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

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.

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

marnie makary again, joining us and johns hopkins. dr. makary, propofil, don't you shoot it up intravenously, and you have to lay there with the needle the whole time when you're asleep? you take it out, you wake up. >> that's exactly right. the second you stop using it is the second 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 winning studies at kaplan university after becoming extremely ill. but she says 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 supporting our troops. her f

. >> 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

, 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

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

the proobject is a partnership with johns hopkins. >> the jackpot for tonight's mega millions jackpot has climbed to $207 million. if you decide to take the cash option you stand to get $130 million. the drawing is tonight at 11:00. >>> planning on watching a movie this weekend? coming up, before you pop in a dvd, you'll want to know why more than a million players are being recalled. >>> think you can't afford to head out of town for the labor day weekend? how you may be able to get a great deal. >>> our two degree guarantee today was 89 degrees. official high at bwi marshall was 91. we hit the two degree mark. we'll be back with the forecast after this. ♪ for fresh deli taste, ( scanner beeping, music ) why pay for the whole deli? ♪ ( laughs, beeping ) price check on deli man. oscar mayer deli fresh shaved meats. great, fresh-from-the-deli taste... without the deli counter price. sliced, packed, and sealed at the peak of freshness. oscar mayer deli fresh. for the love of a great sandwich. >>> itching to get away for the labor day holiday weekend for a get away? nicole collins has de

. >>> apparently johns hopkins is not only one of the best hospitals in the entire nation but among the best looking. it has been named one of the 20 most beautiful hospitals in the nation. winners were selected based on architectural style and distinctiveness. you are so good looking. all right. >>> think getting a high school diploma is a major accomplishment? at least it used to be. now it's so easy even ape cat can do it. >>> don't put your car in this parking spot. a note wasn't enough so the judge took drastic measures to keep people away. >>> all right. 6:35. i don't think we'll keep people away from the beach despite gloomy weather. we have that forecast and the 2 degree guarantee coming up. here's kim with the latest. >> reporter: the fog's not having too much of an impact this morning. now let's get a quick check of the buses and trains with mta's mark jones. >> reporter: good morning on the m.a.r.c. train systems. 8702 and 890 are move going. on the bus system, the number ten's running 20-minute lates. number 3 was a diversion in the area of hopkins place and pratt and the nu

. >> 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

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 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

music, 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

breaking 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

. >> 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

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

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

doctors at johns hopkins compared nicotine levels in the cars of 17 smokers and non-smokers, they founds riding in cars with smokers, are exposed to nicotine levels twice as high as restaurants and bars that allow smoking. recall is now expanded for maytag refrigerators. maytag recalling 50,000 appliances due to fire hazard. you may recall back in march, maytag did the same thing. recalled more than 1 million refrigerators for the same reason. for a complete list of model numbers, included in this recall. go to our website and log onto foxbaltimore.com and click on "news links". >> twitter could be a great method to keep patients informed about health. doctors reported recently that twitter is a great medicines to keep in touch with lots of patients at one time. doctors say twitter makes it very easy to send out information for health emergencies like disease outbreaks and drug warnings. . >> archeological dig on a golf course, in tonight's "get this". what they found. >> and coming up in sports. bruce will have plenty of po and for one last night of lightning bugs. back to school costs

he was taken to johns hopkins hospital where he later died. >>> an alleged rape suspect is free tonight after dna evidence prove shed not the man who preyed on women in charles village last year. tonight, as abc 2 news jeff hager reports, prosecutors are trying to explain how it could take more than a year to figure out they had the wrong man behind bars. >> reporter: with the rapist on the loose, and wanted posters going up all over charles village baring his likeness, residents became alarmed. >> scary, period. having someone out there. >> reporter: police decided that someone was marlow humbert after a victim picked his picture out of a photo lineup. but the suspect's dna didn't match that of the rapist. and now police have their work cut out for them. >> detectives are going to go again, a fine-toothed comb, go through every shred of information. the sketch will be put back out well. definitely have a suspect out there that is wanted. we haven't had a lot of cases jump out at us in that area since this incident has occurred. but at the same time, we do know we still have a suspect o

ben carson from johns hopkins hospital was the guest speaker, using some humor to inspire. >> started out as an adult neurosurgeon, but i quickly discovered no how good an operation i did on the chronic back pain patients they never got any better until they got their settlement. where as with the young people, with the youngsters, what you see is what you get. >> reporter: dunbar underwent a $32 million renovation, adding new computer labs and high-tech classrooms to support the school's health curricular professions. >> one of the best high schools in "newsweek," to have a 100% graduation rate. those are not things that happen by chance. they happen by choice. not only the choice that you make, but the choices that we make together. >> reporter: students and parents are excited to make their mark. what is your goal for this year. >> to pass all my classes so i can walk across the stage. >> i came down saturday, and the new improvements on the school, it really looks nice. and i think the kids should do really well down here. >> the person who determines whether you'll be successful

system runs east to west baltimore from woodlawn to downtown baltimore before moving onto the john hopkinsight rail, metro subway and trains together. most of the city will see the red line underground but once it reaches canton on the east and he'ding ton village on the west side it will be above ground and it has residents upset that part of the plan. it will go to the transit administration for final approval. >>> baltimore county a couple is facing child pornography charges. shannon and john nicholas were arrested and charged with filming and performing sexual acts with children. police are still trying to find the children abused on the videos some as young as 2 years old they say. the hair cuttery wants all children to head back to school looking good. the next two weeks for every child getting a haircut at any of the locations they'll give a free cut to a disadvantaged child. stay with us, maryland's new station. >>> behind the sunglasses. what it's really like to be part of the secret service detail assigned to the white house. >> hillary was irritated, and i'm putting that in the

the ceo of johns hopkins medicine, that being dr. edward miller. for being with us today. >> thank you very much. >> well, tell us about johns hopkins. a unique plan there and how you're paying your physicians. talk to us about why you're doing it and why it's lowering the cost of health care for some patients. >> we pay our physicians a salary. our salaries are competitive, we try to make sure that we have a full range of services from primary care all the way through gerantology. the problem that we see, of course, they still pay us on a fee for service basis and not pay us for the care of the quality of a population. >> that being the case, with insurance companies paying on a fee for service plan, does that realny tice other doctors and other hospitals where they feel maybe they're not making as much money? >> well, i think right now that's the way the system works. i believe that if you look at the system overall, fee for service is not a way to take care of the population. really, what we're interested in is caring for a population of peop pe

all of the proceeds go toward brain cancer research team at johns hopkins university. >>> shaquille o'neals michael phelps. the countdown is on for the duel in the pool. >>> and brett favre returns to the field. a look at the minnesota vikings performance and last night's preseason games. >>> a shaq attack is in charm city taking on guess who? our hometown hero olympic champ michael phelps. in less than 24 hours, shaq will dive into the pool at loyola and race phelps in a high stakes competition for shaq's new abc show shaq versus. funny and fashionably late, shaq makes his grand entrance into the news conference. >> right now, baby. >> reporter: tomorrow evening's race is a friendly competition where the four-tame nba champ will challenge the 14 gold medalist. the basketball star knows who he's up against but thinks his height ond zschaus will give him an advantage. >> if i beat him, he'll say shaq, you have been a great swimmer and we'll never talk about it again. if i lose, have i to war pink ruffles and do synchronized swimming. >> shaq's been talking about his dolphin kick so i'm look

it would run from red lawn to johns hopkins bayview medical campus in east baltimore. the 14-mile red line would include 20 stations, including five that would be underground. now in canton where the light rail would surface near the can company, many people are not happy. some say the line would create more traffic and cut the community in half. >>> baltimore city could lose its horseback police unit. the city council has cut funding for 121-year-old baltimore mounted police unit. the department is rung out of money to feed and house its six horse. the mounted unit was formed in 1888 to enforce the city's 6 miles per hour speed limit for horse-drawn carriages. but now they're used for public safety. >>> prosecutor says a new york mother who drove the wrong way in a crash that killed her and seven other people was drunk and using marijuana. the medical examiner's report found that diane shuler's blood alcohol level was more than twice the legal limit. shuler, her two young daughters and three young nieces died july 26th. three men in the suv shuler hit also died. shule

deputy sheriff john chase is at johns hopkins for observation. >>> michael phelps was not at fault in last night's accident in downtown baltimore. as we reported, it happened at the intersection of biddle and calvert streets. police determined today that the driver of a honda accord ran a red light, smashing into phelps' vehicle. phelps was not hurt. the other driver was taken to the hospital as a precaution, but she is expected to be okay. no word yet on what ticket she could get for causing that accident. >>> family and friends gathered in hyannis, massachusetts today to honor the life of eunice kennedy-shriver. during the ceremony, shriver's daughter, maria shriver shared memories of her mother playing football and even wearing men's pants. the sister of the late president john f. kennedy founded the special olympics, talking the lives of millions of people around the world. she died tuesday at the age of 88. >>> well, governor martin o'malley asked for your ideas on ways the state could save money, and boy did you deliver. thousands of suggestions were submitted, and today they we

. >>> johns hopkins hospital is named one of the nation's most beautiful hospitals.hat story and much more coming up on abc 2 news at 6, which starts now. >> now abc 2 news at 6:00. >> football is back! good evening. i'm marybeth marsden. the ravens kick off the preseason tonight, taking on the beltway rival redskins down at m&t bank stadium. and that's where jeff hager joins us live. jeff? >> reporter: well, marybeth, rain or shine, literally, we've had cloud bursts here within the last hour. now the sun

the deputy is in stable condition, undergoing tests at johns hopkins medical center. >>> now to the latest on the car crash involving olympic champion michael phelps. baltimore police say the other driver was at fault. they say a woman driving a honda ran a red light and crashed into phelps' cadillac escalade. it all happened at the intersection of biddle and calvert streets about 9:00 last night. phelps was not hurt, although the woman driving the other car was taken to the hospital as a precaution. police say alcohol was not a factor in that crash. >>> a former howard county postal clerk has pleaded guilty to a stamp theft scheme. prosecutors say it netted more than $600,000. many of those stolen stamps were sold online at discount prices. marvin foster of rosedale pleaded guilty in federal court for stealing the stamps between june of 2008 and march of this year. he faces up to five years in prison. sentencing is scheduled for november. >>> today eunice kennedy shriver was laid to rest. [ bagpipes ] hundreds of mourners, including oprah winfrey, stevie wonder, vice president joe biden g

the boy was flown in critical condition to johns hopkins hospital where the staff contacted police because his injuries weren't consistent with falling downstairs. >> officers from the anne arundel county fire department began investigating the case, developed a possible suspect, a 28-year-old male who is the caretaker of the thieve-year- old during the incident. >> authority says the medical examiners ruled the death a homicide. we're told charges are pending at this time. anyone with information is asked to call police. the number 410-222-3453. terry owens, abc 2 news. >>> security, as you may know, is beefed up at the inner harbor following a weekend shooting inside the light street pavilion. police believe the two victims from saturday's shooting were gang members. but there were hundreds of other people inside the light street pavilion at the time. commissioner fred bealefeld says officers are being told to identify possible gang members and question them if they come to the inner harbor. >> this isn't brain surgery. they give us clues. we should act on those clues before trouble star

she was taken to johns hopkins hospital, land is no word on her condition tonight. police are looking for a driver. a woman driving a gold honda. >>> in the towson, police have investigating a crash. the crash involved one vehicle. the driver was taken to sinai hospital. he was not seriously hurt. >>> a federal appeals court in virginia has upheld the capital murder conviction of d.c. area sniper john allen muhammad. a three-judge panel issued its unanimous ruling today. they rejected several claims by muhammad, including that he never should have been allowed to act as his own lawyer. the shootings by muhammad and lee boyd malvo terrorized the area. >>> the slot machine slowdown in anne arundel county. the county council has tabled discussions about whether to rezone land near the mall. the property could be used for the state's largest casino. but indecision is causing a delay, and that's keeping the slots issue there at a stand still. >> anne arundel county needs to make a decision. right now we have that indecision gumming up the works and keeping that largest n

staff at johns hopkins called police because the injuries were not consistent with falling down steps. the boy died five days an being hospitalized. the medical examiner ruled the death a homicide. no charges have been filed yet. >>> police in prince george's county make an arrest in the double stabbing that we told you about in college park. police say 45-year-old roberto cruz of college park is now charged with second degree murder in the death of 28-year-old johnny gomez. they say that gomez and a 19-year-old were stabbed during a fight at a home on hollywood road in college park. the men then drove off to rhode island avenue where officers found them. cruz was found at the hospital after being treated for an injury. the other suspect is still recovering. >>> a 76-year-old fisherman who is black, was beaten up by a group of guys, who are white. police are calling it a hate crime. abc2 news sherrie johnson reports on a long record from one of those that police picked up. >> reporter: that 76-year-old man is recovering this morning from a brutal beating, police say was racially motiv

the red line calls for a track running east-to-west from johns hopkins bayview medical center to woodlawn. homeowners along the route fear an above-ground track would decrease their property values. >> 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. this is a competition at the federal level now and we have to compete so our dollars don't go to some other state instead. >> congressman elijah cummings tells us no one will be removed from their home. governor o'malley is asking the federal government to pay half of the estimated $1.6 billion cost. >>> that brings us to our web question. do you support this red line? so far 35% say yes. 65% say no. so what do you think? go to our web site now. we're open for business at abc2news.com. it's located there on the right side of our home page. >>> when everyone learned the towson catholic was closing last month there were rallies and protests. today one more tr