a.m. baltimore police discovered a water main break. >> it's buckling, don't anticipate things being open up except for one lane northbound and one lane southbound. >> reporter: giving headaches to holiday travelers today and probably commuters tomorrow. 20 local businesses and homeowners are without water service. this is the 4th and all the businesses are closed today. the department of public works is working with bge to make repairs to the 12-inch water main because there is ano carri0 >>> looks like the heat will keep cranking. we're trying to keep an eye on thunderstorm action. we have a couple of isolated storms western carroll county into central frederick county. other than these two storm cells, there's not much on the radar map. one storm cell is moving into the d.c. area. this is widely scattered, a little more than isolated activity but not a tremendous amount. the heat index values north of 105. tomorrow it could be more than 110. this evening 90s. dress light and cool and hydrated. >> let's head out to the parades. it's a 4th of july tradition in dear old dundalk, the 78th

baltimore city police are investigating a suspicious death in downtown baltimore. just after 5:00 a.m., officers responded to the report of a possible shooting on the 300 block of south charles street. it found an adult male with trauma to his upper body. the victim later died at the hospital. so far, detectives have not been able to find any evidence to indicate that a shooting occurred at the scene could and autopsy will be performed to determine the cause of death maryland state police are searching for a driver who they say hit a man on the ramp from i-7 to the inner loop of the beltway and kept going. -- i guess 70 to the inner loop of the beltway and get going. he was standing next to his disabled vehicle this morning. he was struck by a passing vehicle that did not stop at the scene. there is no information or a description of the striking vehicle. police are asking anyone who might have information to call them. police officers in the eastern district of baltimore city spent the day getting to know residents the protected just a little bit better. the end of day of hope as par

. >> baltimore police are investigating a triple shooting in north baltimore. officers responded a little before 2:00 a.m. this morning. no word on the condition of those victims. crews will resume their search for missing boater in harford county. a man went missing after going for a slum near aberdeen. a second swimmer was reported missing but that swimmer was rescued by a person in a canoe. nearly two dozen families are displaced after a fire. >> kim dacey joins us live at the fire station in randallstown with the details. >> good morning. firefighters say there were working smoke alarms in the building. that's what helped people get out safely. there are no injuries associated with this fire. the blaze started early sunday morning in the garden view apartments in randallstown. the bystander video shows the magnitude of what firefighters were facing in the two-alarm fire. about 100 firefighters responded to the scene and it took them an hour and a half to get the flames under control. the cause of the fire is still under investigation. fire officials think it may have started in a third-floor unit and

a.m. a man shot and killed by police in baltimore county. >> since then, we have learned what led up to the shooting and exactly why authorities were at that location. >> police tell us that they opened fire after a man attacked them. the reason they were at the home early this morning -- a warrant for the man's knees -- niece and another man. >> the officers were yelling loudly that they were police officers as they moved through the home. >> police say the man attacked officers with a sword. it was just before midnight when he heard the frightening sound and noticed police in his neighborhood. >> i came rushing out the door. all i saw was police all over the place. ambulance, fire trucks

a.m. the cathedral at 5200 north charles street. >>> the search for a new baltimore city police commissionertinues this morning officials say they have come up with a blueprint to improve the department. the fraternal order of police created a plan in which they say it will cut down on crime and taxes. union leaders say that the department needs to enhance recruiting and officer benefits if it wants to continue its success in cutting violent crime. >> you have an fop here saying we don't need more police. what we need is better policing, a better deployment of our resources, and taking better care of the police officers on the street who got the job done for you over the last four or five years. >> the union called on the department to require two years of college or military service for new recruits. the union hopes that the search committee will use the blueprint in assessing candidates. >>> facebook now rolling out new rules and plans to fight cyber bullying, it's adding tools to help them report the problems more easier. people now have more options when classifying unwanted posts from o

. >>> a baltimore man is in custody charged with rape, kidnapping and false imprisonment. about 4 a.m. saturday morning two women came into the police station saying they had been sexually assaulted and another man was holding a woman at gun point. officers found him and took him into custody. the woman said they had just met him. two slough them caught him sexually assaulted the third. when they tried to stop him, he shot twice in their direction. none of the women were hit. dash is being held at the allegheny county detention center without bond. >>> two speed cameras were vandalized. >> reporter: one of the vandalized cameras sits between a high school and elementary school. while home who live there aprsh hate keeping the speed in check, others sent a very different message. this is where the camera was, because after this weekend this looked like this. baltimore county police say vandals spray painted the lens of this speed camera and kicked it loose o foundation. >> people obviously, are not happy with the tickets getting sent to them in the mail, simple solutions. don't speed. >> her view is as good as the speed camera that o

police are looking into a report of a sexual assault in northwest baltimore. investigators say the victim told detectives she was walking around 2:00 a.m. on july 1 when she was approached at gunpoint by a man who tried to sexually assault her. we are told the suspect suffered a minor injury during the incident. police have not released any details about the attack. the defendant in the attack of a tour is in downtown baltimore has pleaded guilty. carson, who allegedly threw the punch that knocked out the victim was sentenced to a year in prison. a plan guilty to assault charges, but both will be released from jail on time served. baltimore county police identified a man shot to death overnight in the parks bill. investigators say he was found inside a vehicle. authorities said he had been shot multiple times and died at the scene. there is no word on a suspect or motive in the case. did your computer catch of virus today? it suffered serious damage during the east coast earthquake last august. how long will it take for repairs? the washington monument is back for the public. why this man believes balancing sideways is a patriotic act.

baltimore county. police traced the tag and realized the vehicle belonged to her. at 6:00 a.m. yesterday, mrs. ripken was found still bound, tied up, sitting in her car not far from home. the abductor apparently drove her there and took off on foot. the ripken family released a statement reading in part, this has been a very trying time if our family but we are grateful and relieved that mom is back with us sieve and healthy. we want to thank everyone for their tremendous support especially the law enforcement agencies that worked so hard and quickly. this is an ongoing investigation so we hope everyone understand that we cannot comment further at this time. police are unsure of the mostive saying there was no ransom demand and it is unclear whether the suspect knew of famous connect to the woman he abducted. back to you. >> thank you. >>> making headline this morning, mitt romney holding a seer yankees of high profile meeting in london today as the candidate works to distance himself from some controversial comments. >> and late are, grocery store price going up as the nation deals with its w

a.m. >> in other news and new at 11:00, a man is on the list in an arundel county after a police chase ended in a crash. began in downtown ball -- downtown baltimore. officers chased after an suv after it sideswiped several cars. the driver fled on foot. >> police are searching for an attacker who stabbed a man to death this evening in the lot of -- in south west. a man was spotted leaving the scene. it is not clear what led to the attack. >> the fiancee of a local good samaritan is going through heartbreak again. they have arrested the killer. he was stabbed to death two months ago will try to help someone in distress. he was found blocks away near the intersection of fifth street and florida avenue nw. autria godfrey spoke with a fiancee and she is now live in the news room. >> that fiance says she is having a hard time accepting that the father of one would have put himself in harm's way like that, even with his desire to always help others. >> he never showed up. then is set in that he is never coming back. >> she has felt an eeriness inside her home since the death of her fiancee nearly three months ago. and hearing that johnathan frederick d

baltimore. the victim said she was walking around 2:00 a.m. on july 1 when she was approached at gunpoint by a man who tried to sexually assault her. police have not released any additional details. no troffer the defendants in the attack of a tourist that went viral online. aaron parsons pleaded guilty to robbery charges. he will serve a year in prison. deangelo carter and shayona davis pleaded guilty to assault charges. shatia baldwin will be sentenced in december. >> a man was found shot to death in parkton. this happened on darlington drive. he had been shot multiple times. there is no word on a suspect or a motive in the case. >> talk of tax cuts takes top boating as president obama heads to iowa. gop leaders want to see those tax breaks extended to everyone. hallie jackson joins us live with more. we're facing a hard deadline here. >> if both sides do not come to an agreement, everybody's taxes will go up. >> thank you. >> president obama strolled to the east room of the white house. >> it will be good for you, it will be good for the economy. >> the press secretary says the push for tax relief is not intended to distract from the w

a.m. tuesday. forced her into a 1998 lincoln town car. she was found this morning in her are canear -- in her car near her home in aberdeen. police are investigating. >>> and baltimoreare looking for a suspect. he is described as a white male, believed to be in his late 30s or early 40s. he was wearing eyeglasses, a light-colored shirt and camouflaged pants. if you think you have information on this suspect, you're urged to contact aberdeen police. police say the suspect should be considered armed and dangerous. and we'll, of course, have the latest on the search for the suspect and more on vi ripken, coming up at 5:00 and 6:00. >>> a recall issued on older baby strollers. monique griego is in the newsroom with details for parents. >> reporter: the consumer product safety commission announced the recall, involving more than 200,000 peg perego strollers. the agency says there is a major risk of entrapment and strangulation for infants younger than 12 months if not harnessed properly. this shows the two under recall. the venesia and play co 3 strollers. they were manufactured between january 2004 and september 2007. this comes after the death of a 6-year-old californi