. >> 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

we're like the highest point in baltimore city so we get almost 150 degrees of sunlight every day. now, i've gone through every -- i have contacts and i noticed that on the west coast and in europe and in the pacific rim everybody is actually moving forward with solar panels but for here some reason on this side of the mississippi everybody is -- everybody is talking the talk but nobody wants to walk the walk, right? i hear government, state government all the time talking about, we want to move in solar energy but in actuarily they say, well, you know, we're just trying to do this. you can't -- only corporation or government agency to ever respond is -- everybody tass been talking the talk but not walking the walk. are there any programs for schools touality lies solar energy because -- touality lies solar energy because being -- to utilize solar energy because being in baltimore city we are on top. guest: high and low doesn't make much of a difference. it's if you are shaded and can get direct sun onto the panels. that's how you get good energy is direct light coming onto the pan

. >> meanwhile, upper 80s from boston to baltimore. 90s from minneapolis to kansas city. and 106 in dallas. 75 in seattle. and 92 in salt lake city. >>> and when we come back on this tuesday, toyota. new evidence suggests the company knew about those accelerator problems years ago. that's in business news, next. >>> and u.s. troops in iraq. more and more of them are coming home. president obama says it's a promise fulfilled. [ female announcer ] ladies, raise your spoons. now there's nothing left standing between you and a satisfying breakfast. introducing special k low-fat granola. with 50% less fat than the leading granola and 5 grams of fiber per serving, it's a satisfying way to help you manage your weight. special k low-fat granola -- a taste of freedom. aveeno hair shines in real life. new aveeno nourish plus shine with active naturals wheat smooths damaged cuticles for 75% more shine in one use. real shine, for real life. yours. [ female announcer ] new aveeno nourish plus shine. and i wondered what it was. i found out that connected to our muscles are nerves that

mostly 80s from baltimore to boston. kansas city hits 97. omaha, 92.92 out in salt lake city. >>> we've all heard that expression, one man's trash is another man's treasure. well, in this case, that treasure is a unique collection of art. >> a cool new exhibit in chicago is showcasing old refri that may h in a dump. the fine art fridge project, along the city's magnint udesefrithat sculptures. >> each of these was made over by a chicago artist. an energy company is sponsoring is exhibit, to raise awareness for its appliance recycling program. >> not bad r an fri >>> we'll be riith if you fight to sleep in the middle of the night, why go one more round ? you don't need a rematch, but a rethink. with lunesta. lunesta is thought to interact with gaba receptors associated with sleep. lunesta helps you get the restful sleep you need. lunesta has some risk of dependency. when taking lunesta, don't drive or operate machinery until you feel fully awake. walking, eating, driving or engaging in other activities while asleep without remembering it the next day ha

the project in excellence in journalism report in early january on the study they did in the city of baltimore. it was called "how news happens." one of the interesting takeaways -- in the city of baltimore, at that time, they determined that 62% of the news in baltimore for that week or two, was triggered by the government through social media. then it was added to by the local media in the area. that is an important trend that is happening out there and something to be aware of. also, we talk about crisis. i want to take a step back. i have been doing this for about 15-20 years. i have a lot of experience with the national guard, both in oklahoma, virginia, on deployments, local, the national guard bureau, as well as at the federal level with d.o.d. i want to talk about crisis, but also risk. we leave that part out. what we're doing here is a risk mitigation -- crisis mitigation. this is risk communication. what comes from here will help us in the distribution of resources and a gathering of information, and in the relationships. this will help us in the response to the next crisis. there wi

in sacramento. 95 in colorado springs. 80s from kansas city and the twin cities to detroit. 79 here in new york. 83 in baltimorechicago's south side is taking cover from an all-out air assault. >> thousands of starlings have stormed the bridgeport neighborhood for the second straight year. their weapon of choice, well, pretty obvious. streets, cars and even people have been a direct hit from the onslaught of bird droppings. to make it worse, the birds squawk all night. >> there is some good news, though. the birds will head south as it gets colder. the bad news, experts say they will probably be back next year. >> grab your umbrellas out there. >> an alfred hitchcock movie, isn't it? one good thing, mayor daley moved out of the bridgeport neighborhood a few years ago. so he won't have to deal with the starlings. >> good for him. we'll be back with more right after this. hoveround power chair? the statue of liberty? the grand canyon? it's all possible ith a hoveround., tom: hi i'm tom kruse, inventor rand founder of hoveround., when we say you're free to see the world, we mean it. call today and get a free overo

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cities. he spent years at the university of maryland medical center in baltimore patching up young african-american men who had been wounded in the streets, only to have them come back more seriously wounded. the turning point was in 1996, when a former patient was readmitted with a fatal gunshot to the head. >> we can't do anything about the things that put him here. we can't do anything about those. i didn't believe that. >> chris: dr. cooper started the violence intervention program, to try to reach young men at a vulnerable moment and get them to change. >> why that guy is in the hospital, why his family is at the bedside crying, over whether he is going to die, perhaps that is a moment when that person will have, will stop and think. >> chris: cooper saw them in the first 24 hours. >> we don't want you coming back into the hospital again with another injury, which may kill you the second time. we're very up front and very clear. >> chris: he identified risk factors that had to be addressed. >> do you have a record already? >> chris: if the patient needed a job, they helped him get one. if they

albuquerque 92. 86 in fargo. 90s from the twin cities, indianapolis. 86 in boston. 96 in baltimore. >bp and the coast guard to take action in the oil spill zone. they decided to stop drilling a relief well yesterday before the storm system formed into a tropical depression. the storm could delay work on that well by two or three days. >>> investigators have reached the remote site of a fatal crash in alaska. that crash took the lives of five people, including former alaska senator ted stevens. brad wheelis reports on the crash near dillingham, alaska, and stevens' remarkable career. >> reporter: from washington, d.c. to his beloved home state of alaska, former senator ted stevens is being remembered as a man as large in life as the state he represented for 40 years. president barack obama said, "michelle and i extend our condolences to the entire stevens family and to the families of those who perished alongside senator stevens in this terrible accident." stevens was among five people killed in a plane crash monday evening. the aircraft was headed to a popular fishing destination, ove

baltimore. and 91 in miami. dallas hits 107. new orleans 98. 80s from fargo to detroit. 91 in salt lake city. 81 in portland and 88 in albuquerque. >>> it is girl power like you've never seen before. a teenager with a ponytail who can put most grown men to shame. >> that's right. meet 16-year-old jessica bead of oklahoma. she is the only girl weightlifter representing the u.s. in the first ever youth olympic games. jessica got into the sport when she was just 9. and now she can lift nearly 220 pounds over her head. >> whoa. i feel so weak right now. the games begin in singapore in two weeks. jessica said she was nervous at first but now she's ready to see her heavy lifting and hard work pay off. >> good for her. certainly be rooting for her. that's great. >> we'll be right back. hoveround power chair? the statue of liberty? the grand canyon? it's all possible ith a hoveround., tom: hi i'm tom kruse, inventor rand founder of hoveround., when we say you're free to see the world, we mean it. call today and get a free overound information kit, that includes a video and full color brochure. dennis celorie: "it's by far the best chair

phoenix and colorado springs. 96 in salt lake city. 80s from fargo to kansas city and detroit. 91 in miami. 80 in baltimore. >>> they are whipping up a recipe for a better future and it is all taking place in the can. >> literally. inmates in a jail near san francisco put their best pots forward for a culinary cook-off yesterday. each team included two inmates paired up with real chefs. they had to come up with five dishes which were judged on taste and presentation. >> all the inmates are considered winners because they will be released from jail with a hot new skill in the kitchen. we'll be right back. h it d 3. >>> returning to our top story this morning, rod blagojevich plans to appeal the one conviction in his corruption trial. >> federal prosecutors want to put the former illinois governor on trial again. here's "american landscape" coverage from chicago's abc 7. >> this is abc 7 news at 10:00. chicago's number one news. >> blagojevich right now is facing a maximum of five years in prison and a $250,000 fine for today's conviction. >> while he vows to appeal the conviction the government says it will

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information that philadelphia, baltimore, washington, d.c., places like las vegas, also the warmest july ever on record. new york cityhere's a quick look at the big board. west coast is looking good except coastal fog. very hot in the deep south. these areas in the deep south are likely to see heat index levels from 110 and could be above. with the heat and humidity combined it's a dangerous situation. arkansas all the way south into l.a. a little part of texas, as >> all that weather was brought to you by dairy queen. the warmest decade on record, george. >> warmest, no kidding. okay, sam, thanks very much. >>> we're going to turn to shark scares on the east coast this weekend. on the jersey shore, a scene straight out of "jaws." this land shark scared swimmers out on the beach as well. there have been great white shark found off the coast of cape cod. they've been hunting seals there which has closed at least one beach and others are under swimming advisories. jeremy hubbard is in chatham, massachusetts, with the latest this morning. hey, jeremy. >> reporter: george, over the last seven days there have been seven o

city. 90s from omaha to detroit. a mild 76 in boston and 83 in baltimore. >>> if it were a penny for his thoughts and a man in connecticut. >> brian kiros was so angry about getting a tax bill for not returning his license plate he decided to take revenge to city hall. he paid the $300 bill using only pennies. so many he needed a hand truck just to roll them in. >> luckily, the tax office has coin counting machines. it was not such an easy task to gather all those pennies. he went to ten different banks to get the coins and it took him three hours to unroll them. >> so basically, he did the most work in all of his prank. he did show them. >>> we'll be right back with more. hoveround power chair? the statue of liberty? the grand canyon? it's all possible ith a hoveround. tom: hi i'm tom kruse, inventor rand founder of hoveround. when we say you're free to see the world, we mean it. call today and get a free overound information kit that includes a video and full color brochure. dennis celorie: "it's by far the best chair i've ever owned." terri: "last year, 9 out of 10 people got their hoveround for "little or no money."

much he neastut and salt lake city, and triple and boise. 84 in omaha. 75 in chicago. and 79 in indianapolis. 80s from boston to baltimorelanta. >>> well, this is a truly unique way to knock back a few cold ones, or should we say, hot ones. >> you might want to bring your i.d. along with your appetite at this year's texas state fair. that's because the menu will include fried beer. it looks like sauteed ravioli but it's pretzel pockets filled with beer. >> this is a bad idea. i'm just going to go out there -- look, it's all running out. >> it sounds delicious. >> this concoction is part of the big tex choice recipe contest. we're told the beer does not lose its potency. doesn't just boil out because it's not fried long enough. if you want to try it, you will in fact be carded. >> mm, mm, mm. i'm thirsty. back with more after this. [ fema ouncer ] swiffer sweepervac's electrostatic dry cloths attract so much fine dirt on hard floors you may never go back to your old vacuum. / [ funny voice ] hey, vacuum, wanna attract more fine dirt? then try the static balloon! [ squeaking ] now who's attractive? / [ female announcer ] s

baltimore, maryland. caller: i would like to explore further what the previous caller was interested in. have video cameras, surveillance equipment that can pinpoint cars on cityeets from satellite to? -- from satellites? i do not understand why not come under surveillance of our border between the u.s. and mexico, why we do not sweep the border and augment the wall system, which is as you said, a slowdown. it will not prevent people from coming through. tell me more about that and why we do not focus our attention on that kind of aerial surveillance of what is happening on the ground. guest: actually, we do. we have 155 aircraft along the southwest border and we have some pilots that watch. we also have three unman devices surveiling the border. the aerial technology, while powerful, it tends to move. we need to augment that with something that can much larger areas all the time, as opposed to areas that it sweeps. so we do have aerial surveillance and we are buying other technologies to watch other areas, all the time, to complement that aerial technology. host: rick, hartford, conn. good morning. caller: i hope you will allow me to complete my call. good mo

baltimore. as we check out the rest of your forecast, that's going to be moving through. kansas our pick city.7. sunny and sizzling. a risk of strong storms along the atlanta states. also a strong risk of storms back through the dakotas on into minnesota where we've got some showers and thunderstorms firing up now. heat continues in the southeast. remnants of tropical depression five causing problems down along the gulf coast. anywhere from three to five inches of rain over the next 48 hours. and the heat continues in the southwest. beautiful in seattle today. 78 and sunny. >>> it is beautiful here in san francisco as well. here's a live look at downtown. and take a look at the transamerica building. we can see more of it now than we were able to about an hour ago. the clouds are beginning to lift. they will clear out a little earlier today than they have the last few days. and take a look at our seven-day forecast. the numbers are going to be warming up a little bit every day. and by this weekend, we'll have summertime-like temperatures, especially in the inland areas. and cooler on the coast

baltimore, maryland. caller: i would like to explore further what the previous caller was interested in. have video cameras, surveillance equipment that can pinpoint cars on city streets from satellite to? -- from satellites? i do not understand why not come under surveillance of our border between the u.s. and mexico, why we do not sweep the border and augment the wall system, which is as you said, a slowdown. it will not prevent people from coming through. tell me more about that and why we do not focus our attention on that kind of aerial surveillance of what is happening on the ground. guest: actually, we do. we have 155 aircraft along the southwest border and we have some pilots that watch. we also have three unman devices surveiling the border. the aerial technology, while powerful, it tends to move. we need to augment that with something that can much larger areas all the time, as opposed to areas that it sweeps. so we do have aerial surveillance and we are buying other technologies to watch other areas, all the time, to complement that aerial technology. host: rick, hartford, conn. good morning. caller: i hope you will allow me to complete my call. goo