kai reed, wbal-tv 11 news. >> and next, not just us mere mortals who have to sometimes deal with busted air conditioners. what some of our favorite olympic champions are dealing with in london. finding a new way to honor his country. the inspiring story of a navy graduate going for gold. >> a warm front is headed our way. at sleep number, individualizing your sleep is at the heart of every innovation. wow. that feels really good! and now, sleep number introducs our new memory foam series the only memory foam beds with exclusive dual-air technology that adjusts on each side. memory foam just found its better half. sleep number. enjoy introductory savings of $500... and two free coolfit pillows! plus, free shipping through saturday. only at the sleep number store, where queen mattresses start at just $699. >> if you still have some of your website and bluegill lying around, it is time to dust off those fashions. -- if you still have your red, white, and blue gear lying around. no american fencer has won olympic gold and 100 years. the oregon native was chosen by her fellow athletes to car

sheldon and kai reed have the late breaking the tells but we begin with tom tasselmyer. >> we have seen a number of these thunderstorms track through our region. one is weakening now across southern maryland. that is the good news. it is now showing significant signs of weakening. the bad news is there is another line of thunderstorms on the southern part of lake erie. it is -- it has a history of heavy downpours. a lot of lightning associated with this and the potential for some damaging wind as well. it could get here during the overnight hours and even the for the morning of the fourth of july. sheldon, i am sure the last thing those folks want to here is another batch of thunderstorms is coming this way. >> they say they are going to keep an eye on that storm. a lot of people are gearing up for the holiday but workers will not be going out with their families. there is a lot of work to be done. there are still power lines that have to get cleaned up and now another weather system is addressing those restoration efforts. slowly but surely, the street lights are coming back on in neig

kai reed is live outside city hall. we hear this is the second- largest beer lending settlement in the department's history. >> that is correct. the lawsuit first filed by the city of baltimore back in 2008 alleged that wells fargo steered minority home buyers into subprime loans simply because of the color of their skin. a settlement agreement has been made that includes a payout of $175 million in several metropolitan areas. 34,000 victims were identified and the lawsuits nationwide. the 1000 from the baltimore area will receive a total of $2.50 million in restitution. wells fargo will also provide four 0.5 borrows million to this city for lending assistance program -- $4.5 million to the city for lending assistance programs. the celebrated the victory this afternoon at city hall. >> today, it is not about the past. puts aside our legal challenges allows us to move forward palaver tillery on growing the city. >> it all started in of -- to move forward collaborative .inly >> when you filed this lawsuit to call attentio

kai reed joins us live from the scene. bring us up-to-date. >> this started with a 911 call for a domestic disturbance around 4:30 p.m. when they responded to a unit at the walden townhomes behind me and there was a struggle between an officer and a man inside. the officer called for backup and a second responding officer walked in on the two engaged in the struggle. the officer saw a knife-like object in the vicinity and fired at least one round shooting and killing the suspect. police have not released the suspect's name or any details about the opposite. we're told yet been placed on administrative duty pending an investigation. live in camden, kai reed, wbal- tv 11 news. >> a chance for the king of the pool to become the most decorated olympian ever. >> michael phelps competed in two races this afternoon. >> we are about to tell you how we than in those races, so you do not want to hear the result before you watch it on wbal-tv 11, grab your remote control, put it on you. the results are on your screen and we will be t

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kai reed, wbal-tv 11 news. braxton by the federal government is taking on a topic investigated by the 11 news i- team. the arrests made in the manufacturing and distribution of the designer drug called basalts. warehouses and retell alice were rated more than 100 cities, seizing 5 million packets of the drug and $36 million in cash. they are often marketed to teenagers and packaged as ordinary household items like incense and plant food. they can cause hallucinations and violent behavior and even result in a coma or death. a new partnership between government and private companies to help fight health-care fraud was announced today. the government will be doing more to prevent fraud before happens. the health and human services secretary says the take claims first and track down fraud model will become a thing of the past. >> now we are taking away a crux headstart and using technology similar to what credit card companies and many of you have used to identify suspicious activity as soon as it happens. >> the o

kai reed said down with the soon-to-be olympians mom. >> re exciting. there are signs of lumber his neighborhood -- all over his neighborhood. they are ready to cheer matthew on in a big way and his parents are beaming with excitement. >> i remember going like this -- [laughter] when he hit the line. >> there are proud moments in every mom's life. for beverly, watching her son matthew finished third in the world championships last year and qualify for the olympics was nothing short of spectacular. >> i have moments where i think, wow, it is happening. i am going to be there to see it. there is another part that says, did this really happened? >> matthew is a graduate in anne arundel county. he is following a natural leader. dad competed in the 1976 olympics and qualified for the games in 1980. his room as posters of the runners he idolized as a kid. >> he slapped it, ate it, talked about it. he would talk about his father for hours. what did you do when you are my age? how did you focus? how did you prepared? >> mom and dad will join him in london for t

. >> that was kai reed reporting. well for -- wells fargo sent a statement saying wells fargo is settling the matter because we believe it is in the best interest of our team members and customers to avoid a long and costly legal fight. local store owners have their say over a zoning change they believe could force them out of business. an emotionally charged hearing took place at city hall tonight after the planning department proposed the measure that would phase out liquor sales at stores in residential areas. city officials say research shows that violent crime tends to cluster around neighborhood liquor stores. >> i am not going anywhere because i cannot afford to. where would i go? we cannot go to the county. >> the proposal is expected to be introduced in the city council this fall. if passed, it would be phased in over two years. as michael phelps have a new rival? the u.s. olympic team will be sporting a red, white, and blue, but the fashion also has connections to another country. the battle of the sexes for

. >> kai reed is live downtown with this story tonight. >> the firefighter was charged in a separate prostitution case to years ago but kept his job, but now he and coit are in trouble again. amar simmons has been a baltimore firefighter since 2002 but prosecutors say he has also been working in the prostitution business, too. >> we found handguns, a small amount of marijuana, and various letters and documents that would suggest that an online prostitution and human trafficking operation was being conducted from the location. >> detectives had been investigating simmons and kuwait since last year. -- simmons and coit. an informant told them they had a three-six girls working for them as prostitutes at any given time, either at the warehouse are at several hotels in the baltimore area. this is not the first time they have been in trouble with the law. both were arrested after arranging a prostitution meade up two years ago. they were given probation before judgment and a fine. our department spokesman kevin cartwright explained why simmons kept his job after that 2010 case. >> the out

kai reed, wbal tv 11 news. >> william donald schaefer is making baltimore beautiful even after his death. the state of the former maitre donated $1.4 million to the william schaefer civic fund established in 2008. it provides grants for beautification to wrap baltimore city and the county. it also received other grants today totaling more than $130,000 the loss of court- ordered community improvement. the board of education issued a list of persistently danger schools in compliance with the federal bill child up behind law -- no child left behind law. the list includes the rising star academy, and kirstin middle school, and the maritime industries academy and benjamin franklin high school, stuart hill academy, and william march middle school. the state board also announced that coaches will be better trained to identify brain injuries suffered on the plainfield. that is in line with regulations to protect athletes from concussions. coaches will have until the end of the month to complete their training. the rules are designed to educate parents on the nature of brain injuries. >> this wi

kai reed, wbal-tv 11 news. >> -- just a game of wait and see. >> the quick onslaught of severe weather caught most of us by surprise. tom tasselmyer is in the insta- weather-plus center with a look at the storm system. >> it is defined as a cluster or line of rapidly moving showers and thunderstorms. moving at us at 75 miles an hour, and with damaging winds over a large area, at least 240 miles or more. the storm that hit us boarded up in chicago and made here in about eight hours. western maryland gets one of these about every two years and west of the mountains, it is fairly frequent, at least one per year. good news tonight, none of that is on our radar picture. it is a nice, clear evening out there and should be a very pleasant overnight. more he and thunderstorms in the forecast, coming up in the seven-day forecast. >> you can always get complete coverage on 9 -- online at wbaltv.com. there you'll find information on the power outages, locations of the cooling centers, as well as school related closures. >> don't expect to see michael phelps top his record-setting immelt collectio

kai reed is live downtown with that story. >> that supreme court decision effectively reverse is a previous maryland court of appeals ruling. a temporary change for now, but considered a victory for law enforcement. in april, the maryland court of appeals ruled that police could no longer collected dna samples from suspects after arrest without a warrant. now supreme court chief justice john roberts has reversed that ruling, at least temporarily. a victory for maryland law enforcement. >> it is back to business as usual. >> the change was sparked by it or request by the supreme court to take a look at the case of alonzo king jr. the court of appeals ruled that his rights had been violated. >> the supreme court in essence took the position that until we have a chance to take a look at this, we are going to put the brakes on the court of appeals decision. >> the order will remain in effect at least until king response to the state's petition to the supreme court. police can start collecting immediately, but the case still has a long way to go. >> they start collecting dna again tomorrow. the

kai reed spent the night in southwest baltimore and these ride-alongs benefit the officers and the community. >> we are right over here. >> this resident is with his partner tonight, a chance to see firsthand what it is like for an officer to patrol the streets. the goal is for officers to learn from community members and for the community to learn from its officers. >> people start to get scared when they see officers on the patrol. why are they walking after me? they start to get uneasy. >> they are patrolling the east corner of the precincts in a crime-ridden neighborhood. >> we see the same people every day during the same thing and people when ewing -- know where they are, they know where to find you. >> not all of the calls to with violent crime or drugs. he watched from the patrol car as an officer helped a woman with her disabled car. he also responded to a call to check on a daughter's welfare and pull the car over for not having a rearview mirror. >> it has been good. i get to know the officers. that is always a plus. >> so shootings are up, overall, homicides and aggravated assaul

. >> kai reed, wbal tv 11 news. >> bob dudley planned the trip -- beverly plan the trip to the dual years would make it came, calling it a leap of faith. >> you can't you can catch every olympic moment right here and the -- you can watch every minute of of a pick coverage here on wbal. >> i do not know what the time his or the temperature is, but it is nice outside. >> it is too far away. >> i know this, something is not an awfully good. >> we are talking mexican. did you note a banana is one of the most beneficial, popular fruits in the world? studies show they do wonders for your body. in will tell you what makes them so beneficial. >> there are a lot of clouds in our satellite picture. they're making some rain this morning. >> now, your insta-weather-plus forecast with meteorologist john cons. >> in the baltimore metropolitan area, light rain and drizzle. down to the south, coming into anne arundel county, west of annapolis and moving toward annapolis, moderate rain shower activity. it is probably slowing the traffic cop and 50 even more than it is now. -- traffic off on 50, even more

. >> and i'm kai reed in for lisa robinson. let's check in with ava marie. really, i mean, we were talking earlier, it's a big mess out there with all the trees and -- >> it's a mess. it's awful and i think the biggest problem is the heat and a lot of people don't have air conditioning without their power and unfortunately today, it's going to be another bad one. we're expect it to be just as hot as friday and it's still going to be very humid as well. looking at h.d. doppler real quick, not a whole bunch of activity. most of the showers and storms are off to our west. there's still an isolated chance for a storm today. that will be far and few between. look at the current conditions right now where it's very humid out there. 74 degrees. that's what we're starting off with at mostly cloudy skies. humidity is 91%. dew point is expected to be in the 60's to low 70's later this afternoon. that's going to make it feel even more humid as high temperatures reach the upper 90's and close to 100 degrees as you get downtown. heat index could be up to 105. maybe an is

. >> and i'm kai reed in for lisa robinson, the aftermath of that big storm friday is our big story this morning and today, we've got the added element of the heat. >> yes and it was pretty hot yesterday. it was 90's at the airport. close to 100 in many downtown areas. today, though, it's just going to be a bit hotter. already we're pushing into the 90's downtown. we started off the day warm. 82 at the inner harbor and 74 at b.w.i. thurgood marshall. that was the jump-start today. compare that to normal. 66 for the normal low. 87 for the normal high. we'll be a lot closer to the record today which was 103 set back in 1901. we're already near 92 at the inner harbor. 87 at the airport and we're just going to keep heating up as we head towards the afternoon. highs in the upper 90's to near 100 degrees. feeling hotter when you factor in that humidity and maybe even an isolated thunderstorm possible later today. we'll continue to detail that when we come back in the seven-day forecast. >> thank you. hundreds of thousands of people are really struggling this weekend because they lost their pow