cost but -- john hopkins hospital. police believe the weather might have been a factor. no charges have been filed. the longest stretch of time without a homicide in the city this year has now come to an end. there have been 143 homicides in the city this year compared to 141 last year. the numbers remain close. police are still trying to piece together suspects and motives in many cases. melissa carlson has more. >> there have been three shootings in three days. >> i looked outside and i saw a truck go by. i thought it was a truck. it was gunshots. >> along this stretch without a homicide was nine days. the death of donte gunther became baltimore's 141st homicide. someone knocked on his door around 4:30 in the afternoon. when he looked outside, he was shot three times. the patterson park neighborhood is in shock. >> of but it was out there. his best friend was a next door to me -- everybody was out there. his best friend was next door to me. >> police say a 31-year-old who was trying to find shelter from the rain was

number 3 was a diversion in the area of hopkins place and pratt and the number 15 diverted at guilford and fayette due to construction. for the mta transit team, i'm mark jones. >>> you can train your pet to do a lot of things, right? i don't think can you do this. we have the big cat on litter campus. this cat got her high school diploma. her name is oriole and received hadder ged lou jefferson's online. her owner in control of the mouse, the cat took the online test and got mostly as and bs. her owner works for the better business bureau trying to expose it as a fraud. >> even a cat can get a high school diploma if they go to the right places. >> oriole's diploma cost $200 and although she hasn't found a job yet. they need the last name. look at that, a high school graduate right there. >>> he is the most powerful man in the world. why this pint sized reporter got the interview most journalists can only dream of. >>> right now, we're dreaming of a nice weekend, aren't we? 20 minutes away from "good morning america" at 7:00. we'll be right back. >>> very pleasant good morning to you.

to the johns hopkins bayview medical campus. -- it would connect the woodlawn area to the johns hopkins bayview medical campus. he also throws a purple line through bethesda and new carrollton. >>> baltimore is a struggling economy could mean the end of the city cops policing on horseback. the city council has slashed money for the baltimore mounted police unit. the unit was founded in 1888 to enforce the city's 6-mile-per- hour speed limit for horse-drawn carriages. officials say that the officers patrol the downtown area and are a true downtown safety tool. >>> the council will vote next month on a bill to install speed cameras. it proposes installing cameras at about a dozen schools this fall. drivers got going 12th miles over the speed limit will get a to get in the mail. >>> there could be action on the cash for clunkers program as early as today. the white house is warning that the program could sputter to a stop on friday unless more money is approved for it. >> ago, who expected car dealers to be saying this? chrysler >>, send us more cars per -- >> chrysler, send us more cars.

a male passenger was taken to johns hopkins hospital and two women were taken to a local hospital with nonlife-threatening injuries. >> police need your help locating a prisoner who escaped from custody. devan shame pain was being -- champagne was being tropted when he used his handcuffs to choke a sheriff police deputy. if you have any information, you're asked to call the sheriff's office. callers can remain anonymous. the teenage triggerman responsible for the death of federal witness karl lackl will spend 40 years behind bars. jonathan cornish pleaded guilty to shooting lackl in july of 2007 to prevent him from testifying in court. the judge wants cornish to get a g.e.d. and vocational training and participate in a drug and alcohol program while in prisonon. olympic gold medalist michael phelps intends to resume training despite a sore ankle from a car crash he was involved in thursday night. meantime, he's got some explaining to do phelps will have to tell a judge while he was driving a michigan license officials say was invalid. he was issued a citation. the driver of the other v

the pedestrian was taken to hopkins hospital where she later died. no charges have been filed. >>> tonight, baltimore city police are investigating a deadly shooting. mees were called to the 600 block of yale avenue in southwest baltimore around midnight for a report of a person bleeding on the front steps of a home. pleas say the man was shot several times. he was take ton st. agnes hospital where he later died. there's more anger tonight in the release of the only person convicted of pan am flight 103. a letter was sent to scotland and the families of the american victims expressing his own outrage. >> reporter: the hero's welcome continues for convicted killer al-megrahi embraced here by lib why's leader khadafy. most recently in a letter from fbi director robert mueller to the scottish justice minister "i am outraged at your decision," he says, calling it a mockery of the rule of law. >> if libya wants to be embraced by the international community, embracing convicted terrorists is not the way to do it. it's revolting to me, to the victims' famil

also among the best- looking johns hopkins has been named one of the 20 most beautiful hospitals in the nation. winners were chosen based on factors including architectural style and distinctiveness. >>> listen to this. an ocean pines family has its 5- year-old chihuahua back after it spent 36 hours in a canal. peanut's owners say he ran out the backdoor with his leash and harness on, and the next day they found that leash wrapped around a piling on his dock. days later, a family who was crabbing saw something bobbing in the canal. it was peanut. the pup is fine, just has some swollen paws. >>> well are, you ready for some barbecue? coming up, we'll show you about a sizzling showdown this weekend. the state barbecue championship. hmmm. >> sounds tasty. >> yeah, it does. >>> and we know the girls are being fired up, tailgaters. and we have weather from today. somebody is getting the bobblehead because of 83 -- >> the lucky dog! >> exactly. we hit 84. thomas bartnick from baltimore, congrats. you're going to get an exclusive northern lewis bobblehead. not many can say they have one of

the 14-mile stretch of track will run from woodlawn on the west to johns hopkins and bayview on the east. but as brian kuebler joins us live to explain, not everyone sees this as progress. [ train whistle ] >> reporter: the red line fills a void governor martin o'malley says has been missing from baltimore for decades. >> we know that if we don't invest in mass transit, all of our roads are going to be too congested, and it's going to really harm our quality of life. >> reporter: from security square mall and the social security administration in woodlawn, under cooks lane, back up through the rest, back under downtown and back up again in canton and riding the street level rails to johns hopkins bayview. the red line will connect to marc stations, the existing light rail, and the metro to form what the governor calls a comprehensive mass transit map for charm city. on the west end, resident sheri woodley sees opportunity. >> i would love it. specifically for people that don't drive. for those who don't drive, it would be great. >> reporter: would you use it? >> i would you it. >> report

. >> dunbar now sits in the shadow of johns hopkins hospital.it helped to inspire one of its well-known doctors. >> i used to hear about johns hopkins when i was a young boy growing up in detroit because i was always interested in doing anything that to do with medicine. i even like to point to the doctor's offkc9$(lc@&c+ >> 3, 2, 1! >> done our students got a look for the first time into the building -- dunbar students got their first look into the building. >> i am very excited. >> the question people may be asking is, what is the likelihood of the state having to pay for another project similar to the one year at dunbar? the governor says that will depend in part on a turnaround of maryland's economy. >> we have made a lot of progress, even in tough times and will make greater progress in the future. that progress will be greater as soon as we come out of this downturn. >> meanwhile, with the dunbar project completed, turning their attention -- they are turning their attention to some other schools that could use some help. >> it is all about

the red line would front of the woodlawn area to the johns hopkins bayview kids in east baltimore. it is often known as alternative 4c support by the dixon administration, council members, and elijah cummings. not everyone supports the plan. the coalition is concerned it would divide the edmondson corridor. and some would like to see it built underground. gov. ramallah says the red line is good for the economy and future generations. -- gov. o'malley says the red line is good for the economy and future generations. >> that brings us to your answers to the watercooler question of the day. >> we ask what you thought of the midline plan. >> it is desperately needed in baltimore a given the east-west travel in the city. the current condition is a piece of what was originally plant in the past for a city-wide rail system. hopefully, the red line could be beneficial to improving baltimore's poor public transportation image in usability. >> when person writes is a bad idea. extending the red line would extend other things. >> and one person shares those thoughts. i cannot get behind any t

she was taken to johns hopkins where she was pronounced dead. she was crossing against the light when she was struck. so far no charges have been filed. >> a deadly hit-and-run in anne arundel county at the intersection of baltimore annapolis boulevard and oak lane shortly before 7:00 last night. the female victim was taken to baltimore-washington medical center where she was pronounced dead. >> baltimore county police are looking for the man who hled up a diner. a man brought a gun and left with a large amount of money. no one was injured. >> the city's 143rd homicide broke the longest stretch without a murder this year. it was nine days. that stretch of time came to an end on thursday, and now police are on the search for a murder. melissa carlson has more. >> i actually ducked. i looked outside and i saw a truck go by. i thought it was a truck. it was not a truck. it was a gun shot. >> three loud blasts ended baltimore's longest stretch without a homicide thursday, nine days. donte gunther became baltimore's 144th homicide. someone knocked on

. >> johns hopkins university cashes in thanks to some federal stimulus cash. hopkins was given more than 100 grants worth $41 million. from this stimulus package from dc. now the grants will finance studies like computer assisted surgery and finding new treatments for sickle cell aneem neya. >> whitemarsh facility gets some of the pie. for project to develop electrical automobiles. no word if the extra cash will create new jobs at the whitemarsh plant. . >> i ended up with three bags of groceries and pay 83 cents for it. >> you can save that much money as well. we will show you how in tonight's cover story. >> very gentle, humble, kind person. >> this manp kept a major secret right to his death bed. and what it was and how his friends are dealing with it tonight. >> you can help to solve the state budget woes, how to get your ideas to governor martin o'malley next on fox 45 news at 10:00. >> i am candace dole. and he is in baltimore, ladies. for the american idol live tour. take you behind the scenes coming up. target. expect more. pay less. >> joseph forrest

marnie makary again, joining us and johns hopkins. dr. makary, propofol, don't you shoot it up intravenously, and you have to lay there with the needle in your arm the whole time while you are asleep and then you take it out when you wake up? >> yes, the second you stop giving it is the second that you wake up. and basically you only use it for general anesthesia. i can understand how he may have gotten comfortable and left the room, but when you get a dose a little higher than the effective dose, it's very easy to stop breathing. >> everybody, we're taking your calls live. breaking news in the michael jackson investigation. the verdict is in. tonight's winner of our show's number one fan contest is north carolina friend gwendolyn wall. she came close to leaving studies at caplan university after becoming extremely ill, but she says that our show inspired her to keep working, and now, she is only a few months away from graduating with a degree in paralegal science. she is not only one of our new fans, but she dedicates her life to support

one was taken to bay view and the other to hopkins and under an hour later police were called to the scene of another double shooting and police found two men shot one in the face the other in the foot in the 200 block of dallas court. no word a suspect or motive in either of these multiple shootings. >> and animal control is investigating animal abuse. a warning this could be very disturbing. a group of kids found this kitten and tortured her hitting her with rocks and setting her on fair to twice. it wasn't until a week later that the injured cat was able to be located and treated by vets. >> it says a lot about her. she's a very strong kitten and had the will to live and make it through it. and she hung there in there. >> the cats are so vulnerable because there's so many to be streets. four cats have been tortured and killed. this is the fifth cat. >> beautiful little kitten. the rescue group recycled love will take over the kitten's care and she is counterly on painkillers and they think she will recover as long as she can fight off infection. >> this morning we're expecting job

. >> doctor marnie makary, physician and professor of public health at johns hopkins, what do you make of these shifting, changing claims that they are coming up with to explain what happened? >> well, to be honest with you, nancy, the anbesol and the transient he is keepic attack or tia arguments are the most common arguments used in dui and alcohol-related crimes. that's because they're hard to trace. the problem with the anbesol argument is that it increases your breathalyzer alcohol, but not your blood alcohol. so it may give you a false positive on breathalyzer test, but this was a blood alcohol test, so that is going to be medically proven wrong, and that's a fallacy of an argument. the transient ischemic attack, same thing. it would be a trace report, a first time in the medical literature for a 36-year-old to have it. >> everyone, we are shifting gears, going live to california. take a listen. >> michael jackson's life at the end was being controlled and manipulated. >> we have a personal doctor here with him, sir. >> oh, there's a doctor there? >> police have executed a search

. >>> only the other maryland schools is john hopkins. they ranked 14th. >>> america has voted. baltimore's grand can boast the country's second best restroom. in an online poll, the restroom finished only behind a theater in branson, missouri. ten of the nation's finest facilities were up for the honor. >> i don't think our studio was listed. >> let's take a look around the region. a warm night. 84 degrees. it's really amazing. the dew point is up to 72. humidity is high. southwest winds at 9. around the region, it was a very warm day. 91. 72 the low. 63 is the average low. records. 1983 it was 105. temperatures 71 in oakland. 87 in ocean city. around the baltimore region, temperatures around the 80- degree mark. out to the west, a sharp frontal system will be heading east over the next day or so. by friday and saturday, it will be in our vicinity. with that showers and thunderstorms. that's going to miss us. but the front will be approaching us. we're destined to get showers and thunderstorms. some of them come in locally heavy. this front will help kick bill out towards the e

researchers from johns hopkins university study the sleep patterns of more than 6000 people. those with the most severe cases were most likely to die from any cause during the eight year study. -- steady timeframe regardless of their age or whether they smoke. men would sleep apnea were found to be at an increased risk of premature deaths due to cardiovascular disease. decrease levels of oxygen related to sleep apnea are the cause. >> some snacks me give you the same amount of anti-oxidants may give the same amount as vegetables. whole grain cereals are rated solis -- are a good source followed by corn. >> plain popcorn is a good source. >> coming up, a group of homes in brooklyn give new meaning to the term green. we will take a look that that next. >> we will check on traffic and weather for your morning commute. st cash for clunkers is available at your chevy dealer. with more eligible models to choose from than anyone. if your clunker qualifies to be recycled, you can get a $3500 or $4500 government rebate. and just announced! if you qualify for the clunker rebate, you ma

on the bus is right now, the three best as a diversion at hopkins place due to construction. the 21 bus diverting due to construction. actress sandra shop. >> -- back to sandra shaw. >> top of the morning to you. flash flood watch in effect for the eastern shore and the northeast corner of the state such as cecil county. the clouds will thicken this afternoon. some showers and storms. an upper level low is the cost for the pop-up showers and storms statewide. 75 degrees in the upper elevations. 83 degrees in of the high for charm city. a good chance of seeing some strong storms. they will not be widespread around the area. 82 degrees on the shores of ocean city today. just a big bay is forecasting winds of the northeast. 1 foot or less waves. 99 degrees is the record high. 54 degrees is the record low. the forecast tonight is a normal up to 67 degrees. a slight chance for some scattered storms. the battle of the beltway is tonight. 7:30 kickoff. though ravens. notice the high pressure to our west. this will build in as the upper level low washes out with the front. it is been

running from east to west baltimore from woodlawn to downtown baltimore before moving to the johns hopkins bay view medical center. the red lines would link the metro rail, metro subway and mark trains together. through most of the city the red line will run underground, once it reaches canton on the east side and edmonton village on the west side, the railcars would travel above line. that has residents upset. >> picture a 24-foot wide by 600-foot hole going down here and ask really how is everybody out here in the community supposed to get to the water to enjoy the water like we do? >> everybody is for mass transit we want it done the right way. financially, common sense wise, it makes no sense. >> the mta says it has considered placing the entire red line underground but says that would more than quadruple the line's $1.6 billion price tag. officials say the current plan is the most viable option. >> if you live directly adjacent to it you're going to focus on the negative aspects of t if you live a block or two away you'll focus on the positive aspects, how much more easley it will get

hopkins graduate from collagen in iowa at the age of 22, moves to the lower east side, the poorest part of the country, densely emigrant pact area, he becomes a social worker, helps combat tuberculosis wch was a major problem, then he heads up new york's first welfare progr which fdr put in place, a very progressive idea. when fdr creates the federal welfare program, hawkins becomes the relief administrator. his whole life was about social work and helping the poorest people. it is a model we don't associate with top positions in the federal government. >> talk a ltle bit about that. what was that? >> the vietnamese-backed story was sort of jockeying for me to realize this was someone f not only @rought in to the cabinet t fdr loved -- said beginning, douglas s his favorite. he told people the first couple months of his administration he hoped douglas would succeed him as president. knowing that, iwas remarkable to see he was not only very conservative, he came fm a family of -- in arizona, who badly mistreated their workers, his father an uncle, responsible for something called disney

he wants to build a purple line and a red line which would run from the woodlawn area to the johns hopkins bayview medical campus in east baltimore. the red line is supported by the dinkins administration, the business community, and congressman elijah cummings. not everyone supports the plan. some say the red man -- redline could cause delays and possible collision. >> this is not a sound move by our governor. he just put a lot of lives in danger. >> when everybody is not going to like the plan. >> the governor says the red line will improve housing values. coming up for you, why canton residents are concerned and where the light rail would go in woodlawn. reporting live, wbal-tv. >> that brings us to our watercooler question of the day. what do you think of the city's red line light rail plan? email us your response to watercooler@wbaltv.com. >> later today, attorneys for mayor sheila dixon will be in the city court. it will file a motion asking the judge to quash the subpoenas in the case against a. last week they recharge the mayor some charges. baltimore city police say they need to l

the red line calls for a 14- mile track running east to west from johns hopkins bayview medical center to woodlawn. the project has seen its share of opposition, and today was no different. homeowners fear an above ground track will decrease their property values. >> it will create more traffic. they're taking away parking lanes. it cuts the community in half. you can't get across to the waterfront. i don't know. any other city that has cut their waterfront off the way we have. >> hopefully i'm optimistic. but we've got to fight. nothing is done. this is competition at the federal level now, and we to compete so that our dollars don't go to some other state instead. >> reporter: elijah cummings showed his support as well saying no one would be displaced from their home. the governor is asking the federal government to pay for half of the $1.6 billion. do you support the red line? log onto to vote in our online poll. it's located on the right side of our home page. >>> now the forecast certified baltimore's most accurate. here is chief meteorologist norm lewis, and maryland's most power

she was pronounced dead at johns hopkins. she was crossing against the light when a 71-year-old female driver hit her. baltimore police are investigating an armed robbery at the diner on the bellaire road. a man came in with a ski mask and left with a large sum of money. police are investigating. no one was hurt. the largest russian town without a homicide this year has come to an end. so far, there have been 143 homicides this year, compared to 142 last year. city police are still trying to piece together suspects in all cases. melissa has more. >> even so, the numbers are still well below what they were just two years ago. in 2007, the city had 200 homicides. numbers are improving, but the shootings are happening right in their front yard. >> police were called to the 600 block of dale avenue. and on the fight -- an unidentified man was found shot. a trail of blood was followed to the playground, where they say he was shot several times. >> i have been here 30 years. >> the victim was rushed to an area hospital and later pr

he was treated and released from johns hopkins children's center. the search continues for a hit and run driver who struck a police officer in east baltimore last night. police say that he was approaching a car when the driver through the car in reverse, hitting the officer in the leg. it happened just before midnight. a passenger in the car was also injured. the woman was dragged after she was trying to get out of the car. no word on her condition. the officer suffered minor injuries. >> tonight, the reward for affirmation that would lead to an arrest has been raised. the clerk was murdered. the association raised money to add to that reward and are hoping it will probably one of the permission to come forward. >> people have suffered. friends, families, wives and sons. you couldn't imagine the and which people have gone through over this and any information would be appreciated. >> police say that they're looking for two african-american males in connection with the murder, but if you have any information, you are asked to call metro crimestoppers

a professor at johns hopkins says it just takes time. >> why is it it seems to be trickling in instead of flowing in? >> it takes time. you need congressional approval to get the money then you have to figure out how the money is to be dispensed. >> for more to be money coming to maryland, you can log on to www.wbaltv.com and click on project economy. and a history-making vote the senate confirmed sonia sotomayor as the first hispanic supreme court justice. president obama called ate wonderful moment for sotomayor's family and for america. >> with this historic vote, the senate has affirmed that judge sotomayor has the intellect, the temperament, the history, the integrity and the independence of mind to ably serve on our nation's highest court. >> sotomayor will be sworn in on saturday and will appear at the white house with president obama wednesday and a formal ceremony will take place at the sitting of the court. >> kids played with dolls that a, walked, and even wet their diaper but a new doll that teaches children about breast feeding is causing concern. she comes with a bra-like

dante was pronounced dead at hopkins bay view after being shot in the 100 block of south highland avenue. it is the first homicide in nine days, the longest stretch they have gone in a murder in 2009. 141 people have been killed in baltimore city so far this year. and the mta is investigateing what sent a accident where a man was burned on a city bus. patricia harris sat down on the bus and felt a burning sensation on her legs that got increasingly worse. the driver evacuated the bus and hazmat crews were called to the scene. >> it is burning and still burning. and like on the inside and my private area and buttocks and upper right side. >> right now it is unknown what was on the seat that burned harris' skin. >>> two people including a laurel man are recovering tonight after a fiery plane crash in new jersey. it happened at 3:00 and laurel was badly burned but survived the crash. the pilot of the plane is also in critical condition. >>> a president who escaped from prison is found sydney champagne was found in richmond late last night and taken into custody. investigators say a tip led

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. >> johns hopkins and the medical center they are the best facilities in the world. people come from all over to get health care needs met. what we don't have and broken in the system is where people can't get access to the quality care, they have affordable care they get preventative. >> the protests have been heated at times vicious and towson it depicted obama as hitler. some called the representative as liar. >> didn't see that one. >> look, i don't think we should personalize it, we lose a lot. there are people personalizing it to the president. it's not about the president or the democrat ec party but solving the health care issues of the country. >> can i pick my own doctor? >> yes you can go into a plan you can pick a doctor. >> will my rates go up or down or stay the same. >> our objective is to reduce the rate your rates will be less than it would have been if we did not pass this. >> and any concerns that private employers will just force people into government health care? >> i think that's less of a risk than the current system where the costs are drivin

for the start of the commute, you'll find the number three with the diversion at hopkins place. that is due to a water main break repair. look for the number 15 bus to be diverted in fayette. and still diverted at the kirk due to a water main break. and the number 21 is diverted at pennsylvania. i'm mark jones. hearts happy... ...and big hearts happy too. because as part of a heart healthy diet... ...those delicious oats in cheerios can help naturally lower cholesterol. (cheerios spilling) cheerios. how can something so little... ...help you do something so big. (announcer) it's that time of year again they're going back it's back to school me at staples over 7000 supplies at guaranteed low prices ♪ staples. that was easy. >>> let's take a look at your weather with justin berk. >>> in annapolis, we have you at 71. it feels like 77. 100% humidity and that is thanks to nearly half an inch of rain that has fallen since midnight. we got a little heat and fog trying to develop there in westminster. but they're down to 66. and we're looking at glen burnie and they're sitting on a sout

we asked an adjunct professor of finance at johns hopkins to review stimulus money tracking data provided by the o'malley administration. >> it is helping the maryland economy. though we still have unemployment rising, it is rising at a reduced rate. >> as of july 31, a stimulus funds helped create to thousand 264 jobs in maryland. the problem is, the number of new unemployment claims as of july 25 is much greater, at 5023. >> even with 5000 new claims, the politicians and the government will argue that it would have been 10,000 without the stimulus. >> state officials say there were 115 highway projects. 97 are open for bids. 73 have been given notice to proceed, and 29 is under -- are under construction. only four hundred $68,000 has actually been disbursed. -- $468,000. so far, the state has received three installments of $477 million. >> why is it trickling in instead of flowing? >> basically you need congressional approval to get the money, then you have to figure out how the money is to be dispensed. next the stimulus money may not be flowing as fast as advertised, but those on the

alicia abaje from johns hopkins school of medicine packed a travel list. calm us down. >> i'll try. >> what do we need? >> it's really important. as people get older there's more to keep straight. more medical conditions, more medications, more doctors to keep all straight. what i put together is a list of a few things that people should have with them. there's two types of medical information that older adults should have with them. the medical information that is most important is a list of their medical conditions. they should talk to their doctor to help them put this list together. but on that list should be the medical condition, the state that condition is in and what they are doing about it. i'll give you an example. if you have high blood pressure on your list should be high blood pressure, normal blood pressure for me is about 120 over 80 and i'm taking three medicines and following a low-salt diet. >> that detail? >> yes, why is it important? it's important number one for you to know. but if you go to an unfamiliar setting and end up god for bid

golda ginsberg from the johns hopkins university school of medicine.you you just came off of this study that you said parents pass it down just like maybe high blood pressure or, you know - >> right. >> how did you find out that parents are anxious, the kids are anxious? >> we've known that for a while. so we know anxiety, like some other illnesses, run in families. what we didn't know is whether we could prevent kids whose parents struggle with anxiety from developing the same kinds of problems. >> what is the difference between being anxious and nervous? or is there? >> in some ways there is. anxiety and nervous is something all of us feel but when your anxiety becomes such a big problem in your life where it prevents you from going places and doing things then we call it an anxiety disorder. >> you'll grow out of it, that's what we tell our kids. >> yes. for many kids we thought kids would grow out of their anxiety or really didn't have anxiety because they don't have the same worries like mortgages or car payments that grownups have. but we were al

chris craft a gender specialist at johns hopkins medical institutions.ood morning. >> good morning. >> i want to say to people, don't be thinking you go into this and gosh, you can pull down your pants and figure out what the person's gender is. it's more complicated than this. is this a common thing? how much do you see trouble like this? >> well, gender is very complicated, and at our clinic here at johns hopkins for years we've had people come in to us who aren't sure. >> their gender, feel like they may be the other gend somewhere we don't rely on biological test week rely on what people tell us psychologically, emotionally, historically about the genders. we're must more interested in the i didn't of the person formed themselves and if that identity is changing. >> but i'm curious, chris, with regard to the sports, athleticism of this, how much is what you're talking about, which i'm presuming is a psychological focus combined with physiological focus, ow much does that play into things when if you're competing male versus female either you're male

the number three diverted at hopkins place and pratt. and construction has the 15 diverted in the area of guilford and fayette. for the mta transit team, i'm mark jones. >>> one couple's wedding went to the dogs literally. if you didn't have a date you could bring your favorite four-legged friend. the italian couple says they just loved dogs and want pets to be part of their big day. the dogs got decked out and watched the couple walk down the aisle. i wish they would get their nose out of our business. shih tzu's anyway. >>> look at this. the annual weiner dog race in seattle. qualifying for the finals were between horse racing and these little dogs ran, go, go, go! their hearts out. on their little legs. come on. couldn't go to the wedding but i can do this. >>> next on "good morning maryland" -- a romantic getaway in italy for just a penny. how some couples lucked out getting this ridiculously low price. >>> get ready to rev your engines. a major indy car racing event comes to baltimore. i'm sherrie johnson. more on that big announcem

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the red line will connect one area to johns hopkins bayview.nor's endorsement of the red line got a mixed reaction in west baltimore. >> boo. >> of the red line is supported by the dixon administration. >> we know everybody is not going to like it. >> the west-east collision is concerned that it will divide the corridor. they oppose cooks lane and fighting delays. >> this is not a sound move by our governor. he just put a lot of lives in danger. >> some residents are very vocal. many oppose putting a porter were the tracks come out of the ground near the american can company. they want the red line built underground. >> they are going to take four lanes of traffic in cut it down to two lanes. it will cut this off from the waterfront. >> wbal-tv. >> the feds will not consider funding an underground and rail system. >> even with some clout in the area, it has been a relatively warm day. -- clouds in the area, it has been a relatively warm day. 88 degrees at bwi marshall. it is one degree above normal even with the cloud cover. it is cooling off n

john hob kip -- hopkins, the ceo, said their county has more primary caring if says than most others. they also put patient's data into a central system so team members can keep patients on track. >> look at this. [ indiscernible ] >> one of the most effective areas is transitional care. nurses make house calls. what might sound like an expensive prospect, multiple visits a week for a nurse is saving rocky mountain health plan millions. small things report missed. if ignored e they could land patients in the hospital. >> if you have to get sicker and sicker and sicker at home until you're on death's door before you're rushed to the e.r. by a hospital ambulance, there is $20,000 that didn't need to be spent right now. >> reporter: grand junction has one of the lowest rehospitalization rates in the country. folks spend a third of the time in the hospital than elsewhere for about a third the cost. >> make sure your ears are okay. >> we v i think, this notion that more care creates quality. and what examples like grand junction and others show is that it's not more care but the right care

food and tons of live entertainment, all the proceeds go to a brain cancer research team at johns hopkins university. >>> it's a jewel in the pool. shaquille o'neal takes on michael phelps. coming up we caught up with both athletes today. what they say about tomorrow's fierce competition! >>> welcome, it's the big man on the court versus the big man in the pool! shaq takes on olympic gold medalist michael phelps at his own game future his new abc show, shaq versus. the diesel is making a huge splash in baltimore this weekend as he prepares to challenge phelps to a race in the pool. >> shaq's been talking about his dolphin kick so i'm looking forward to seeing that tomorrow. so we'll see what happens. it will be fun, and it's a cool opportunity. >> if i beat him, he has to look in the camera and say, shaq, you would have been a great swimmer. that's it, we'll be gracious, never talk and it again. if i lose i have to wear pink ruffles and do synchronized swiming. >> pink ruffles in the athletes about head to head in the pool tomorrow at loyola college. the episode if you can't wait is sched

the boy was flown in critical condition to johns hopkins, where staff there got ahold of police because his injuries were not consistent with falling downstairs. the boy died august 12th, and police say the medical examiner's office has now ruled the death a homicide. no charges have been filed yet in the case. >>> police in prince george's county have made an arrest in yesterday's double stabbing near college park. police say 45-year-old roberto cruz was charged monday with second-degree murder in the death of 28-year-old johnny elmer alvarez gomez. they say gomez and a 19-year- old were in a fight at a home on college park and the men drove off to rhode island avenue where the officers found them. cruz, the suspect, was found at the hospital after being treated for an injury. the other suspect is recovering tonight. >>> in frederick, six men are being charged with sex offenses in public areas. those public areas were at gambrill state park. maryland natural resource says the arrest was made by undercover officers and they followed citizen complaints that the men were soliciting and pe

he was transported here to johns hopkins hospital where he was on life support. he died this week. >> it does become a homicide investigation. it's also commercial robbery. >> reporter: frank owned several baltimore area businesses including north point billiards in dundalk, and a vending machine company out of this warehouse. >> we don't know how much money was taken. he had a safe that he kept in his business, and some money was taken from there. somebody who definitely knew the area. it was no forced entry, so someone who was a lot of access. >> if the happened over here, it could happen over there, and we're just as vulnerable as any business. >> reporter: this man owns the bar across the street. >> canton isn't a friendly, safe neighborhood any more, so we're taking extra precautions. members is frank's family did not want to go on camera, but they say he was a wonderful man would was well loved by everyone. in canton, baltimore city, i'm jessica kartalija, wjz, eyewitness news. >> once again, an autopsy is planned. no word yet when those results will be rel

the red line calls for a 14-mile track to run east-to-west from johns hopkins bayview to woodlawn. the project has seen its share of opposition. despite the governor's support, yesterday was no different homeowners fear an above-ground track would decrease their property value. >> it will create more traffic. they are taking away parking lanes. it cuts the community in half. you can't get across -- to the waterfront. i don't know any other city that has cut their waterfront off the way we have. >> i'm optimistic but we have to fight. this is a competition at the federal level now and we have to compete so that our dollars don't go to some other state instead. >> congressman elijah cummings says no one will be removed from their home and the governor is asking the federal government to pay half of the estimated $1.6 billion cost. >>> that tbrings us to the web question. do you support the red line proposal? at last check 35% of you said yes. 65% of you say no. what do you think? go to our web site now. we're open at abc2news.com to vote. located there on the right hand side of the h

and then john hopkins is 14th. university of maryland college park is number 53. the rankings formula, they look at s.a.t. scores, selectivity, alumni giving. >>> they were rejected from extreme home makeover but this family of 24 has angels watching over them. wait until you hear this story. >>> a hard day for two spheams becomes even more difficult after a mishap at a funeral home. >>> another quiet morning around the region for us with lots of sunshine coming our way this morning. then we're going to see more thunderstorms returning for us this afternoon. i'll tell you the most likely area where they will start to fire up. >>> let's check the roads with kim. >> traffic moving nicely at route 50 and route 97 but now let's check the buses and trains with mark jones. >> good morning. out there now you'll find on the marc train the camden and penn line services operating on time. but on the brunswick line, 890 running 55 minutes late. and brunswick 892 is cancelled. dc metro folks are honoring tickets on the way to washington. metro looking good. on the 50 bus, div

news to report tonight out of dundalk. 7-year-old boy in serious condition at this hour at johns hopkins hospital. he was hit by a car. about 7:30 tonight at raven and jd avenues. his injuries are considered life threatening. the driver did stop. and so far no charges pending. >> a cat is recovering after being set on fire. the cat gon as gabrielle is treated at the baltimore animal rescue shelter and center. and citizens saw several kids along garrison avenue throwing rocks and bricks at the cat before setting it on fire twice. >> taking a look at her. the veterinary hospital also looked at her,ed and that she will need long-term treatment. bandage changes, and really cleaning out the wounds. and it will be awhile until we know what the end result will bring. >> you may recall another cat was burned in the same neighborhood earlier this year. as a result the city of baltimore formed an animal abuse task force. >> armed carjacking ends in a deadly crash. police began following the suspect at the corner of mlk and lexington. almost immediately investigators stopped their pursuit once the

number 3 diverted at hopkins place and pratt. 15 with a diversion at guilford and fayette due to construction. for the mta transit team, i'm mark jones. (announcer) fact. kitchen grease happens. so does bathroom scum. fear not. there's lysol 4-in-1 lemon all purpose cleaner. it's better on tough grease than the leading all-purpose cleaner. the leading bathroom cleaner can't beat it either... and it kills 99.9% of germs. lysol 4-in-1. for the toughest places to clean. also try lysol 4-in-1 pourables. a dull metal clanking sound. bear groans. ♪ ominous music ferocious growling. roaaaaaarrrrrrr!!!! ♪ whistling bluegrass tune >>> good morning, maryland. 5:08. here's susan with a look at the weather. >> good morning. it's looking pretty nice out there. a little on the muggy side off the bat. across the street we're mainly at 70 degrees in the central part of the state. 74 philadelphia. 72 richmond. 66 altoona. let's check in with tropical storm claudette. winds now 40 miles an hour. and gusting a little higher than that. what happens is, its main land is fort walton beach, florida, six inches of r

. >> reporter: the deputy, 62- year-old donald chase, went to johns hopkins with lacerations to his neck. his boss, the sheriff, says he believes that the deputy followed all the protocols. back to you on tv hill. >> the sheriff's office plans to review its policy including the one that allows inmates to be transported locally with just one officer. >>> it's being called one of the worst animal cruelty cases in baltimore county in years. the baltimore sun reports the three men are charged with torturing and killing a cat. the incident happened in the edgemere area. police tell the sun that the three men were drinking, then began hitting the cat, put the cat in a microwave and finally put the cat in a bag full of rocks and tossed it into a river. all three are scheduled for a hearing in october. >>> he served his time for animal cruelty, and now michael vick is back in the nfl, but his toughest job is regaining respect. >> reporter: michael vick is getting a second chance in the nfl. >> i made some mistakes. i have done some terrible things, made a horrible mistake, and now i want to be p

this is the scene in north baltimore where a tree ended up on top of a johns hopkins van. driver was trapped inside the vehicle for a time. no word on his condition. >> there was also damage in southwest baltimore. a large tree fell in the back porch of a home on brook wood home. big surprise for one resident there. >> i say what was that. we came and this is what happened. a tree had fallen. and tore down the deck and back part of the gutters in the house. and my neighbor came running over to see if we were all right. >> so where are the storms now? >> chief meteorologist vytas reid is here with a look at the forecast. >> nice gusty storm that pushed through the area. they kind of lost strength west of the city. and then regained some strength as we had all the heat and humidity to fire up the atmosphere. here are the storms right now making the way across the bay. folks in chestertown, millington and barkley. heavy rain. centreville as well. down to portions of anne arundel county. looks like folks in annapolis, are starting to see the tail end of the storm. seevinsville

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lightning filled the sky and strong winds actually forced a tree to topple object to a van at johns hopkins university. vytas joins us now to tell us what we condition expect tonight. >> looks like the heat firing up showers and thunderstorms across the area at this time. our sky watch radar right now showing a decent cell that is in northern baltimore county at and it looks like this will continue to travel south as we go through the next hour or so. probably see showers and thunderstorms across northern baltimore county heading into harper county. zooming out the picture here you can see as we scan the sky more showers and thunderstorms beyond that. looks like this activity will continue to head to the south east. traveling about 20 or 25 miles an hour. not a very fast moving storm but the track of the storm will take it over boston at 5:49 p.m. 5:15 in belaire an kingsville looking at 5:51 arrival time and gusty wind and heavy rainfall as the activity moves through. frequent lightning as the storm traveled to the south east. we still have more beyond that. in fact look at this in the mot

and number 3 diverted in the area of hopkins place and pratt. 15 with a diversion at guilford and fayette. marc is on time on the camden, penn, brunswick lines and the metro subway looks good for travel. for the mta transit team, i'm mark jones. how about a swim? i'm a little irregular today. don't you eat activia? for my little issues? summer is no time to put up with even occasional digestive problems. take the activia challenge now. it works, or it's free. ♪ activia how about a swim? i'm a little irregular today. don't you eat activia? for my little issues? summer is no time to put up with even occasional digestive problems. take the activia challenge now. it works, or it's free. ♪ activia when morning comes in the middle of the night, [ rooster crow ] it affects your entire day. to get a good night's sleep, try 2-layer ambien cr. the first layer dissolves quickly... to help you fall asleep. and unlike other sleep aids, a second dissolves slowly to help you stay asleep. when taking ambien cr, don't drive or operate machinery. sleepwalking, and eating or driving... while not fully awake

when she was 14 she had heart surgery at hopkins.ht she's in the chair to win $1 million with regis. let's cheer for her tonight on abc2. >>> now to the headlines. fire in essex. you're going to hear exactly how it started. a confession in front of our camera. >>> and new credit card rules are in effect right now. are you going to notice a change? or are you going to have to shell out more change? ? >>> and the latest from the cove. the latest