people all the way to anne arundel are feeling the county. because of the breaks, officials have placed a mandatory 24-hour restriction on water use in northern sections of aa county. people in those parts should not water their lawns. use sprinkles, wash cars or fill up pools. the restriction are expected to continue for about two weeks. if you need all the latest information about the water main repairs and the traffic issues, just head to abc2 news/traffic. >> governor martin o'malley and house speaker michael bush met with members of the delegation trying to reach a compromise that would pave the way for a casino at national harbor. jeff hager has more on how that can affect city's cut of the pot. >> reporter: spots have already become a real fit at anne arundel. it will ultimately bring the unarmed bandits to baltimore. it could cut in boasmght the -- both. the governor could address that. >> you sequenced the timing of the sixth so it does not come on line until 2016. that gives you an opportunity to see what the benchmark is and you ha

this is in the best interest of the citizens of anne arundel county. >> the fact that the announcement came from the prosecutor's office leaves me to believe the chief has turned state's evidence which will make things more difficult for the county executive. >> that cheek -- he still believes the chief should have to answer for any possible involvement. >> if there are criminal accusations, he should have his day in court and people to stand up and say this is what i am accused of. let the process play out. >> we caught up with the chief as he was leaving the police station, but he had no comment on his retirement. >> as of august 1, the interim police chief will be major pamela davis who has been with the department since 1993. we have more on her career tonight at 10:00 and 11:00. >> thank you. to a developing story on capitol hill -- the republican-led house passed a measure to repeal the health care law, defying the supreme court decision a few weeks ago willing a constitutional. democrats chastised the gop for holding more than 30 votes in the last 18 months against the law that

anne arundel county, same thing. almost every truck wassin use...cluding ladder truck 0 in the city... it's one of 3 fire companies that was supposed to shht down yesterday..hey wwre elimmnnted in the final budget last week. but weekend storms delayed the inevitable... and city officiall have decided to exttnd opperations until after the fourth f july.now... the clock is ticking again. 13:50:00 ""ire people, we need 'em. these guys work hard. you don't nned to close themmdown." iisurance and we are needed." needed."while the mayor says officials say they're sttll talking with city hall ttying to cooviie them to ccangg their minds. coming up next half hour...the incredible video... captured after fiveerowhomes collapsed... and how union officials are using events mayor.i'm egan gillilaad, he - fox45 early editionn michael jorranns son...in trouble with theelaw. accused of doing...and the charges he's facing. facing. yoo're watching fox 45 porning news.. all local.. all 3 map895fiberbelairmap mapbelairfiber895maa & toyota is recalling over 150- cars.t

however that storm is to blame for two fires in anne arundel county. lightning strikes sparked both of them in townsville a firefighter fell through the floor while getting inside the home. >> it was a great surprise. you have to be very cautious about where you step because you don't know where the weak spots are and unluckily the floor slid him down. >> that fire was contained to the basement and crews also brought in -- managed to fight another fire in the arm area that was under cool pretty quickly. >>> all right, we've seen the damage from lightning and what it can do already this week alone. >> this week we received a video of fire from a home in bel air. this happened on illinois drive and fortunately though no one was home. the damage was contained mainly to the attic and showing you just how dangerous lightning can be. as for last night d.c. got hit pretty good. some homes in the northwest part of the city flooded and some backed up once again by sewage. now we're waking up to more mornings of people without power this morning. and remember yo

. >> [inaudible] evidence.te's >> who will now step into the anne arundel police? new evening, everyone in our big story tonight -- james stairhead become snarled in a scandal surrounding john leopold was charged with using his security detail for personal and political gain appeare. sheldon is live in anne arundel county with details on that and the woman that will replace him. >> major pamela davis will take over when and chief tear steps down. she will take over the department on august 1. 11 news caught up with chief james tear out to police headquarters just hours after his resignation was announced. but he didn't have anything to say. until a full-time replacement is found, major pamela dennis will lead the anne arundel police department. this is what we know about for so far. she is a resident who has been on the police force since 1993 and has served in various capacities. she will be the department's first female chief of police and holds a master's degree from johns hopkins and also graduate from the fbi national academy. dr. tyrone powers. >> i think it

and i'm goona load my guns and blow everyone up 20 20what investigators are learning about an anne arundel county man who allegedly threatened to blow up a busines. business. "we don't know the nature of the communications, and at this point, those communications are protected." protected."the colorado movie theater shooter heads back to court tomorrow.what key evidence authorities may not be allowed to use. 3 "vytas says..." says..." and an anne arundel county boy is alive tonight thanks some quick acting lifeguards and a foundation started 6 years ago. good evening.i'm jennifer gilbert.new details tonight about the anne arundel county man who police say was planning a mass shooting like the one in colorado.the suspect is undergoing psychiatric observation.but fox 45 talked with some of his former neighbors - who are still stunned by the accusations.melinda roeder explains why...melinda? in the old neighborhood where neil prescott grew up - neighbors say he was just a quiet, but normal teenager. teenager. 2641 i don't know what made him do this? uh, out of character 46 kenneth and nagat j

i do. >> reporter: at 3:20 this morning the anne arundel county s.w.a.t. team executed a search warrant at prescott's home. he surrendered without incident. >> in light of what happened a week ago in aurora, colorado, it's important to know for the community that we take all threats seriously and if you make a threat, we will take action. >> the 28-year-old prescott has not been arrested yet, but will likely face a host of state and federal charges once he's

shakeup at the top of the anne arundel county police department.hy the top cop is calling it quits. >>> a murder in florida, with ties to anne arundel county. i'm rochelle ritchie. the disturbing details into the killing of a former principal coming up. >>> after a recent thunderstorm knocks out power to thousands of people. city leaders tackle the tough questions. what they say needs to happen before another hit. >>> another pleasant summer evening. could changes be coming? >> check in for these stories and all the day's breaking news. >> wjz eyewitness news at 6:00 starts now. >>> stepping down. amid a cloud of controversy. >> why anne arundel county's top cop walked away and the link to top executive john leopold. >> i'm denise koch. >> and i'm vic carter. here's what people are talking

sherrie johnson has all new information about the child drowning in anne arundel county. and of course we start with weather and meteorologist mike masco. >> all right, here woe go guys. and charlie that is guys, megan not here. 79 outside the studio doors right now. a very, very sticky morning with the humidity around 60%. annapolis at 82 and d.c. landed at 80 and it's into the 80s already over the eastern shore. the satellite confirming the mostly clear skies overhead this afternoon. take a look at your planner. 83 degrees around the 8:00 hour. and at lunchtime we're already up to 92 degrees, tack on a few more and we'll get a two degree guarantee going of 98 degrees. with the humidity feeling like it's between 100 to 105. there could be a couple gusty showers and storms and right now where they are and where they could be by this evening. that's coming up in just a little bit. now a check on the abc2 timesaver traffic. looking pretty quiet morning on the roadways thus far. though congestion starting to build now in route 40 eastbound between joppa farm road and joppa r

-- is leigh to -- is the 14 anne arundel. those storms were pretty strong when they came at the pennsylvania and i can tell you why the weekend when they got into maryland, but they did and it's a good thing. we will just be thankful that they got weaker when they jump out of pennsylvania. the front is going to draft south, walking into maryland and go through the afternoon and stopped just south of us. it will be a slow process to get rid of the heat. the rain cooled things off down to 84 degrees after hitting 102 degrees this afternoon. showers and thunderstorms early tonight. partly cloudy skies later on with temperatures settling back to between 70 degrees and 80 degrees. the front will start just south of us, so we keep a chance for showers and the forecast with temperatures in the upper 80s and low 90s. after that, it really cools off. a chance for rain in the picture. take that temperature down to 83 and we get rid of the rain and humidity. sunshine with temperatures in the mid-80s and overnight lows in the '60s. much-

some of these areas, all around anne arundel, kent, queen anne's, get ready because this is a dangerous storm producing dangerous cloud to ground lightning lightning we'll show you bel air, those storm clouds rolling in. a storm toward the north. that will be pushing through parts of harford and carroll county. a high of 101. look at the temperatures over the eastern shore. dover is at 98. 99 degrees in salisbury. it's feeling like 105 in dover. feels like 87 and a rain cooled 79. we're starting to see a relief. let me correct myself. 102 the official high. 90 elsewhere. patch river checked in at 100 degrees. notice that line of showers and gusty showers pushing through the bay. keep in mind any interest on the bay, give it a couple hours as the line pushes through. there's more showers starting to come. that's toward the south and east. we'll see if that starts to trigger showers and storms. still baking, 103, 102, so again, missouri is still dealing with the heat. this will fall to the south. we'll see some relief as we go into the weekend. maybe another heat wave. here's future trend

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once again in anne arundel county. and abc2's sherrie johnson is here with all new information. >> reporter: charlie i've been in contact with anne arundel county police this morning. we have confirmed a 4-year-old child has drowned at a pool at a home in brooklyn park in anne arundel county. we have all new video of the scene. police tylotes child was found unresponsive in the pool at the home at 601 old riverside road. the call came in around 10:00 last night and the child was taken to harbor hospital and police are still investigating this case. officers spent most of the night scouring the area trying to figure out exactly what happened. we'll continue to check in with officers throughout the morning to gather the very latest information. once again, we have confirmed that a 4-year-old child has drowned at a pool in a home in brooklyn park in anne arundel county. sherrie johnson, abc2 news. >>> well, tens of thousands remain without power this morning most of them in baltimore county. and no power means no air- con

. >>> we have new information and video after a child drowns at a pool in anne arundel county. the latest information on that drowning coming up. >>> and life star is walking off the job in one florida beach. why one of their own was fired for doing his job. we'll fill you in on that on this thursday, july 5th. "good morning maryland," i'm charlie crowson, megan is on assignment this morning and we'll be checking in with her in a minute but for now a check of the very hot forecast. say hello once again. meteorologist mike masco. >> we're already starting out 80 degrees at bwi and humidity up at 56% and that wednesday ushering in again all the moisture from down to the south. 80 in town right now. look at the eastern shore numbers into the 80s. that's a very, very sticky start and we're going to be talking about the heat indices rising through the course of the afternoon. heat advisory for much of the 95 corridor as the daytime highs returning around 98 degrees will feel like it's between 100 to 105. 98 again real feel numbers will be into the triple digits. there's a chance for

she will be the first female police chief for anne arundel county. >> thank you. corruption and high crime -- those are the two of the seven key areas city police say they need to address as part of a massive overhaul department operations. 11 news obtained a report from the fraternal brotherhood of police outlining problems that need to beat picks -- problems that need to be fixed. they call this the outdated and ineffective. they have called for a thorough review of policies to revoke its efforts to reduce violent crime. >> burglary, assault, larceny, this ranges from neighborhoods in northeast baltimore all the way down to federal help. >> if you would like to take a look at the report, we have a list of the complete blueprint out our website, wbaltv.com. it is now official, the baltimore city fire chief is getting a good sized pay raise in the contract extension. this is much to the dismay of the city firefighter union and at least to the elected officials. let's go live to city hall tonight for more on that story. >> the chief will get an 18% increase in pay,

>> he is in an anne arundel center for a mental evaluation. investigators believe he may have made the threat because he was about to get fired. the investigation involves prince george's county and anne arundel police. >> i believe serious violence could have happened. >> alarming conversations between as supervisor at a pitney bowes office in capitol heights and the contractor lead to a 36-hour police investigation. police got a search warrant to check out the home of neil prescott and took him into custody for a mental evaluation. the police chief says he threatened to kill. >> he said "i am a joker and i am going to load my guns and blow everyone up." >> police took that as a reference to last week's move the massacre in aurora, colorado. >> is important to know which it all threats seriously. if you are going to make a threat, we will take action. >> anne arundel county police went to the apartment where he lived to talk to them. during a field interview, the suspect was wearing a t-shirt that said "guns don't kill people, i do." so, the

the heaviest is anne arundel county and eastern princeton george's county. we have had a little more than one quarter of an inch of rain since midnight here on tv hill. there is drizzled on ocean city as well. let's take a picture of the ocean city right now. there is the boardwalk. it is cloudy and gray. there are a couple of folks on the beach. the water is rough. in ocean city, it is 72. here, in town, it is 65. where it is not raining actively, it is a little warmer. also, further south it is warmer. 97% is the humidity. that explains the rain. the northeast wind is at 8 miles an hour. the wind drags down the temperature and brings in some of the moisture off of the atlantic. notice the yellow shade in the south where temperatures are in the 70's. the front that was over ross yesterday has slipped further south. yesterday, temperatures notice we went down -- noticed we went down. there is the front. you can see the cooler air. if it was not for the rain, it would be less humid. here is the satellite image with thunderstorms wind up along the front. you s

it's amazing he got that far up in the anne arundel county area in just those few minutes. i didn't know where he was going. the water crews have scram bemed to. scram bethlehemed to get things back -- scram bemed to get things back -- the water drews have scrambled to get things back -- >> i don't want to confuse our viewers. that was video of the -- the video we just showed was video of the crash that happened in anne arundel county. the crash you are talking about, we're trying get it cued up. >> reporter: okay. trying to get it cued up. >> right. >> reporter: okay. >> and right now there is a minor setback. >> reporter: i agree. we don't nope if they need to -- we don't know if any need to flush out the fire lines. they put the -- if they need to flush out the fire lines -- fire lines. thank you. we'll send it back to you. >>> well, a pilot was killed near the airport in berlin. witness say the plane began have engine trouble. other witnesses say the wing appeared to have struck a tree before crashing. the pilot was killed. no one was hurt. the ntsb was notified. >>> no

there's a downed tree in anne arundel county. it's right in pasadena near route 100, definitely watch out for that. if you're traveling on the jfx, there's a lot of standing water near cold spring lane. be extremely cautious when traveling in the area. in downtown baltimore, we're still dealing with that water main break that continues to shut down light street. that's between baltimore street and lombard street. there is a detour in place, but do allow yourself some extra time if you are traveling in the area. mass transit highly recommended. here's a live look at the west side of the beltway at old court road. fortunately no delays. it will be a nice easy ride all the way down towards route 40. that is look at your abc 2 time saver traffic. megan and charley, over to you. >>> news time 4:46. we're continuing to follow developing news out of aurora, colorado. new information coming into us just moments ago. we're now learning more about the suspected gunman. >> absolutely. we do know we are hearing reports of 10 dead. we'll keep

>>> a child drowns in a pool in anne arundel county. i'm sherrie johnson, we'll have all new information and video coming up. >>> and that's a live look right now at the construction going on in baltimore county. megan pringle a live report coming up also this morning, if you use york road there could be some delays out there. after a water main break. finally fixed. those stories and much more coming up on this thursday, yum 5th. "good morning maryland," i'm charlie crowson. alongside mike masco. megan is on assignment and a pretty good chance the producer may separate you and me before the day is over. >> we are in so much trouble. >> separate corners sir. >> you won't have to deal with me anymore on monday. lauren cook is down in ocean city. >> where is she? show me. where is she? >> next to the garbage can waving, no, she's -- i'm hoping sleeping as she's enjoying a much deserved vacation. look at this shot. it is beautiful looking towards ocean city. now the sunshine is going to go to work today but the problem is that sunshine wor

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now is being blamed for two house buyers in anne arundel county. sheldon dutes has the latest part. >> firefighter from the anne arundel county fire department were kept busy tonight. >> it struck right at the corner of my house. it was scary. >> edward thomas was at home making dinner with his wife when a thunderstorm passed brute arnold. >> i looked out the back door and a bolt of lightning came down and hit the corner of the house by the electrical breaker. >> edward lost power and smelled smoke, but he and his wife got out of their home safely. anne arundel county firefighters were on the scene of another fire in annapolis. the cause of this fire is still under investigation but officials think it may have started after lightning hit a metal conductor in the home and sparked a fire in the basement. one firefighter fell for the first floor, but no injuries were reported from this fire as well. fire officials say it is safer to stay indoors during a severe weather event. >> it is the safest place to be, obviously. but nature just works in strange

speaker michael busch is from anne arundel county where the maryland live!asino just opened in june. >> is it a done deal? look, i think you do what you do in the house with every piece of legislation. we will work on all the specifics of the legislation. we'll do that before we come into the special session. >> reporter: but the speaker's counterpart senate president mike miller sounded more optimistic. >> anne arundel county which has a site right now will continue to benefit from this bill. in fact, all sites will continue to benefit. >> reporter: ultimately all this will be up to maryland voters because any referendum passed next month still needs voter approval in november. in annapolis, tom fitzgerald, fox 5 news. >> the governor tells us the actual bill lawmakers will consider is still being put together right now, but they expect to have it ready a few days before the special session. speaker busch tells us he expects the session to last two or three days. a referendum has to be passed by august 20th in order for it to appear on the november ballot.

anne arundel county's chief retiring. the reason he's leaving the force. >>> a murder in florida, with ties in anne arundel county. i'm rochelle ritchie. the disturbing details of a killing of a former principal, coming up. >>> after a recent storm knocked out power to hundreds of thousands of people, city and county leaders are now asking some tough questions. i'm monique griego, coming up, what they say needs to happen before another storm hits. >> check in for more on these stories and all the day's breaking news. >> eyewitness news at 5:00 starts now. >>> sudden departure. anne arundel county's embattled police chief call its quits. in why his decision is tied to the case against john leopold. >> hi. i'm kai jackson. >> and i'm mary bubala. here's what people are talking about. >> a major shakeup in the anne arundel county police department. chief james tear will step down, amid a scare rocking county government. mikelg

and somebody who knows policing well. >> we get a police chief out of anne arundel county who comes in and runs our agency, affixes our agency. >> his retirement is effective as of august 1. reporting live, jennifer franciotti. >> police are asking for your help finding a sexual assault suspect. a woman was assaulted back in july 1. the victim was approached at gunpoint and the suspect attacked her. police looking for these men they say were involved in a sexual assault of a young girl. investigators say mikris jackson and lawrence mayo led two gir ls through the woods where the men engaged in sexual activity with a 13-year-old girl. anyone with information should call the special victims unit. >> landlords have no legal basis to evict tenants who own pit bull-type dogs. it is not yet in effect, landlords cannot take action against tenants. dog owners can be liable for attacks. caregivers of the spca call the opinion a small step in the right direction. >> landlords are worried. this is a temporary fix for them. they didn't have to evict anyone. a more permanent solution would put ever

. >>> going to trial, anne arundel county executive will have to face charges against him in court. why a judge denied his request to throw out the chargeless. >> hello everybody i'm denise koch and here is what people are talking about tonight. when september comes anne arundel chief will stand trial despite trying to fight the charges against him. >> reporter: this is a big win for prosecutors, a judge has ruled that john leopold will stand trial on four counts of misconduct in office and one count of misuse of taxpayer money. >> reporter: denied, denied, denied, a judge shoots down attempts to dismiss charges against county executive john leopold. leopold is accused of using his security detail to drive him to sexual encounters in public parks and to spy on public attorneys. >> i'm very confident when all the relative facts are known that we will prevail. >> reporter: leopold lawyers argue that charges of misconduct are too vague, but judge sweeney says the court cannot conclude at this stage that it must be dismissed for being unconstitutionally vague.. legal analyst wamken says

anne arundel county has just been canceled. to the south, the southern part of this line, we have the severe thunderstorm warning in effect. and that's going to continue until 6:30. just off to the northwest of us, what i'm going to do is switch this over to a national view so we can get the idea. and you'll see, there is a pretty strong line of thunderstorms. and that is going to make its way into maryland. even though we have a few scattered about now and may move away. they have another round coming our way. because of that, severe thunderstorm watch is in effect until 10:00 tonight. haven't been able to drop that severe thunderstorm warning for a.a. county just yet. because it just was quite canceled. also, a flash flood warning in effect for extreme parts of harford county. hefty thunderstorms. it's about an hour, hour and a half ago. we're going to take you back a little bit here and show you what we've got going on. temperature-wise, it's 91 in baltimore. where the storms have come through, 80s and 70s out there. dew poi

anne arundel county, same thing. almost every truck was in use...ding ladder truck 10 in the cityy.. it's one of 3 fire companies that wasssupposed to shut down yesttrday.thhyywere eliminated in the final budget last week. but weekend storms delayed the inevitable... and city officials have decided to thh fourth of july.now... the - clock is ticking again. 13:50:00 "fire people, we need 'em. thess guys work hard. you donnt need to close themmdown." 12:09:48 "we are here as insurance and we are needed." needed."while the mayor ays cuts are needed... union officials say they're still &ptalling wwth city haal trying to convice them to change their minds. friday's storms leet behind plenty f damage.a viewer sent us this picture... of downed trees innessex. and frank sent us this photo... of a downed tree blocking edwards lane in bowleys qqarters. when you see news happening.... become part of the fox45 news team and help us the fox45 news become part of senddit. beeome part of the fox45 newss aheaddof the storm. &p you can see all of ourrcoverage of the

anne arundel county near the bay. that is about it. it is all moving to the northeast.in virginia now. most of what we see will be tapering off. here is the beach. there are a few hardy souls out there. it will be literally crawling with people in a today. at bwi, it is 85 degrees. in ocean city, it is 63 degrees. 62% is the humidity. yesterday, the picture from ocean city at noon time, it looked like ants crawling. where the stars have been falling, it is only 69 -- where the showers have been falling, it is only 69 degrees. the warm front is to the south and it is moving northward. you can see the warm air and southern virginia and northern carolina. it is not quite as timid. that covers northern virginia, most of maryland and up into pennsylvania. it is what is generating the stars this morning and setting the trend for this weekend. we will warm appeared relatively comfortable conditions we have had the last couple of days -- the relatively comfortable conditions we have had over the last couple of days will disappear. . we will change the mode here and get what is

anne arundel police were called and officers paid prescott a visit at his apartment. during a field interview with the officers, the individual is wearing a t-shirt that said guns don't kill people, i do. hours later at 3:20 this morning, the anne arundel county -- executed a search warrant and he surrendered without incident. >> reporter: in light of -- . >> in light of what happened a week ago in aurora, colorado, it's important for the commune- to-the-know that we take all threats seriously. if you're going to make a threat, we'll take action. >> reporter: the 28-year-old prescott has not been arrested and likely will be once he leaves the hospital facing a host of state and federal charges, laura. >> thank you. neil prescott's neighbors are breathing a sigh of relief tonight and we talked to some residents who were stun sod to hear he had many weapons. they glad that the police took the threats seriously. >> and people need to learn after what happened in colorado, it's not a joke. it's serious and -- . >> oh, mix god. >> were police right to investigate and take

the anne arundel county police chief is stepping down.t surprise announcement comes as the executive john leopold is under indictment for misconduct while in office. abc2 news linda so is here with how chief james teare's resignation could apossession it. >> reporter: no longer face a criminal investigation into his involvement into leopold's misconduct case. leopold is charged with misusing the taxpayer funded police detail for personal use. according to the indictment, police complained to chief teare but he didn't do anything to stop it. it now means the state will close its investigation into chief teare and he will retire on august 1st. he says in a statement he has cherished the opportunity to serve the citizens of anne arundel county. now lee mold has appointed major major davis as the abouting chief of police. -- acting chief of police, linda so, abc2 news. >>> a court ruling that pit bulls are inpercently dangerous is not yet in effect in the state. this is a pendsings decision by the state's highest court to reconsider the rulin

here in anne arundel county, there was a water restriction in place that has now been lifted.jessica, back to you. >> rochelle thank you. meteorologist bernadette woods has more on this unusual and powerful storms, bern. >> reporter: this is definitely one for the record books. we want to show you, we continue to track the progress behind us. the guys just went down the street. if you can see, take the wire it goes down, back up through those trees and the more you look at it the more damage you see. that's what adam and i have been seeing this entire afternoon. this is repeated as we keep saying block after block, county after county. so this is what produced all of that damage. let's show you the radar right now. it was an incredibly strong band of storms. it came from chicago, strengthening the -- as it made its way. it was an entire line of storms causing massive winds at 100 winds. a - - at 100 miles per hour. straight line winds not twisting winds like we see in tornado damage. it is sustained by a long period of time. we're talking about this line that made it across se

i do. >> reporter: at 3:20 this morning the anne arundel county s.w.a.t. team executed a search warrant at prescott's home. he surrendered without incident. >> in light of what happened a week ago in aurora, colorado, it's important to know for the community that we take all threats seriously and if you make a threat, we will take action. >> the 28-year-old prescott has not been arrested yet, but will likely face a host of state and federal charges once he's released from the hospital. i'm bob barnard in the newsroom. >> neil prescott's neighbors are breathing a sigh of relief. we talked to a few residents who were stunned to hear he had so many weapons and say they're glad police took the phone threat seriously. >> people need to learn what happened over in colorado that it's not a joke. it's very serious. you shouldn't -- oh, my god. >> reporter: were police right to investigate and take it seriously? >> they were, absolutely. >> prescott is under observation at the anne arundel medical center. state and federal charges are pending. >>> a beach vacation

in anne arundel. a look at the future of slots. we're already getting soaked tonight but it's been a hot dry summer, so how mother nature is playing with the prices at your produce stand and the farmers market right in our own backyards. those stories and more coming up. here's diane sawyer. >> coming up on world news, you saw the fire storm when the made in america team reported on the olympic uniforms made in china. the american bisnesses determined to have them made here at home. >>> you can expect to pay more at the grocery store. why? the drought conditions are hurting the crops. we have more on how it can put a big depth in your wallet. >> the midwest is experiencing its first drought in decades and is taking a severe toll on corn. that means bigger grocery bills. we're not just talking about corn on the cob. the biggest may be felt in milk, beef mapped poultry. meat price cost jump as much as 10%. the average cost of beef which rang up at $4.45 in 2011 could jump 40 cents this year. don't expect prices to climb overnight. th

police say that he's a white and he lives in crofton, maryland, in an apartment in anne arundel county. last night, police sources tell suspect called a former co-worker and was making company thatst the worked for, that we have bowes. is pitney that is a manufacturing company offices all over the nation. lanham,have a center in maryland. collectedrces numerous firearms from that crofton. complex in the suspect had a federal gun collecting permit. outce are trying to figure not all of the firearms found were legal or illegal. also learned that the was facing termination company pitney bowes. also included in some of the threats, he referenced the joker, a from the batman movies. several maryland state charges. us they dolls man was ready to act threat.s the store does county police are leading the investigation. news conference at t an hour from now here headquarters in palmer park. they will be joined by officers from anne arundel county and atf.ials from abc 7 will be at the news conference. any information to our viewers on air and online at wjla.com. >> you can watch that 1:00 pres

anne arundel county officials said crews are on the scene. the boy was at a party when family members realize that he was missing. he was later found unresponsive and rushed to the hospital, but died a short time later. police are looking for a suspect after two shootings in west baltimore. a 35-year-old kenneth williams was found with multiple gunshot went around 10:00 this morning. he was rushed to shock trauma, where he died an hour later. investigators say lance johnson died after he was shot before 1:30 this morning. anyone with information is urged to contact the city's homicide unit. we're learning city police are investigating a third shooting in northeast baltimore. a man was found shot just before 10:00 this evening. paramedics responded and transport the victim to a hospital. we do not know the condition of the victim or the circumstances surrounding the shooting. >> anne arundel county police are investigating the death of an active duty member of the national guard. he was climbing over the balcony at the embassy suites hotel. he

anne arundel county police are looking for a 21-year-old man they say stabbed his mother. james stabbed his 54-year-old mother several times around 7:30 monday night. the victim was taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries. zito is a white male, 170 pounds, 5 foot 9 inches, possibly armed. if you see him, you're asked to call 911. >> we're getting the first official look at the effort put forth during the late june storm that locked out the lights and air for nearly 800,000 customers. this report highlights the highs and lows of the recovery effort. lowell melser joins us live outside headquarters with more on that report. good evening. >> this is the 58-page report. anytime there is a major storm that affects more than 100,000 customers, utility companies have to file a report like this one and submitted. this particular one highlights the good and bad with the storm. for some, the late june storm at no power for more than five days and frustrations with bge. >> no power. no street lights. it's dark. it was bad. >> who but now they hand over the major outa

. >>> a major drug bust in an anne arundel county home. what the homeowner claims he was icing the pot for. >> and dr. renee foose is the new superintendent of howard county. >> find out the number one mistake hornses -- owners make. >>> the u.s. team looks to take home the gold in several events. here's tom rivers with the latest from london. >> reporter: it was back into the pool for america's men and women. missy franklin captured her first medal in the back stroke and the olympic record for the man. in the 200 free style favorite, ryan lochte disapointed. for team usa it was not in the cards. china captured the gold. great britain got a bronze. it's london. it's the olympics and perhaps there's nothing more entertaining than the iconic sport of royal watching. today the duke and duchess of cambridge, and the qoon's granddaughters. phillips, who made a debut in the dressage complained of the difficult portion, as only as the british can put it -- in very good time. tennis. venus william beat italy. sister serena also advanced. andy rodd

he is charged with a traffic citations and will face more charges in anne arundel county. there were no injuries from the crash. >> it was a crazy seen for skyteam 11. baltimore county's police chief has directed officers to resume collecting dna. that decision follows an order from supreme court chief justice john roberts who temporarily blocked a high court ruling. to temporarily allow police in maryland to move forward with the and a collection of four suspects arrested for violent crime. to arrest following drug busts and a large amount of guns, drugs, and cash. cortez marshall was in the residence and arrested and charged with possession and intent to distribute. police arrested 44-year-old robert taylor. they confiscated $45,000, several hundred grams of illegal drugs, and stolen handguns. police have arrested a man for it -- a impersonating one of their own. last week, joshua jones identified himself as a member of the sheriff's office to a woman outside her home in the 3300 block in pasadena. when he said he was there to serve a warrant and asked for her dress, she

if you are hitting the roads we have some trouble in anne arundel county there's a four car crash on route 295. right along the southbound lanes another interstate 195. you want to expect delays in the areament 95 will be the best alternate route. heading to downtown baltimore that yolk still causing -- water main break still causing big problems on light street shut down between baltimore street and lombard street. use mass transit if you can, if not hopkins place fayette street are the best alternate routes. out on the beltway a crash actually cleared on the west side on the inner loop at reisterstown road. here's a live look at overly. starting to pick up on the outer loop up to loch raven boulevard. but inner loop nice and clear down to 95. white marsh at route 43. only a four minute tripe down towards 695 and no delays and that will remain the same heading all the way into the city. megan and charlie, over to you. >>> that downtown water main break is a mess if you work in that area or? you plan on taking the kids to the harbor. >> all right now businesses is costing them a lot

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we begin with breaking news out of anne arundel counties.olice chief james tier is retiring effective as of april 1. a no-confidence vote was taken on him after he was charged with misusing his police security detail to facilitate romantic and counters with the county employee and to run personal cap -- arabs. he is being criminally investigated regarding those allocations. the state prosecutors' allegations says in light of his retirement, the state is closing its preliminary investigation. our office believes the rebels -- this resolution is in the best interest of the citizens about are counted. -- to the citizens of anne arundel county. for background information to the investigation, go to our website, wbaltv.com. the city board of estimates says mayor stephan runs bullock will extend the contract of the fire chief. as a five-year deal but gives him a 5% pay raise over the next five years. a mayor's office as the fire chief deserves the praise because of his strong record including a recent drop in fire fatalities. members of the rank-a

harford county, parts of anne arundel county and prince george's county. it has dumped a bunch of rain, so fled warnings up in baltimore and hartford counties. more details on these powerful storms and the heat will continue, coming up in just a minute. >> you can always attract the storms anywhere you are with our new iphone and android apps. get the updated forecast every day on wbaltv.com. shooting investigation tonight in northeast baltimore. police say it happened about an hour ago. there is no word on the victim's condition, suspect, or possible motive. back to our big story, baltimore police have charged a 36-year- old man with various sex offenses after alleged encounter with the 13-year-old. sheldon dutes is live in the newsroom on how they initially met. >> they met on line, but police say it happened with the help of a mobile loan application. stephen douglas podles is out on bail after police say he had sex with a minor. >> they agreed to meet and there was sexual contact between the 36-year-old man and the 13-year- old boy. >> the alleged inci

reporter: the suspect drove vi ripken around for almost 24 hours but he also appeared on video in anne arundel county. police will only say it's from a retail business and describe has white male with a baseball cap and a light shirt wearing eyeglasses. and images generated 50 calls to a specially established tips line since its release last week. now investigators are looking for more leads. >> trying to get this to anne arundel county, pushed down further. so, yes, it's taken some time. >> reporter: today police also released this composite sketch of the man based on eye witness accounts. if you think you recognize the man you're asked to call the hotline. you can romaine anonymous. information leading to a conviction will earn you a reward of $2,000. >>> today was the last day on the job for police commissioner fred bealefeld, but he didn't leave his office without sitting down with brian kuebler for an exclusive interview. >> reporter: fred bealefeld turns 50 next month, the best mile marker, he said. in just hours commissioner fred bealefeld will be retired. today 31 years of a city cop w

anne arundel county more than 4,000 in the dark. howard just under 6,000. if your power is out call 877-778-2222. if someone told you late june a thunderstorm would knock out your power for almost a week you'd say never. make it six days. when the time stopped. roosevelt leftwich with the story that just won't go away -- people without power. rosie. >> reporter: folks on lake avenue are not happy. six days without power, no ac. you got the tree from the yard here, fell over, broke the poll. it's the same story repeated throughout the country. everybody is miserable. people have come out to talk to us. they want to give us a piece of their mind and bge appeals of their mind. they haven't seen anyone at all. let's put it this way. the misery index is very high. six days without power. it's like watching the same episode of gilligan's island over and over again, and the one you don't like. the same story. however, this time it's in french. these guys are in quebec in the middle of woodlawn trying to restore the power. for the folks they are just glad the crews

still in the dark and bge is reporting more than 36,000 outages in montgomery, prince george's, anne arundel and howard county. there you go, tucker. bge, there is the numbers for you. you are not the only one. >> not making me a lot better. >> look at the bright side. you are in here and you have plenty of air in here and water. so you're good. >> that's right. >> you get to be around nice people. >> there you go. >> temperatures and rain showers in the forecast early this morning. a such rain showers in northern maryland pushing through southern pennsylvania. the band of rain and thunderstorms has been falling apart. i don't think it will stay intact. this is a frontal system that will fall apart across the area and will then serve when we get heat and humidity in here later this morning. during the early evening hours. so this will be our best chance this week of getting some measurable rain and/or thunderstorms around here. temperatures, 77 in washington, 78 in baltimore. 73 at dulles. we do have a heat advisory back in effect today at noon until 9:00 p.m. actual air temperature will get

ann arundel county's police chief announces he will retire, ending a criminal investigation against him. chief james tier has been linked to serious allegations against county executive joan leopold. this stunning turn comes weeks before leopold goes to trial. >> ann arundel police chief james tier made the sudden announcement that he's retiring amid a cloud of scandal. >> i decline to answer questions. >> he angered some on the county council when he refused to test about allegations that his boss misused his police security detail making officers empty his kat they are bag, be look outs while he had sex in the parking lot and illegally use the state's data base to dig up dirt on his political enemies. >> we need to move on, provide for the citizens of our county. >> the county executive named pamela davis to replace tier. she's the first woman to lead the department. >> chief tier was the subject of a criminal investigation by the state prosecutor who is now ending that probe. it is important to resolve this matter without any further disruption to the functioning of the police depart

. >> anne arundel police went to the apartment complex where he lived to talk to him. during the field interview, the individual was wearing a t-shirt that said "guns don't kill people, i do." so, the multiple threats, that action together led us to a place where we could get an action. >> police along with bureau of alcohol and firearms agents found weapons and ammo. >> we recover approximately 25 firearms, several thousand rounds of ammunition. semiautomatic rifles, semi- automatic pistols. >> prescott was taken to the anne arundel county center for a medical evaluation. charges against him are still pending. pitney bowes is a government contractor that offers mail supplies. the employee was a subcontractor. he has not been on anyone's property for more than four months. reporting live at the prince george's county police headquarters, wbal-tv 11 news. >> all rights. in the meantime, the nation is still coming to terms with the tragedy in aurora, colorado. one man who did not know the victims is on a mission to keep their memory alive. >> a policeman has been taken t

anne arundel police were called and officers paid prescott a visit at his home. during a field interview with officers, the individual was wearing a t-shirt that said guns don't kill people, i do. >> reporter: police say they got a judge to order an emergency mental evaluation and issue a search warrant for prescott's apartment. he surrendered to a s.w.a.t. team without incident. >> once we entered the residence, however, we did discover a large carb a -- cache of weapons and a.m. nighing. >> reporter: this is what the major bergen said investigators found. 25 firearms and thousands of rounds of ammunition, semi automatic rifles and 50ologist n. light of what rannen -- . >> in light of what happened a week ago in colorado, under arrest over, it's important for the community to know that we take all threats seriously. if you're going to make a threat, we will take action. >> reporter: at last check, neil prescott is phil is in the anne arundel medical center under evaluation and he is facing a host of state and federal charges. now, for more on who he is, where he