a car crashed into the woods in anne arundel county right along the southbound lanes of route 295 rightat route 100. in howard county this is what interstate 70 looks

shakeup at the top of the anne arundel county police department. y 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

anne arundel county... 3 anne arunnel cuntt... baltimore city... baltimore county... carroll county... county... joel d. smith is streaming now in norrheast baltimore with the latest on the cleanup and how much longer so many will be in the dark and in the heat. good morning joee d. (ad lib) schools, businesses, traffic lights.... yyu name it, so many are still you name it,,so traffic lights.... businesses, schools, businesses, traffic lights.... you nameeitt so many are still feeling the results of those 3 nasty storms, and take the rest of the week to restore power ooall. &p in so many areas,,here's the story in so many areass all. in so many areas, 3 maryland are bllmed onnfriday night's stormm storm.in anne arundel county.... 25-year-old kevin o'brien was driving along harwood road near richardson road... when a treeefeel on top of his s-u-v ....killing him. two of o'briens friends who were also in the car with him only suffered minor injuries. " it's sad to say that i'm just thankful that i don't think he suffered and he only outcome out of it there was three of

more on what's happened overnight. >> reporter: well, charlie, yes i've been in contact with anne arundel county police all morning long. we have confirmed that a 4-year- old child drowned at a home in brooklyn park in anne arundel county. take a look here. police tell us the child was found in the pool unresponsive at the home on 601 old riverside road. the call came in at 10:00 last night. the child was taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries. police spent much of the night on the scene looking for everyday and trying to figure it exactly what happened. right now the case is still under investigation. now once again, we have confirmed that a 4-year-old child has drowned as a pool in ahem in brooklyn park in anne arundel county. sherrie johnson, abc2 news. >>> well, anyway you slice it it is hot outside. sticky and just miserable. and we creep closer to the 7:00 hour that code red heat alert going now through today for all of maryland. it's going to be so bad out there that you have the potential for heatstroke and also for heat caution. and the place to be of course is in the ac a

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- cond

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 jackson still can't believe the man police say threatened to carry out a mass shooting - is the same young man that grew up across from their home in catonsville. nagat 24:35 i was shocked. i was really really shocked i said (gasps) oneil? no! he said yes, honey , our oneil he said yes 43 28-year-old neil prescott was taken into custody friday. investigators say prescott was on the brink of being fired... when he threatened to kill

. >>> 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

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

anne arundel county... baltimore city... baltimooe county... howard county...mplete list in your county.. go to our website .. fox baltimore dot com slash morning. 3 map295 belairmaps 3 3 the recovery continues. friday's massive storms of a million b-g-e customerssr without power. power.here's a look at the latest numbers.according to b-g-e's website... total... anne arundel county... baltimore city... baltimore pounty... carroll county... howard county... harford county... &p b-g-e's crews continue to work around the clockk and their progress is impressive to somm, but still too slow for those waiting in the dark. dark. joel d. smithhis live in glen burnie... to explain how far b-g-e iss reaching out for help... and the big question-- when will the power be back for all? good morninn joel d. ((ad lib)))utility crews have comeefrom as far away as florida... texas... and quebec, canada... to lend a hand with all these lines. and aim to ave everyone hooked up again by friday.why does it take so long... it's simmle... phii is manual labor, around potentially deadl

>>> 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

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

there is a risk of some severe weather right now, the headline is going to be anne arundel county, pgdown towards the south, calbert county, you could be dealing with severe weather today. so the shift, the focus of the severe weather will be more towards the south. 85 degrees your two-degree dpairn tee. cloudy, downpours out there, your seven-day forecast looks like this, a humid day today at 85 degrees. 83 on saturday with late day clearing. and the pick of the weekend will be sunday, 87 degrees, back into the 90s as we head into early next week. 92 on monday. tuesday 93 and 92 as we head into wednesday. for now we'll send it back to the news desk. >>> 5:23. if you're looking for something to do this weekend, art scape does kick off today. >> the three-day festival is in ploor and filled with arts, crafts and tons of entertainment. >> abc 2 news' linda stow is live this morning with a little something extra for everyone. because, linda, this isn't just for the adults. >>reporter: that's right, there's plenty to do for the kids too. we're actually in the newest part of the section of

head over to anne arundel county @ calvert county -- when it will be strong be out of there? a few minutes. this is from washington lee high school in arlington. looking at the courthouse area -- the sky's not so pretty. in other parts of the area, talk about a severe thunderstorm watch any effect until 10:00. take a look at what is going on -- 97 degrees. that was our high today of reagan national airport. three degrees high of the -- shy of the record of 100, set in 1997. the temperature is cool, 91 degrees, and dew point levels in the mid 60's. almost half an inch of rain is already falling in manassas. there temperature has cooled, down to 73 degrees. 70 degrees in upper marlboro, maryland. a thunderstorm rolled through. justice sprinkel in lafayette elementary school in the district. temperatures are a little bit cooler to the north. look at quantico -- are holding on to 95 degrees. in the 70 degree range for pittsburgh and syracuse. satellite and -- satellite shows thunderstorms have blossomed across the mid-atlatntic. disturbances to the west of us. this will continue

agency is now offering tips to brides and grooms to make sure the big day isn't is disaster. >> anne arundel county'sice chief is calling it quits. i'm linda so, how his resignation could affect the ongoing misconduct probe against his process. >> we have an accident in howard county on columbia road at ten mills road. the west side of the belt waffliest and clear from 795 all the way down to route 40. if you are going to the harrisburg expressway, this is exactly what it looks like at york road. absolutely nothing to get in your way. as you're traveling down to 695. and i will let you know how you can win a $600 gas gift card coming up on "good morning maryland." [ male announcer ] it would mean one billion dollars for maryland and our schools and teachers. thousands of good paying jobs it's the new resort casino at national harbor. but it won't happen unless lawmakers act right now. all that money -- and all those new jobs -- will go to delaware, pennsylvania, west virginia. the only loser: maryland schools. tell your delegate and state senator to vote yes for schools, jobs, and small businesses by

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

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 is a good step, a good interim step. but in the long term, because of what the department is going through and because there will be more investigations, they probably need to do in national search. >> anne arundel county police chief is a stepping down after receiving a no-confidence vote from the local pol

state highway administration right now is looking to improve intersections along route 2 in anne arundel countys as well. now they are holding a meeting tonight and you can attend to hear more. it starts at 6:00 at the anne arundel county public library and we put more information online for you. >>> those storms they rolled through last night and you probably had to cross your fingers hoping we would not president in a repoet of what we kaw -- be in a repeat of what we saw a week ago. >> they were absolutely awful. our area largely spared though but abc2 news linda so is here with the damage caused in some neighborhoods to people who didn't see the good side of it. >> reporter: yeah the d.c. area tot hit pretty hard. take a look at this several huge trees were brought down. power lines landed on homes in this neighborhood. you couldn't get through on some roads. the rain also flooded homes and streets. some cars stalled out trying to navigate their way through the mess. in prince george's county, lightning knocked out power in one neighborhood last night's storm brought back bad memories of wh

anne arundel total...anne city... baltimore county... carroll county... howard county... b-g-e's progress has been impressive by sheer for anyone waiting in the w - dark. joel d. smithhis live in glen burnie... to explain how far b-g-e is reaching out for predicting power to beeback for everyone. good creww have come from as far - utility crews have ((ad lib))) 33 3 3 payor stephanie awlings-blake more shelters for people without power. power.meantime, governnr o'malley says progress iss slowly being made since thh storms hit.he's been keeping watch from the operation center at the maryland emergency management agency. agency.megan gillilann is streaming now from mema wwth the latest on the recovery effo. efforts.good morning guys,ad lib... 333 the heat wave is being blamed &pfor at least 3 deaths in maryland.aacording to "mema's" website... the victims include &pall men... one from montgomery county... and one from mico - baltimmre city.health ooficials remiid residents that humid conditioos an lead to heatstroke nd heat exhaustion. anne arundel county... in .... baltimo

schools may be closed for the summer, but that is not stopping anne arundel county from serving meals to students. thanks to the county's mobile meals program. officials say it is key for kids whose parents may be at work during the day. the goal is to serve 100,000 meals before the end of summer. >> everything that we provide our students in the school year, we want to be able to provide in the summer. >> the program operates with federal funds and reaches families across the county. >> the middle school students in west baltimore are taking part in a summer camp that blends athletics with academics. it is the brainchild of a teacher. she got a grant to start the camp with 30 kids and mentors. >> whatever we can do to motivate them we want them to see themselves going to college and have that basic foundation. this is what is supposed to happen. this is a great opportunity. >> me and my mentor have the perfect kind of friendship. whenever i need things, but she is there. anything, i can always depend on her. >> great program. the program has been so successful, she plans to expand it

. >> we have learned through video released today that the person actually drove her in anne arundel county. police today released a video of the suspect. it was taken in a retail establishment in anne arundel county. vi ripken was abduted july 24th. this video was taken during the abduction. she was held for nearly 24 hours before being found tied up in her car just down the street from her home. police are asking for the public's help. if you have any information about this crime. if you know the suspect in this video, you are asked to please call police in aberdeen. they have a special hot line number is for this case. 410-836-5432. 410-836-5432. reporting live, rob roblin, wbal-tv 11 news. >> police are looking into what they believe is a murder- suicide. authorities say a 32-year-old man shot his wife and two-year- old son before killing himself. people in the area reported hurt -- hearing sounds from the home. a 12-year-old boy is being treated for burns and cuts to his neck. anne arundel county police are looking for a 21-year-old man they say stabbed his mother. james stabbed his 54

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.

i thought, oh my gosh, it shows how he came across and hit the a car. >> after the arrest, anne arundel county police learned he was not the owner of the vehicle and he was in violation of a parole warrant. 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 i

anne arundel county... baltimore city... baltimore howard county... harford .. - county... 3 b-g-e's crews continne their progress is impressive to some, but still too slow for those aiting in tte dark. dark.. joel d. smith is live...... to explain how far b-g-e is reaching out for help... and the big question-- when will the power be back forrall? good mmrning joel d. ((ad lib)))utility crews have 3 3 3 3 3 &p emergency management agency are working aaound the clockk monitoring the recovery efforts. effortt.megan gilliland iss streamiig now from mema with the latest from tte strrtegy ro. room.good morning guys,ad lib... many people turn to gasoline- powered generators to keep appliances going when the power goes out. bbt there aree serious dangers with that. that. the city fire department says you should make sure &gen feet away from your home to avoid dangerous fumes from filtering innide. insiie.and if you think you've been exposed to high levels of carbon monooide fumes call 9-1-1 mmediately and ooen all doors and wiidows of your home then get out

"now, these thefts don't just span a long period of time, but also all across anne arundel county, allhe way from here at broadneck senior high school, as far as 20 miles up the road, to north county high school. and, you know what, high schools are not alone in this."a pair of elementary schools were hit... wiring to portable classrooms was stolen. stolen. "we have to replace it. that's funds out of our pocket to replace it so that our facilities are running the way they're supposed to. they're intended for our community, for our students, for young people and for this to happen is very unfortunate."all told, the district will have to spend 20 thousand dollars repair the damage and replace the stolen wiring. wiring. "they're stealing from all of us, whether it's stealing from the kids or stealing from the parents who pay for their kids to go to school, maybe it's a sign of the times."in anne arundel county, paul gessler, fox45 news late edition. police do have some surveillance video, but did not release it. 3 one gunman... could... be responsible... for... 4... armed robberies... cat

we do have the risk of maybe some severe weather, especially around anne arundel county, pg county, montgomery county, we'll be watching you guys during the afternoon. two-degree guarantee, 85 degrees with those downpours and that threat lingers into tonight with the temperature going down to 70. your exclusive seven-day forecast shows 85 degrees today. we'll go 83 on saturday. it's going to start cloudy, maybe even a few spotty showers over the eastern shore, but the second half of the day cleans up nicely. we'll go 87 on sunday, monday, tuesday, going into next week, back in the 90s. looks like another heat wave, heat wave number four on the way. let's get a check on traffic. lauren cook is in the traffic center. good morning, lauren. >>reporter: good morning, mike. we are dealing with a lot of downed trees this morning in anne arundel county, right in pasadena, there are several on magabeach road. one near olivia way and one near third street. do be careful if you are traveling in the area. we are also dealing with a lot of flooding this morning. heavy rains really caused a mess on the scr

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 were packed into a box, his badge ready top hand. he's done, a decision he told us he was not comfortable with just one month ago but after a long trip hiking the appalachian trail, it is one he's ready to embrace eye spent 24 days just inside my own head so you don't get that opportunity when you're caught in the midst of those sirens, the c

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

the quiet streets of anne arundel county are now interrupted by the sounds of generators and blocked y debris. >> i live in the middle of the where we can't go. >> reporter: mary's home sits on old county road just one of 23 roads blocked in the county because of downed wires and a massive 200-foot tree. >> i would not expect power until friday. >> reporter: crews are working around the clock to clear roadways and trees like this one. >> i spoke to the president of baltimore gas and electric to inform me that crews arrived last night and this morning to help them expedite the clean up of these roads. >> thousands of people like newlyweds palermo have been without power. >> we've been staying in a hotel because we have a 3 -month-old baby and we're trying to keep him cool. >> reporter: one person died in edge water. the director of emergencies says ensuring everyone's safety is crucial as clean up continues. >> if anybody is near any live wires they should just stay away. a wire that has been disabled could be alive. >> reporter: many just want to know when the power will be back on, u

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

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

knows policing well. >> the best-case scenario is that we get a police chief from outside of anne arundel countyho comes in and runs our agency, fixes our agency. >> teare's retirement is effective as of august 1. reporting live, jennifer franciotti. >> if you like to punch that gas pedal was driving to baltimore county, it might want to think twice about that. hours will receive a warning for the first month. after 30 days, citations will be issued for each infraction. the cameras will operate on mondays to fridays from 6:00 a.m. until 8:00 p.m. you can see a complete list of the active cameras on our website, wbaltv.com. some new speed cameras are going up in baltimore county, several red light cameras have been shut down in carroll county. the cameras were deactivated earlier this week because not enough people were running red lights. the cameras became too costly to operate. the camera at 97 and nursery road will remain. >> now traffic pulse 11 and insta-weather plus together. >> good morning. sarah caldwell checking on your morning commute. buy and is picking upper -- volume is picking. an

significantly more than what the state usually provides. >> reporter: the aclu threatening to sue anne arundel county for failing to release information on docies leoplod kept. they maybe evidence in the leopold trial. both the county executive and his defense attorney refused to comment on the judge's latest ruling. reporting live, megan mccorkell. >> leopold's trial is set to begin september 4th. >>> the heat wave is over but its effects are proving deadly. tonight the deaths of 18 m. marylanders are being blamed on the hot temperatures. in addition the record heat created major problems on local roads. w jz is live. kai jackson explains how the heat wave is destroying roadways. >> reporter: the heat has broken but the heat wave destroyed roadways. >> the humidity is down, but the temperatures are still hot. >> reporter: the fact that 80 degrees weather feels like relief demonstrates just how hot it's been. further proof of that is the damage to infrastructure done by the heat wave. eastbound rout 50 and buoy prince georges county buckled a casualty of the heat. the state highway administration mov

what anne arundel county is doing to combat distracted driving them up there is some rain and the forecast means it will warm up and become more humid. ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] everyone likes a bit of order in their life. virtual wallet helps you get it. keep track of spending, move money with a slide, and use the calendar. all to see your money how you want. ♪ >> your instaweather plus forecast. >> there is some rain out there this morning. the heaviest rain is down around the area of the bay bridge and kent island. there is no thunder and lightning being reported. the rain reaches up into the city, primarily to the east. ofd then to the ne counter carroll county and baltimore county. there is ocean city with blue skies. couple hours ago, we showed the picture of the beach. it is not raining down there, 68 degrees at the airport and down at the ocean, partly cloudy skies, 79 degrees. the northeast wind is at 5 miles per hour. where it has been raining, temperatures have dropped. annapolis is 73 degrees. they had arranged her go through their earlier. there is 79 degrees at ocean city. there

but for anne arundel county, prince georges county until 6:00 p.m. you can see this whole area here under those warnings. bethesda, d.c., bowie, and so much of anne arundel county. here's the cell packing a lot of lightning with it. not just cloud-to-cloud but even some cloud-to-ground lightning. these storms headed east affecting southgate, riviera beach and arnold in the next couple of minutes, approaching annapolis in the next 62 minutes. so finally some rain coming to annapolis. then there's another cell we're watching headed toward fairfax county. chuck bell is in stormcenter 4 taking a look at our damage reports. >> thanks, veronica. we have a report of three-quarter inch hail coming down just outside of rockville, maryland. merkd measured by a trained spotter. that storm is headed over into portions of prince george's county. so you need to expect not only the wind but the potential for hail and frequent lightning, so we have to watch these things very, very carefully. temperatures around the area have been soaring, up to near 100 degrees. that

anne's county in the next. heavy downpours along with a lot of lightning possible as the storm moves over across the eastern shore. 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

police followed him and on 97 south toward anne arundel county. baltimore police called their their pursuit and called anne arundel county. he drove every ratically on the interstate and you can see he came close to hitting several cars on the road. >> it's a dangerous situation, not just in our county but other areas with the way he was driving. >> reporter: speeding through residential neighborhood and hopes to make a left turn but smashes into a sedan, the driver left stunned. >> justice prevailed, you know? >> reporter: charged for drug possession after 11 violations just yesterday. >> any related charges. >> reporter: police say the vehicle watson was driving at the time was not stolen. and tonight, watson remains in jail. kai, back to you. >> rochelle, thank you. watson is expected to face charges in baltimore city as well. >>> maryland lost 11,000 jobs in june according to the u.s. department of labor. that makes this the fourth straight month of employment decline. maryland's unemployment rate rose in june from 6.7% in may but the jobless r

that's in anne arundel county. live from sky eye chopper 13, i'm captain jeff long. >> captain jeff, thank you. >>> let's ches in on our weather now with bob turk. bob? >> we had the storms a little while ago. these storms have really weakened quite a bit and shrunk, to tell you the truth. the one moving in to western columbia county. other over mount vernon area. heading over east. another north of hagerstown, moving away from the region. so some folks still going to see showers and thunderstorm activity tonight. a lot of stuff out in far western maryland. and a weaker batch here in the eastern shore. oakland and cumberland, getting pretty good rain. and across southern pa as well. bernadette has a look at the outback and a look at what we can expect tomorrow. >> we'll remain in this very unsettled air mass. tomorrow, the same concept. clouds, some sunshine. starting out around 70 degrees. showers and thunderstorms possible really at any point during the day tomorrow. high in the upper 80s. and still tomorrow even

. >> 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

. >> reporter: anne arundel county police chief james tear made the sudden announcement that he's retiring in the midst of a scandal. >> reporter: he angered some when he rufused to testify what he knew about allegations boss misused his security detail. made his boss empty his catheter bag. and illy used -- illegally used the database to dig up dirt on his political opponents. >> you hear people talking. and it's never been this bad. and i think chief tear stepping aside will start to repair some of that damage. >> reporter: chief tear was

. >> also an announcement tonight that the anne arundel county police chief is retiring after the fallout over john leopold. prosecutors are closing of the case against him upon his retirement. we've got the latest live from anne arundel police headquarters. >> need their that she for county executive leopold would comment beyond a brief statements. but the fraternal order of police has been calling for him to step down for months. as of august 1, the anne arundel police chief will retire after the county executive, john leopold, was -- the chief was named in the indictment, stating he knew about some of the allegations but did nothing. the fraternal order of police have a no-confidence vote this spring. >> i am not surprised at all. we anticipated this would come about. he will get his retirement and his top payment. >> the prosecutor announced the retirement on wednesday but declined to comment further. in a statement, he said in light of their retirement, the state is closing its criminal investigation of the chief. it's important to resolve this matter without any further disruption t

and ii you pook at the ppst several years, crime has dropped in anne arundel county. f is weewish him the best of luck in hat he does, but we're glad that he did steppdown. and we're hoping the county executive is next." effective august first. when teare goes, ajor pam davis will take over. 3 baltimore's mayor took some peat wednesday ovee her decision to give the fire chief raise... at the same time she is shutting down city's board of estimates &papproved two percenttraise for fire chief james clack weenesday. the mayor deffnded the pay hike, citing a decreese in fire deaths nder leaders took aim at the timingg of the raise... arguing it wws they're askinn clack to give 3 p0:41:07(sot with mike campbell)"this truly is kick in the stomach of eecc offmy forgooten. chief cllck hould show true leadership by refusing the raise until the rrnk and file rceieve one" raise also comes as thier members are being askkd to pay higher premiums for hhalth anticipation is building this morning... over what will be released in he jerry sandusky .. penn state sex abuse report. as and

ine for the end oo - 3 & the hunt is on for a thief in anne arundel county...taking advantage of the power outages. joan sames lost power at her home in edggwater friday... and didn't have it for several days.the temperature in her home soared to he 90'sswednessay night, she left the doors anddwindows open and unlocked... waiting for a breeze. she was asleep on her couch n the living room... when suddenly, at about 2 o'clock in the morningg.. a noise woke hee upp and she saw a man standing nearby. (sames) "and i just screamed, get out!" as loud as i could, p grabbee my blackkerry from the table there nd rrn out the front ddor as ffst assi cou" could." sames says the man grabbed her purse and everythinggin it, inccuding her credit ards, debit card and driver's license.her power is back onmeaawhile... balttmore county police say thee've got tww reports of thefts related to the outages. they say someeoe stole two generators from the rear towson. meanwhile... the d-c fire departmeet is feeling the heat today... and its not from the 110 degree temperatures. temperatures.last saturday... j

five.33 95 at 395 3 3 mmp bel airfiber 395map 3 we're learning more this morning about the anne arundel county man suspected of planning a mass shooting similiar to the one in colorado.police say he told them... he was the joker. joker.at this hour he is undergoing psychiatric observation.megan gilliland is live from his hometown in baltimore county... with more on what hhs old neighbors have to say about "who" he really is. is.good morning guys,we're live in catonsville.this is the old neighborhood whre neil prescott grew up.neighbors here say he was a quiet but normal teenager. 3 teenager.nagat 24:35 i was shocked. i was really reelly shocked i said (gasps) oneil? no! he said yes, honey , our oneil he said yes 43 4328-year old prescott was taken into custody on friday... after investigators say he was planning a mass shooting... similar to the one in colorado. we're told he was on the brink of being fired... when he threatened to kill his boss and former co-workers at pitney bowes in prince george's county. 2707 when you losing your job, you're going to lose this house, you gonna lose this c

if you have spotted that person, please contact anne arundel county police and let them know what you say. >> thank you. nolan was injured, amazing. >> let's check in. hopefully you have some great news for us. as far as a cool down. >> we have that and some much- needed rain. this is what has been going on in baltimore and hartford counties. this storm has been hanging around this area for the last 45 minutes and it is dropping some good routes of rain. up to 1 inch under the darker red shades there. this is tapering off in harford county but still running around bel-air and there's nothing going on just that. we do expect thunderstorms to move in and out of the mountains. it can see this line of thunderstorms that has been out here for the last two or three hours, still holding together and drifting in our direction. the storm prediction center has not issued any watches. i assume it will stender severe limits and we wind up with some beneficial rain. we will watch and see how it holds together. if you are rooting for rain at your house, there is a good chance you'll get them tonigh

there's no offseason in copper theft.the anne arundel county school district says áfive of its schoolshave had 20 thousand dollars in damage... after copper wiring was stolen this month. three high schools: north county, old mill and broadneck highs...had copper stolen from stadium lighting.portable classrooms at two elementary schools were also hit.these thefts date back to july 7th. maneka monk, anne arundel county schools: "they come late at night when there's no visibility and stealing from public facilities."bill jacobs, annapolis: "they're stealing from all of uss whether it's stealing from the kids or stealing from the parents who pay for their kids to go to school, maybe it's a sign of the times." all of the thefts are believed to have happened overnight... and are as recent as this past weekend.police do have some surveillance video, but could not release it.paul gessler, fox45 news at 5:30. angry... residents... who... were overcharged... for water use.../ finally... get... relief. a... city audit... revealed... that customers... have been overcharged... by... nine million do

southern and central virginia, calvert county, prince george's county and we saw a shower through anne arundel county that was hefty at times. right now we are calming down. at least the doppler radar is quiet. i noticed a heavy downpour along i-70 north of frederick but that should pass on through in the next 30 minutes or so. right now most of the action we're seeing is out toward the eastern shore. there is still a little bit around rehoboth, bethany beach and heading out to sea. right now the camera looking good. mainly partly cloudy skies for the overnight and clearing up toward sunrise but for right now, looking fantastic. temperature at ronald reagan airport at 75 degrees and we scoured out a lot of the humidity with the next worth west so we don't have too much of a heat index to deal with at least for the overnight. currently sitting in the 70s around the beltway. we will begin to push on down into the 60s for some of the northern and eastern zones later on tonight. the loop of satellite and radar shows what is moving off to the

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back over to you. >>> ann arundel county's police chief will step down involving the scandal of the highestgovernment. he refused to testify about misconduct against county executive joan leopold. tier was under criminal investigation and many believe prosecutors agreed to drop that probe for his testimony. pam davis will become the first female police chief. >>> a promising high school athlete killed in a crash. family and friends are remembering alec cosgarea for his dedication in and out of the pool. he was driving on green spring avenue when he spun out an a curve and slammed into a tree. a viewing will be held tomorrow in towson. >>> or an son investigation is upside way after a play gunshot wound in south baltimore goes up if -- in flames. investigators say the fire started in the playgrounds padded material. no one was injured in that fire. >>> please stay with wjz 13, maryland's news station. we have complete news, weather and traffic still ahead. >> penn state's internal investigation into the jerry sandusky case will be released in,,,,,, ( telephone rings ) hi, honey. how's the ca