt hit and the damage it caused. and tryiig to fly. how far one of these

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to the controversy over that proposed mosque. >> a mosque somewhere in lower manhattan, but simply not around ground zero. inappropriate. >> i respect the fact that it's a local new york city zoning decision. >> maryland congressman called the controversy an issue that new york city officials need to rrsolve. republican challenger andy harris said it would be disrespectful to build a mosque near ground zero. that brings us to our question of the day. will a candidate's stance on a new york mosque affect your vote? so far 86% f you say yes while 14% say no. jim right writes on our website either the candidate is for america and rules against the mosque or else he's a traitor. rich writes on facebook anyone who would let this be a deciding factor in their vote is missing the boat. there are bigger issues at hand. a verdict in former illinois

governor rod blagojevich's corruption case. he's found guilty on one count of lying to federal agents. the judge says he intends to call a mistrial on the other 23 counts. blagojevich says this has been a complete major waste of time and >> i did not lie to the f.b.i. i told the truth from the very beginning. this is a persecution. we have police officers who are being gunned down on the streets. we have children who can't play in front of their homes in the summertime because they might get gunned doon, and we have a prosecutor who is wasted and wants to spend tens of millions of dollars of taxpayer money to keep persecuting me, persecuting little girls as well as take my home away from us. >> the count rod blagojevich was found guilty on has a sentence of up to five years in ail. prosecutors intend to retry the case against the former governor and his brother. than 60 and injuries hundreds more in baghdad, iraq. the attack took place at a

military training headquarters. authorities say the attacker sat for hours among recruits before detonating the explosives. this attack is one of the deadliest in months theee. this as the iraqi government, of course, tries to prove it can keep the capital city secure once u.s. troops leave. at least three people are dead after flash floodin flooding engulfs towns in spain. the rushing waters turned cars on their side and left others vehicles piled together along muddy covered streets. many of those affected by the flooding had to use brooms to property.r away from their we certainly can't complain here because we'll have rain and a little flooding here. >> we'll let you know how much rain you're going to get tomorrow. it's going to be a lot. >> coming down at a prettt good pace on and off through the morning and afternoon into parts of the evening. that's the potential to get flooding in low-lying areas when the ground is still sommwhat saturated from the moisture we've already ssen. our hd skycam looking at inner harbor, a relatively quiet

night. looking at the clouds gathering, temperatures at 79 degrees, winds calm, humidity levels sitting at 74% as we ontinue to see moisture building from the south. our temperatures across the state are relatively comfortable, and we'll continue to see some cooler temperatures building in from the wwst as we go through the next day here, so it's not going to be as hot as what we saw today but it looks too bad.ll see temperatures not 84 in baltimore, 83 in d.c., 78 in hagerstown, looking at 78 in winchester ii northern virginia. we have to be concerned with the potential for some flooding, especially in low lying areas where we see heavy rain anywhere from 2 to 3 inches possible as we get through the day tomorrow. in fact, flood watches already in place stresmg fro stretching from baltimore county down to anne arundel county aad prince -eorges and other places south of us in the d.y. area as well.ú urban areas are the concern because you get heavy amounts of rainfall coming down and the streets run off and then you get rapid rising of some water, eepecially in low lying areas where some of the drainages aren't cleared well.

you have to be concerned with ttat, especially in the metropolitan areas. the bigger picture here, we can see where the rain is at this time. the clouds are starting to3 filter in. some of that rain is starting to push its ay up. it will be riding along stationary front that's retracting back into the area. an area of low pressure will continue to wrap in atlantic moisture, and this moisture will continue to feed into the storm. it's going to slow down over the rainfall.drop plenty of this is going to continue to be a problem for the day tomorrow, and you commuters out there, take note that you can run into some hydroplaning on the roadways when you get puddling water out there. drive carefully on your commute to work and your commute home. looking at fuuure scan at 9 a.m., heavier showers buiiding across the southern portion of the state. thit picks up over the central portion of the state by 1. it continues to fall. the model takes the moisture off to the east, but still there's going to be showers and pop up showers behind the system because it may hang around a little longer. tonight those showers are moving in, temperatures down to 77 degreesswith tte northeast wind at 5 to 10.

for tomorrow, expect to see heavy rrin through the mid morning and into the evening potentially with techtio temperatures topping around 80 degrees. we could see embedded thunderstorms and lightning coull be a problem, but the main concern will be the rain that's coming down. looking at the forecast for wednesday night, showers taper off into thursday. remember the flood watch is until 3 a.m. thursday morning. friday we start to clear out which is good news. we start to get some sunshine, plenty of sunshine. temperatures back at 91 degrees. saturday ooking at 86 with partly cloudy skies. so for the first part of the week it looks pretty decent and a chance, only a 30% chance for pop up showers on sunday with high of 88. women who drink beer on a regular basis may be increasing their risk of developing psoriasis. researchers tracked the women over 15 years and they reported their alcohol consumption and if they had been diagnosed with the skin disorder over the course of the study. scientists found as little as

two beers a week drove up the risk almost 80%. five beers a week more than doubled that risk. drinking light beer anddwwne were not linked to that risk. jim zorn was fired as head coach of the skins, of course, earlier this year. on saturday he'll return to d.c. as the ravens quarterbacks coach. how he feels about going back to fed ex field coming up next in sports. and competing the hard way.

get this. a bolt of lightning strikes a car in colorado. >> it happened monday on i-70. the driver was not hurt, form, but the bolt was so strong it ruiied the vehicle's electrical system. well, in england eck sen tristy isn't just tolerated, -t's honored, like the annual bird man contest. it's in the seaside town of worthing. people climb into the oddest sorts of contraptions to try to fly. not bad. 300 feet from the store. i think that's the winner. he's a hang glidr.

he only managed to travel 245 feet. all things considered, he's pretty good. >> the wright brothers beat him. check this out. it's kind of cool. he dips. okay. also in england it's track and fielddsumo style. it's part of the third annual sumo suit ahletic championship. about 30 contestants donned sumo suits and competed in races, high jump, long jump, wedgies, and sprinting. awards were given out as participants tried to break the records. everyone says, of course, it's all about hag # havin about having fun..3 you think. they were getting away with it. that's the amazing part. in wwstminster the days are dwindling in ravens training camp. they close up shop on friday and the team was gassed, so they got the morning off. they returnnd with a vengeance in the afternooo, undergoing a grueling two and a half hour work out in the heat.

the ravens quarterback coach will be experiencing a homecoming. jim zorn spent the last two years as the redskins head coach, and after he was fired was snapped uppto coach ravens quarterbacks. he admits it's going to be a littleestrange goong back to fed ex field. >> i'm familiar with the stadium, that's for sure. being in the other locker room which is okay, but i suspect i'll have some, you know, some good feelings about, you know, whht those fans -- what those fans do, how they support the redskins, and youuknow, some of the players, you know, i'm very fond of, and you know, it will be just interesting going -- going there and being on the other side. >> to say the least. back here in baltimore, the orioles hhmestand continues tonnght. the birds looking to make it two in a row over the seattle mariners. kevin millwood got the start for the old home team. he got some help early on. first batter of the game. ichiro sends it down the left

field line. look at that. nice running catch. that kind of set the tone for the game. i'll show you why. top of the 3rd. ichiro shoots it to the gap in right. this time adam jones trrcking it down. he's going to try to double up josh wilson at 1st, but wilson barely gets back to the bag. the birds showing off the defense. millwood with an outstanding start. later in the 3rd facing chone figgins, gets him looking at strike 3. eight strong innings for millwood. os flashing the leather again. there's a roccet to 1st n. time for the out. take another look at the jeter-like jump throw. that's how they do it in the big leagues, you know. top of the 9th. the pitch travels halfway up the seats in left, a three-run shot. mariners take a 4-run lead. they force a rubber game in that series tomorrow. the orioles were able to sign their irst round pick last

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and only 100 calories. here's final like at the 7-day forecast. heavy rainfall for much of the day. expect to see 1 to 3 inches of

rain. most likely we'll have a flood of rain. thursday the rain heads out of here with temperatures around 88 degrees. we start to clear up by friday and saturday. looks like a good start to the weekend with 91 on friday, sunshine, saturday looking at 86 degrees, partly cloudy skies, and then sunday even then we get a bit of sun, maybe a chance for an isolated shower or thunderstorm, about a 30% chan chance. early parts of next week looking at mid 80s with sun and clouds. >> thanks so much. the ravens honored the military at training camp today. >> the team played host to members of all four branches of the military today. the players provided autographs ann the coaches wore camouflage caps. >> we got the military out here from all the services, had some of the navy sprint coaches out here. they've been with us pretty much the whhle training camp. it's a real special day. we're real proud of all the personnel in the military all across 9 cup and the country and overseas. we can't thank them enough for

their service and for their family sacrifice. >> more than 200 military personnel were able to take part in today's events. >> and they deserve it. we thank thee for their sacrifices and also for those of ÷

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