coming up at 6:00, breaking news out of baltimore city. three tuple were shot and -- four people were shot in west baltimore. but first -- >> students in baltimore county can still check out books even though it is >> summer vacation does not mean that students have to stop reading and learning. several schools are opening the doors to the library so students can borrow oak street read over the summer months. 11 news reporter kim dacey has details. >> looking at the library, you would never know that school is out for the summer. they and other schools in baltimore county are open on select days for students to check out books to read. >> there is this terrible thing all the summer slide. the students have these wonderful skills my colleagues and i have been teaching and all of a sudden that is lost because they stopped reading and stopped interacting and making important connections. >> the summer eating program is designed to stop the summer slide. drop in atelcome to any of the locations. you do not have to be a student at the school. at

more shootings plaguing baltimore city neighbors. linda so is live this morning at police headquarters. from what we understand this latest -- not only we had six people shot but four of them in broad daylight. >> reporter: this latest shooting, the quadruple shooting happened in the middle of the day along a busy street in west baltimore. four people were shot. they were all sitting on the front steps of a home on north carrollton avenue. earlier in the day another shooting. two men were shot on east landale street. one of them died. police don't have a motive or suspect in either shooting. it brings the total number up to 66 shootings in the past 17 days. the mayor is sticking with her strategy of targeting known violent offenders and addressing gang violence. >> continue to make a positive difference. >> meanwhile there's a continuing shake up in leadership at the police department. commissioner basset replaced some commanders and replaced them with up and coming talent. we're live at police headquarters linda so. >>> we want to t

how about surpassing 90, going to be 95. 83 in baltimore city, cottonville, 76. aberdeen you're at 76 degrees, cecil county 76. it's bringing all this moist air up to the north. it feels like 87 downtown. weare expecting a decline going into tomorrow. good news, we'll find some good news. it's clear over the entire state, that's the good news, but the bad news is there's not a cloud to be found and that's a problem tomorrow. lots of sunshine we'll guarantee our temperatures are skyrocketing, and it's because of this high pressure sitting just to the south. you go out towards the west, you can't find any presip. that's not going to be part of the equation until say saturday. so it's going to be pretty hot for the next several days. it's 80 all the way down towards the southeastern shoreline. if you're going to canada to try to escape the heat? no dies. 70 two to 77 degrees. so we're talking about wall to wall heat all because of this high pressure drifting in from bermuda heading to the west. that's sinking air, that's lots of sunshine, that's low wind, and that g

baltimore city very frustrated with the shootings. police say just as one shooting happened, another life is left on the line. >>> chaos erupts in west baltimore after four men are shot. >> we are comparing this immediately to other crimes in this general area. as it relates to crimes that occurred. >> reporter: the violence upsetting for residents. kirk was living in a danger zone. >> i think it's sad because you can't have your kids sitting out front or anything. you'll know if they're going to come or shoot. >> just before 3:00, baltimore city police say the four guys were sitting on the porch, when they became the target of several bullet the. >> it's very frustrating. in fact, we ran a a crime strat knowledgey planning meeting this afternoon. >> people afraid to talk on camera say they are tired of the violence. >> reporter: i mean, people are just shooting. for what reason? you know, it's really getting ridiculous. >> reporter: four men all survived with nonlife- threatening injuries and were taken to the hospital. many here say

baltimore city is 72. so these temperatures this morning actually feeling like we are in the mid-80s and for today you want to get that golf game in, make sure you do it in the morning thyme because there's not -- time because there's not much shade on the golf course and you are going to bake. let's get a check of the traffic with lauren. >>> if you are traveling on route 50, we do have some -- [indiscernible] not causing any significant delays. out on the jfx in baltimore city, we do have a crash that moved to the southbound shoulder at northern parkway. maryland state police are on the scene investigating. there is a crash reported involving a pedestrian in the city on north highland avenue. if you are on twitter, you have to follow me. maryland traffic is the handle. you can be the first to know about traffic alerts. we're the only station to have tweeted this morning. inner loop nice and clear. 12 minutes from 95 to 83. that is your timesaver traffic. stay with us. there's much more coming up. you're

baltimore. from here they plan to march to city hall. more than a hundred protesters gathered at the same spot yesterday at the inner harbor. they stood out here for hours calling on the federal government to open the civil rights case against george zimmerman. the rally was organized by baltimore people power assembly, the same protesters who said they made a difference last year when zimmerman was not charged for six weeks after shooting martin. they're calling for civil rights charges this time. >> it's time to stand up. >> reporter: in a statement the justice department says they are investigating to determine whether civil rights charges should be filed in this case. the rally is set to begin tonight starting at 5:00. >>> in the wake of the verdict a group of 100 pastors will travel to washington, d.c. tomorrow. the group is organized by the reverend jamal bryant. they are hoping the federal government can bring charges against george zimmerman. the justice department is looking into whether federal prosecutors will final criminal c

an amtrak conductor told baltimore city police he hit a child. however, officers can't find the victim. it happened on eastern boulevard in little river. officers found blood and clothing along the tracks but didn't find a body. they received a report after child being taken to a local hospital. however, the child's parents are giving a different reason for that hospital visit. >>> this morning some positive news about the two young men struck by lightning in annapolis over the weekend. doctors took them out of their medically induced coma. john benson and 23-year-old alex steele were hit by lightning last week. when medics aarrived they were unconscious and not breathing. at last check they were listed in fair condition. >>> orioles heading to the all- star break in pretty good shape in the al east. they are well within striking distance of first place, that being the boston red sox. chris davis' number 37 on the year, still well ahead of everyone in all of major league baseball. that ties the american league record back in 1969 for the most hom

go into the afternoon and the national -- national weather service issued a heat advisory for baltimore city and south baltimore county. now back over to megan and charley. >>> four people died from the heat and with the temperatures expected to sizzle this week, the city is doing what they can to keep you cool. the city health department issued a code red. linda so is live to explain exactly what that means. linda. >> reporter: it means they will be opening emergency cooling centers to help people stay cool in the ac and give out free water. people in that neighborhood will need it if the power is not he restored. we are at pratt and washington streets in upper fells point. nearly 400 homes lost power in this neighborhood. and being see this morning, bge crews are-- bge crews are working to fix the problem hoeing to -- hoping to have the power restored. in the heat you don't

again, baltimore city police arl calling on all protestors to remain peaceful. the department plans to have extra officers on patrol in several areas all this week. >>> asiana airlines is considering legal action against the san francisco tv station and the national transportation safety board following the crash of the boeing 777 at the international airport the week end before last killing three people and injuring dozens of ohs. the airline says ktvu broadcast inaccurate and offensive names. both have apologized. more than 30 teachers and students are back home after surviving that plane crash. they were going to attend a summer camp in the u.s. instead the survivors returned home yesterday morning. >>> back here, two anne arundel county men who may have been struck by lightening have reportedly awakened from medically induced comas. family members tell the capital newspaper 19-year-old john ben son and 23-year-old alex steel remain on the critical care floor but both men have regained consciousness and have spoken. the men were found unconscious on a beach a

we're looking at baltimore city and d.c., that's in effect from 12:00 to 7:00 p.m. tomorrow on tuesday. we'll have more when we come back, back to you. >> thanks, bob and chelsea. >>> new information today on the two young men struck by lightning at a beach. kai has more with their recovery. >> john benson and alex steele are awake from their comas. the doctors induced the comas to prevent brain damage. both came out of the comas on friday and they are okay. >>> the young men will remain at the hospital for several more days. >>> a woman whose husband swam five miles to save them is speaking out. >> he swam and they clunk to the 16-foot boat who had capsized in chesapeake bay. >> reporter: it was about 7:00 p.m. and land was miles away. >> i now from the get go what kind of trouble we were in. >> john looked at me and said should i swim for it? i looked at him and said yeah. >> it was a life or death decision in rough seas. >> two or three foot seas, enough to keep you from getting your breath right, it was matching in your face while you were trying to swim, that w

baltimore. what can you tell us? >> another rally is planned for 5 tonight. protesters calling for justice for trayvon martin plan to gather here tonight. the plan is to march from here to city hall. more than a hundred people gathered at the same spot yesterday. they are calling on the federal government to open a civil rights case against george zimmerman. the rally was organized by baltimore people's power assembly, the same people who say they made a difference last year when zimmerman was not charged more than six weeks after shooting trayvon martin. in a statement the justice department says they are investigating to determine whether those civil rights charges should be filed in this case. again the rally is set for tonight starting at 5:00. >>> george zimmerman left the courthouse as a free man. since then protesters have poured in the streets across the u.s. protesting that jury's final decision. in los angeles demonstrators filled the city street carrying signs and chanting justice for trayvon. lapd was called in for crowd control as prose testers -- protesters overran and blocked city streets. most of the protests were peaceful but there were some reports that dem

so we're offering the one-stop career centers in baltimore city that are available with partners providing are related to the job search process; not just picking up a paper. not the way to find a job these days. >> mmm. there are many people who are just trying to find a job on the internet. should they be doing more than just the internet? >> absolutely. it's all about relationships, so i think the internet provides the technology to get in, but you need to follow up with calls, relationship. if you have applied to a job, for example, on the internet with a company, check your network to see if you know 2 to 3 people that may work there. give them a call, let them know that you've made that application.

joining us tonight is the top prosecutor in baltimore city, greg bernstein, the city state's attorney. mr. bernstein, thank you for being here. >> it's a pleasure to be here. >> we'll get to all that in a minute but to start with the big picture you succeeded the longtime state's attorneys two and a half years ago. what's changed? what's demint office of the state's attorney? >> gosh, jeff, wee don't really have time to i very went, but we've done a number of amazing changes in the organizational structure of the office. probably the two big ones i would mention briefly are our focus on the repeat violent offenders who are responsible for so much of the violent crime in the city. to that end we created a major investigation unit or m.i.u. that focuses on those repeat violent offenders using a kind of strategic investigative techniques that i utilized when i was in the u.s. attorney's office. that's been enormously effective because that's where our focus has to be, on the violent crime. second, we completely reorganized our office into what's called the community prosecution model. my

city. >> baltimore murder line, something like that, that's the name for baltimore. this is where everybody is getting killed in baltimore. >> reporter: the four people shot last night are expected to survive. no arrests have been made. reporting live, mike schuh. back to you. >> nearly 50 people have been shot in this city since the start of summer. 16 of them are dead. >>> a head-on crash in howard county sends two people in the hospital in fulton near columbia. two vehicles, a car and pick up truck, crashed. medivac was called in to fly two people to shock trauma. we have no word on the extent of their injuries. >>> momentum is building for the baltimore orioles in more ways than one. halfway through the winning season and fans have been glued to their seats. the team says attendance is way up at camden yards and the businesses around the ball park are feeling the magic as well. kai jackson has more on the impact of the birds current popularity. >> it's a sea of orange and black at orioles park at camden yards. the birds are flying high with another solid season.

came in second. >>> this is a list no city wants to be a part of but baltimore is out of luck. the top 10 list of the worst city for bedbugs. the city comes in at number 5 on the greatest increase of bedbug complaints. it bases that list on the number of calls it's received related to bedbugs through may of this year. the city with the greatest increase, sacramento california. >>> as parents we know our toddlers can pretty much get into anything, including our cell phones. most times the curiosity is cute. sometimes it can be pretty expensive. this is 14-month-old, living proof you're never too long for an online shopping spree. serel was playing with her parents smartphone when she bought a car. the toddler and her family are the proud owners of a 1962 austin beauty spark. >> she opened ebay up and started clicking around and one thing led to another and we own a car. the car cost $225. the father said she's happy -- he's happy she didn't buy a $38,000 car. he created a new pin code in case she gets the shopping bug again. good morning maryland at 5 starts right now. >>> you're

day in baltimore city with two separate shootings involving six victims. sarah sampson is live at police headquarters. what happened? >> the four victims were rushed to hospitals after the shootings. police are saying they are expected to survive their injuries.investigators saythey were gunned down on carrollton avenue yesterday afternoon. the shootings happened near bennett place, where police have shut down part of the street and twoted an officer all day. people were killed there last month. police are comparing this shooting to other shootings as part of their investigation. >> there are a lot of clues that we are not getting at this point. we are making great progress. right now we're asking for the community to step up. >> police were planning a meeting to discuss strategies. in this case they are looking for possibly two suspects. sarah sampson, wbal-tv 11 news. police are looking for a suspect in a deadly double shooting early tuesday morning. eastody shot two people on lanvale street. a woman and her husband face charges in a deadly weekend stabb

. >> another homicide investigation is underway in baltimore city. this happened just before 9:00 last night. to an arearansported hospital suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. we are told he died a short time later. >> 80 degrees at the ar airport. 5:06. >> the airlines owe them billions of dollars when we cover the nation. atthis is the beltway greenspring avenue. more weather and traffic when we come back. child investigation into sexual excavation culminates in the arrest of 250 suspects. the charges range from online sexual enticement of a minor and distribution. a number of law enforcement agencies aided in the international bust. six of the victims are from maryland. 6000 suspected child predators have been arrested -- more than 1600 suspected child predators have been arrested. they could not decide whether to sentence her to life in prison or death. >> a judge will decide if several airlines must pay billions of dollars to the owners of the world trade attacks.for the 9/11 the matter will be decided in a nonjury trial. the judge is expect

what is the primary source of illegal guns in baltimore city? >> it is through the black market. guns are illegally transferred. fixed during the ride along, look what they found and in an unlikely lace. this might be getting harder to achieve. could the unit do more? tonight, serious issues that might be handcuffing them. . am david collins ,> in the consumer alert as an online cap to get teenagers a productive way to spend their summer break. tois for ages 13 years old 18 years old, focusing on science, technology, engineering and math. diyers can also do art and project. you have to logon and click on maker camp. here is a site that will give adults a break at the gas pump economy.gov can direct drivers to the cheapest gas prices. you can take a state and city to find your station. they happen in the blink of an eye, but experts say lightning strikes cost nearly $1 billion in losses a year. the number of claims have dropped, but the dollar value has skyrocketed and experts believe it is because of the increasing number of home electronics. summer is the peak season for lightni

. -- divergent. 8:45 local time in kansas city. 146 passengers and crew members were on board. a baltimore man did not suspect anything was wrong. >> we did not notice. they shut the engine down and landed. that was it. >> we're told be affected passengers were put on another plane to las vegas. >> the national transportation safety board is inducting interviews with pilots hoping to shed more light on what asianad before the airlines flight crashed in san francisco. clipped the sea wall at the end of the runway, slant, spun around, and caught fire. two people died. authorities are reviewing the initial rescue efforts after firefighters say that one of their trucks may have run over one of the two chinese teenagers killed in that crash. more state and local emergency managers are tapping into the power of social media, twitter and facebook, to get the word out when disaster 11 news washington bureau reporter sally kidd has the details. >> donna, emergency members told the house committee they were working to make social media part of the operational dna. when monster tornadoes rip across o

donations are being taken at the joseph brown funeral lomb in baltimore city. >>> additional honor for participate in the home run derby. they will swing at citi field in new york. stay with ♪ >>> frankly, i'm surprised about eliot spitzer running for city comptroller because comptroller. i mean this guy couldn't even comptrol himself. >>> welcome back to "cbs this morning." coming up in this half hour it's the big reason people move to the beach. a breathe taking view. now on the jersey shore, a legal fight. you'll hear what governor chris christie is saying. >>> plus, just after they closed the washington monument. >>> and the pakistani government missed huge opportunities to catch terror leaders before he was killed in 2011. the report blames the incompetence of pakistan's intelligence and security forces. elizabeth palmer shows us why at times, bin laden was hard to miss. >> reporter: the u.s. raid that killed bin laden revealed that he'd been living in a large house in a compound with many neighbors just 60 miles from pakistan's capital right under the noses of pakistan's military

you can see from the counties shaded in orange, we are talking about southern baltimore and for the city heat warning in effect for today. we are going to be dealing with temperatures coming in right around 84 in baltimore and easton is at 82. temperatures will get hotter from there. we can see what's going on in annapolis and look what's on the radar. we have one lone shower or thunderstorm across west virginia this morning. and we are going to be much hotter going throughout the day. let's check the traffic with lauren. >> reporter: we are dealing with 95 delays because of a crash southbound right after you pass keith avenue. expect a slow ride through thefort mchenry counselor. a crash along the northbound lanes of route 10 at and 695 slow. this is the west side at a 21 minute ride from 795 to 95 and it gets worse in parkville. 23 minutes on outer loop from 95 up to 83. now over to you. >>> back in a half-hour with more news weather and traffic. >> find us on abc2news.com or twitter with hash tag gmm [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >>> there they are. the cast of "teen beach musical." "teen

within baltimore city there is a 20 year difference in life ask that density at birth within baltimore city. one county. how are the concepts introduced in the book began to address this, and it's due to any number of issues. how are the concepts that you introduce that address that issue? >> urso making changes that are really trying to get at this. you know, when we go to san antonio, the mayor puts forward this network and we will make pre-k education available to everyone in our community. because we all know that the federal head start program does not cover it. even though we think about it. it really is not. so it passes. it is not kind of bet on the future that is probably not talked about in the same sort of theoretical construct. but it is very much a community saying that our children are going to succeed. it is within our power and within our community to make that happen. that is what we are trying to unleash. we can talk about transformative initiatives about infrastructure or innovation. i think that frankly when we really think about what we need in this country, it is

kelly. >> thanks a lot mike. >>> the shooting continued to add up in baltimore city this weekend.5-year-old was shot. the boy was taken to the hospital and he is expected to survive and tonight police are investigating. >>> a man shot saturday did not make it. police say the 21-year-old was shot in the head. homicide detectives are looking for a suspect. now they have issued an arrest warrant. police say everyone involved in the shooting knew each other and his death is not believed to be retal ya torii. we'll be right back after the break. >>> you give me your gun and i'll give you a computer. that is what they were doing yesterday in the city. the effort is the first of its kind. they teamed up with the dim jets. they were hoping an innovative approach like this could help stop the violence and provide the community with the tools and train hopefully for a brighter future. >> if we can do this on a regular basis and give the people something in place of their gun, you will be creative and constructive and use your imagination. >> pretty good turnout. they collected 55 guns. >>>

codered alert will continue for baltimore city. still98 degrees in the inner harbor. make sure if you send the kids to camp, load some extra drinks with them. 102 in baltimore, 103 in d. tomorrow and then we're right back there on wednesday. yes, july in maryland, that's not untypical ux but it can -- but it can catch you off guard. will therebe storms with all of this heat and humidity, certainly can't rule it out. maybe tomorrowaround 4:00, 5:00, you get caught in a brief downpour. again, oppress i have high pressure locked in and nothing to change this big heat ridge until the end of the week. it'sgoing be days of sering heat. get ready to deal with it all week long. temperatures aroundthe upper 90s all week. wefinally get the cold front saturday towards sunday. theseare not record breaking temperatures, also, these patterns can set up for two to three weeks, this is just six, seven days. >> so it'd could be -- it could be worse. >> yes. >> all right. the next time you see someone stranded on the side [technical difficulties] emily and her boyfriend were on their w

and it is for southern baltimore county the city and traveling to dc you will be expecting the heat advisoryre as well. traveling off to the north and east you can see the pink colorsin these counties and we are looked excessive heat warning across the area. so we are talking about temperatures in the mid-90s but feel like we are in the triple digits as the day wears on. 77 right now in parkton with the dew point at 73. that's the keych the dew points are in the 70s and it will feel oppressive today and that's why we have the heat advisory. let's head outside to parkton where we are seeing a mix of sun and clouds but that's the sun is going to prevail continuing through the day at 74 right now in union bridge and it's dry on maryland's most powerful radar. and as you head out for the jog it's going to be warm hot and steamyhroughout the day with a high of 96. let's go over to charley. >>> four people in maryland died this summer due to the heat and with the temperature expected to sizzle this week. the city is doing all they can to keep you cool. the city health department is now issuing wha

. >>> today the baltimore city opened up a place to help keep kids out of trouble, where they can stay, learn, and stay active. there's a computer lab, an indoor, and outdoor place for them to play. it's key to fighting crime. >> this is the

they're searching for a gunman in baltimore city. >> four people have been shot. >> let's go to christianaffer with the latest. >> this happened about 2:30 this afternoon on the west sid of baltimore. as you take a look, you can see behind me police have cleared the scene on north carrollton avenue. they said four men were out around 2:30 when at least one, possibly two suspects rolled by the good news about the shooting is the four suspects, the four victims are expected to survive, but police have not caught up to the two men they're looking for. they were up and down the block talking to the two people who live here trying to find out if anyone has information. if you recognize the area you know there have been a number of shootings over the past several weeks. police are looking into weather any of the earlier shootings are confirm -- connected to this one. once again, over here, four people shot. people who live in the area tell us they're scared. one woman a mother of four children said she's now ready to leave. >> i'm ready to move. that's a bit much. it's a bit much. i mean, you c

baltimore. in response to the recent shootings. several of these rallies are held across the city and it does not appear they will let up any time soon. wjz is live in east baltimore. rochelle ritchie has more on the message local ministers and a university of maryland medical student are sending. rochelle? >> reporter: hi, denise. the organizers of this event says this is more than just about having great time and great food. it's about breaking the code of silence that had plagued so many baltimore neighborhoods. [ sirens ] ? the streets of baltimore, riddled with gunfire and crime tape is now being replaced with the voices of fed- up residents. >> i have kids. and since the very first week i moved in, there's been a lot of things that's happened. >> reporter: at apples and oranges market on north broadway, marcus stent, a community activist, is hoping that today's peace rally will break the code of silence in the community. >> watch baltimore be redestroyed by violence. >> reporter: since june 21st, baltimore's crime rate has spiked with more than 40 shootings and 15 homicides.

. >> we will talk about that what that means for the city of baltimore but first let's get to how thisfecting you with lynette charles. what can people expect today. >> very hot and humid conditions. hotter than what it was yesterday. so we need to drink plenty offluid as you step out and b don't work in the outdoors during the hottest part of the day. seek shade as much as possible and wear light colored clothing. as we look at temperatures, quite warm in easton and 80 at 87 and 72 we should be in the upper 60s for this time of the year and we are feeling the warm and humid conditions this morning. and it's going to get worse as we go into the afternoon. not seeing any wet weather across the area on maryland's most powerful radar. we should stay dry going into the afternoon time frame. working through the day you are waking up at 6. temperatures at 77 and 85 as we head towards 9 and 93 by lunchtime so you can see where we are going from there. let's go back over to megan and charley. >>> the weather is prompting health officials throughout maryland to issue a heat alert. there's been

the baltimore health department has placed the city under a code red heat alert. what is being done to ensure everyone's safety. we will have details straight ahead at rex how would you like to learn tae kwon do by one of the certified masters in the world? there is a chance of a lifetime for nearly 200 children in baltimore. children enrolled in the classrooms are able to learn football, basketball, tae kwon do from former top athletes at syracuse diversity. tore are a variety of ways learn and have fun doing it. >> they also learn about being healthy, they are learning about anti-bullying. y are having a good time. >> the work to inspire young also the youth of element center is a focus. just as the heat starts to take hold, kids have new -- a new place to take refuge from the sun. this is a series of community centers opening up, part of the $19 million effort to read that program. this used to be a historic pavilion. it is open monday-friday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. withginning in the fall, all the after school programming, there is internet [indiscernible] x the

that's why baltimore city issued a code red heat alert starting today through friday. 10 emergency cooling centers will be opened thought the city from 9 this morning until 7 tonight. you can go to the centers to cool down in the ac or get free water. in harford carroll and baltimore counties go to any of the public libraries or senior senters to find shelter from the heat. annapolis will open the recreation center to help people cool down today. health official say stay out of the heat from 10 to 3 when it gets the hottest. drink plant iest water and check on he will -- plenty of water and check on elderly neighbors. heat stroke can set in when it is is this hot and humid. bge crews have been working to replace the faulty electrical cable. we are at pratt and washington and part of the road is shut down while they work on the repairs. people in the community have been out and about this morning just hoping that the power will be back on before the heat sets in later today. live in fells point linda so abc2 news. >>> we have you covered during the heat wave. check out the latest temperatur

. >>> three people killed in baltimore city during the past nine days.in the nine days prior, 15 murders in the city, leaders say something must be done. stephanie rolls blake took part in an anti violence walk. reducing violence is a complex problem and requires collaboration with the city and the members within the community. she isn't the only one working to stop the violence. yesterday, at the apples and oranges market another rally was held for peace. >>> we can't always rely on other people, you get help when you say i care about the community. i care about the community. >> they have been working in the community before the rally, talking to young people from the city. outspoken against gay rights and same-sex marriage, after two decades, emmitt burns is retiring. the democrat from baltimore will not seek re-election. published reports say she has frown tired of the e at the present time to which a liberal agenda took hold of state. he wrote to baltimore ravens owner, urging him to silence line backer who was an outspoken supporter of same-sex mar

. >>> continuing coverage tonight on the violence in baltimore city. we have three more shootings just over the weekend to tell youbout. >> here we are in the 900 block of frederick avenue where a man was shot in the stomach and a man was injured on north payson street. all three men are going to make it and police are investigating all three cases. so what should be done to stop some of the recent violence in the city. how about helping people learn about a new job. >> a local nonprofit will be trading guns in for computers. roosevelt leftwich joins us with more. >> did you know that on any given day there are several thousand it related jobs in virginia, d.c. and maryland that needable to filled. and a little bit of training can, well, change a life. if you take something away, you have to put something back or let's put this another way. if you want to avoid violence with young people, put something in their hands. sebastian said he had to do a lot of things to take care rough his younger brothers and sisters. he discovered computer training at the

difference in life expectancy at earth within baltimore city, just one city so how does the concept you're introducing your book begin to address and it's due to any number of issues access to health care violence -- so how do you, the concepts that you introduced, addressed that issue. >> there are so many things underway united states that are really trying to get at this and it's really happening for the local and metropolitan level. if you go to san antonio the mayor puts forward a referendum. this is the day, i mean that network, around we will make pre-k education available to everyone in our community because we all know that the federal headstart program does not cover it. even though we think about it, it's not. so it passes. one-eighth of the sales tax, that's kind of the better in the future. it's probably not talk about in the same theoretical cons direct but it's basically the community saying our children are going to succeed and is within our power in our community make that happen. that is what we are trying to do. we can talk about some transformative initiatives ar

city. it starts with the community. >> these public safety walks are scheduled regularly. baltimore is outpacing the homicide rates of some other cities. where are the guns coming from? those are the questions david collins is asking in a story airing tonight. >> the mayor contends stemming the flow of illegal guns remains a top priority. the i-team discovered that effort may be hamstrung. we rode along with the task force unit. police use it to target unscrupulous firearms dealers and to stem the flow of illegal weapons. what is the primary source of illegal guns in baltimore city? >> we are seeing guns that are being illegally transferred through the black market. >> look what they found.and in a very unlikely place. a find like this may be getting harder to achieve. tonight the i-team uncovers serious issues that may be handcuffing it. i am david collins. >> we have the latest on the george zimmerman trial. >> monday afternoon, the defense called trayvon martin's father to the stand to testify.he denied telling investigators that the voice screaming for help was not his son. >> i

. >> reporter: another protest is scheduled here in baltimore city tomorrow. >> thank you. >>> the department of justice has said in a statement that the f.b.i. continues evaluating evidence gathered in the criminal investigation as well as testimony from the trial. prosecutors will now determine whether any civil rights laws were violated. >>> south korean based asiana is considering legal action against a tv station and the ntsb. the crash happened at san fransisco airport last weekend killing three people nan injuring dozens. the airline says the ktvu released inaccurate and offensive names of the pilots of flight 2146789 the ntsb says an intern mistakingly confirmed those names. both the station and ntsb have apologized. >>> 30 teachers are home after surviving a deadly plane crash. the group were going to attend a summer camp in the u.s.. survivors arrived in beijing saturday night. they returned home this morning. >>> family members of former south african president mandela is showing improvement. hospital officials say he is still in critical condition but mandela's family hopes he'll

the mayor and states attorney walked through west baltimore asking for help from residents. some call it a city under siege. 120 people murdered in baltimore this year. 28 killed last month alone. >> do you feel like a lot of people don't have hope here? >> i think the majority of them don't. >> reporter: community leaders take to the streets to try to help neighbors stand up against criminals. >> it's important for neighborhoods and the community to be engaged, to show that they are not going to relinquish the streets to violence. >> reporter: city police doubled patrols in crime hot spots. more and more officers are out on foot patrol. >> we want to let them know we breath, walk, live in this community, this is our community and we respect the community. >> reporter: some clergy members are critical saying citizens don't trust politicians or police officers. >> there is a secret code of silence on the street, we ain't talking because they aren't doing nothing. the protection hasn't been provided by the police department and by the states attorney. >> reporter: the states attorney says the cod

peggy burns, eap counselor, employee assistance program, university of maryland medical system, baltimore city, maryland; neli vasquez-rowland, president, a safe haven, chicago, illinois. of those individuals that are unemployed, there was about a 15.7 percent rate of drug dependency among them. of the ones that are employed with a drug dependency, there were 23.3 million people overall, and about 49.8 percent of them were employed. and from the mental health community, there were 6 million people who were served by mental health authorities across the nation, and roughly 21 percent, or about, of the 6 million, were employed. what does that tell us? what types of challenges, david, do these individuals present as they approach the employment marketplace? well, that's telling me that, actually, most people that are, that are served by my agency, which provides welfare or tanf services or homeless services, do not have mental health or substance abuse problems. there- but the percentage is a lot higher than the general population. so probably 20 percent of the people that we're serving in tanf h

but it's yet to be seen if that will be anything to curb the violence here in baltimore. the city has dealt with 66 shootings in the past 17 days. what's so unsettling about this latest shooting is it happened in the middle of the day along a business busy street. four people, ages 50, 33, 20 and 19 were shot. earlier in the day another shooting, two men were shot on east landale street. one of them died. the people who have to live in these neighborhoods say. >> it's a bit much. i mean you can't get any sleep on this block period, every night, every day. >> police do not have a mow ty or suspect in these latest shootings. the people who were shot yesterday in that quadruple shooting all are expected to survive. >>> 66 people shot in 17 days in the city of baltimore, violence can be seen you would think on every corner. we have an interactive map put up just for you with each incident highlighted. you can find it at abc2news.com. also it's available on our facebook page where you can join the conversation because a lot of people are asking right now. maryland's went to so much tro

now, a baltimore city fire department is on scene, hazmat is on scene. and we just saw the wrecker show up. so they're beginning to get this truck out of the way here pretty soon. like i say, only two left-hand lanes getting by. traffic i-95, southbound, approaching caton avenue, is backed up several miles and 395 out of the city backed up as well. reporting live from sky eye chopper 13, i'm captain jeff long. back to you. >> and kristy breslin will have much more on how this is impacting traffic in just a moment. we saw long lines of cars there. >> reporter: defense attorneys for george zimmerman are attacking prosecution assertions that trayvon martin is the one yelling for help on that 911 call, the night he was shot and killed. susan mcginnis reports from the courthouse in sanford, florida. >> reporter: the defense called several friends of george zimmerman. each one took the stand. and each said they believed it's his voice on this 911 call, screaming for help. [ screaming ] >> so you think he's yelling help? >> yes. >> chose voice is this? >> georg

. >> these baltimore city school students are attending a camp that gives them support throughout theschool year. >> covering the world tonight, nelson mandela has spent the past month in the hospital, and his condition is said to remain critical but stable. he was receiving treatment for a recurring infection. the latest update last week. nelson mandela was admitted to the hospital on june 8. they are holding prayer services and vigils. others left cars and flowers outside the hospital gates. some difficulty tonight in the search for the remains of the victims of the derailment in quebec, with only a small part of the scene looked through so far, because much of it remains too dangerous, and they are focusing on two cars filled with oil, and they are dousing it with water and foam, he trying to keep them from overheating and exploding. from the came loose tracks and sped down hill. others are unaccounted for. >> and covering the nation now, where the ntsb is investigating a deadly plane crash at a small airport in alaska. a type of air taxi crashed on sunday, located about 75 miles w

in baltimore city it is a high concentration of elderly in certain areas and we can meet those needs through a combined effort of housing, meals on wheels, helping people be able to have coordinated services to keep them independent and healthy. you get to the rural parts, that's even harder. so what i like about this bill is it's really, first of all, focused on rebuilding america. you know, i so salute our troops. we've been in a ten-year war, and the consequences of that war will be felt by the men and women who served and the taxpayers who have to pay it for many years to come. but as we look at this, what they fought for is for america. now we have to think about rebuilding america. i'm glad we gave it a try in iraq. okay, and we gave it a try in afghanistan. but come home, america. you know as the troops come home and hopefully the money comes back home, we begin to show results there. and if we rebuild our infrastructure, focus on compelling human needs, i think we will not only serve the nation well, but people will begin to have trust in us that through smart approaches, res

what can be done to stop the violence in baltimore city. hours. four of them in broad daylight while sitting on a porch yesterday. two men were shot earlier in the day on landale street. one of them died. this brings the number to a total of 66 shootings during the course of 17 days. time for a check on the forecast. >>> let's talk about what's going on maryland's most powerful radar as of now, not a lot to talk about. we do see some very light showers popping up around montgomery county this morning. and also one light shower coming out of carroll county heading into baltimore county. very light in nature. as we go into the afternoon that's when we'll start to see more showers and thunderstorms popping up as well. that is a good possibility. ijamsville we have a mix of sun and clouds, that will continue throughout the day. warmer sunshine. we're at 73 degrees right now with wind out of the south at 5 miles an hour. the winds will pick up and that high temperature at 87. let's get a check of the traffic now. >>> there is a very serious traf

up to baltimore city they're expected this heat advisory way up there as well.nk it's going to be expanded into the surrounding communities and the suburbs probably by wednesday, thursday and friday of this week. what about the dew points tomorrow. that's the actual measurement of the moisture in the atmosphere. higher the number more press sieve more uncomfortable it feels. we'll start off with dewpoints in the 70s -- oppressive. as we progress through the day tomorrow hopefully these dewpoints will come down here into the six to seven degrees range and that will help us out a little bit. nothing to worry about tonight. big high pressure on sop -- top of us is the heatwave. we're warm and muggy. 78 in the city. look at the day parts through tomorrow. 83 at 8:00 a.m. we're going to start out hot. warm up quick. 92 at lunchtime. heat advisories 100 to 105 and there's what it heatwave looks like in july. several days 95 plus and heat indexes well over 100. >> so important folks we've got the information on cooling sisters -- centers if you don't have air condition

. >>> community leaders across baltimore city are fed up with the recent spike in violence. and are coming together to bring it to an end. several stop the violence rallies have been held across the city. rochelle ritchie has the latest on the message that local ministers and a university of maryland medical student are now sending to the community. [ sirens ] >> reporter: the streets of baltimore, riddled with the sound of gunfire and decorated in crime tape. >> enough is -- >> enough. >> now being replaced with the voices of fed up residents. >> i have kids. and since the very first week i moved in, there's been a lot of things that's happened. >> reporter: and apples and oranges market on north broadway, market stint, the communitiant vist is hoping -- community activist is hoping to break the silence. >> baltimore will be destroyed by violence. >> reporter: since june 21st, baltimore's rate has spiked. people live figure crime areas say their desire to play safely has been replaced with a fear of being shot. >> it's kind of scary for little kids to see it. for like yeah,

. >>> well, speaking out against city violence, the calls are growing louder to stop the gunshots ringing out across baltimoretonight city leaders hit the streets, but others say the approach isn't working. wjz is live at police headquarters with meghan mccorkell who has more. meghan? >> reporter: the mayor and the state's attorney were out walking the western district tonight to send a message, but some clergy members say stopping the violence all comes down to trust. [ [ sigh sirens ] >> reporter: 120 people murdered in baltimore this year, 28 killed last month. >> i think the majority of them don't. >> reporter: now community leaders are taking to the streets to try and help neighbors stand up against criminals. >> it's important for a neighborhoods and the community to be engaged to show that they're not going to relinquish the streets to violence. >> reporter: city police doubled patrols in crime hot spots. police now have the 900 block of bennett place under 24 hour surveillance after three murders here since the beginning of the year. more and more officers are out on foot patrol. >> we want to let the

. >> the west baltimore stable yard is on his way to becoming a cultural stop in the city. you need to baltimore. pitch selling fruit from a horse-drawn carriage. >> they have them interact with the artists. we have different events here. we are opening a new dialogue. >> they are raising funds to transform the stables into an historic preservation site. depicting theare city through a gallery and mural project. >> this is a long-standing baltimore heritage, still able to traverse the city. rehabilitates to the stables into a living museum, to reserve a tradition and to revitalize their world as well. we're a lot of far -- trying to bring them back in a positive manner. >> deborah wiener, wbal-tv 11 news. >> there are a few sites that onee their and that is th of the most prominent. stats toare some new make it even more expensive to keep your teenagers safe behind the wheel. >> once you add a teenage driver to your auto insurance policy, get ready to add a bundle to your premium. >> there are 10 states were adding 18 driver will more than double your auto insurance premium.

detroit just represents what's going to happen and many cities are think chicago is at risk baltimore many other cities that have these kind of pension problems and when we're examining the. one thing we ought to keep in mind is that government employees make more than taxpayers that's why they go into the government they work less they make more they also have pensions that are unheard of in the private sector. so what they want to you know what they want to do as long as the cities can keep going if they want to. take it out of the hide of the taxpayers who again are funding these vast pensions and bad salaries for the government employees and keep sticking it to them get all their money so that these people can continue to live in the style to which they've become accustomed so it seems to me at the very least before cities reach if they're worried about going bankrupt what they ought to do before they reach this kind of a situation is cut the government salaries cut the pensions and you know live in reality why should any government employee why should the median government employ