that storm cell tracked across baltimore city. it is pushing toward bellaire. it is not a tornado warning until 6:30. eastern howard county until 6:30, and up into the extreme southwest part of baltimore county as well here it hard to see some of these storms when there's so much rain falling, but this is one approach in the southwestern part of baltimore county with strong rotations in jesup up toward what lawn and the selfless and part of baltimore county, may be up for baltimore city, but also, this still is very strong. it is now tracking northeast pretty quickly, is showing strong signs of rotation. when it a warning for hartford county until 6:30 this evening. it is moving northeast at 21 miles an hour. take shelter now, and all of the central part of hartford county because the storm system is pretty strong. we are surrounded by rain, and embedded within this range are strong, but thunderstorms showing signs of very strong irritation. morning for hartford county until 6:30 -- the storm will be up near victory in the next 10 minutes, and it looks like the

baltimore under a tornado warning until 5:00. we'll keep the carroll county warning until 35bg -- 5:00. pg county and moving toward the southern city limits. i think that pg county warning will be up until 5:00 because these are such slow moving storms. >> there are tornado warnings until 5:00 for baltimore county and carroll county. the most active is the northwest corner of baltimore county. we're interested in hearing from you. we want to see your pictures if you're able to get them safely. >> this is from jennifer in catonsville. you can see the rain coming how the branches have been moving. she got a lot of rain and wind. we got a facebook from monet matthews in jessup. she said there's a lot of clouds in her area. how is this looking? >> they're under that warning. the weather service just put together. these warnings are coming fast. jessup is under a tornado warning. get down to the lowest level. the basement if you have it. get to an interior section. let's put a storm tracker moving through. it's elk ridge at 4:55. catonsville, a little after 5:00. we'll be over the southern specs. brooklyn park section of town around 5:1

baltimore city police are looking into an overnight shooting in east baltimore. investigators say a man was shot multiple times and north elwood avenue just before 1:30 this morning. there is no word on the victim's condition tonight and no arrests have been made in the case. still no word tonight on what caused the devastating fire of the weekend that claimed the life of an east baltimore father. city fire officials tell us that flames broke out just before midnight on saturday, killing 51-year-old bruce wagner and to family pets in the home on eastport avenue. we caught up with the family after the fire did they tell us the blaze began just hours after his daughter's wedding. plan directed at this baltimore county recycling plant. captain roy taylor reported on this breaking news round of talk this evening. it is unclear what sparked the fire but an investigation is underway. one of the five people convicted in the elaborate darfur hire of a gas station owner will head to deal for the rest of his life. he learn his fate today in baltimore county circuit court.

own tall ships which led the procession into the city, the pride of baltimore 2 looks like it did in 1812 and the british said because of this act of piracy they are going to come and destroy the city of baltimore. >> we have a call from muncie, indiana. leonard, welcome to the program. muncie, indiana, you're on the air. go ahead. looks like we lost leonard. vince vaise at ft. mchenry, tell us about this 25-hour battle between the u.s. and british. how large was the u.s. force at ft. mchenry and what about the british force, the fleet and i understand there was a concurrent land battle that happened outside of baltimore. >> that's right. here defending the fort you had about 1,000 defenders. there were 16 ships in the bombardment squadron and an armada of another 50 ships beyond it. now, in the city of baltimore, there were 15,000 soldiers dug in, and this is an interesting part of the story that hasn't always been told is that you had free african-americans. had you some of the richest gentlemen of the city. you had some. poorest people of the city, women, children, digging

baltimore city 94 dhow. anne arundel county 88,000 with a total of more than 400,000 people waiting for the power to come back on. bge says that wait could take days. they're out right -- the total number of customers could be close to a million people. last night's storm was part of a one-two punch for our area, a hard hit as we deal with record breaking heat expected later on today. >> reporter: good morning. these siling temperatures expected to last into next week. health officials are warning it could be more dangerous than you think. the heat is on as a summer scorcher burns baltimore. >> it's too hot. >> the extreme heat, extremely dangerous. pair merdes rushed to a report of heat exhaustion. >> it does not have to be that hot for them to get into trouble. >> friday alone emergency crews around the region responded to heat related illnesses. >> take a break frequently. drink plenty of fluids. if they feel sick, get inside into some place cool. >> easier said than done at the o's game. 100 degrees befo

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crews are work to fix that leak. : baltimore city's populationing shrinking by the mere. -- population is shrinking by the year. pat warren has the troubling new numbers. >> reporter: in the past 15 months, 1500 people have left the city that's the bad news. the good news is people are leaving at a slower rate than in past years. >> reporter: while bath mother is hard at work promoting itself, the hard-at-work baltimore group posted this as part of their facebook campaign. in the last decade, the city lost 30,000 people, and since the to 10 census, the population declined by 1500 in 15 months, not the way the mayor wants the city to go. >> i set out an ambitious goal to grow our city by 10,000 families. >> reporter: baltimore was iraqed the 6th lampleggest city in the nation in the 50s and 60s. by the 1980 census, it ranked 10th. it now ranks 24th. analyst anna basu calls that trouble. >> the message of the data is cities that are attractive to young families have a growing population. >> reporter: the good news is bath mother is losing population at half the rate it was in the last de

. >>> a baltimore city police officer is facing charges. according to the baltimore sun ant -- anthony fatta has been charged. he was shot he claims by an unknown man. investigators believe the bullet came from his own weapon. the officer denies the allegations. the department says the case remains open. >>> a sudden departure for the head of the baltimore police department training division. john king resigned. he was just hired 6 months ago. he is said to be stepping down because of a personnel issue. he said the new acting police commissioner wants to go in a different direction with the department. >>> the united states supreme court is set to rule on the president's health care reform initiative. the justices could strike down the law in its entirety, strike parts of it or uphold it. it requires most american to have or buy health insurance. the court is expected to announce its decision publicly around 10:00 this morning. >>> tropical depression debby is drifting out to sea. the water won't reseed until next week. the once large tropic

schools in baltimore city are facing a problem unusual to many areas. >> not enough students to fill the seats. how city officials plan to deal with what they're calling a steady population shift. >> no jail time for elig.an learned no requested enceotsurprise anyone as it was pretty elierdesheim and the victim family ficing tasai ll ath charges fr a we left the courtroom. three-year of an african american teenager. would not let him speak. he said the decision was just. >> it was a really fair results of a bad situation. he will dolity continue to good community. >> review more than lettersfrom community s an asset he was. the letters we by ninehis behalf saying he was a kind could to better his community. the court saying never intendedy for the pain d suffering he caused. speaking f family's attorney who originally asked the court for jae. he told reporters the family is still pleased with the outcome. >> as you know, this was a misdemeanor second-degree assault case. you do not get any jail time. there is no record whatsoever and he had done some good things in the past. this was

what a weekend in baltimore as hundreds of thousands of visitors headed to the inner harbor for the star-spangled sailabration. not only did the citybenefit economically, it showed that downtown baltimore is still a great place to be. law enforcement reports that no major crime issues happen this weekend, which has been an ongoing source of concern. so far it has attracted more than 500,000 people, making it one of the largest events in the city's history. breaking news at the top of the hour, fire at this recycling plant in baltimore county. skyteam 11 was over the scene around 5:00 this evening. captain roy taylor tells us it is unclear what sparked the flames, but an investigation is under way. we are working to get more details on that. >> the dangers of craigslist, after the website was used to lure victims to a location where they were robbed at gunpoint. it happened saturday afternoon. a person thought that were going to buy a car that had been posted online on craigslist. during all the confusion, the victim was robbed of the money he had planned on buying the car with, $4,500. the culprits remain at large. anne arundel cou

with sex pills or flavored cigar, blunt paper. >> reporter: mose bee says some liquor stores in baltimore city are an open door for crimes. >> liquor stores are set up for adults, not children. >> reporter: they have been in battle with the city zoning and licensing agrees but agree with this law. >> i would rather not deal with the law. if that helps the community, i have no prm with it. >> reporter: some are looking to get items off limits. >> the kids they can buy alcohol at any age. just get somebody else to go inside and get alcohol. >> mosby is hoping with it, they'll take back the neighborhoods, one corner at a time. >> if we're really serious about turping our communities around. if we're serious about building our communities back up, we have to really attack this systemic ill. >> reporter: and the new law will go into effect 30 days after the mayor signs it. reporting live, rochelle ritchie, wjz eyewitness news. >> all right, rochelle. thank you. >>> texas, oklahoma and pennsylvania all have similar laws, banning minors from liquor stores. >>> a containership at a port in new jersey

baltimore city police said one of their officers shot a man this afternoon. it happened just after 1:30 in upper fells point near eastern avenue. police say the office are was responding to a reported burglary when he fond two men breaking into a home. the officer fired several times and hit one of the men. he was taken to shock trauma. >>> an 8-year-old hit by an suv has died. >> reporter: the cleanup is underway after a horrific accident. five children, including a toddler struck and pinned under an suv and a mon tan of bricks. the daughter passed awant she said i was terrified because the driveway is next to my son's room. i heard the mother calling for help. police said the 33-year-old mother also as a son turning two tomorrow who is among the injured. she was reversing her large ford expedition into the driveway when she made a grave mistake. >> she mistakenly stepped on the gas instead of the brake. >> reporter: the mother had been arguing outside with then itnant who lives upstairs. >> the woman was upset but not out of control. >> reporter: the landlo

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in baltimore city, 6th street at malt avenue. as far as the beltway, that's still moving well in and all the way around. let's take a live look. everything is moving slowly there as well. also 95 south of mountain road up there in hartford road as well. for the most accurate and up to date traffic information available count on us at wjz.com. >>> here is what people will be talking about today. the nations eyes being on baltimore, the star spangled celebration is officially underway with wjz on board. tens of thousands of people are flooding the harbor. the ships began arriving yesterday, the first a canadian naval vessel. mike schuh is live this morning. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. they have floated h in from all over -- floated in from all the world. let the celebration begin. >> ships from all over the world drop anchor in the inner harbor for the star spangle celebration. >> i think this is mexico, ecuador. >> it takes my breath away. it's so fabulous with the sailors. >> the ship is magnificent. >> it commemorat

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say they were joining together to try to keep those three fire companies open and operating in baltimore city. >> abc 2 news' sharree johnson has more on what is proposed to do as time is running out. what do you know? >>reporter: truck 10, truck 15 and squad 11 all in baltimore are slated to be disbanded as of july 1st. last night the bayview association had a meeting with councilman jim kraft to discuss the closure of squad 11. it has special equipment for rescues. squad 11 covers large sections of interstate 95 and 895 as well as the neighborhood near johns hopkins bayview hospital. it was on the scene for monday's huge fire in phelps point and councilman kraft still believes there's time to save at least one or two of these companies. he believes money could be saved by eliminating open positions in other dments. >> we get closer, we get more anxious and it's, like, you know, we're down to the next level, you know, and this could be it. so that's why we're being more passionate tonight. >> there's still going to be a fire engine or fire truck operating in that station to provide the same

if you've seen him came 911 right away. >>> baltimore city police are looking for these three men. they say the trio robbed the mcdonald's 5100 york roads before 9:00 on saturday night. police say the men were armed they took money from the cash registers and the safe before running away. if you think you know who these guys are you're asked to call police as well. >>> donald panel a look wore other this cadet back into the service back in 1981 and the cadet now the commissioner baltimore city police department 31 years later he spent time walking down up walter boulevard and the chief takes his final stroll on the streets he swore to protect. >> reporter: back in 2007, nobody thought we were really the outside long shot coming in, but we demonstrated that we could do it and we earned the jobs. i think we built a solid blueprint of focusing on the most violent offenders. i won't police the opportunity again tonight to talk about bad guys with guns. it really for me for five years that's been the rallying cry of who to focus on first. i would urge the people who are watching there b

baltimore city wants to raise its water and sewer rates again. a public hearing will be held today on the proposed 9% hike. baltimore's department of public works says that the increase is needed to repair the aging system and make necessary upgrades. so for a family of four, a 9% hike would raise your annual bill to about $100. water and sewer rates in the city, they have steadily increased over recent years and this comes as the department of public works is dealing with an embarrassing billing problem where people were charged incorrect amounts because bad meters and fake reading. >>> you could get -- he could get 10 years, however, he's not expected to serve any prison time at all. today a man convicted of a beating of an african-american teenager will be sentenced. prosecutors are expected to ask for a three-year suspended sentence, probation and community service for elijah woodashine. this case drew comparisons to the deadly shooting of trayvon martin. the teen told police that woodashine who was part of a neighborhood watch group hit him i

. >> the bulk -- the battle over baltimore city's budget is finally over. city council approved the mayor's spending plan in a 9-6 decision. the $2.3 billion operating budget calls for closing to fire truck companies and one side -- squad by july 1st. >> until the economy turns around, something has to go. we're not going to raise any property taxes. unless the advocates understand any to have the administration be willing to put the cuts into the agencies, i cannot be with them. >> supporters of this final version of the budget also point to the expansion of the youth works program. >> two of the city's most influential leaders are still feuding over more than half a million dollars in taxpayer money. baltimore city comptroller it tells us she is considering calling for an independent investigation of the way the mayor's office went about buying a telecommunications equipment. >> steffy rawlings blake -- they are locked in an increasingly ugly battle over how to spend taxpayer money. >> you cannot make a wrong right. this is not a computer. this is not the

there is the rain, a line of showers cutting through baltimore city. these are moving to the northeast. you guys in harford county will next get the light rain showers. maybe some thunderstorms this afternoon. high temperature expected around 82 degrees. we will check the seven-day forecast going all the way into the weekend. >> a great way to stay healthy, even just walking. >> how fast you what could be an indication of your risk for dementia. king's bees were analyzed -- walking speeds were analyzed. this is an important system. in the report takes a look at the state home dad. most >> men that are full time at caregivers are there by choice. many are in that role because they chose to take on the job. there isn't a type of man who is the primary caregiver. all of the men thought they were doing a good job. >> i think a lot of stay home dads get credit. 5:41. 74 degrees on tv hill. the ravens all-time leading receiver hangs up his cleats. >> car crashes and a seizure for the commerce secretary. more on what the president is saying. >> 8 warm start f

thing he will miss -- >> you know how few people get to be the one to tell every school kid in baltimore city and baltimore county no school today? that is a rush. [laughter] >> dave will officially sign off this fall. we wish him the best of luck. we'll miss him around the building. you might notice some things a different color. >> a way to get into the spirit of the summer. this is part of a new promotion. old bay will also announced a special restaurant promotion. 5:27. >> construction, construction, construction. first the j.f.x. and now the harbor tunnel. >> safety at the inner harbor is cause for concern, according to one state senator. >> stock surge on wall street. what investors are looking for on capitol hill. >> another cool start on this thursday morning. >> pretty nice start on the area roads. one problem along security boulevard. boulevard. we will check for any low detergent gasoline. while the car on the right was filled up with bp gasoline with invigorate. which helps clean and protect its engine so it can get a few more miles per tank than the car on the left. go a little f

the baltimore city -- because of this fire. rthbound gay south of baltimore is shut down. >> covering the nation tonight, the man charged with gunning down three people at auburn university face the judge today. he said he cannot afford to pay for his legal defense, so the judge appointed a lawyer to the case. leonard is facing three counts of capital murder and to assault charges. among the dead, two former auburn football players and the current player was among the three injured. >> abc news is making wallenda wear a safety harness. when he crossed the inner harbor about a month ago, he did not have a harness or safety net. sponsors do not want that to continue. the 1800 foot-long wall above niagara falls will be broadcast live. >> we are well over a million dollars at this point. the network is not covering anywhere near that amount. >> are you going to end up in the wholhole? >> there is a chance of that. >> i was wondering how you would do it without a harness. one player was noticeably absent at ravens' training camp this

it will take place at the baltimore city training academy beginning at 8 this morning. those attend will go go through the daily challenges of the physical and mental stress placed on recruits. >>> and tomorrow the commander in chief will be in baltimore. the president barack obama is skied ualed to hold a campaign -- scheduled to hold a campaign event. >>> new this morning, an arrest has been made in connection with the body found in early may behind windsor mills elementary school. police arrested this man kyle williams. the victim is 18-year-old quintin poindexter who was found shot to death behind the school. a woman walking her dog found him early in the morning. >>> and police are hoping security cameras will lead to a robbery suspect for a second time. the holland ferry 7-eleven was held up by two masked mense. last time it was hit the cameras led to the arrest of the robbers. the suspect cammed in and opened the registers and took an undisclosed amount of money. >>> schools may be out for the summer but that doesn't mean you have to stop hitting the books. >>> w

sit -- and the search is on for the next police commissioner baltimore city we will looks on the panel. >> down at the inner harbor on this monday june 11th. looks like it's going to

because of the excessive heat advisory, baltimore city is extending city pool hours. today the park pools will open from noon until 8:00 and the walk to pools will open from noon until 6:00. >>> in sports the oriels are hope together get some redemption this weekend after a lost loss to the -- loss to the indians. the birds couldn't catch up. chen gave up six runs on the mound. the oriels only got seven hilts in the entire game, just scoring two runs. the oriels home stand will continue this weekend. sunday it will be on wjz. you can see the birds taking on the indians sunday afternoon at 1:30 live on wjz 13. >>> michael phelps has made another big splash at the olympic trials. he won first place in the 200 meter butterfly yesterday. >> it's going to be a lot of fun. i remember 4 years ago people getting together. the e events took place out -- events took place on friday, saturday and sundays at different watering watering holes joining -- at the water holes joining to watch michael phelps swim. that's just so cool. that was the night we had a pre-season game at m&t

if you are in baltimore city, as lynette mentioned, we are dealing with a two-alarm house fire that shut down west baltimore street at stockton street. you will want to use lexington street as your alternate route. two people did suffer minor injuries. linda stow will have more on that coming up on abc 2 in just a few minutes. traffic is starting to pick up on the west side of the beltway, as we check in and take a live look here at liberty road, you'll notice the outer loop starting to slow down. all together you're looking at a 13-minute ride on that outer loop from 795 down towards 95. and here's a look at 695 and overly, outer loop again picking up in this area. that will continue up towards loch raven boulevard. but the inner loop nice and clear towards 95. if you are using the harrisburg expressway, no concerns, traveling from the maryland/pennsylvania state line down to the beltway, you are looking at a 22-minute ride that. is a look at your abc 2 time saver traffic. megan and charley, back over to you. >>> as lauren just mentioned, we have breaking news that could be involving yo

baltimore street is still shut down in the city because of fire activity. west lexington is your alternate. some closures in harford county, 136 shut down at the broad creek bridge. they are doing some bridge support worked. here's a quick live look at traffic. 50 and 97 through the annapolis region is looking pretty good. not showing any delays. here's a quick live look at traffic. we continue to build in volume at security but nothing significant making your way down towards edmondson. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> thank you. more than 12,000 people in colorado have been evacuated as the well fire continues to burn out of control. the fire has destroyed 6200 m acres. right now more than 450 are actively working to stop the fire. legendary lady has passed away. nora ephron died on tuesday of complications from leukemia. she is best known for a romantic comedies such as "sleepless in seattle" and "when harry met sally...' " she was 71. >> good news for the housing market. home prices are on the rise. prices were up 1.3% in 20 major markets -. n

mayor's desk. >> reporter: this means that some desperately needed help is on the way for crumbling baltimore city school, but that help comes at an expense. with little fanfare and majority support, city council members vote to increase the bottle tax, the jump more than doubled from 2-cents to 5-cents and takes effect in july 2013. it will raise $10 million allowing the city to leverage $3,006,000,000 in bonds. that money would help dilapidated city schools. >> the tax that we put together is a great step forward in making sure that the conditions of our schools match the quality of the kids that go there. >> reporter: opponents say it's a money grab that will cost jobs and hurt local grocery stores. >> customers that we have, they read and they have cars. they have transportation. they will go to the county where their dollar will take them further. >> reporter: this owner says he has 8 fewer employees because of the 2-cent bottle tax already in place. >> a drop in sales translates to loss in jobs in our industry. >> reporter: shoppers were also split on the controversial tax. >> taxes help pay

a baltimore city landlord will head to prison for ignoring federal and state rules and exposing his tenants to dangerous levels of lead paint. he owns more than 170 rental units throughout the city. prosecutors say he failed to inform tenants about lead based hazards and allow workers to perform dangerous maintenance with tenants in their homes. he will spend several days behind bars followed by six months of home detention. >> property owners in baltimore city may soon be slapped with a fee to control global runoff -- . a separate fund to control runoff controls could be passed next week, which reported on the ballot in november. -- which would put it on the ballot in november. >> this is the view from the grand hotel and spa at ocean city. blue skies for most of the area. quiet serve coming in. a nice day at the beach. temperatures are a little bit chilly, 67 at the coast around ocean city. oberg 60's to near 70. -- upper 60's to near 70. coming out of southern p.g. county and into eastern charles county, a that duracell -- a thunder sell down that way it is going to be a pretty nice even

barreling toward the officer, who reacted by opening fire on the animal. >> baltimore is no longer one of the top five citiest comes to the national murder rate. it had 196 murders for the year of 2011, putting baltimore at no. 6 a list of cities whitcomb i homicide numbers. -- a list of cities with a high homicide number pig >> president obama and mitt romney are taking opposing positions on public servants like police officers. it is not the work they do that is at issue, it is their pay. steve handelsman explains in washington. >> the new battle is over public employees, firefighters, police, teachers, to put more of them back to work. president obama is demanding congress fund his plan to help states, cities, and towns with payrolls. the new obama ad shows mitt romney opposed. >> did he not get the message in wisconsin? the american people did. it is time to cut back on government and help the american people. >> team obama says governor romney tried to cut public employees. but in wisconsin last week, unionized public employees lost. many voters upset, those workers get good benefits at taxpayers' expen

some slowing on southbound 295 and a new accident in baltimore city.'ll have all the details. >> bullying is everywhere, even actor will more valdarama starts a campaign to stomp out bullying. he tells us all about it on,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> it's 6:30. it remains a dine mate day start. lots of sunshine, less humidity and less of a breeze. it's christy in for sharon and marty is at first warning weather. >> 68 right now on tv hill. that's going to be the exact same temperature but not the same feel as yesterday morning. by lunch 78 on a way to a high of a gentle 82. 77, beautiful this wednesday evening. don. >>> how about the rush right now? here is christy breslin with wjz traffic control. >> southbound 295 we still have minor delay there past 32. same situation on southbound 95 at white marsh boulevard. the beltway still moving well, average speed about 60. we have a new accident in baltimore, that's shannon drive at dougly avenue. travel times on the outer loop 58. things are moving along fairly well on the west side at baltimore national pike. this

days this weekend and drop-off friday into the weekend. >> there are 11 cooling centers in the city of baltimore pyrrhic -- . >> in the state of maryland, we can get some natural air- conditioning on the shore of the day or on the boardwalk in ocean city. a live picture from our camera down that way and you can see the beautiful beach with the boardwalk busy just a few seconds ago but everyone has cleared out. maybe they knew we were coming that way with the camera. 15 degrees cooler on the beach that is on -- and it is in baltimore at this hour. triple digit heat today at the inner harbor -- that no longer the official measuring statement for -- station for climate purposes, but it is where a lot of folks go during the day. 98 degrees was the official high for our region and the regional record for the day was 100 degrees set in 1931. at the airport, we were officially to decrees under the record. 77 at the inner harbor. maybe tough to get below 80 degrees in downtown baltimore. no precipitation in the area today and not much of that until maybe tomorrow or friday. how many 90 degree-days have

unusual to see homeless students dropped off to school in a taxicab, even if they live outside baltimore city. >> we are actually obligated under federal law. >> the city school board has to be out an extra $1.2 million to taxicab companies to make sure that students stay in their home schools. >> a lot of those students reside in the county as opposed to the city. a lot of the costs are exacerbated by commuting students back and forth. some live in baltimore county, hertford county. >> and the numbers keep going up. >> in may alone, we had 172 requests for transportation for children who are homeless and you live in baltimore county. >> it all comes back to where children and abstain during the course of the school year. >> -- where children end up staying during the course of the school year. >> sometimes they are in a shelter and then move to a relative's home. we have to adopt in order to make sure kids get to school. >> taxicab companies have been transporting kids to school almost 15 years in baltimore. >> we are happy to provide that service. obviously, their lives are disrupted enough

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the forecast is straight ahead. @@ >> baltimore city police are looking into an overnight shooting in east baltimore. a man was shot multiple times just before 1:30 this morning. there is no word tonight on his condition and police have made no arrests in the case. it is unclear what led to the violence. >> two men have been arrested for burglarizing a dozen businesses in the columbia area in howard county. they have been linked to nearly two dozen more berbers in baltimore county. a third suspect is charged with attempted burglary. >> the three men arrested together in baltimore county after police pulled over a black 2008 chevrolet impala. we have learned more about the police investigation. burglar's cost about $1,200 in damage to the front door of this business. workers consider themselves fortunate the thieves did not get past the alarm system. surveillance video captures the early morning burglary attempt. the suspects triggered the blaring alarm and flashing lights, alerting investigators. >> one of the other patrol units observed of vehicle matching a suspect description of a

that program is funded by veteran's programs and baltimore city.we're live at the interharbor, i'm jessica kartalija, i'll see you guys at 6:00. >>> still to come, a surprising study on hotel bacteria. the unexpected areas you may want to avoid during your next vacation. >> a prisoner in her own home, the unusual way a woman became trapped inside her house for four days. >> the summer arrives with heat and humidity. i'll have the exclusive five day warning forecast. ♪ [ male announcer ] for our families... our neighbors... and our communities... america's beverage companies have created a wide range of new choices. developing smaller portion sizes and more low- & no-calorie beverages... adding clear calorie labels so you know exactly what you're choosing... and in schools, replacing full-calorie soft drinks with lower-calorie options. with more choices and fewer calories, america's beverage companies are delivering. >>> enjoy these relatively cool temperatures because some heat and we're going to see it pretty thick the next couple of days. tomorro

as the city tries to upgrade a system that dates back over a century. baltimore's underground system of water mains deteriorated with more than 400 breaks this year alone. add in another $1 billion in federal mandated upgrades to the city's passive sewage system that treats about 250 million gallons each day and it means customers must pay more. >> a lot of us are on fixed incomes. probably 15% to 20% of your city is senior citizens. >> do we need more rate increases? perhaps. but we are asking for 9% for the year just because we believe that the 9% is going to be delivered to things that we comfortable delivering within the next year. >> reporter: now the board of estimates passed the rate increase after customers called for an audit of how public works spends the money it already cents. it appears more hikes may follow in the future. sherrie johnson, abc2 news. >>> all right, thanks. many of you are sounding off about this rate hike on our wmar facebook fan page. sheila writes in -- let us know what you think. >>> well, a local law makes in maryland will be takin

mayors and today baltimore city mayor stephanie rawlings-blake will speak at that conference. going to be talking about growth and change in the city particularly gun violence and vacant to values a program that she is involved in. the rawlings-blake is a member of the u.s. conference of mayors board of trustees. we will let you know how it goes. >>> health officials in cecil county say a cat that scratched a person in the area of port deposit has tested positive for rabies. health officials say that the person was scratched on wednesday and the cat was described as large with black and white markings. if you believe you may have been exposed in the past 10 days you should go to the emergency room and get checked out. this is the second case of a domestic animal impocket -- in port deposit that tested positive with rabies in the past year. >>> tomorrow mount vernon will celebrate gay pride parade will be held starting at 4 in the afternoon. and there's going to be a block party for most of the day. this is one of the largest festivals in baltimore city. baltimore's pride provi

. >>> baltimore city plans to move forward now that the budget plan has been approved. >>> happening right now, rain from debby are drenching parts of florida. people are dealing with really heavy flooding. you can see from the photos, port richie, people are using canoes and kayaks to get around because the flooding is so high and bad. >>> the rain keeps coming, it hasn't made landfall yet. >> it's odd about the storm, it's so slow moving. yesterday it stopped. when a storm stops, sits and spins, you are at its mercy. >> exactly. it doesn't have the upper steering, it's moving slowly. we can see it on the satellite and radar and see the center of circulation, i'm going to walk in and point to it you. it's right there, it's off the coast, 35 miles off the coast of florida and it will inch its way, along the path, thursday, it could be making landfall but bringing rainfall across the area. portions of georgia, the carolinas looking at rainfall across the area. as we head to the north, across our area, i'm not dealing with rain, clouds are void as well. sunshine is what we will get in

some baltimore city firefighters... own... for using baltimoreeácountyá vehicles...ond to the fire../. the city called the county and other jurisddctions for help during the fire... even though the department s now considering ssutting down three fire ompanies because p921 i understanddwwy emotions are high but we still need to be professional ann need to especially people coming to dy - help us 32 32 fire chief,... jim clack, says the online comments are being investigated, but couldn't say whetter any disciplinary action will be taken. a 22-yeaa-old owings mills man is found shot to death.... inside a car miles from his hom. home. this is apartment complex where dettctives found the body of miguiee bailey. someone had shot him multiple times in the torso. people who live near theescene &pthought at first bailey was asleep. but that wasn't the case . 1:06 it was lights and police tape don't know that waa it they wouldn't lee us get any closer ... ttey had about 3 or 4 apartment buildings blocked off they wouldn't even let the people get in 1:18 1:18 bailey's parents

we serve baltimore city and the surrounding five counties. will be more than happy to assist anybody in maryland. www baltimore.toolbank.org. >> i'm getting my builder tools ready. >> do not break any thing. that is a cool thing. this is new to me. >> i think my math improves with coffee. >> thank you, ava. we can thank the beautiful weather to this big area of low pressure that is spinning up in new england. it is still there this morning at producing a northerly flow. upstream the temperatures are in the 40's and 50's. a very comfortable air mass this morning. 62 at the airport. 59 in westminster. 63 in rock hall. a quick update on debby. she is a tropical depression near daytona beach. once it gets over the gulf stream, i think it will start to redevelop. it will stay off the coast and i don't think it will bother anybody along the southeast coast. if you're going to the beach this weekend, i don't think you have to worry about debby. it may create a big surf. breezy been very comfortable today. high temperature between 83 and 88. if you'r

a new law in baltimore city... restricting sales at liquor stores. llquor stores will be barred from seeling anything to ity teeessthanks to a new law passed by tte city ccuncil monday. council members ssas the law is intended to keep youngsters out of liquur stores, which city leaders say are magnets for crime.theelaw pplies only peast 20 percent offthier revenue from sales of alcohol. the mayor says she will sign theelawwwhich will take eefect in 30 days. a federal ppeals court in virginia has ruled against two ordinances requiring baltimorr pnti-abortion pregnancy counseling centers... to post certtin disclaimers.the court says the orddnances violated the centers free- speech rights.ggeater baltimore center for pregnancy concerrs... the archbbshop of baltimore and a roman catholic church challenged a city ordinance requiring pregnancy counseling centers that on't provide abortions oo birth controo... to posttddsclaimers stating so. 3&pf you live in baltimore city...get ready toopaymore for water.thattincrease...was approved today by thecity board o