county... baltimore city... baltimore county... howard county... for linns to a complete list in your countt.. go to ur website .. fox baltimore dot pom slash morning. 3 map belair295map 3 the recovery continues. friday's massive storms &pstill hhve more than a quarte of a million b-g-e customers without power. power.here's a look at the lltest numbers.according to b-g-e's website... total... anne arundel county... baltimore city... baltimore howard county... harford .. - county... 3 b-g-e's crews continne their progress is impressive to some, but still too slow for those aiting in tte dark. dark.. joel d. smith is live...... to explain how far b-g-e is reaching out for help... and the big question-- when will the power be back forrall? good mmrning joel d. ((ad lib)))utility crews have 3 3 3 3 3 &p emergency management agency are working aaound the clockk monitoring the recovery efforts. effortt.megan gilliland iss streamiig now from mema with the latest from tte strrtegy ro. room.good morning guys,ad lib... many people turn to gasoline- powered ge

anne arundel county... 3 baltimore city... baltimore county... howard county... r &plinks to a complete list in your county.. go to our website .. fox baltimore dot com slash morning. 3 3 map 295belairmap 3 & still have more than a hundred phousand b-g-e customers waking upp ithout power this mo. morning.here's a look at the latest numbers.accordinn to &pb-g-e's website... total... anne arundel county...baltimore city... baltimore county... carroll county... howard county... b-g-e's progress has been impressive by sheer numbers, but still too slow for anyone waiting in the dark. joel . smith is llve in glen burnie... to explain how far b-g-e is reachiig out for help, and when they're predicting power to be back for everyone. good morning joel d. ((ad lib)))utility crews have comeefrom as far away as florida... texas... and quebec, canada... to lend hand with all these lines. and aim to have everyone hooked p pgain by friday.why does it take so long... it's simppe... this s mannal labor, around potentiilly deadly power lines. lines. live powerrliies... wee ffund th

county... baltimore city... baltimore county... carroll county... howard county... harford county...ontinue to work arounddthe clock, and their progress is impressive to ome, but still too slow dark. joel d. smith ii k..- live in glen burnie... to reaching out for helpp.. and the big question-- when will tte power be back for all? good morning jool d. ((ad lib)))3 3 3 crews at the maryland emmrgency management agency are working around the clock monitoring the recovery efforts. efforts.megan illiland s streaming nnwwfrom mema with &pthe latest from the strategy . room.good morning guys,ad lib... 3 3 the aaerican idol finaliits baltimoreeyour chance to win tickets to the american idols live tour.. is coming up in just 20 minutes. youure watching foo 45 ggod day baltimore. ((brrak 5)) >> the duggers live a life of controlled chaos and make it look easy. after all only 19 kids, $3,000 a month for groceries, 40 loads of laundry in front of millions of viewers for 6 seasons. >> go, go, go. >> why do you think the whole country is so fascinated with your family? >> if we can get them to si

county... baltimore city... baltimore county... howard county... for links to a complete liss innyour county.. go to our website .. fox baltimore dot om lash morning. 3 map belair295bellirmap mapbelaar295 3 friiay's massive storms still have more han a hundred thousand b-g-e customees paking up without power this mo. morning.heee's a lookkat the latest numbers.according to b-g-e's website... total... anne arundel county...anne coonty...baltimore ity... l - county... howard county... 3&the good news is... b-g-e has &prestored power to more than a half-million of itsscustomers and they're still working around the clock. clock.fallen trees on power lines are b-g-e's main focus today.the company is reminding intensive cleanup and they aree- askiig for your patience. they've also called in crews from around the ccuntry to helpputility contractors from massachusetts, texas, florida and even canadd... are lending a hand this week. < "that's why the whole line industryy.. they all stickk toggther and when ou nned help, we're here to help."> help.">b-g-e is

county...baltimore city... baltimore county... carroll county... howard county... b-g-e crews are working powee to ttousands of customers.crews at the command center ave been working round the clock since friday.b-g-e hass alled in a team of 38- hundred people.. including reiiforcments from otherr parious storm roles.... many of them working 12 hours shifts. "iq: you think about it, they literally hit the rack.... oq: to have those types of hours." hourr."b-g-e expects to work throughoot the week and into the weekend. so far... they've restored service tt more than 600 thousand customers. 2 men are facing charges today... for trying to steal a highway light pole on interstate 695.the men were spotted on the ramp from route 2 in glen urnie... monday morning.... trying to load it onto their truck.the pole... which was lying on the ground at the time... is valued at more than 17-hundred dollars. the suspects arr 46-year-old james phaneuf... and 47- year-old quincy hawkins. state biologists say this year's crab population has levels.áthe crabbing season began early...

county...baltimore city... baltimore county... parroll county... howard county... while some residents here in the city are getting a little frustrated...there are resources available... that just aren't being used. used.take a look at this picture weecaptured.... not emergency shelter at the baltimore junior academm... on cold spring lane.theyyve got fooo, water and ac...waiting to be used.it's the second empty shelter we found yesterday. the other one is on east federal street. meantime... just down the street... neighbors are sweating it out.they're unhappy with how the city ressonded and say they're aren't enough shelters pvailable. &philda james, south baltimore: different areas and help out everybody. help been out ever since friday, and still no dates: 44.03 "what is the povernorrand the mayor doing for us? they're not helping 3us" us!"for those people looking for a little relief... the emergency shelters are open &pagain today from 11 a-m to 7 p-m.the city says it's now &passessing the situation... to see how lonn these situation... to see how long these sh

county... baltimore city... baltimore county... carroll county... howard county... as frustration levels rise... baltimore city is reminding those affected... there ii there.megan gilliland is here with more the ressurces... good morning guys, we went . around the city yesterday... have a-c... who don't have water.on cold spring lane... theyyre sweating out there. there.angela: 3.41 "girl, i had sweat stains on my bra..it was that hot." hot."but just down the take a look.a shelter at the baltimore unior academy... filled with food... waterrand a-c... empty... not one person baltimore: 10.44 "nobodyywas there!? that's strange." angela: 5.08 "a lot of people are afraid to leaae their &phomes."pam carter, city of baltimore housing: 27.05 it's &pbeen a slow day." shelter we found yesterday. y 3 there was another one on east federal street. there's also a location in east baltimore and one in eet baltimore.these shelters are open to everyone... and are available today.spread the word if you know someone who needd a little help.i'm megan gilliland, fox45 morniig news. &ponn of the hardest hit areass..

baltimore city, baltimore county continue to be the big areas with nearly 130,000 people without power. howard, carroll, harford, you're slowly coming back to normal. you'll see under this there's a car. joce sterman came upon it today. >> reporter: that car is one of the stories. these people in the 1100 block of east northern parkway, they have a sidewalk to contend with. worse than that they can't get into their house. four huge trees are blocking their house as we speak. they have lots of cleanup. their story is one of many we saw over baltimore city today. if you want to get to judy willie wells' house it's going to take worth. >> this is the path way. >> reporter: four fallen trees have trapped wells and others. they have been yanked from the ground and pulling sidewalks with them. >> this is like hitting the lottery. >> reporter: not in a good way. >> no, not in a good way. >> reporter: you can't go a few blocks without finding another problem tree. in hamilton they've taken down power polls -- poles and wires. they are trying to get the electricity flowing again. after three days witho

county...baltimore ciiy... baltimore county... ccrroll county... howard county... 3&the heat wave and the power problems are a daageroussmix for people with hhalth least eight people have died - from heat-relaaed illnesses.... phree of them in baltimore city its especially pifficult foo those with respirattry problems. 3 and kinda wheezing like. i've got a wheezing tting. that lets me know its time to get on to my machine." machine." been without powwr for six as - use hee breathing device. crees bbgan workinggin hee catonnville neighborhoodd thursddy afternoon.. but, soo far... no pooer. the hunt is on for thief, in anne aaundel county... taking advantage of the power outages. power at her home in edgewater friday... and didd't have it for severalldays.the 3&to the she left the doors and windoos open and unlocked... waiting ffr a breeze. she was asleep on her couch in the livinn room... when suddenly, at aboott2 o'clock in the morniig... a noiss woke her up. and she saw a man standing nearby. 3&(sames) ""nd i jjst screamed, get out!" as loud as i could,

baltimore city... county... baltimore city... baltimore county... carroll county... howard county... harford county... joel d.onger so many will be ii the dark and in the heat. good morning joel d. (ad libb schools, businesses, traffic lights.... you name it, so many are still feeling tte results of those nasty storms, and it looks like it will take the rest of the week to restore power to 3 333 all federal agencies are set to open monday, though officials said workers can take unscheduled leave or tell- llberal leave. live n towson, joel d. smith, fox 45 morning p3 3 toll from the storms across th - the entire id atlantic region has reached 177.. including at peast two deaths herr in maryyand.in anne arrndel cconty.... 25-year-old kevin o'brien was driving along harwood road near richardson road... when a ree fell on top of his s-u-v .....illing him. two of o'briens frienns who were also in the car with him ooly suffered minor injuries. " it'' sad toosay that i'm just thankful that i don't outcome out of it there was ly only have to prepare one funeral, the other two did surv" survive." o''rienn pareets hope

baltimore city... baltimore county... carroll county... howard county... today... on whetherrgeorge zimmermmn...stay in jail. zimmerman's bond was revoked... affer the judge thoosand dollars in web --- donations.the move came after zimmerman's wife testifiee they were broke... at his initial hearing.zimmerman is chargee with second degree murder in the shooting deeth of trayvon martin.he shot the unarmed teenager in februaay, a self defense.prosecutors say it was a case of racial profiling. a -year-old is in critical conditioo this morning... after early drowniig in a pool.it happened weddesday... in brooklyn park.the child was rushed to a hospital last night... in life-threatening pondition.a prellminary investigation is now underway. two florida lifeguards are fired... for ssving a man ffom drowniig. one of the lifeguaadd... thomms looez... &psays he left his designated zone monddy... to save the man who was struggling in thee water.he entered an area the lifeguard's are not contracted to ppotect. minutes later... he was fired on the spot.but lopez says regardless of where it is... saving ssim

county...baltimore city... baltimore county... carroll county... howardfter so much has been taken away or spoiled because of the storms a week ago... to many it's refreshing to actually receive something in their time of need. need. free batteriee, free computer access and wi-fi power relief trailer" in laurel. llurel. joel d. smith is they'll be offering service.er 3ood morning joel d. - 3 3 3 3 3 police are searching for the suspect who shot a man leaving a west baltimore grocery store. store.homicide detectives were on the sccne about 10--0, yesterday morning...at the corner of mcculloh and laurens streee. police say the victim grocery store, when a gunman the chest.he died a short time later.police have not pdentified a sussect or motive. george's county is charged with murder... after a p-year-old girl s beaten to death.it happened in this home in fort washington tuesday nighttthe boy's father called 9-1-1... after finding the toddler unresponsive. police say the little girl wws a foster child living with the 12-year-old's family.neither of the pare

county... baltimore citt... baltimore county... carroll county... howard county... slowly but surely... powwr is being restored.but therees still a lot of repair work to be done. done.and while some residents here in the city are getting a littte frustrrted...megan gilliland is here with more on the help being offered.... that's nottbeing used. good morning guysstake a look at this... we captured this picture yesterday.you caa see... there is not onn person inside the emergeecy shelter at the baltimoreejunior academy... n cold spring and a-c ready to be used.but the message might have gotten lost... because some residentss tell us thhy feel they'vvebeen forgotten. doreen dates: 36.15 "they n the county! forget the city!" city!"for ttose of you sweating ittout... here is help in the city.there's the shelter on cold spring lane... federaa street... thattremains are still boxed up... ready to be used. &minnie williams, south baltimore: 38.46 "we didn't see no cots, noonoohing. didn't nobody say anything about it."pam carter, city of baltimore housing: 29.18 "it pit a lot of us by surprise,

morning &pthere are moreethan 5- thousand people waking up without power.most of thhm are in baltimore and howard county. joelld. smith is streaming pow in towson wherr they're waking up in the dark again as the next round oo storms come ii. good morning joel d. 3 &p patrice, right now, there aae a handful of new outages to report: bge ow says 52 hundred customers are withoot power... mossly in the towson area... ttat's rough, buu nothiig compared to the 3/4 of a -&a h cedarcroft road.. 3 3 it took workers from all over the coontry, and canada, working around the lock in viscious heat, but the jobbgot done. the last customer restored yesterday afternoon.. the storm wasshistoric in it's mahem... trees fell on road. someeof the folks hotels for days, while their homes basically boiledd others triee to stick it out, just humans having a tough .., - time with 80 or 90 degrees 3 5122 we have two largeeddgs inside, 70 pounds each. they couldn't get cool ffr a whole week. they panted 24-7, ha ah aaa aha .. for 24-7 and its hard to sllep with a anting dog blowing hot air on you. 3 insuranceeagents are a still a

look at the maps right now, anywhere that you see the dark shading there, gaithersburg, baltimore, howard countynd columbia, elcotty and f city and that's where the higher rainfall totals are expected right now, between 1 and 2 inches of rain. you can see that little area in purple there does extend down into d.c. so once again, we're going to see these areas of heavy rain come through. we have the storms up to our north. we're watching closely, these making their way southeastward into carroll county and frederick but we have two lines to the west. one here coming off of i-81 and moving eastward and another powerful line this one from pittsburgh down to charleston, west virginia and in eastern parts of kentucky too. powerful line here where they've issued a severe thunderstorm watch. that's what i'm expecting between 7:00 and 11:00. stormy conditions. temperatures will be cooling off and we'll start tomorrow in the mid-70s but it's going to be humid and sticky again. all through the day tomorrow we're going to start with the showers and get a little bit of a break. then more thunderstorms for t

especially over carroll and baltimore county and howard county reporting a few issues with downed lines. frederick road closed route 97 at cearnlg mill drive be aware of that. we have police activity. this is unspecified police activity on park heights avenue. they have shut it down we will try to get more information to share with you in a little bit. baltimore city we have an accident off 83 and construction will continue certainly a long-term project we will have to deal with monument street is closed down again probably subject to closure over the next several days involving that sink hole. outside for a live shot and we will show you 95 at eastern avenue pretty smooth sailing thus far right now. we will talk more about traffic that's coming up in just a little bit. and there's the shot charley look at that beautiful shot. 695 and harford road. >> 5:33 on this friday morning. back to break news for. you some in baltimore county looking for a place to stay after a two-alarm fire broke out overnight. started around 2 this morning. and abc2 news sherrie johnson has the latest. you've b

county...baltimorr city... baltimore counny... carroll county... howard county.... (áááánats up full: "awwww, pwwww......áááá) a man screams in pain after being pinned under a truck... that ran into ressaurant in south baltimore.the green pickup truck slammed intt the sea pride crab house at monrre and pratt street wednessay aaternnon. the crash frighteneddemployees, including one woman who was standing at the register with a co-worker. she says the truck was coming straight &ptoward er. (sipes) "he was standing beside me ooe second and the next econd, he was gone. so, i thought he was the one that landed under the truck. but luckily, he went in the back. so, everybody made it out except for that man...." man...."" witnesses say the driver appeared dazed.. and they ssy several beer cans fell from inside tte truck. the river is in police custody. investigaaors say e faces seeeral charges, including a possible d-u-i charge. meanwhile, we're told the victim is in good conditiin at ssock traama this morniig. two florida lifeguards aae fired... for saving a man from drow

mostly in baltimore and howard counties. counties. but it was nothing like... this.....her nature put on quite a light show over new york city last night. it only rained for about 15 minutes.... but the flashes of lightning were intense. there were reports of a tornado touching down in elmyra, new york. the storm was part of a system that stretched down to oklahoma. ---wind and rain nats--- nats---the violent storm was caught on camera in a small pennsylvania town, where one woman was killed by a falling tree branch.residents say the giant wind storm was nothing short of a tornado...uprooting trees and damaging houses in muncy and lewis run... weather experts are working to determine if a tornado actually touched down. maryland... lawmakers... will... return to annapolis... august 9th.../ for... a... special session... on... gambling. gambling.governor... o'malley... made... the announcement... today...// surrounded by... baltimore's mayor.../ and... house and senate.../ leaders..../the... bill... would expand gambling... to... table games...///.it... also... calls for..

mostly in baltimore and howard counties. counties. but it was nothing like... this.....her nature put on quite a light show over new york city last night. it only rainnd for about 15 minutes.... but the flashes of lightning were intense. there were reports of a tornado touching down in elmyra, new york. the storm was part of a system that stretched down to oklahoma. one of the ravens oneeof the ravens rivals is for sale...and the guy who wants to buy them is a steelers fan...next in sports unlimited... that's it for us. here's moogan adsit with sports unlimited if you talk to the average sports fan...or even sports reporter outside this market... they immediately link the ravens with an old defense. with two people getting all the attention... ray lewis and ed reed. reed.no doubt about it they're the stamp of this franchise... and soon to be hall of famers.. in football terms they're old. lewis 37... entering his 17th season.reed 33... 11th season. but with the current 11 players running as starters... the ravens average age on defense is 27.take reed and lewis out of th

county... baltimore city... bbltimore county... carroll county... howard county... harffrd county... joel d. ith is streaming now in northeast baltimore with the atest on the cleanuu and how much longgr so many will be in the dark and in the heat. &pgood morning joel d. ad lib) schools, businesses, traffic lights.... you name it, so any aae till nasty storms, and it looks e the week to restore power to all. in o many areass here's the story now... downee trees still littering roaas and and stann a chance. b-g-e crews have restooed power to mooe ttan one undred thoussnd cuutomers.... but still nearly are one of tte lucky ones...... some of the ot so fortunate have a message ffr yoo. 2251 for those of you who have power... ... no air either. either.who have power... ... no 2251 for thoseeof you who haae ower... ... no air ee. either. 42 baltimore county publii school buildings are wiihout pprking and walking areas are and other debris from friday's storm.staff members should get instructions from their principals about wwere too report for work tomorrow.anne arundellcounty has also cancelled al

anne arundel county, 38,000, baltimore city, 58,000, and howard county, about 14,000. i am told every situation is different and it could be anywhere from later tonight all the way up until next weekend. lowell melser, wbal-tv 11 news. >> a lot of people are saying thank goodness for their homeowner's insurance. >> there are some important steps to take to take care of yourself and make sure your claim is processed. document everything. >> take pictures. get a camera, walk around and take pictures of everything they could be damaged on the property, whether it is the house itself, whether it is personal property inside the house. >> he says it is important to make an inventory and then contacted the insurance company. that way they can authorize an order the repairs. it is important to make sure that you have protected and cared for the items. >> frayed nerves are expectable, but we have heard stories of neighbors taking in neighbors. others holding cookouts with food that otherwise would have gone bad. one neighborhood is responding to the crisis. >> it has been a lon

baltimore... water main... is... one of twoo liness.. from the cityy.. hat deeivers tte mmjorrty oo water ... &p to howard county. olice... oll out... more speed cameras ...near &pschools..../new ... cameras ...were accivated today... at... loch raven academy... on... gouchee boulevard..../ 7--oaks... hall... and... winands elementary in randallstown..../they.. wwre suuposed tt be activated... thursday,.../ way..../county .. officials... lso have... 5 more locattons... for... áfutureá speed cameras... / the total number to 27. how are the roadsslooking tonng? tooight?brandi proctor has -&. mapbelairmap 3895mapfiber children... finally... - got to meet ...the people ...who help saved their lives. today ... johns &phopkinsschildren's center ... held a reunionn.. for atients... who graduated from the hospital's ... áneo-natal intensive care along with their families... were reuniied with doctorr,... nurses and staff ... who... cared... for the children.. when they were sick. 3&"for us its the most terriffc way any ne ould ever say thank you because we know they dont come just for thh punch and the cookies you know tt

county in maryland. most are in prince george's howard and baltimore counties. >>> 6591 potomac edison.and is 14385. in west virginia hit hard there, 188,000 potomac edison customers. anyonian power 17 2,000 without power. >>> downed wires are dangerous because they could be live. >> blocking major inlet sections in kensington and kentucky. downed lines and big problems for this morning's commute. kristen fisher joins us live from kensington where pepco promised to have this cleaned up in time for this drive. what are you seeing? >> reporter: well it is not cleaned up yet. in fact not even close, pepco has made progress in some of the major intersections. this is connecticut southbound south of adams road. look at this (audio difficulty) (audio difficulty) (audio difficulty) >> we lost our audio signal with kristen. but you saw that huge tree that is in the middle of the road, blocking it. and until someone comes, and cuts that out of the roadway, it is cut down to one lane of traffic, which is going to be a mess this morning. >> that picture was connecticut southbound, heading into the

howard county. but first, mike hellgren is live in baltimore county with the very latest on the power struggles there. mike? >> reporter: jessica, damage like this is what it looks like in county after county, across this state right now. and so many people are sweltering in these hot temperatures. the governor says the duration of all of this. and the days without power is really creating a dangerous situation. >> reporter: four days after the storm, a mangled mess of limbs and lines covers some streets with temperatures outside high and no power. tempers are reaching their boiling point. >> still don't have anything. >> reporter: any answers from the utility? >> no. >> while bge is stressing most customers have been restored, that's little consolation for those living without electricity. >> when the power stops, everything stops in your house. you can't even flush the toilet. >> we are still in a very dangerous part of this emergency. and that's where the -- why the most important home, the most important residence, we restore to power is the very next one. >> reporter: bge says some customers may

baltimore county with the latest on damage and repairs. mike? >> reporter: and the most bge customers are out here in baltimore county, followed closely by the city. anne arundel and howardnty. it could be the end of the week before people get the air conditioning back on here. there are out-of-state crews, more than 1,000 workers now, trying to get the power back on. and while there's no dollar estimate for the damage that this friday storm did yet. the insurance commissioner did talk about the number of claims so far. >> we have some very preliminary and early information from some of the largest property and casualty insurers in this state, who tell us today, they have received upwards of 11,000 claims, insurance claims. we would expect that number to grow substantially in the coming days, weeks and months. >> reporter: many people lost all that food they bought for the fourth of july. many people had their cars smashed, had damage to their roofs and their trees down. we don't want anyone to lose more lives, though. and top state officials are urging that you check in on your neighbors, especially, especially in this heat because this has gone on for quite a long time

ballet baltimore and baltimore county have a lot of outages. we are under 40,000. 14 howards will be shut down because they don't have

about 9,000 are still without power in baltimore county, baltimore city, howard county, and ann arundeltnty, have most of the other remaining outages. in total, nearly 19,000 customers still don't have electricity. stay with wjz for first warning weather coverage. for instant updates on the forecast, log onto wjz.com. >>> baltimore city police have released surveillance video of a suspect in the murder of a 19- year-old. they're asking anyone who recognizes this person to give them a call. he's wanted in the murder of terrence anderson. anderson was shot may 6th in the 600 block of north utah street. a possible reward of up to $2,000 is up for information. >>> investigation into their role in the death of a homeless man. the see suit is brought by the man's father. >> thon-year-old kelly thomas -- 31-year-old kelly thomas was beaten by police and died. his father has filed a wrongful death suit. he says his son was schizophrenic and had has civil rights violated. the incident led angry residents to oust three city councilmen in a recall election. two officers are facing criminal charges.

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people live in baltimore city, howard county, and anne arundel county are being asked to conserve water. >> it has to do with public works testing. what to do if your water runs out when we come back. >> the search is on for whatever assaulted axually woman. the harrowing account of just ahead. >> it is a chance for anyone who has been affected by cancer to find a cure. i will explain. >> here is a look at what is happening right now. water customers are being asked to conserve water. public works officials are trying to avoid what could have been a disastrous water main break in southwest baltimore. in march, first discovered a potential problem in the line using high-tech equipment called a pipe diver. there will eventually replace sections to protect the water. if you experience water problems, you should contact the city department of public works. the number is on your screen. we know the name of the man shot and stabbed to death in the central park heights neighborhood over the weekend. eric brown died monday morning after being attacked sunday night. the incident happened just be

baltimore county... carroll couuty... howard b-g-e crews are working overtime to try and restore power to thousands of customers. customers.crews at the command center have beennworking round has called in a team of 38- hundred people.. including reinforcments from othhr states. each are assigned to various storm roles.... many of them worring 12 hours shifts. "iq: you think about it, they literally hit the rack.... oq: to have those types of ours." hours." b-g-e expects to work throughout the weee and inno the weekend. so, far they've rrstored service to more than 600 thousann customers. a fire is under investigation in weet baltimore, this morning. morning.it happened around 11:255 last night on roberts street.whee crews arrived they found heavy smoke coming from the vacant home.the flames spread to two.. other homes, one was occupied.two firefightees were injured, but are eexected to be okay. officials say humidity could haveebeen a contributing factor. 20:38:46:04- 20:33:56:29 currently the fire is under control at this poin

most of it is in carroll county and baltimore county and down to the district of columbia what was in the district is now in howard toward the city. maybe a thunderstorm this afternoon. i will have details on the weekend forecast in just a moment. >> our big story this morning comes at a baltimore county. while serving a search warrant, police say they were greeted at the door with a sword. >> they have not choice but to shoot. police were looking for others inside the home for an attempted murder case. >> it was a case that was of great concern to people in our community. >> a 15-year-old boy was abducted from his home. he survived the june 19 shooting and now police have arrested george peoples, laura park, and skeeter. >> we have arrested two overnight in the execution of a search warrant and a third was arrested this afternoon at her residence without incident. >> around 11:40 p.m., police officers from baltimore county's tactical unit into the home and routes to -- and announced their presence. >> they opened the bedroom door and a man attacked them with a sword. >> officials say that the officers ship was hi

for baltimore county, for howard county, st. mary's, calvert, charles, stafford, culpepper county, areas north now under that heat advisory that will last until 9:00 p.m. this evening. not just us but look at the ohio valley. look at areas of the midwest. down toward missouri. high heat here. in fact, there's a big bubble that's been sitting here. here's the western part of the bubble. the western part of the high temperatures that will be moving east. we're going to see temperatures actually max out probably over 100 degrees, showers right now, hagerstown getting some moderate rain just to the north and west. that will be heading into hagerstown. right over i-70. then you've got more showers. charles town to frederick. right into areas of hamstead. it will hit areas of leesburg, gaithersburg and baltimore in the next couple of minutes. wet weather coming your way for this morning. lasting until about 9:00 a.m. dew point is at 66 degrees. look at what happens. we get rid of that rain, get a break. partly sunny skies. warm quickl

baltimore county fire crews responded to another fire, at this time in fort howard. the flames were shooting out of a home undergoing renovations on gettysburg avenue appeared the fire started about 10:00 p.m. on saturday night and spread to some nearby woods. now some of maryland's most violent inmates -- the house of corrections is set to be torn down piece by piece by inmates. the plan will save millions of dollars amble ramp up at the beginning of next month's. the facility shutdown in 2007. >> the i-team was there when ided.pain clinic was ra three arrests were made since then. deborah weiner continues her investigation. >> closed out by the owners and operators were indicted in may. since the i-team began tracking the other side of the story, the medical professionals that worked inside. >> it was a lucrative business. the pain clinic where prosecutors say doctors earned $1,200 a day and the clinic saw up to 80 patients a day who paid cash up front for treatment. since it was shut down, this physicians assistant who worked there was ordered to surrender her med

baltimore county still has it the worst with nearly 20,000 out. baltimore city, howard county and anne arundel county are also hit hard. in total, about 44,000 bge customers are without power right now. >> well, here's more frustrating news for those in the dark. this heat is growing more intense. emergency rooms are starting to fill up with patients who are dehydrated or worse. monique griego has late word on moredeaths linked to this receipt heat wave. >> reporter: another day under a vicious sun, as triple-digit temperatures bear down on baltimore. >> the humidity has made it unbearable. doesn't matter if you're in the shade or in the sun. >> i'm sweating water now. i feel like a walking river right now. >> reporter: people sweating it out in the city, try to refuel, create their own shade, or simply ditch a few layers in an effort to stay cool. >> it's horrible. hot and sweaty is not a good feeling. >> on the way to keep cool. umbrella, fans and water. >> reporter: but when it's in hot, the weather isn't just uncomfortable. it can be dangerous. >> we definitely see

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baltimore countty.. carroll county... howard ccunty... harford county... at least two deaths in maryyand are blamed on friday night's storm. storm.in anne arundel o'brren was drivinn along harwood oad near richardson road... when a ree fell on top of hii s-u-v ....killing him. tto of o'briens friends who were also in the car with him only suffered minor injuries. " it's sad toosay that i'm just thankful that i don't think he suffered and the only outcome oot of it there was thhee of them in there o we survive."the other two dii surv" o'brieen parents hope their son's deeth issa reminder to othhrs to stay off he roads during aastorm. thh seccnd death in maryland hhppened in montgomery county. in silver spring.... an elderly woman was killed when a tree fell on her house. 3these are some piccures from pur see it, shoot it, send it lamonte and old couut and inwooo road.you can see a trre has fallln... caasing majjr traffic problems. and take a look at this... split tree. this is frrm connor... from ellicott city. when you see news happennng, see it shoottii a

howard and baltimore county police officers executed a search warrant at this home. police say an officer shot and -- say someone shot and killed a man after an attack with a sword. they arrested the man's knees, -- neice, laura karr. she is five months pregnant. investigators think she was the driver and peoples was the shooter. both are charged with attempted murder and kidnapping. skteres has no criminal record. karr and peoples are out on bail for drug charges. peoples was that to be on trial monday for assault and weapons charges. live in a recount the, barry simms, wbal-tv 11 news. >> more now on the breaking news in downtown baltimore where the big water main break. sheldon dutes is live on the scene. you are right next to the break. what's going on? >> this could not have happened at a worse time. not only is there rush-hour traffic, but we have this water main break happening and traffic is at a standstill downtown. titlist want to assure you were the bulk of the activity is happening, the corner of lumbar, just one block north of where we are. that is rare

in baltimore county there is more than 2,000 in the dark. baltimore city almost 800. and howard county there is still more than 600 customers still in the dark this evening. this heat wave is not only griping maryland. drew levinsohn reports that much of the country is baking during this summer sizzle. >> reporter: people from the midwest to the east coast sweated through another blistering day. >> hot. really hot. >> i'm completely drenched. >> reporter: temperatures soared above 100 degrees in several cities, including philadelphia, washington and st. louis. utility companies are stressed. >> the heat always gives us a challenge. we expect scattered outedges. >> reporter: the national weather service issued heat warnings for half the country. this heat wave has health officials very concerned. the new york health department has urged its residents to avoid staying outside too long and asked them to look in on their neighbors. especially the elderly. in chicago authorities say a 64-year-old woman apparently dropped dead from heat exhaustion inside her apartment. the heat is bla

. >> officials are also urging residents of howard, baltimore, and anne arundel counties to conserve water to coincide with city repairs. this year's new maryland school assessment scores are in, and they show improvement at elementary schools. reading efficiency is 88.2% this year. for information on all of this year's assessments course, had to our web site and click on educatio"education alert." embattled anne arundel county executive john leopold will stand trial could a judge denied a request to dismiss the case. he's accused of using security detail to facilitate dramatic encounters with an employee and using police to gather information about political opponents. a jury trial will begin september 4. there will be no trial for defense of the st. patrick's day attack of a tourist in downtown baltimore. all four suspects have pled guilty, according to the attorney for suspect aaron parsons. parsons, who allegedly threw the punch that knocked out the victim, was sentenced to a year in prison. deangelo carterand shayona davis pled guilty to assault charges but will be released on t

the project should take about two weeks, and some residents in baltimore city, anne arundel, and howard county may notice a slight decrease in water pressure. officials are urging residents to conserve water as much as possible during those repairs. >> it will be hot for those men and women working on that water main today. the heat back on. hd doppler is showing high clouds through harford county, northern baltimore county, down to montgomery county and bc we are talking about as hot temperatures. i am afraid to use the triple digits, but by wednesday, we could see those. 89 at the airport. humidity is not too bad right now. it will build over the next couple of days. it will end, i promise. i will talk about it in the insta-weather-plus forecast. >> a man is shot and killed in home invasion in baltimore city, and two others are heard. it happened on a lothian road in baltimore. we will keep you updated on the tv 11 and wbaltv.com. now to the latest on the search for the accused gunman over the weekend. investigators said saturday night, 29-year-old tuan thiam went to a spa and ellicott city

in prince georges and montgomery, calvert and charles and saint mary's, howard county and baltimore countyp and down the corridor. as we get into the after affects of this, we have gone into the primaries and secondaries and that is acting the same way. the folks will need to be patient on the roads. we had a good day today and want a better one tomorrow. the 270hov is lifted for tomorrow and we want to make sure people know that as well. >> all right, thank you for your time tonight. >>> and to the web center with laura. >>> we're talking about www.myfoxdc.com. everything at your fingertips and everything you need to know and we have some great information, contact information from the power companies. we have links to the power companies with all of their contact information and we also have outages and the number of outages and maps and a list of closures, updated closures. we're constantly getting information from different businesses and the federal government and different schools. camps on where -- who is closed and who is opened. so, check those as they constantly update them. also

baltimore county with 22,000 homes without electricity there. there are 13,000 out in baltimore city and nearly 3,000 in howard county. you can see the numbers there in ann arundel as well. wjz 13 is always on for you. for the latest first warning weather forecast and your live look at doppler weather radar go to wjz.com. >>> we have some breaking news this noon. a judge sets bail for the second time for neighborhood watch volunteer george zimmerman, the one charged in the murder of trayvon martin. a florida judge granted bond to zimmerman just a few minutes ago. this time the bail is set at $1 million. the judge revoked his $150,000 bond after prosecutors told them he and his wife misled the court about the money they had. zimmerman is charged with second degree in trayvon martin's death. >>> there's some breaking news in baltimore city this moon. police say a man has been shot in the 300 block of laurens street. he was rushed to a hospital but there's no word on his condition. no arrests have been made. so far no word on a possible motive. >>> in eastern baltimore county, a body found in the water may be that of a m

. >> reporter: people making do from howard county to baltimore city where government officials work to get it right. baltimore, that means extending the hours of city pools, and adding cooling centers. trying to make the heat and no power somewhat palpable wheel city leaders hold bge accountable for restoring power at a quicker rate. >> right now our restoration rate has fallen behind the state average. that is not sat test factory -- satisfactory. >> reporter: baltimore city is saying this is the third worst storm in the city's history. >> it seems hot that they're in the getting the power back on. >> reporter: they're trying. they're below the average statewide but they're trying hard. >> thank you. listen, are you planning that family vacation? the latest vacation scam making the rounds and how to avoid being taken. mashed potatoes and gravy. mac 'n cheese... mashed potatoes and gravy! mac 'n cheese. [ male announcer ] now you don't have to pick a side. buy any kfc 10 pc meal or larger and choose two more large sides free. today tastes so good. t a bike ride? you're not my dad ah

county photographed a young male roaming through. >> every year we have bear sightings through out central maryland, including baltimore, howard, montgomery counties. when you throw that into large areas, it's more difficult to manage those situations. >> the numbers to be hunted will go up. >> we're going to raise the number of bear hunters eligible for the bear hunt. we're not trying to wipe them out or stunt the bear population. >> the goal, keep the numbers growing slow enough to give bears and people room. >> biologists give people in western maryland a lot of credit for the resur januarys. they say they're tolerance and knowledge of bear behavior has kept bad encounters to a minimum. thank goodness. i'm sure a lot of people would see bears and their first instinct is to do something bad. >> they're cute. >> they are cute. they could rip your face off, but they're cute. >>> coming up next on eyewitness news saturday morning. >> a man threatens to kill his coworkers in a mass shooting threat. what police found in his pardon me. -- in his apartment. >> the latest on the search for the man who aub ducted cal ripken's mother. >> it's not

county photographed a young male roaming through. >> every year, we have bear sightings throughout central maryland, including baltimore, hartford, howardn you throw them into large areas, it's more difficult to manage those situations. >> as the number of black bears ini increase, the numbers go up. >> we'll raise the number of bear hunters, we are not trying to stunt the bear population. >> a female with a blaze on her chest. >> the goal, keep the numbers growing slow enough to give bears and people room. >>> he's cute, but he has a rough look on his face. that is alex reporting. maryland's bear hunting season runs october 22. but once the quota is met, the hunting has to stop. >>> this 19news now. >> and the 9 weather team declared a severe weather alert day this stormy afternoon. let's get to anny hong in the weather center. >> we are under a severe thunderstorm watch tonight until 8:00. the good news is right now, we don't have any severe thunderstorm warnings in effect at this moment. here's a look at that watch and covers the entire d.c. metro area. some of it is being trimmed back. so this may cancel sooner than 8:00. live doppl

baltimore county with more than 13,000 homes without it. there are seven thousand customers out in baltimore city and more than 1,000 in howard county and also ann arundel county. wjz 13 is always on for you with the latest first warning weather forecast and you live look at the radar when you need to, go to wjz.com. >>> the economy did add more jobs but not as many as was hoped or enough to make a dent in the unemployment rate. mrosz -- >> employers continued hiring in june but slowly. the economy added 80,000 new jobs, less than unexpected. the over all unemployment rate remained at 8.2%. diane was laid off from the theater industry and went on more than 100 interviews. >> when you're doing everything right and still not getting a job it makes you more fruted. you fish -- frustrated. you wish you knew there was something you could change. >> the economy has gained an average of 150,000 jobs a month. that's down from last year and a sign the labor market is using seam. >> manufacturing added 11,000, the 9th straight month of gains. health care and financial services increased hiring. president obama commented from the battleground state of

. >>> howard county issues a -- issues new water restrictions tonight. repairs to the water main in baltimore city are resulting in a limited water supply for everyone tied into baltimore's water system. now, howard county's executive is asking people to refrain from washing their cars and watering their lawns. residents are also urged to take shorter showers. >> some storms are popping up around maryland. it's overcast outside right now. with temperatures around normal for mid-july. meteorologist bernadette woods is in the first warning weather center, tracking live doppler radar. bernadette? >> okay. so we're going to go right to doppler radar and show you there are thunderstorms as you were saying, coming down from the north. and they're getting pretty close to the beltway. but they are weakening as they move our direction. i want to put it into motion. they're almost expanding more so than moving. and their movement is slow, maybe about 20 miles to the east/southeast. but what we're seeing is a couple of thunderstorms that popped up over southern parts of pennsylvania, drifted over to the

. >> a few showers >> residents in baltimore city, anne arundel county, and howard county have been asked to conserve water. plans to fix a disastrous water break. the leak was discovered after crews repaired results from high-tech equipment called a pipe garver. dpw will replace sections to protect water supply through the city. >> the extreme heat has taken a toll on maryland farmers. the triple digit temperatures have stressed some maryland crops. 23% of corn and soybeans are in poor or very poor condition. he grows vegetables and a lot of corn. >> a lot of this damage has been caused by the heat, the intense heat we have last week. it zapped everything. 100 some degrees for a couple of days in a row. plants just like you if your outside, you couldn't replenish worcester you were losing. >> what maryland farmers need are mild temperatures and some rain. he needs a steady rain for a number of days to save what is left of his corn crop. >> now, your 11 insta- weatherplus forecast with chief meteorologist tom tasselmyer. >> showers on the eastern shore. not the long and steady rain the fa

is part of a tactical team investigating the attempted murder in howard county. baltimore city police are releasing the name of an officer shot and killed an armed man outside of a 7-eleven. ellie blog was the baltimore early sunday morning. after a brief chase, the officer fired a shot. he is a six-year veteran of the four is currently on administrative leave. 11 news has learned one of the sheriff's deputies has been suspended without pay. he is now the subject of an internal investigation. suspected abuse of police powers. >> in harford county, they have found the body sank 35-year-old man was running along the bush were ever with a friend when he was whisked away by the current. authorities were called to the scene as a large storm was coming through. the medical examiner's the performing an autopsy. >> the federal reserve chairman on capitol hill today. the fed shares as lawmakers need to help in the fiscal crisis never johnson joins us from capitol hill with more. >> the federal reserve chair gave his midyear report to congress today. he urged lawmakers to take their