we just got off the phone with baltimore city schools and they're on a half day tomorrow. baltimore county schools will close two hours early. the heat has already turned deadly, kelly mcpherson has the story. >> reporter: two people have died today because of the heat and extreme heat we've had in the last ten days. think back to a week ago when it was too hot schools closed early. a student and teacher had to be treated for heat elated injuries. it's happened again. a cecil county man and an anne arundel county woman both over 65. >> we see it often times when we get early in the season before people are used to the heat, we find people aren't really thinking about the fact they need to check in on their neighbors and the elderly to make sure they're okay. >>> in 2009, six people died and last year 32. last week the heat knocked out power to thousands of bge customers and that's a concern for this week too. bge has prepared workers are on call. >> there can be issues with equipment because the equipment by nature is already hot. it heats up even more when it's hot outside

>> we will have plenty of time during the campaign to talk about what that is. >> baltimore city's property to impose some businesses is also at least double the rate in surrounding counties. economists say that reducing the number of tax rates to developers is one way for the city to reduce its tax rates. aggressive drivers beware. the smooth operator program starts this week. police say that additional patrol cars will be hitting the streets this week. it is designed to raise public awareness about aggressive driving. it is estimated that two-thirds of traffic deaths are caused by aggressive driving. >great white men say free recipes kickoff the first merrill -- great wine and savory recipes kickoff the first maryland one week. many will be featuring foods served at it speeding restaurants. >> wine shops and restaurants across the state are hosting winemaker dinners, offering special maryland wise, or doing tastings with their menus across the state. we are very excited about it appeared >>. >> for more information, visit our website, wbaltv.com, and be sure to click on "entertainment." t

baltimore city schools operating on a half day schedule today. it's because of a heat afternoon half day prekindergarten canceled after school activity are -- activities are canceled and teachers will be on half a day. >> baltimore county all public schools will let out two hours early today with no afternoon prekindergarten like baltimore city. graduation ceremonies for high schools there be -- will be held as scheduled and meteorologistlynette charles is tracking the heat what we could be in store for today and tomorrow and getting into the weekend. lynette. >> that's right, charley. we are going to be very, very hot for today. you will factor in humidity. it's like in the wintertime when you factor in the wind and that is the problem. you are factoring in humidity and that's the problem for today. check out the heat we have. we will see hazy sunshine and the heat advisory is in effect. we have the heat index at 100 to 105. temperatures in the

we'll see you agai >>> baltimore city a county schools will be closed early so your kids can get a break from the scorching temperatures. we are expecting -- how hot it will be and how you can stay cool in another family mourning loss of their pet pit bull and another neighbor shot and killed him in also ahead, thousands of acres scorched, hundreds forced out of their homes. look at this video. what is being done to help fight the wild fire continuing to burn in arizona this morning. the pictures are incredible out of there. thanks for joining us. it's the middle of the week, wednesday, and june 8th, i am megan pringle. >> i am charley crowson. heat will be the big story on this wednesday and the rest of the week. lynette charles fresh off a nice outing and it was hot there as well wasn't it? >> yeah. >> oh. >> we had a fabulous time. but you know what, it's going to be hot today. and we go through the day, sweltering heat is in the headlines and it's going to be hazy sunshine we are dealing with. we have a heat advisory so the heat indexes will be about 100 to 1005. temperatures in the

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baltimore city schools will be on a half-day schedule. pm pre-k is cancelled. graduations sermons will be held as scheduled -- graduation ceremonies will be held as scheduled. >> it is pretty oppressive. >> on wednesday and thursday, officials have declared a code red heat alert because of the of over 100-degree temperatures. >> we're most concerned about the elderly and the very young. we're all at risk with these extreme temperatures. the most important thing to remember is to take frequent breaks, drink a lot of water, and stay in the shade. >> two people in anne arundel and cecil counties have died because of the hot temperatures. both people were elderly and had underlying medical conditions. >> we go down and we scanned the crowd after the third inning. we try to get them into shape so they can take a vintage of that. >> it is worth repeating. drink a lot of water. avoid alcohol and too much caffeine. make sure you check your elderly family and friends today. for a full list of those cooling centers, go to our website, wbaltv.com. george lettis, wbal-tv 1

temperatures, 85 in baltimore now. 82 easton. 82 in hagerstown. ocean city about 77.umidity pretty comfortable, 42% at the inner harbor. much drier air locked in over the northern and western counties now. humidity only 28% in frederick and 47% in georgetown. it's hotter though toward frederick where we're around 90 now. i think we'll get to 90 or so, say in mount vernon tomorrow. fells point, maybe a degree or two cooler, if we get enough breeze on the harbor off the docks but for the most part it will be warm tomorrow. just the beginning of a more dramatic surge in the heat that will come for us wednesday and thursday. got outdoor projects? do it tonight. maybe early in the day tomorrow. it will be hot later in the week. things clear now but across the east coast we find things getting a little more active across michigan, upper midwest, a little system diving south, a little disturbance but it's weakening. i just don't see much weather coming in the next couple of days. high pressure controls, mild air locked in over the northeast but this tropical ridge, this is s

the baltimore city fire department tells us the people in the vehicle were rescued. we're not sure about injuries but police are on the scene. i am capt. roy taylor. >> combination, -- covering the nation, wind is expected to pick up in arizona, making it difficult to battle the wallow fire. three committees have been evacuated. a shocking story of alaska, where a grown man beat up a young girl for her bike. witnesses saw the man punched a seven-year-old girl in the head. she lost consciousness after he knocked her to the crown to the doll is in critical, but stable condition. a girl scout can not sell her cookies and eat them, too. the new season of "america has got talent" is under way. >> a few thunderstorms are possible. the heat will make the major headline. here's a look outside current dry in baltimore city. >> carrie engel is here to answer plant and gardening questions. >> america has got talent is back and we sat down with one of the three judges, howie mandel who says he loves all of the acts. >> is suppose to be a judge, but howie mandel cannot help himse

. >> the sister of a marine shot and killed by a baltimore city police officer took the stand the murder trial today. barry simms was there for testimony. he joins us live. >> this was definitely a bold move by the defense in an attempt to show that the marine, tyrone brown, was the aggressor and not the officer. >> called by the defense as a witness, she wept at times during testimony. but she very calmly portrayed her brother as the person trying to make peace during the confrontation with the officer. >> it was definitely risky to put her on the stand. obviously, she favors the prosecution in this case, but the hope was always that she would tell the truth about what she witnessed. >> lt. dwight has filed a civil suit on behalf of the victim, tyrone brown. >> it was a risk, and i think he took the bad and he lost it. >> the officer is accused of shooting the marine 12 times. the victim's sister testified that he patted a woman on the but after leaving a bar in 2010. she said she told a brother not to do that. the woman said it was disrespectful and attended to slap him she said he apo

announced their bid but we begin at home, where a maryland senator is announc ing her bid for baltimore city mayor this afternoon did she fieldjoined a growing of candidates who hope to oust stephanie rawlings-blake. another candidate now vying for the white house -- former pennsylvania senator rick santorum, who confirmed his bid this morning. the big talking point for all candidates is the economy in. >> former pennsylvania senator rick santorum announced this morning not far from the coal mines where his grandfather worked that he is running for president. then he is headed straight to iowa, new hampshire. he joins tim pawlenty, mitt romney, and others who have declared . >> what president palin what to do is cut the federal budget. >> she is talking like a candidate but says she is still 50/50 in deciding whether she will run. >> five months of this new congress, we have not seen a jobs agenda. >> friday's news that only 54,000 jobs were created last month, way below expectations, gives republicans plenty to talk about. the white house calls it a bomb in the road. anyon't make too much o

another for the race for baltimore city mayor.herine pew wants the job as she addressed supporters in the west baltimore district and talked about exactly what she expects to do. >> only in this city, only in this city do we pay a bottom tax. and only in baltimore are we paying the highest for water. it makes no sense. we buy the water. [audio not understandable] with me, we can do better. >> she says shy taxes -- she says high tax and crime are driving people from the city and wants to do something about that. >>> now maryland's most powerful doppler radar and the forecast certified most accurate by weatherate. >> hi. i am meteorologist lynette charles and check out numbers on this tuesday. well, we should be right around 81 now for this time year. the record high was setback in 1999. it was 96 degrees. and the normal low now should be right around 59 degrees. the record low -- 95ch the record -- 59 degrees the record low was setback a long time ago. yesterday's high was gorgeous. the temperatures coming in around 86. even though

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baltimore? visit royalcaribbean.com today. facts a shares deputy in york city been killed in line of duty as his wife -- >> a sheriff's deputy in new york city has been killed in a line of duty as is by goes into labor. as officers tried to take christian patterson into custody, he fired on deputy weinmann, hitting him once in the chest. he died on the way to hospital. three officers returned fire on patterson and he is listed in critical condition. no word on whether the officer's wife has given birth. meanwhile, new connections to the possible serial killer in long island. at least 10 bodies have been found since december within a 2 mile radius of one another. >> police say a 7-year-old girl was beaten up for her bike. it happen in an apartment parking lot in anchorage. several witnesses saw the man pudge the girl and had repeated the after she refused to give him the bike. -- punch the girl in the head after he repeateshe refused to m the bike. the girl is in a hospital in stable condition. the man has been arrested a woma. a woman crashed her suv into a wal

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there is another candidate in the race for baltimore city mayor. >> the senator is a political force in maryland and represents north and northwest baltimore. that is the same area stephanie blake represented. the campaign slogan is, we can do better. a former state delegate and current state senator, she wants a new job. the mayor of baltimore. >> with me, we can do better. >> i am making her candidacy official, she went for the jugular, proposing to cut the city's property taxes in half. she will pay by giving incentives to city college and university graduates to live and work in baltimore and phil attacks avoid. >> we will create the kind getting people to live in our series. >> the mayor who is trying to keep her job reacted to the plan monday. >> i have not taken a look at the plan. if it is too good to be true, it is. i have a plan that will put us on a tax structure with less dependence on property-tax as. >> neighborhood improvements will be a big issue. pew>> i want to build our citie. >> she has the big-name endorsements and a big lead. she is a distant second with a quarte

we are accident free in baltimore city and baltimore county. and the eastbound span of the bay bridge is closed to two-way track on the westbound span. the beltway is quiet. drivers waking up and getting on the roads. light traffic on both loops. no problems to report there. also, just keep in mind this morning, and i guess until june17th conway is closed between charles and light. we have two-way traffic 895 northbound at harbor tunnel. megan. >> thanks. >>> it's 4:32 right now. today the family of an elderly woman attacked by a pit bull will speak out. athena neofitou remains in the hospital from the injuries from the mauling. sherrie johnson joins with us what's going to happen to the dog that attacked her. >> reporter: there will be a news conference with more information on the victim 78- year-old athena neofitou. the veterinarians must decide the fate of the pit bull named blue. the dog mauled the woman in front of her home e was on the front porsche without a -- porch without a leash and atacked. she is breathing on her own but it's long

. >> the prosecution rested its case today in the park -- in the murder trial of a baltimore city police officer. a witness today said she saw the victim bag for his life. -- beg for his life. >> that offense expected to begin its case tomorrow. one woman testified she was scared when the police-involved shooting unfolded. sawammie dajadescribe what she outside the lounge. the june 2010 incident claimed the life of a marine. the officer is accused of shooting the marine 12 times. during testimony she said she was a friend of the marines sister. the three of them were drinking together. she claims she saw the officer intervene after the marine patted a woman on the butt. sheared the marines say he did not mean any harm and he backed up and said the miami marine. i have two kids. i am sorry. -- and he backed up and said, i am a marine. i have two kids. i am sorry. but she remembered very little when it came to talking about the drinking alcohol. her facts contradicted what the state said. >> she said she heard six gunshots and saw him fall. she ran over and said, are you ok? and he said, i

no accidents to report in baltimore city or baltimore county. let's look at the beltway. topside we are doing okay there as well. very quiet. 695 at providence road, light traffic in both directions. hardly anybody out there. we have a report of a disabled vehicle on the jfx southbound south of the 41st street overpass on the right. be careful there are no lights. we have something starting at 5 a.m. that road closure is going to be construction on west conway between charles and light lasting through june 17th. howard and 395 to mlk are your alternates. >>> 4:32. that traffic alert this morning takes us downtown where the grand prix construction will get worse. traffic delays are expected to pick up due to the construction related to the grand prix. starting today, conway will be closed in both directions between light and charles street. and just remember that the story doesn't end on here. you can get plenty of information on traffic construction and changes that begin today. log onto abc2news.com and we have more information. click on the slide show for an update. >>>

baltimore. i'm willing to work hard for the future of this city. so i'm just looking forward to it. >> reporter: will state senator katherine pew be the final candidate to run for mayor? where he don't know yet. there's still plenty of time for other candidates to file. i'm pat warren,wjz news. >> only one republican has filed to run for mayor. >>> a vicious attack as 78-year- old greek woman fighting for her life tonight after getting mauled by a pit bull. >> reporter: family members say they are worried particularly because of her age and because of the severity of her injuries. they are worried about her recovery. inside bay view medical center, 78-year-old atina mianitu remains in intensative intensive care after she was mauled by this pit bull named blue. it happened where her dog lived with henrietta browser and her family. she disputes claims that the dog drug the woman down a flight of stairs. but admits he did bite her in the face. after six hours of jaw reconstruction surgery, athena is still in icu. she's hooked up to a breathing machine

now baltimore city schools have a half day because of the heat. and right now, i have keith scrogins the chief operating officer here. thanks for joining us and being out here this morning. can you tell us or give us a breakdown how many your schools have air conditioning or don't have air conditioning. >> we have 82 schools out of our 180 buildings that have air conditioning. and we are slowly building on that number each year as we are able to gain funding to perform major renovations in the schools. >> reporter: can you tell us, you have a half day today that means students will leave early. we are coming up on the end of year, june 17th. how had it affect student? we have snow days and they have to make up days and tack them on to the end of the year. somehow leaving early going to affect students. >> it doesn't affect a school year. if we would close the school year down it would add days but this allows us to maintain the integrity of the school year and get the kid the education they need. >> reporter: thank for joining us and we will talk

. >>> the position for baltimore city mayor will be up for grabs this year. and state senator katherine pew says she wants the job. she says high taxes, violence and crime are driving people out of the city and she wants to turn that around. she joins several others in the field. incumbent mayor stephanie rawlings-blake hasn't frmly announced her candidacy yet. >>> plenty of excitement on i-95 in cecil county today. the famed miracle on the hudson plane is making its way to north carolina. people lined the interstate to see it drive past. it's now parked near perryville for the night. tomorrow it heads down the baltimore beltway to i-70 and then i-68 through west virginia. >>> news from the nation tonight. we start in florida with a judge in the casey anthony murder trial. may have to decide whether to let jurors smell air samples from a car trunk. the air samples will be a groundbreaking move and might make or break the prosecution's case. witnesses came the car smelled of a decomposed human. the prosecution hasn't yet asked to open the canisters. >>> the fo

. >>> testimony resumes in the trial of a baltimore city police officer accused of killing a marine. a state witness testified there was a struggle between tshamba. the state maintains that the multiple gund shot wound in the neighborhood of 12 that brown suffered occurred he's retreated from the officer. >>> today maryland lieutenant governor anthony brown will be talking about maryland's use of electronic health records and how it is going so far. brown will be at the charleston retirement community center which is located on maiden choice lane in catonsville. doctors and health leaders will be around to speak about the electronic health records. >>> good news for those diagnosed with canser. >> coming a. new drug -- cancer. >> coming up, a drug that can fight various forms of the dissee at a fast rate. >>> fierce storms rolling through illinois. look at that. that's the dramatic video from the storms. this is becoming an all too familiar occurrence. announcer: when your eyes are smiling, you're smiling. be kind to your eyes with transitions lenses. transitions adapt to changing li

represents west and northwest baltimore in the state senate . she proposed to cut the city's property-tax in half over the next four years. will give incentives to graduates to live and work in baltimore. >> we will create the incentives we have created for police, fire, and teachers, and them to live in our city. they get day $5,000 tax break to live in the city -- they get $5,000 tax break to live in the city. >> residents stand united against a state taloll. jennifer franciotti has more. >> this is not sitting well with any maryland state residents. one protest did bring together harford county and cecil county residents. business people, veterans, doctors and other professionals consider what the state wants to do with tolls highway robbery. schools have had the unique option of purchasing a $10 decal. the toll is currently $5. decal holders will be required to purchase an e-zpass. there will be a mainstay and it adds up to $54 a year residents. galvanized. >> they don't back down, we will be filing suit against the state of maryland for what they're doing. >> organizers

. >> only in this city, only in this city, do we pay a bottom tax and only in baltimore are we paying the highest for water, it makes no sense. we provide the water for others around us. with me we can do better. >> another concern for the candidates helping young people steer clear of crime, drugs and gang violence. she also wants to make sure there is equity between the money that goes to downtown development and into neighborhoods. >> he thinks of his uncle every night, that's what men do when they think of heros. he was killed during d day. he is buried here in normandy and for years a french men drove five hours north to visit american graves and several times a year in fact his family goes with him to pay respects, to lay flowers and to pray and seven years ago bruno got -- they started tracing back the steps finding him born in baltimore. bruno wrote to the mayor who found the family and nephew david stone. he had no idea that bruno adopted his uncle's grave and was so interested in a life cut to short. the message and -- i would like -- i could so much let know to the family t

state senator katherine pew announced her intent to run for the baltimore city office. now in front of a cheering crowned, she addressed supporters in west baltimore district and says if elected she will tackle the high property tax rate and bottle tax and wants to help young people steer clear of crime, drugs and gang violence. she wants to make sure there is equity between dollars that go to downtown development and the monies that go into outside neighborhood. >>> well health news this morning. if you keep hearing things, you are not crazy. that's good to know. you may be drinking too much coffee a study is suggesting that just five cups a day could be enough to make your ears start to play tricks on you. i will remind you a week ago this was story saying 6 cups was good for your prostate. so you may get the six cups for the prostate but hearing things. a person went toe sar as to say they heard white christmas even though the song was not playing. >> i hear that song sometimes too. >>> time for five things to know before heading out the door this morning at 6:52. pre

it will have serious impacts on local businesses and on families and on the brac expansion. >> baltimore city police officer accused of shooting -- and killing a marine is back in court today. the trial does not have a jury and a judge has the final say. he is acowsed of killing tie -- accused of killing tyrone brown. the defense says he shot had in stive defense but the state says the multiple gunshot wound happened while he was retreating. everyone is back in court at 9:30. reports for you this afternoon. >>> the death toll stands at 141 people killed following this month's massive twister. that happened in joplin, missouri. city didn't identified latest found but leaders say they plan to host a town hall meeting about removing the debris. the may 22nd twister demolished about 1/3 of the town. >>> look at your screen. this is incredible video we got overnight. it's a 3d image. the national oceanic and atmospheric administration released this three dimensional image from joplin, missouri, a tornado. the move shows a vertical picture of the radar sweep from the weather event that happened and

. >>> today, defense continues in the case of the baltimore city police office are accused of cigkilling a marine. the officer is accused of shooting tyrone brown outside a mount vernon bar last summer. the defense insist tshamba shot in self-definances but the state says brown was shot multiple times he's was retreating. no jury in the case. final judgment is going to be hand down by a judge. >>> take a look at this picture because baltimore county police need your help tracking down this guy. 23-year-old ronald preston climbed through a window allegedly, attempting to sexually assault a woman. when she woke up, it happened in white march be in april. anyone with information should contact metro crime stoppers at 866-7-lockup. >>> people who live in harford in cecil county says the toll increase proposal targets them and they say it's not fair. the hatem bridge carries route 40 over the susquehanna river and the toll is $5. just like i-95. but the hatem bridge use a decal system. regular users pay $10 a year for the dekale -- decal giving them unlimited trips. and the maryland transport

baltimore city, liberty and plannery lane. 48 miles per hour average there. you can see no trouble on north of 24 in harford county. you can see an easy drive on the tiding's bridge in both directions. , this is brought to you by virginia tourism. plan your next family's vacation at virginia.org. >>> we have breaking news from new york. anthony wiener admits that the pictures sent from via are legit. >> reporter: this is a dramatic news conference. he admitted that the pictures are legit and he's been engaging in the picture for quite some time. >> to be clear, i sent the pictures. i'm deeply sorry for the pain this caused my wife and family and my friends and supporters and staff. in addition, over the past few years, i've had several inappropriate conversations on the phone with women i have met online. i've exchanged messages and foe foes with six women over the past three years. for the most part, these communications took place before my marriage and some, sadly, after. >> he's spent the last few days denying he spent a picture of his boxers to a woman o

today the defense baltimore city police officer is going to present its case. state rested yesterday afternoon saying that the shooting death of an unarmed marine at a bar outside mount vernon. today tshamba will call the same sister to the stand who sought confrontation but watt nos called by the state. tshamba's lawyers expect the tom to reveal her brother tyrone brown approached tshamba several times before the shooting took place. again, no jury in the case. a judge will make the final decision. >>> four minutes after six. a dc police officer is behind bars this morning accused of shooting a 20-year-old woman and leaving her one-year-old to die in a hot car. wynetta wright was found and her daughter jaylin was found in the car. richmond phillips was arrested. they claim phillips was jaylin's father a matter that will be decide by dna after there is a paternity test to determine child support. the hearing for the mother and daughter that were killed. >> i think for everybody in our community, we share the family's pain and we share their pain and we look for

. >>> later testimony resumes in the trial of a baltimore city police officer accused of killing a marine. state witness testified that there was a struggle between ha -- gahiji tshamba and tyrone brown. state maintains the multiple gunshot wounds brown suffered occurred as that marine was retreating from the officer. >>> 5:35. making news around the nation, officials say that a windy forecast and expected lightning today could make the third largest wild fire in arizona history bigger. fire officials say the flames charred more than 160,000 acres and the fire has been burning through the forest and the brushlands for more than a week now. near the white mountain town of alpine. firefighters there still report zero containment. there's been mandatory evacuations in the area. >>> authorities are investigating a tour bus accident in chicago leaving 20 people with minor injuries. that crash happened sunday night on the dan ryan expressway and state police say two vehicles collided in front of the bus causing that bus to hit one of the vehicles. the crash comes less than a week after another

. >> a witness took the stand today in the trial of an off- duty officer gunned down at a baltimore city nightclub. >> barry simms has more. >> the prosecution rested just a little while ago. the officer claims he fired his weapon because he feared for his life. today, his attorney said he is holding up well throughout this trial. >> it has been difficult being incarcerated this whole time, but he is resting in the system. >> the officers seemed distraught. tammie in the center of your screen along with officer brown's wife describe what she saw. the officers charged with murder, accused of shooting brown 12 times. during the testimony, she said she was a friend of his sister and had been drinking with the two of them at a nightclub. after she left, she saw a woman can fred brown and smack him. she claims she saw the officer intervened. she said he pulled out his weapon and started waving it around. she is not recall what he was saying, but she said she recalled brown say he did not mean any harm and there was no reason for this. as he backed out he raised his hand and said, i am a marin

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tonight they gathered at a baltimore city college to pray and show support for his family.nue to hope for the best, even a few members of his recruit class attended the prayer service as a show of support for the family. also, to kind of cope with the laws themselves. the 20 -year-old has been missing for nearly a week and the fact that he hasn't been found or heard from his heartbreaking to everyone who knows him. >> it's very tough. i don't think anyone can imagine. i'm sitting back and thinking i'm watching somebody else's life. this isn't what anyone is supposed to be going through. not knowing where their child is. >> the main thing is to help support their family and the second most important thing is the classmates are a very close- knit group and i'd like to give them an opportunity to deal with the english they are going through during this difficult time. >> class is scheduled to graduate in september and the search has been scaled back pending investigation. >> search crews have found the body of a man who disappeared while swimming in the tribe don't see a reser

another candidate is expected to join the growing field of baltimore city mayoral candidates.herine pugh is expected to announce her candidacy later this morning. will joint otis rolley and jody landers -- she will join otis rolley and jody landers. carl stokes has not officially filed. >> we are expecting an announcement from rick santorum. tracie potts has more from washington. >> rick santorum is expected to stand in front of a courthouse and announced he is running for president. then he is headed straight for iowa and new hampshire. joins mitt romney, tim pawlenty others whoever declared. >> sarah palin is crisscrossing the country on a bus. the biggest issue is the economy. >> we have not seen a jobs agenda. >> 54,000 jobs were created last month. way below expectations. the white house calls this a road.n the on the campaign trail, this is fuel for a possible when. >> michele bachmann has not announced yet. tracie potts, wbal-tv 11 news. >> that brings us to our water cooler question of the day. >> this morning we asked -- what's your opinion of the current field of rep

a baltimore city police officer calls the victim's sister to the stand. >> it was wrong. >> reporter: shante broke down in an exclusive wjz interview after officer tshamba gunned down her brother. a year later, she was calm in court as she recalled her brother's last moments alive. the prosecution called attention to the inconsistency in her case. >> i think she reenforces all of the evidence that are being proven here by the prosecution. that tshahba was aggressive. >> reporter: she said he fired shot after shot, and as brown lay on the ground bleeding, he walked off as if nothing. next witness, crystal ramsey. she's the woman who brown grabbed. she testified that brown chased tshamba, so he shot him in self- defense. >> reporter: and we will be hearing from a security guard that said that brown lunged at tshamba. >>> the rising temperatures have led to the deaths of two people in maryland. the state department of health and mental hygiene tells wjz two people died last week because of the heat. one of the victims is a cecil county man the other a woman from anne arundel county. both

north calhoun and west 42nd street in baltimore city. let's take a live look.ou can see a lot of activity there at 70 and 29. here's another live look. we'll get to the camera. that's greenspring avenue. that's moving a little bit better. this is brought to you by virginia tourism. back to you. >>> thank you, kristy. wall street is weight for the out come of a key opec meeting. the ministers are going to decide on increasing production which could push the prices lower. the government will release the out look on supply and demand. demand is falling as the gas prices are high. this week, crude oil closed below $99 a barrel. >> the average price of a gallon of regular is $3.77. >>> today's graduation day for adults at the maryland food bank's culinary program. andrea fujii has the story. >> reporter: food has change monique knight's life. >> i didn't graduate high school. i wanted to cook and this is a perfect opportunity to do so. >> reporter: she's one of ten maryland food bank food work's graduates. this program provides training to prepare the students for j

the chances are kids in baltimore will be down at inner harbor or at a pool in the city doing hopefully something very similar to this. if you've been outside, you know it's pleasant outside. it's not too hot. but, just to give you an idea of how quickly things warm up, we have the heat gauge to give you an idea. you point it at something a car and we know they heat up. and it's in the 90s. just from that, 92, 93 degrees. you point it in the shade and you get a completely different reading. so a reminder as you stay in the shade and who better to tell us than the very smart and wonderful doctor from hopkins. we are here talking about the temperatures because it's going to warm up later in the week. 99 degrees. and for elderly patients, that can be a issue right? >> that's right. hot is very hot. anything over 90 you get really worried about an older adult because older adults can't sense the heat as well as younger adults can. and they can't sense when they are thirsty as early as we can as well. so because of those reasons, they have to be very careful out in the weather. >> are there

alternate routes into the city include howard to baltimore street and incompetent state 395 to dr. in luther king boulevard. city crews have been plugging potholes and smoothing out roads to the tune of $7 million. city planners say costs areoff set by the 100 thousand visitors and $70 million, the race is expected to pump into the economy. so they have to -- >> look at the underground utility work. >> reporter: but on the surface, some residents say that money could be better spent. sometimes, when you are out walking, i can't keep on looking down at the ground. >> reporter: now, nearly 30,000 daily motorists are looking ahead to where the construction and the race are both over. tim williams, from downtown, "wjz." >> the race is on track to generate $7 million in tax revenue and create nearly 2,000 jobs. >> here is some inis spiation to drive down to the beach, ocean city giving away $100 thousand in free gas if an effort to encourage people to visit. it's the first resort in the country to do this. leaders will decide how to split up the money sometime in the next few weeks. >> o

today a different story for drivers hitting delays in downtown baltimore. the city is stepping up construction starting today, to prepare for the roads for the race that was set the first weekend in september. now conway street is going to be closed in both directions between light and charles. and the department of transportation expects major traffic jams while the work is going on. >>> parents listen up. students, counting down all school year until summer but if your student is a teen driver there's something you should know. >> unfortunately, it's also a very deadly time for young drivers and we really want parents to remain cognizant of that and really stay involved in their teens' driving. >> aaa says seven of the top 10 deadliest days of the year fall between memorial and labor day. and during those months between 2005 and 2009, 7300 teen drivers and passengers died in car crashes. aaa recommends parents cut down on driving, don't allow trips without a purpose. set rules for the number of passengers. how long they can be in the car and take time to drive wit

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baltimore in annapolis. now she says she wants to lead from city hall. she wants to cut property taxes in half. >> we will create the kind of incentives that we've created for police, fire, and teachers, getting those people to live in our city. as you well know, they get something like a $5,000 tax break to live in the city. >> she is the fifth person to foreman announced that she will run against stephanie rawlings- blake. >> defense attorneys will present their case this morning. witnesses described the scene outside the lounge back in 2009 when gahiji tshamba allegedly fired 13 shots hitting tyrone brown 12 times. tammy brown said he in a properly padded a woman outside the club. tshamba intervene in an open fire. >> remembered certain things when questioned by the state. but one question by the defense, it took some time to get the facts out that contradicted what to tell the state. >> defense said tshamba shot brown in self-defense. >> police of looking for a man who entered a woman's group and tried to sexual assaults her. police say preston climb

baltimore. >>> from the city to the counties to your neighborhood. now it's complete coverage, it's wjz, maryland's news station. >>> manslaughter charges. a washington police officer blamed for a baby girl's death. >> reporter: the emotional outburst from the victim's family in court today. >>> hello, everybody, i'm denise koch. >>> a mother and her baby disappear the night before a baa paternity hearing. the man she believes to be the baby's father is believed to have killed them both. >> when the officer was first arrested on friday it was unclear if he would be linked to the baby's death but tonight we have learned that he is charged with manslaughter regarding the one-year-old. >> a dc police officer charged with the murder of a 20-year- old mother now faces a manslaughter charge for killing a one-year-old girl who may be his own daughter. were discovered in a park thursday night. they were last seen here in baltimore county. prosecutors say 39-year-old richmond left her in the park and left the baby buckled in her car seat sweltering in the hea

city. and if drivers are coming into baltimore, take i395 right down to mlk. we're no downtown baltimore, i'm gigi barnett, wjz eyewitness news, now back to you on tv hill. >>> right now christie breslin is monitoring the traffic's impact. >> reporter: let's go to a live shot right there on conway street. it's going to make your commute home and into the city a little more difficult. conway is closed between charles and light street. so the best way to get around that is out bound to lombard. if you can avoid the area that would definitely be your best bet. as far as other accidents go in the region, if you're traveling on the east side of the outer loop we have an accident there at hawkins point road. delays continue on the west side interloop, that is to liberty road. and on the north side outer loop unfortunately no improvement there. traffic still crawling along. northbound 95 slow traffic there from 32 to 175. and some congestion to watch out for up to the harbor tunnel. you can see not too bad there, 95 just north of 24 in hartford county. and an easy dr