the hilton hotel in pikesville is sold out. >> i don't see how you can turn down the room when you don't have power at home. yes, it is good business for us. >> we are going out to dinner instead of eating at home, so maybe i.t. is good for the economy. >> after a big storm like this, it is important to keep a lookout for home repair scams and other consumer fraud. maryland attorney general doug gansler says to be aware of those soliciting your home or business. also, those demanding upfront payment or immediate decisions, or guaranteed loans to rebuild your home or business. >> great to hear that the power has been restored to so many people over the last day. we have to remember those who are still without power right now. a very sticky situation out there. 92 degrees at b.w.i. thurgood marshall. hard to bear without air conditioning. we have a few thin clouds out there. throughout the afternoon, temperatures get into the mid- 90's. a chance for thunderstorms, especially after 9:00 p.m., here in baltimore right now in ohio, this could be heading towards the middle of like it. we will k

the emergency stairs at the hilton hotel in downtown baltimore were ccowded this afternoon... not because of an emergency... but due to a fundraiser. as kathleen cairns reports... hundreds of people got involved in the annual firefighter climb. climb. in the lobby of the hilton: (check in) "who are we looking for?"firefighters prepare for the climb: "alright boys do you know who thissis...? (close on photo)"thats batt ch richard prunty"(close on kid)"and lots of firefighters got killed""and were gonna keep his memory alive right..? each climber carrys that memory: (reading name) "this is kevin orourke from rescue two"(bell)(reading name)"this is durrell pearsell"(bell) (lips and photo)"jeff palazzo" (bell)(reading name)"thomas sabella with ladder 13"(bell) (reading name)"samuel outis" (bell)(reading name)"lt kenneth j phealan sr"(check in guy)"it definately gives you goose bumbs.." (firefighter)"110 stories for the 343...."it's symbolic... re-living... the last steps.... (man climbing)"were climbing because they climbed... remembering the sacrifice made. ... its our job we got

. >> at the downtown hilton hotel, firefighters were suiting up for what would be a 120 story stair climber. >> it is forced to come out and remember our brothers and sisters and make sure they are not forgotten. >> this is in honor of the new york city firefighters who lost their lives on 9/11. firefighters were wearing pictures of some of those firefighters. >> i am climbing for him because he was the of my best friend, we served together in the united states air force. >> i am coming for firefighter michael lynch. it is an important event so we understand their sacrifice and not forget their sacrifice. >> up the stairs it went. flight after flight. they kept climbing, remembering those firefighters who, on that terrible they climbed the stairs at the world trade center, trying to save lives. for some of those climbing today, this is very personal. >> i am looking for battalion chief edward garrity. i am from so this walk means a lot to me. >> they took the elevator down and then climbed back up four more times. one firefighter said it best. >> today is something special. they climbed, we

./// just next door at the hilton hotel...hundreds of firefighters... climbed...re then ...110 stories... to... honor the victims... of 9- 11..../ many... volunteers... are firefighters... from ...around the region... in... town... for the... "fire expo".../. each ... climber... carried a photo ... of... one... of the new york city firefighters.../ killed... on...9--11. (sot full)"weve not forgotten their sacrifice and what they did for us on 9-11. how many people they saved. and it means alot for us to be here as firefighters to show our support and let the families know we still care and were not going to ever forget" the climb... raised thousands of dollars ... for... the... "fallen firefighters" foundation. how are the roads looking tonig? tonight?brandi proctor has our traffic edge report. report. mapbelairfibermap895map a... four year... old... leukemia survivor ...is granted a trip... to disney world.../ thanks... to... the... "make- a- wish"... foundation.../ until... her... father says "no way." 3 in his first television interview since being arrested for

. >> right, to become a hilton hotel. i think they quite ingeniously capture the existing pedestrian bridge, which was very gloomy on its underside. and put this highly-finished and light-filled canopy, projecting out to past the curb line. it's really the light that makes that work, right? it used to be a little dark cave you would drive into. >> we'll find on some of the recent examples that we look at that light is totally the problem. the way designers have lighted them is by putting lights in the ceilings, so you have bright pavement instead of lighting the ceilings and wall to make the whole space feel comfortable and inviting. to say nothing of dramatic. >> well, i agree with harvey this is a nice way to use the bottom side of a bridge, but when i first saw this slide, i said oh, it's a gas station. and then i saw the hillside, but it reads as a gas station to me. >> and what make it's do that, do you think? the flag. >> bright lights from above is kind of a gas station. gas stations have covers and often have brig

the kids can go, and some of the hilton hotels provide hot dogs and food for the kids. this year, we had a tenderloin holiday treat giveaway. they gave us 400 trees. i thought for sure we would have a forest fire in the tenderloin, and we got rid of all of them but 16. it was a great event. we had people from all over the city coming in working on the. that worked out great. they were nice trees, and i think a lot of community people, especially families, were able to have a tree, and it was great. we had 16 left on monday. we had it on a sunday, so we did very well and i am very pleased with that. i think it is only fair but we did this year. move it around so other families get a chance to do it as well. i think it is important to do that, too. the christmas food giveaway -- we had that. then we had the glide food giveaway and toy giveaway program. the community benefit district -- they have a little festival for kids. they have a petting zoo and so forth. that was very successful. the tenderloin toy drive giveaway with the officers and also our angel gift program. we

city firefighters are joined by firefighters from around the region to climb the steps at the hilton hotel. each climbs the equivalent of 110 stories and the number of stories in the world trade center. the event raises money for the national fallen firefighters' fund. >>> as we saw, many of them are in the turnout gear. it has to be difficult. >>> still to come -- a dramatic end to a police pursuit that started in downtown baltimore. a live downdate from the scene. >>> a man tries to abduct a little girl off the streets of philadelphia. how she caught him off. i'm mary bubala. >>> it is 84 degrees and showers in central maryland right now. the first warning forecast is coming up. >>> we want to update the breaking news, a dramatic crash in anne arundel county after a chase that started. mary has more. >> it was a dramatic scene that unfold the just off 97 a short time -- unfolded just off 97 a short time ago. this dodge durango was involved in a dramatic crash. you are about to see it right there on telegraph there. the suv was being pursued in the city after apparently sideswiping severa

the hilton hotel in pikesville is sold out right now. >> we don't have any power at home. it has been pretty good business for us. it is such a bad event but it is good business for us. >> maybe it is good for the economy. >> business owners are hoping for power to be back caught by the end of the week. you might not always be able to watch your tv but you can still get complete coverage on line and then your phone. we have additional information on the power outages and storm- related closures on our website, wbaltv.com. you can download our free smart phone app. 5:08. 67 degrees on tv hill. so among the hardest-hit areas from the colorado blaze. a car chase in california proves out of the ordinary. this is traffic on 695 at belair road this morning. very light. a close look at weat [ male announcer ] now at your neighborhood subway: the new santa fe steak melts. get extra grande flavor with the santa fe steak & bacon melt. juicy steak, crispy bacon, and melted cheese with creamy santa fe caesar. or try adding egg for a santa fe steak, bacon & egg melt -- a favorito for b

emergency stairs ...at the hilton hotel ... downtown ... were crowded ...this afternoon.../ to... reports.../ hundreds ... of people ...got involved ... in... the... annual firefighter climb. climb. in the lobby of the hilton: (check in) "who are we looking for?"firefighters prepare for the climb: "alright boys do you know who this is...? (close on photo)"thats batt ch richard prunty"(close on kid)"and lots of firefighters got killed""and were gonna keep his memory alive right..? each climber carrys that memory: (reading name) "this is kevin orourke from rescue two"(bell)(reading name)"this is durrell pearsell"(bell) (lips and photo)"jeff palazzo" (bell)(reading name)"thomas sabella wwth adder 13"(bell) (reading name)"samuel outis" (bell)(reading name)"lt kenneth j phealan sr"(check in guy)"it definately gives you goose bumbs.." (firefighter)"110 stories for the 343...."it's symbolic... re-living... the last steps.... (man climbing)"were climbing because they climbed... remembering the sacrifice made. ... its our job we gotta do this " (paramedic)"thats my man right there (gives t

>> in this county, don't violate the law because you're not going into a hilton hotel. >> whether it truly is the toughest jail is debatable. but arpaio at least wants the inmates to believe it is. >> sometimes they yell at us from 12:00 at night until 12:00 the next day and then they wonder why we're unruly. we do get unruly on our own behalf, but sometimes we just get pushed and pushed and pushed and pushed. >> do teachers yell in the classroom? >> not all day. >> since first elected sheriff of maricopa county in 1992, arpaio has instituted a number of measures to give the jail its reputation. the most famous was the creation of an outdoor housing unit known as tent city. it is occupied only by inmates that have been convicted and are serving short sentences. >> they're free, we put the tents up next to the dump, the dog pound because it was free land that we found. >> it's a combination of cadaver, rotten jerky and i think methane gas. >> that's the top of the pot right there. you really have to stir the bottom of this bouillabaisse nastiness to let it waft into your soul. >> john

indian spiritual leader ima is at the hilton hotel. she's known as the hugging saint and known for her spiritual programs all over the world. she given an estimated 30 million hugs to transmit what she calls the purest form of love. this hugging saint will be in alexandria tomorrow as well. news4 paid a visit. that story is coming up at 5:00. >>> coming up next on "news4 at 4," if your family or pets have plans to be outside in the days to come and weeks to come, there's something you need to know about a growing number of snakes. >>> and how a church member punched his former priest and got away with it in court. >>> let's talk about records. >> let's talk about records. we're going to be setting records today, tomorrow, and on sunday. it's all the same record, record heat wave. eight days yet. nine consecutive days with 95 degrees or higher, and we'll continue to get warmer out there over the next couple days. tomorrow i think we could set a daily record. you don't like to here we could be at 100, but 103? yeah, not many people exact

eyewitness news received this picture from the hilton hotel that shows how the water buckled the ceilingflooding the lobby. >> get it out of here. let the water drain off. >> the draining, painfully slow in some places. this garj on care -- this garage on caroline street flooded. on the street countless cars were flooded and drivers were left bailing out water. >> how bad is it? >> i mean, the car seems to be running. i tried to start it and it's running. it's flooded. >> the rain is helping the drought maryland has been under but blue water baltimore say the flood water is up in the chesapeake bay. >> what most people don't realize is storm water don't go to water water treatment plants , it goes directly to streams. >> reporter: the bar owner said the if city doesn't pick this up he's going to hire a private contractor to do just that. back to you. >> thank you. when severe weather hits, remember wjz is always on. for the latest forecast and live doppler radar log onto wjz.com. >>> this morning we have a school closure to pass along. day classes and activities will be canceled today at

he walked between an observation tower and the hilton hotel next to the falls.s actually uphill. and unlike wallenda, cochran did it without being tethered to the wire. he plans to do the same walk every day from now till the end of summer, weather permitting. and that could be a total of 81 times. >> that's too much. >>> that will do it for news 4 today. we're back in 25 minutes with

the night of the march on washington, the evening before the march on washington, he was at the hilton hotelashington. he did not like the way the march turned out because it was like a picnic. >> and he was not invited to speak. >> he was not invited to speak. i did not have anything to do with that decision. >> after the civil-rights act and voting rights act was signed, dr. king increasingly started speaking out against the vietnam war. his inner circle say, don't give that speech at riverside church april 4th, 1967, a year to the day before he was assassinated in memphis. you have the president of the nine states behind to, got him to sign the civil rights and voting rights act they said, to dr. king. do not take him on and a war that is not ours. yet he defied them and said, it is. were you a part of that circle? what position did you take, john lewis? >> i supported the position of martin luther king, jr. as chairman of the student nonviolent coordinating committee, at the time, we had already taken the position against the war in vietnam. so many other young people that we worked with

>> well, i sure don't want it to be a hilton hotel like some other prisons around the nation. it's all this rehabilitation, education. we have all that in our jails, nobody talks about, but we punish our children, take away certain things from them, privileges. why can't we punish people who committed crimes and take away their privileges? >> there's probably not another law enforcement figure in america as famous or as well covered as sheriff joe arpaio. so i had had some idea about who he was before i went in, but when you actually meet him, it's a really interesting experience. >> so what is this? a little introduction? >> 78 years old, he can sit down and talk with you for two hours straight and he could have done 20 hours straight. he is passionate about his position and about his beliefs, and he likes to talk about them. >> why does your message resonate? i mean, you win your elections pretty handily, right? >> yeah. in 1992 i made a promise to the people, i will be a very active sheriff. i don't play golf, i don't fish, i have no hobbies, i just work 14 hours a day. and

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today's event starts at noon at the hilton baltimore hotel and we'll be there. >>> a crazy day yesterday with the weather. highs breaking 100 and severe weather last night. >> who didn't keep an eye on the tries in the backyard? we're going to look at the damage in one home that left the firefighter injured. >> also you exercise as much as you can but you still have concerns about your heart. a new pill your doctor could prescribe that will help you keep your doctor healthy. >> maryland's most powerful radar is saying that 400 miles away we have another storm we have to watch out for today. we're going to track it for you. lauren? >> good morning mike. well no problems to report here on 895 at o'donnell street but a crash has shut down route 295. i'll have all the details coming up on "good morning maryland." when a carpet is clean and fresh, it's irresistible. experience this in your home with resolve deep clean powder. its moist powder penetrates deep, removing three times more dirt than vacuuming alone while also neutralizing odors at their source. it's a clean you can see, smell, and

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folks lined up at the hilton adams mark hotel in grand just for a chance for a hug from this nice woman. >> her message is to selflessly serve others, to help others think more of others than ourself and what she teaches is that our real happiness comes in life from compassion, acceptance and love. >> now auma has given more than 32 million hugs so far. she's got four free events today and tomorrow aimed at alleviating suffering. >>> a mother shows her son right from wrong, but it's a little too late. coming up how she stopped him from robbing a gas station. >> also ahead heatwave, flooding, massive storms, drought, is it all because of global warming? both sides will weigh in on the heated debate. up. >> next after the break the latest in our attempts to get answers from pepco about the number of linemen they employed these days compared to years past. we'll be right back. ♪ ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] virtual wallet can help you be that person who's good with money. see what's free to spend. move money with a slide. save with a shake. feel good about your decisions. >>> taking you back to

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a man in north carolina barricaded himself in a hotel room and asked for a pizza and then demanded to hook up with paris hiltonne of those, but it might be hard to get a pizza. [ laughter ] we have a great show tonight. give it up for the roots everybody! [ cheers and applause ] ♪ ♪ ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: wow that is cheap trick front man robin zander right there. sitting in with the roots! [ cheers and applause ] we love you, buddy! >> thank you, thank you. >> jimmy: you're a good man. cheap trick is on tour with aerosmith this whole summer, and robin is also going to be performing august 5th in los angeles. what is this? a part of the 12 million dog march. >> but yeah, it's this 12milliondogmarch.com. we are doing that in los angeles, chicago and atlanta. and it is similar to what women do for breast cancer. it is to raise money for pets with cancer. >> jimmy: that's a good thing. >> yeah. [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: such a good man. robin zander, thank you for being here, buddy. honored. >> thanks for having me man, i appreciate it. >> jimmy: honored to have you here, buddy. big fan. and

hilton honors. the guest loyalty program with over thirty-eight hundred hotels worldwide. >>> supermodel and raw foode's going to be in the woody allen film, "to rome with love." and she joins us now, with some of the most popular recipes that will keep us well-fed but also fit and healthy. >> they're easy, josh and inexpensive. it is about doing vegetables, olive oil and salt. you can get it at any grocery store. >> we go back to "harper's bazaar," in 1980. you must attribute -- you look unbelievable. >> thanks, guys. thanks. couldn't get a better endorsement than that. thank you, josh. you have to keep an edge. it's a young girl's business. i want to be good-looking and stay thin. the most important thing for me is raw food is about eating healthy. >> also, you're a cancer survivor. and you attribute a lot of your recovery. >> everything. >> to the diet. >> absolutely everything. >> what are we doing here? >> i heard about your antics in the kitchen. i'm going to take my life in my hand. corn and tomato soup. >> right into the blender. >> there's a blender involved? have the medical professionals r

yards at the hilton guests got a big surprise when the water proved too much for the ceiling to hold. firefighters from across the u.s. in town for the annual expo had to clear out while hotel staff cleaned up the big mess. firefighters say they saw the ceiling come crashing down. and johns hopkins hospital also had some problems with mother nature. heavy rain collected in the hospital's ambulance bay eventually spilling into the emergency room. so this morning, you know, bge crews are still on the scene trying to restore power to a lot of customers, and there'll be a lot of cleanup efforts going on around in the area. reporting live in felds point, sharree johnson, abc 2 news. >>> 5:38 right now. we want to did back to this breaking news that we've been following this morning out of aurora, colorado. you're looking at a map of the area we're talking about. this is about 10 miles away from denver, a huge story happening right now. 14 people dead, about 50 injured. they were all inside of a movie theater, seeing the midnight showing of "the dark knight" when a man came in to the back of the theater. he started shooting. he put off some type of gas canster. he is now in polic

at the hilton, guests got a big surprise there when the water proved too much for the ceilings to hold. firefighters from across the u.s. in town for the annual expo had to clear out while hotel staff cleaned up that mess. firefighters say they saw the ceiling come crashing down. >> there was significant water damage coming in. we saw the ceiling, you heard some drippings, and then all of a sudden you saw the ceiling, just came crashing in, water pouring everywhere and it started flooding the lobby. >> we don't have something to respond to, obviously we create something to respond to. >>reporter: johns hopkins hospital also saw some problems too with the heavy rains near there in the emergency room area. a lot of folks will be doing a little cleaning up this morning. reporting live in feld's point, sharree johnson, abc 2 news. >>> seems like a rough night for hotels in other parts of the u.s. as well. >> check out louisville, kentucky, winds clocking in at more than we're talking 60 miles an hour. it ripped off the roof. this is the crown plaza hotel. debris was scattered all over cars in the parking lot. nobody was hurt, but certainly a lot of cleanup there. >>> the sound of

yards at the hilton guests got a big surprise when the water proved too much for the ceilings to hold. firefighters from across the u.s. in town for the annual expo had to clear out while hotelaned up that big mess. firefighters say they saw the ceiling come crashing down, and johns hopkins hospital also had some problem with mother nature. heavy rain collected in the hospital's ambulance bay eventually spilling into the emergency room. so this morning a lot of folks will be cleaning up after that storm last night. reporting live in fells point, sharree johnson, abc 2 news. >>> your electricity bill could be going up for pepco customers. the public service commission is expected to announce its decision today on pepco's request for a 4% rate increase. now, the company has come under fire recently for its delays of restoring power after those severe storms we had last month. two state senators want to fine pepco about $100 million for the delays in their response. >>> to louisville, kentucky where it wasn't just here, but also there, severe weather rolling through and making a mess of things. these pictures out of louisville. winds clocking in at more than 60 miles per hour,

yards at the hilton, guests got a big surprise when the water proved too much for the ceilings to hold. firefighters from across the u.s. in town for the annual expo had to clear out while hotelstaff cleaned up the mess there. firefighters say they saw the ceiling come crashing down. >> there was significant water damage coming in. we saw the ceiling, you heard some drippings and all of a sudden you heard the ceiling and you saw it just come crashing in. just water pouring everywhere, and it started flooding the lobby. >> we don't have something to respond to, obviously we create something to respond to. >>reporter: so johns hopkins hospital also had some problems with the heavy rain near their ambulance bay area which also had some flooding also in the emergency room area. so a lot of folks will be doing a little cleaning up today. reporting live in felds point, sherree johnson, abc 2 news. >>> as sherree just mentioned, that storm left behind a lot of flooding and we're still dealing with standing water out on 83. so do be extra careful traveling near cold spring lane. and if you are traveling out on 95, it's going to be a much different story, there are no delays in white

yards at the hilton guests got a big surprise when the water proved too much for the ceilings to hold. firefighters from across the u.s. in town for the annual expo had to clear out while hotel staff cleaned up that big mess. firefighters say they saw the ceiling come crashing down. >> there was significant water damage coming in. you saw the ceiling, heard some drippings and all of a sudden you saw the ceiling and you saw it come crashing in. there was just water pouring everywhere and it started flooding the lobby. if we don't have something to respond to, obviously we create something to respond to. >>reporter: now, johns hopkins hospital also had some problems with the rain. they had problems in their ambulance bay area and some of that water spilled into the emergency room. so lots of folks will be doing some cleanup today. reporting live in felds point, sharree johnson, abc 2 news. >> remember, you can get your weather alerts at the touch of a button. all you have to do text wmar. here's the number, 66988. that will download our app. it's free and it's definitely worth checking out for these types of situations. >>> another important story to pass along to you this mor