that's what you'll see in aberdeen right now.'ll see some tears, and you'll see some jubilations, and people making plays like they see on espn. it's just a wonderful, wonderful environment. >> it was great do see cal in our studios today. the ripken world series opening ceremonies are this friday at 7 p.m. the games begin this saturday, and they run through august 22nd. >>> let's take another live look outside. susan said we do have some storms out there, a little more to our north and to our east. she is coming back with another quick look at the forecast. and we take a look at the temperatures from easton, where it's 75 degrees. the temperatures have dropped off a little bit there. we'll be back with more in a moment. every day about 30 women in the u.s. learn that they have cervical cancer. that's why i chose to get my daughter vaccinated. i chose to get my daughter vaccinated when her doctor and i agreed that the right time to protect her is now. because it's about prevention. (nice) gardasil is the only cervical cancer vacc

now over to marty. >> coming up, welcome back too the morn edition. >>> back to aberdeen. it is huge for your community and this state tas morning edition continues. cal ripkin coming up after >>> this is wjz, wjz dt and wjz.com, baltimore. >>> good morning, maryland. now, don scott, marty bass, breaking news with mary bubala, your fir warning weather, and wjz traffic control with sharon gibala. it is wjz, maryland's news station. >>> it is the bottom of the hour. 6:30 also cloudy and still close humidity wise out there right now. sharon will have your traffic right after first warning weather. >> it is humid but it is not oppressive like the past two morning, the atmosphere, here is first warning top letter though. >>> shower activity trying to press our way from the west. as a matter of fact, that shower is already expanded out from frankly up toward the east of cumberland now. we will look at the day part, dragging moisture east. we will keep a chance of shower or thunder shower. no heavy rain expected but a chance of shower or light thunder shower. 84 on the way -- we

massive construction is underway a aberdeen proven ground. today leaders broke ground on a $50 million project outside the base in the heart of edgewood. jeff hagger has more on those redevelopment plans. >>we used to climb the water tower behind us and have a lot of campouts out here. it was the military housing development with lots of kids. it was very fun memories growing up as a child here. >>reporter: rob reviews what's left of washington corp., a housing complex, the ground of the massive bltd up for world war ii. over the decades the people disappeared and viens began choking the life out of the buildings that remain. today marks the beginning of the end of that type of neglect and problems for a community that deserves a lot better. >>reporter: executives have spearhead touchdown push to level the complex, replacing it with almost 200 houses and town homes. a few years ago the feds thought the high cost of developing it, but the stimulus dollars now make washington a willing partner. just in time for the base realignment, to bring to

he faces kidnapping and assault charges and investigators say johnson met the woman in aberdeen. they were traveling from there to edge wood when the woman started feeling unsafe with the man. troopers say she asked to get out of the car and he refused to let her go. he put a huge knife to her throat and harm her if she left. investigators say the woman saw a chance to escape and they approached philadelphia road they say she jumped out of the car. >> when she did that the suspect johnson grabbed hold of her and hanging out of the vehicle and dragging alongside the vehicle. she manages to break free and slide on the ground. gets some bruises. some scratches and bruises that kind of thing. >>reporter: the woman gave police a description of the suspect, the car, aberdeen police spotted the car near the stadium there was a chase. then johnson crashed. that's when police caught him. troopers say the man and woman have a relationship but they are unclear as to what kind that might be. mean time johnson is locked up tonight with no bail. we are live in abing ton, news at 5:30. >> frede

aberdeen is the place for you.t is the chance to go back in time to the good old days of tv and movies. it is the fourth annual installed and the convention in aberdeen. >> this outage days are long gone, and a lot of people remember them and want to spend a few days three watching the programs that inspired them when they were young. >> the first thing i get, i have not seen that in years, and they always say it with affection. >> not only can you see the memorabilia. you can meet some of the stars as well. this is lee meriwether. >> i got to work with adam west and reward. -- burke award -- burt ward. >> remember this cute redheaded kid? it is kyle whitaker. >> i get to see friends and friends and get to visit people and reminisce about the good times gone by. ♪ >> if you saw the bird perform or know who the stars in these magazines are, themselves a convention in aberdeen is the place for you. >> i love anything to do with me the -- old movies or tv. i like anything at all witness out of. i have something that g

be a woman while driving their from aberdeen to edgewood. the victims said johnson held her captive in a car while threatening to cut her. after a struggle she was able to finally escape. aberdeen police located the suspects' vehicle but he refused to stop. he was taken into custody after crashing the vehicle. maryland natural resources police have identified the man building a boating accident last night. richard john hanson died on the scene. a power boat and small aircraft collided. a pair of boaters rescued 40 dewey rd. john martins and 13 -- rescued 422-year-o-year-old john martins and his 13 year-old daughter. >> i took them on my boat after that. >> the two refused treatment. >> what a cool way to end the month of august and start of september. we will be in the 70's today and tomorrow. tomorrow there'll be more sunshine. the clouds are pausing to the east as high pressure overtakes the stalled out front. there is some light shower activity in ocean city and the lower eastern shore. but in central maryland it's partly sunny to partly

it will be converging from all over the world over aberdeen, maryland. picture-perfect baltimore baseball weather. 89 on monday and tuesday. a better shot of scattered showers and storms by the middle of next week. >> be sure to watch tonight at 5:00 for donna hamilton and stan stovall.

a little activity around aberdeen. we will break it down paris 79 at a harbor, 81. 79 at the airport. -- 81 degrees at the harbor. >> e-mail your pet questions to us. us. captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> consumer alert, a deal that seemed to good to be true was really. best buy and advertised a 52 inch samsung television for $10 yesterday. as you might imagine, folks lined up to take advantage of the deal. it usually runs over $3,000. in reality, the ad was supposed to list the sale price at $1,900. if the retailer said the deal was a mistake, so it won't honor the advertisement. >> now your 11 insta-weather plus forecast with sandra shaw. >> checking the radar and satellite this afternoon, not much going on. there were strong thunderstorms overnight. there's a self circulating around aberdeen and getting ready to move into the northeast corner of the state. not very intense. if much like yesterday, some of the storms could be strong. we did have torrential downpours yesterday on the

in aberdeen, route 159 and cranberry road. >>> how about this, dinner and a mercedes. one dealer out in california makes sure his customers are well fed while they wait. the restaurant is called piece 'stro 33 and the cars are a few steps away. meals run from $8 to $18. >> i think it's a great idea. it's fabulous. who wouldn't want to sit here. >> reporter: he thowd thought it was a perfect partner. the restaurant is open for breakfast lunch and dinner. they are hooded with empty coffee mugs. >>> coming up next year on "good morning, maryland." >>> hopefully, the shaken awake is not the worst thing that happened to you this morning. >>> there were close calls overnight with the storm damage. i'm linda so he, we'll have exclusive video coming up.

police in aberdeen researching for the person involved and take a hit and run. it happened near the 715 overpass. officers found the man's body lying on the side of the road. they said he had injuries consistent with being hit by a vehicle. they have little information to go on, so if you were in that area around 6:00 this morning, you are asked to contact aberdeen police. tonight the baltimore city police department is investigating allegations that three white officers deliberately struck young man as he was talking with friends, then left him in the street. he recently ranked no. 5 in the nation in junior olympics. >> i am very angry about the situation. it is devastating. they could have killed my son. >> she is reacting to allegations that three baltimore city police officers intentionally mowed down her son as he was sitting on a dirt bike talking to friends. the alleged incident happened around 9:00 tuesday night. johnson's attorney describes their recollection of events. >> 3 city officers in unmarked patrol car suddenly, violent, and without warning int

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moncton 7 minutes. 10 minutes to perryman. 10 minutes to hickory. 16 minutes to aberdeen before you get pounded as the system makes its way towards the north and east. very heavy shower and thunderstorm activity. torrential rain, a lot of lightning. we got hit here at the station with the lightning. put us off the air. your forecast for the remainder of this evening calls for strong storms. temperatures cooling off. right now we're at 71 degrees. we were at 91, just an hour ago. our temperature dropped 20 degrees in less than 20 minutes here at the station. if you live north and east of baltimore, they're on their way to your neighborhood. we'll have more on the forecast, coming up in a couple of minutes. >>> and norm we just checked with bge. at last count, there are about 3600 customers without power. the majority of those are in baltimore county and city. we will continue to follow the storms tonight as the newscast continues. but also in the news, tonight an elderly man is hospitalized, severely beaten in a possible hate crime. authorities say the 76-year-old victim was fishing with

things that you enjoy, -- it's ten years that the world series has been going on, about seven in aberdeen right now. and it seems like it was yesterday. so it's fabulous. >> when you were playing with putty hill, tell me what was the best hill that you step on and for the kids to step out and see cal's yard over there? >> marty molloy brought me down. and we were running around different fields in patterson park and all those fields. they were good experiences and they were not great fields. they are not good fields and for the kids to come into a big league environment like aberdeen and celebrate baseball, it's like going to a big league facility and the kids are the product. >> we were jumping up and down when we had dugouts. give me the address on youth baseball now? how is it? >> you know when you deal with kids, it seems like the game is flourishing. the kids are wanting to play. we're trying to get more kids to play baseball and play a little longer. they're specializing in baseball and playing it nor year around. but the state of baseball is honest and pure and the emotions run hig

anyone with information that may help police find the vehicle or its driver is urged to call aberdeen police at 410- 272-2121. >>> in the meantime, the baltimore county council will take up a highly publicized speed camera bill on monday. if the measure is passed, 12 to 15 stationary cameras would be mounted over roads near the county schools. the exact locations have yet to be determined. >> we're looking at 214 schools throughout my county within school zones to implement the speed cameras at this time. >> chief johnson says they'll pick spots base on crash data, speed data and citizen complaints. baltimore county police are looking into a home invasion in essex. it happened around 8:30 in the 2400 block of hollyneck road. the person inside the house told police four men kicked in the door and ransacked the home. no one was hurt. it's not clear if anything was taken from that home. also in essex tonight, two men stabbed in the 100 block of aldridge lane. both were taken to the hospital. police do not believe the injuries are life-threatening. >>> an afternoon shooting remains under

also a local storm pass through 9 -- 95 in harford county through aberdeen and cecil county. those areas may have the best chance of patchy fog in morning. otherwise what looks to be cloudy on the satellite imagery i think is trickery from the high humidity. but the clouds will roll in. sun this morning, this afternoon, better chance of thunderstorms developing with our two-degree guarantee high of 85. more on that in a bit. >>> 5:10. let's see what's happening on the roads with kim. >> as we look at 695 and the bw parkway you see traffic is light and running smoothly in both the northbound and southbound lanes. however, we're still working that crash, bel air road at cotrington road. and the harbor tunnel southbound is closed, that will reopen because of an overnight construction project. two-way traffic gets by in the northbound tube. he -- elkton, route 279, bell hill road, all lanes blocked at this time because of a utility repair. and westbound northern parkway at falls road, there was a watermain break. that has been repaired. only one lane gets by this morning. looking

still growing tonight in aberdeen. >> it would have been a great day to go out and play some baseball. we have 77 degrees right now at the u.s. naval academy. we'll talk about the one storm system just off the coast. [ closing bell ] >> your money now. stocks pulled back to end the week. the dow fell nearly 77 points. the nasdaq dropped almost 24. and the s&p ended this friday down nor than 8 1/2 points. and another mixed day locally as reports showed summer losses for hotels. marriott international lost almost 2 1/2% on the day. baltimore-based first mariner gained nearly 2% on the week. and t. rowe price ended by falling more than 1 1/2%. >>> you know, it's no secret that the state is in trouble financially. so how would you help the state save money? governor martin o'malley has been asking for your ideas, and many people, thousands of you, have been sending in suggestions online. here are just a couple of them. do not change the voting system in maryland there is no reason to change. this will save 20 to $30 million. and then this. eliminate the use of the front license plates. th

this is the 10th year for the games in ann aberdeen.ms will play from all over the world to help win the championship, and two of those teams are from right here in maryland. >> i'm never going to be here again. i'm 12 years old. so it is a dream come true. >> all of our hard work is going to payoff. >> you can watch the ripken world series. and digital channel 11-2. the schedule is on our web site at wbaltv.com. click on "sports." that's a lot of channels. >> those kids are cute. >> it is 5:54. 68 degrees on tv hill. we have much more ahead for you. >> an escaped convict is on the loose this morning. how he's now facing attempted murder charges. >> just a few more weeks of summer, and you're out of ideas for the kids zph --? i'm sarah caldwell. you might be surprised at how much they have to offer and all for free. >> and on a.c. doppler, nothing happening locally, but we have a first tropical storm of the season to tell you about. stay tuned for details on that and our local weather. >> strong, determined, and compassionate are a few

. >> cal ripken world series wraps up in aberdeen today. florida ahead of maryland 3-2. the winner going onto the figes -- finals. the floridian drills one over the top. forced into a force-play at second. florida wins 4-2. that means florida advances to face defending champ mexico. today's world seersies -- cal ripken world series can be seen here today on wbal-tv. >> well, steven straussburg lives up to billing. introduced by the washington nationals yesterday. signed a record deal $15 million bonus, and now he faces the pressure of living up to the most dangerous tag in all of baseball "the can't miss kid." >> it felt like it was just a promotion. >> i am happy we were able to get a good deal done and we have an opportunity to play here. >> he says by the fact that he did not sign his deal until the final minutes until the midnight deadline, that would have made it impossible for him to get the deal done. he beat the clock and he beat the bank as well. the nationals say they do not intend to let the rookie pitch in the big leagues this year. >> i'm gerry sandusky. hop

this is the 10th year for the games in aberdeen.r the next several days 16 teams from around the world compete for the title of world champion. two of those teams are from maryland. >> it's a once-in-a-lifetime chance. i'm never going to be here again. 12 years old. so it's a dream come true. >> all of our hard work is paying off, and hopefully it will pay off for another week. >> so cute! you can watch the cal ripken world series on wbal-plus, congressman cast 208, verizon 460, and the complete schedule is on our web site at wbaltv.com. just click on sports. >> baseball, the weather is going to be perfect. it is -- it will be a little sweaty, but not in the 90's. 86 today, partly cloudy and mostly sunny in the city. no major chance of precipitation. 10% at best. i think we'll remain dry. looks like a pop-up thunderstorm chance as we're hotter at 89. 32% chance of scattered showers and thunderstorms. the best shot of seeing more rainfall will be by the middle of the week when you are our next frontal system gets through here. also w

in 2006 the competition brought $1.6 million to aberdeen and $2.6 million to maryland.n says they expect more people to attend this year which means more money for the local economy. >> still ahead, will there really be a lots par lower in baltimore city. the baltimore business journal is here with that story. >> and just a little later, struggling with the high cost of textbooks. our fed ex expert is here with online solutions. >> first a look at the events going on around town. >> welcome back. time for this morning's business news. good morning. >> good morning, jen. >> thanks for coming in today. we are talking slots. is it really going to happen? >> it will happen but maybe not in the time frame we originally thought. what is happening here is there is contamination on the site they had originally planned. we're talking about m&t bank stadium off russell street in an 11-acre site known as gateway south. it used to be home to maryland chemical. there is contamination. arsenic and other things. how long will it take to clear up? how long? some places have been on sit

and meet -- aberdeen. and meet the three men. for these stories and a lot more, read tomorrow's baltimore sun. and remember, you can look for the updated forecast from wjz's first warning weather team. >>> well, tonight, researchers are pointing out a disturbing trend among women. the u.s. department of transportation says the number of women arrested for driving drunk is up, nearly 30%. the most recent incident came last month in new york, when a woman drove the wrong way on a highway near nearly two miles before her minivan slammed into an suv, killing eight people. police found her blood alcohol level was above the legal limit. >>> in tonight's eyewitness news healthwatch, new guidelines for businesses. healthwatch reporter kellye lynn says the government wants businesses to be prepared for seasonal and swine flu. >>> the government wants businesses to encourage high- risk employees to get vaccinated as soon as possible. >> that means pregnant women, healthcare workers workers and younger adults who have health conditions like

perry hall to aberdeen. they do seem to be weakening as we speak right now, from hereford west, it's pretty much over, just lighter showers. to the east of it, if you guys were seeing the heavier stuff. to the north of jarrettsville, that's where the center of this particular cell is. heading right over there. you might see hail with that. strongest activity. we've had some reports of small hail. nickel-sized hail reported over portions of aa county. right now, one more cell around the pikesville area. headed right for northwest baltimore. right here, i expect to see thunder, very, very shortly. west of sykesville, lighter showers. not much going on out there. we'll watch this activity. continue to roll across the region over the next several hours. and by about 7:00 or 8:00, we'll be pretty much done with it. just scattered showers. nothing heavy at this point. take a look at temps right -- temperatures right now. still around 90. oakland, rained earlier. 73, 82, cumberland. 82, hagerstown. 88 at the beach.

it hasn't all been 10 years in aberdeen. we have had about seven in aberdeen. >> but you have a beautiful complex. teams from all over the united states to all across the world. we'd have six international teams competing in that division. we have eight regional champions and three maryland teams. the state champions and harford county champions. >> by the time you were in little league baseball, you probably played in different series right on up to major league baseball. now having a major league series named after you, that is big. >> when they first do that, it feels a little weird. that's something they reserve for when you're not here. but certainly it is the highest honor. our world series starts august 14. we'll be out there for opening series. i'm trying to find a left-handed hitter that can hit the ball over our hotel, so if you know anybody, let me know. >> we're talking the 11 or 12-year-old age group, australia, canada, agueda dominguez -- dome can republic -- dominican republic. >> australia is coming. they hav

. >>> if you're in the area of aberdeen proving ground, don't be alarmed if you hear a series of noise. there will be a series of explosions due to tests being done there. the explosions may also create nonhazardous clouds of smoke. authorities stress, it's no threat to those living or traveling near the facility. >>> "survivor" winner richard hatch is back in trouble with the law, after doing a media interview while on home detention. >> reporter: well, sally, hatch was rearrested on tuesday after being interviewed by several radio and television programs. in the interview, hatch alleged that the judge in his tax evasion case, discriminated against him because he's gay. he also accused them of misconduct. the bureau of prisons says permission is needed for each media outlet that gets an interview from a prisoner on home confinement. >> reporter: hatch was convicted back in 2006. the failure to pay taxes on his $1 million in survivor prize money. >>> police find the body of a swim suit model inside a suit case. a reality tv contestant is being sought for questioning. >> she was close.

registered sex offender is back behind bars after he was a key -- accused of kidnapping and assaulting an aberdeenman caridad and tonight, in emotional reunion for a maryland teenager and his birth parents. the story of how he became estranged from his family and how they were able to reconnect. $5 for the sub, huh? what about the drink and the chips? extra. think a $5 sub is a good deal? it's time to unthink. kfc's new $5 fill-up boxes, each with a side... and medium drink for just $5 bucks. unthink. and taste the unsub side of kfc. this is fabulous! new kentucky grilled chicken! marinated and grilled to perfection... for that five-star, fall-off-the-bone taste. mix original and grilled in your bucket! taste the unfried side of kfc. ç>> the closer we get to fall, the more the temperatures fall. >> yes, indeed. this beautiful weather is going to continue for a few more days. those seven because the car after 53 tomorrow. the record low is 53 for tomorrow. two days in a row we could be down near record lows. labor day weekend is looking nice, too, partly cloudy skies and high temperatures in the l

the group gathered in aberdeen for each offense involving the badges for baseball program. but serves as an outlet for students during after-school hours. >> the next in the area head back to class. kim caught up with the superintendent at westminster, and he says they have got a new challenge deal this year. >> it is back to the classroom and back to the books for students, and those in westminster are filling a familiar range of emotions. >> i have five butterfly filling in my stomach. >> i am not excited at all. i am kind of man. >> for the sixth graders, walking -- i am kind amad of mad. >> for the sixth graders, this will be a new experience. they have a new focus, the h1n1 virus. >> we do not know when we will get it, but we will have something worked out by then. they are working closely with the health department, and dealing with the vaccine will be a challenge, but for the students, the challenge remains in the classroom, and they are ready to dive in. >> i like to figure out how it all starts. >> i love to read books. >> they have plenty of time to do it before t

gave the people around aberdeen a pretty shower. pop-up showers are still a possibility as we go through the evening. more rainfall, general in the like is on tap during the day tomorrow. we'll tell you all about it, coming up in a couple of minutes. >>> harford county has a new way to find missing people. the county sheriff's department has joined with a group called a child is missing. the program uses technology to search for missing children and other people as well. once deputies learn about a missing person, a group makes automated calls to homes in the area describing the missing person and his or her last known location. the message includes a phone number for the harford county sheriff's office. >>> maryland school districts are hiring fewer new teachers than before. it's not necessarily because of the budget cuts. school officials say there aren't as many openings for new teachers because fewer teachers are retiring, and fewer are willing to leave a secured job. >>> money problems may force a baltimore tradition off the st

look at ht doppler shows leiter rain showers across portions of eastern baltimore, going towards aberdeen and delta. these are garden variety showers. the severe threat has ended, and even the threat for heavy downpours has pretty much diminished heading into overnight hours. on the machine, though, we can see flash flood watches in effect on the i-95 corridor and portions of the eastern shore. in darker green, flash forward flood warnings in effect. the rain we received continues to fall down into the chesapeake and we will watch the threat diminish. still looking for a chance of rain, some of which could be heavy. the bulk of heavy stuff has started to move out. you have to make sure you stick down to the full forecast, coming a little bit. >> remember, you can follow the storms of our website. pinpoint the activity down to your own street. new tonight, it is unclear if weather played a factor in a deadly accident in anne arundel county. a female victim was transferred to baltimore washington medical center, where we pronounced her dead. no more details are available at this time. a dea

one or two sprinkles and a sprinkle or two up by the proving grounds in aberdeen, maryland. high and dry across the area. no doubt about that. again, here we go. take a check of the satellite loop over the last couple of hours. one little ripple of low pressure heading to new york city and new england. another ripple bringing showers in north carolina and tide water regions of virginia. we could see an isolated sprinkle tonight into pre-dawn hours tomorrow morning. high pressure will be in charge of our weather. other than an outside chance of a sprinkle first thing tomorrow, gradually high pressure will be moving in. high and dry for most of the week. not much in the way of rain chance starting with lunch time tomorrow and not another shot of rain until way late in the week maybe into next weekend. for this evening partly cloudy and warm temperature mid-80s back to up 70s by 11:00. clouds on the increase overnight tonight, most of the school bus stops will be dry for the kids going back to school tomorrow morning for the first day but you can't rule out one or two lonely sp

in 2006, when $20 million were brought in to aberdeen. they expect more people to attend this year, which means more money for the local economy. the annapolis police department and a local business are helping kids get a fresh start. the annapolis police department and a shopkeeper away free school supplies. kids who visited the barbershop got pens, notebooks, and binders. they want to make sure kids are prepared for a new school year. >> the police department, along with the barber shop, decided to collaborate and help kids get back to school. in the time of this recession, we felt we should give back to the community. >> the police department also provided a free lunch to all participants. we are talking about the orioles. >> so goes roberts so goes the orioles. what he has done of late and why it is coming up, later in sports. >> we're still watching scattered storms across maryland. we will talk about fiber one. i'm looking for some fiber. this bar is an excellent source of fiber. there's no fiber in this. tastes too good. there is f

we have the ripken world series this weekend in aberdeen. cooling will be airing as well on our wbal-tv digital channel. perfect baseball weather this weekend, 86 and 88 respectively. mostly sunny with partly cloudy skies. not too much humidity, so pretty comfortable for august. a chance of pop-up thunderstorms in the afternoon. 88 monday and 90 on tuesday then remaining in the upper 80's with a chance of disturbance generating showers and tomorrows with coverage of 30% on wednesday and thursday. >> in this morning's consumer alert, starting today if you fly on american airlines, you will have to pay an additional $5 for checked bags. the first bag will cost $20 and $30 for the second. the increase will bring competitors in line with delta, couldn'tental, and u.s. airways. customers can avoid the price hike by prepaying online. >> the nation's biggest 401-k provider said more people increased their savings than decreasing them in the last quarter, reversing the trend of the last three quarters. most employers that cutback their 401-k's expec

. >> aberdeen and james down in the 9th and jamestown leading 8- 5. bloomfield won 5-3.a final there. tyler townsend turned to aberdeen tonight. he had been injured. he was a top draft pick in june. there's the scoreboard. texas beading boston 4-2. the rays win 8-3. just underway in seattle. the yankees and mariners scoreless. kansas city in the 9th inning. cleveland wins 7-3 and the white sox win at oakland 8-1. the al central very interesting and tight. here at orioles park the angels over the orioles 5-1 to even up the series at a game each.   going for 2 in a row and i lost. aubrey huff 0 for 3 with a walk. mar cake wis a double and the lone rbi for the orioles. matusz pitched to a loss tonight. he pitched well when you consider he gave up 5 runs in one inning. >> a little bit. i feel like my change-up is not as effective as i want it to be. i'm trying to throw it over the plate rather than throwing like i know how too. after that 3rd inning i was able to relax. this was the first time since i've been here i felt confidential. i re-- comfortable. i made go

. >>> massive construction's underway at the aberdeen proving ground, but there also is a $50 million project underway outside the base in the heart of edgewood. jeff hager take as look -- takes a look at those plans. >> we used to have a lot of camp outs here. it was just a very, very active military housing development with lots of kids. it was very fond memories growing up as a child here. >> reporter: rob reviews what's left of washington court. a military housing complex. the ground of the massive buildup of world war ii. vines began choking the very life out of the buildings that remain. >> it shows it from the start. >> today marks the beginning of the end of that type of neglect and problems for a community that deserves a lot better. >> reporter: david craig has spearheaded the push to level the complex replacing it with almost 200 town homes. a few years ago, the feds balked at the high cost of rebuilding the development. economic stimulus dollars now make washington a willing partner. it will come just in time for the base realignment to bring tens of thousands of workers b

aberdeen got cars stranded earlier this morning near cranberry road at 159. we will talk about the latest on tropical storm danny. now for the latest on what's happening with the commute, here's kim. >> we do haved intoing on a lot of the side streets in baltimore county and harford county as well. looking at the beltway this is running along nicely. now a check on the buses and trains with mta's mark jones. >> reporter: good morning. still dealing with vie verses on, 28, 46, 45 and 91 being diverted westbound. fayette and park locations look for the 519, and 91 to be diverted. the number 13 diverted at washington boulevard due to construction. the 160 commuter bus not going into oliver beach due to a problem there. 8, 45 running 12 to 15 minutes late. for the mta transit team, i'm mark jones. q >>> schools all over the country are having to cut back on budget woes. students in kansas have to clean up their own mess. 13 janitors no longer have jobs. so the students in this elementary school now have to take out the crash and sweeping the floor. all that you

. >>> hundreds of baseball players are in aber den in aberdeen. it's a home run for the local economy. >> reporter: baseball is in full swing in aberdeen. now that the young boys are back in town. >> it's about the kids, really. >> reporter: the 10th annual cal ripken world series kicked off this weekend at the ripken academy bringing young players from all over the world, from mexico to missouri. >> it's not too bad. it's only 2 1/2 yours. several them drove and it was a good 10, 15 hours. >> reporter: they're already seeing some the largest crowds in the tournament's history. >> particularly during a tough economic. families want to spend time together and they want to participate in events that are family affordable entertainment and that is what this is. >> reporter: the tournament is estimated to generate $3.5 million for the local economy. from local vendors from inside the stadium. >> we have men us menus for thew restaurant. >> reporter: to the dozens of hotels and restaurants outside. >> we share the restaurant, so we have already seen an

world series in aberdeen. swing of a lifetime. 3-1 shot. 1-0 florida. make it 7-6. solo shot there. makes a pitching change. diaz makes the change and does a great job. 7-6. that's a brief look at sports. i'm pete gilbert. see you back here tonight at 6:00. >> fresh off the success of the chelsea-milan soccer match baltimore city once again trying to get into the world sports spotlight with racing. >> and if things go as planned, this city could host an indy style racing event. but as you guys have told me, it is more of a grand prix style race with indy cars. lowell melser will explain all of this. >> once i got here and i looked at the harbor and all that kind of stuff and where the track is going to be going, it's a win-win situation. >> that's two-time indy 500 champion al unser jr. putting his full support behind holding an indy car race in downtown baltimore. if anybody knows indy car racing, it's him. the announcement comes a week after the baltimore city council approved an initiative giving the baltimore county racing commission two years to plan the race w

in 2006 the competition brought $1.6 to aberdeen and $2.6 to maryland.s year. >> welcome back. we'll check on your insta-weather plus forecast with meteorologist john collins. good morning, john. >> good morning. sun trying to breakthrough. a little shower activity on the jersey shoreline. heavier storms are off in the water. some rain in west virginia. a front along the eastern seaboard starts to move out. the front still in the neighborhood kind of stalled or slow moving. most of the rain pushing away. high pressure pushing in. eventually means drier or less humid air. our forecast partly sunny today. that means periods of clouds and some sun breaking through. still a chance for lingering rain shower. not as high a clans as yesterday. winds normally at 5 to 10 miles per hour. so the clouds and everything else will reduce the temperatures and its rain chances are reduced for today. that's the good news. >> thank you, john. thank you for joining us. lench news sunday morning continues in 25 mibs. -- nins "11 news sunday morning" continues in 25 minutes.

saturday september 12th, we take care of them with a big under the tent celebration in abettor -- aberdeen attending you give school supplies to local children, 410-272-3278. join in on the big tent celebration for the i.c.o. thank you, pat. if you would like to send in a cup of joe, 6400 york road, baltimore, 21212. we'll make sure everybody knows what is going on. >> everyday we tell you our featured events. this is when you e-mail us and we let you know what is going on. raw sushi, good food. the restaurant offers spicy salmon and avocado roll in honor of the baltimore orioles and the first japanese team member. this special runs up on october 4th. if you're interested hang there and check the deals for fans. >>> the mid-atlantic know stall gacon -- nostalgia convention is in aberdeen. meet lee meri weather who was cat woman on batman. johnny whitaker -- he was jody on "family affair"? thank you very much. lute -- lieutenant carpenter, and others, the money raised goes to st. jude's hospital. >> if there's something going on in the community and you want us to mention it on air, e-mail

so i went up to aberdeen to see how he's doing. when you are thinking about hometown boy does good, the name ripken may come to mind. but we're talking about steven bumbry. he's loved baseball all of his life. as a kid, he played in major league rocker rooms and on the field. but now, little steven is all grown up. his father is orioles hall of famer al bumbry. you can say baseball is in his blood. >> my dad obviously had a great career in baltimore. he was a big leagues coach and minor leagues coach and up and down throughout the system with the indians, orioles and red sox. i grew up around it and it's definitely in my blood. >> reporter: steven went to delaney high school then onto virginia tech. he's now signed with the iron birds. he also knows his work has just begun. >> i've seen what kind of hard work it takes to come up to a system and develop as a player and eventually make it to the big leagues. you know that's been something that's helped me out. i've gotten huge motivation from those guys, and i look forward to being t

check out aberdeen. more than seven inches of rainfall. we accumulated in some areas. in towson alone, three inches consume layed. it has been wet. burr we are going to exit that trend as we head into nicks week. partly cloudy skies for the rest of the night, slight chance of showers. 65 to 69 the temp range and the sunset at 7:42. tomorrow, things improving. partly cloudly, can't rule out a 20% chance of a shower to our south because the front is going to stall out. we are talking south of nap lass annapolis here. 83-87. we are going to be much cooler heading into next week, maybe into the 70 et cetera. there is the front. it made good head way through tonight and will continue to push to the east. it is going to stall just to the south of the state. that is why we will have a slight chance of a shower or storm tomorrow in southern maryland. for the most part, the front is not going to be a major player. more so we are dealing with the influence of the jet stream that is going to let cooler air dive in here. this cool air is going to feel almost like fall for next wee

this is the 10th year for the games in aberdeen. 16 teams from all around the world will play for a chanceo win the title of world champion. two of those teams are from right here in maryland. the eight players made it clear how much excitement is in the air. >> its is a once-in-a-lifetime chance. will never be here again. it is a dream come true. >> all our hard work is paying off. >> you can watch the ripken world series comcast channel 208 and digital channel 11-2. the complete schedule is on our website, wbaltv.com. >> a magical weekend ahead for those kids. we will tell you who you will not see any more this season and showed a rare piece of orioles history that unfolds tonight. get schooled in style, at the jcpenney hottest back to school sale tired of waiting for your savings? with an instant money coupon from jcpenney, get $10 off instantly when you spend $50. stores open early saturday with doorbusters. like, arizona jeans for guys are $13.99. juniors' city streets skinny jeans for only $12.99. select bras are $14.88 style doesn't wait. and neither should you. check your newspaper

the cal ripken world series wraps up in aberdeen tomorrow. our break for the maryland team, based in florida. 3-2 florida in front of maryland. . diaz at the plate. the solo shot, 4-2 board. eric head's into a forced play to end it as large a these maryland, 4-2. board of this is the defending champ, mexico tomorrow. -- florida faces maryland. if it does not work out for the nationals, bacon take comfort knowing they are not the first people in washington to waste a lot of money -- they can take comfort. the bonus makes him the highest- paid draft pick in history. if you have to miss, do it with $15 million in your pocket. $15 million in your pocket. diabetes and cancer. they've heard that biomedical research offers hope, that it could control, maybe even cure, their disease. senator ben cardin understands the importance of innovative biomedical research, for patients, their families, and our economy in maryland. call senator cardin today. ask him to protect the 90,000 maryland jobs biomedical research provides and the hopes of patients every

. >>> moving right along, up the road in aberdeen, harford county, the cal ripken little league world series -- sorry, that's the wrong video. forrest hills of florida did beat mexico by the final score of 7-6. >>> moving right along, they say what that's all for sports? signals a little mixed up there. >> i can't believe the orioles first time they have won two consecutive games in two months. >> in two months. >> that's not a good statistics. >> don't talk about it too much because they are going for three tonight. >> let's hope so. >> thank you, stan. >>> coming up tonight at 11 on wjz's eyewitness, some new developments in the investigation surrounding the mental health records of the virginia tech gunman and the pittsburgh area health club where a gunman killed three women is also trying to make a new start at 11:00. be sure to watch without a trace at 10:00 p.m. followed by eyewitness at 11:00. >>> finally tonight, contestants in finland are showing off their best skills at the world air guitar championships last night. take a look. you cannot air guitar in

the forest hills all-stars took down mexico in aberdeen today, 7-6. this is the 4th year mexico made it to the championship, but florida pre- veiled. they end the tournament undefeated and of course with bragging rights. tonight forest hills all-stars can say they're the best little league team in the world! >>> before we head to break, here's a live look at a very gloomy inner harbor. susan will be back with her final forecast. stay tuned! >>> okay, so we have some watches and warnings. >> we do. let's go to the graphic. we have all the green counties, all the green areas are flash- flood watch. that's in effect until midnight. and then until 11:30 all of the reddish counties we see as a flash flood or a flood warning, which means flooding is going to happen somewhere within those counties. we're looking at a lot of rain tonight. just look at that radar picture. from one to three inches. beware of that. >> we want to warn folks not to drive. >> don't drive through standing water! got it in. >> that's it. probably service announcement for the night. w

. >>> and if you love baseball, the cal ripken world series begins tonight in aberdeen. the cal ripken world series is in its 10th year. this year includes teams from japan, mexico, canada, and puerto rico. a total of more than 200 players representing 16 teams will participate in a night of baseball contests, including a home run derby, player parade, and skills competitions. ripken world series opening ceremonies are tonight at 7 p.m. the games begin this saturday. they will run through august 22nd. >>> and the ravens finally got to hit somebody in a different colored jersey last night, and to make things much better, those jerseys were burgundy and gold. baltimore looked great in their preseason opener against the washington redskins. after two field goals, the ravens finally made into it the end zone at the end of the first half. troy smith connected with justin harper, putting the ravens up 13-0, and the ravens defense picked up from last year, just dominating the skins, shutting them out 23-0. >>> let's take another look outside. pretty evening at the inner harbor.

across baltimore we saw a couple of thunderstorms towards aberdeen proving ground. the recommend nationals of a cell have pushed across the bay impacting the eastern shore. i'm sure the traffic is still full on 404, some getting hit with storm activity in that direction. back here things pretty quiet, 67 degrees overnight, partly cloudy. we still could see an isolated shower or two that continues through the day tomorrow. we have got drier weather, hotter weather, all on the way we talk about that straight ahead. cristian? >> okay. thanks. >>> this is the final weekend for the government's popular cash for clunkers program. it end at 8:00 tomorrow night but some car dealers are calling it quit early. so today lots were full of buyers. here is john hen dillon. >> it's the end of the road for cash for clunkers. >> it's the beginning of the last day. >> reporter: here at this toyota dealership they counted down the hours and the deals. >> people were making deals one after another. people had two or three deals at once. >> when i heard about the monday deadline i decid

up in aberdeen 84. 83 in northeast. and chestertown right now reports in with 88 degrees.r forecast for this evening. the majority of the rainfall will be down over central and southern portions of virginia. as far as here in the baltimore area, it looks like we're going to go precipitation-free. but tomorrow afternoon, showers and thunderstorms bubble up again. and again on friday afternoon. because of all the heat and humidity and the moisture flow coming in from the gulf of mexico. overnight mostly cloudy. a few showers are possible. but most are going to be down to the south of us. 74 for the low. during the day tomorrow, it's going to be a very similar day. partly cloudy, showers and storms popping up because the heat and humidity with a high of 88 degrees. and your extended outlook for the next seven days. there it is right there. the scattered showers and thunderstorms will continue through tomorrow, friday, and saturday. sunday things start to clear up just a tiny bit. but as you can see, we've got cooler temperatures moving into the region by sunday, monday, tuesd

it formed right here around the white marsh area, made its way up towards the aberdeen area, giving them a pretty good soaking. it's now in the process of falling apart, but there are a few other scattered showers across the region. if we pull back, you can see them on the eastern shore around dover, and also some moving in from the mountains of the virginia area. as we go through the evening, pop-up showers are likely because of the heat and humidity. your forecast for the next couple of hours partly cloudy. a few pop-up showers. temperatures will hold in the 80s. tomorrow is going to be bringing in more general rainfall. we'll tell you all about it, coming up. >> thanks, norm. >>> now for a look at tonight's top stories, the svi has joined a child porn investigation. john nicklas and shannon honea are charged with child abuse and sex offenses after police raided their home last week and found images on cds, dvds and computer equipment of children ranging from 2 to 13 years old being sexual abused. nicklas' ex-wife says she has three children, including two young daughters. police are n

>>> and speaking of heating up, the cal ripken world series kicks off in aberdeen. jamie costello gives us a preview. we'll have the stories and baltimore's most accurate forecast, all new at 5:30. >> in janesville, wisconsin police are still laughing over an attempted robbery. the would-be robber targeted the wrong bar, because it was full of off-duty cops. surveillance cameras recorded it all as the police officers walked in, followed bay man wearing a mask. he also had his hand in his waistband, pretending to have a gun. it didn't take long for the cops to arrest the 18 who says he didn't intend to rob the bar. he was only wearing the mask so no one would recognize him. >>> a high speed car chase ended peacefully in los angeles. but there was an accident right after it ended. the suspect didn't have time to put his car in park when he stopped to give up. and the vehicle rolled right into a police car. police say no one was hurt, and the driver's charges include dui. >>> in aspen, colorado, pictures of a bear browsing through a fur store. the small black bear appa