we found mazda tributes and ford escapes were made at the same plant outside kansas city, they share the same engine and same parts. and the two vehicles shared something else, when ford issued it's accelerator, mazda issued the same recall on same model tributes at the same time. the recall involved more than 121,000 tributes and the instructions were nearly identical to those ford sent to its dealers, unlike ford, mazda never sent the dealer a warning that the repairs they were making could be done incorrectly. that means 106,000 tributes were repaired without correct instruction. >> she cannot stop. it's just accelerating. this is a 2004 escape that has a accelerator recall repair, 17- year-old, sage accelerated out of control in arizona with her mom jaymy following. she's going to wreck. oh, my god. >> that is escape crashed and sage died. an inspector for the blooms found the escape had a damaged speed control cable what ford warned the dealers could happen, and ford tells us they're in the mid-st of our investigation and they're working with regulators to determine the cause of

mazda is recalling 200,000. the father had mixed concerns. >> it's a shame that my beautiful baby girl had to die. >> the automaker said the problem is caused by a speed control cable getting stuck when the gas pedal is almost fully depressed forcing the throttle wide open and the car to spin out of control. some auto safety experts are calling it insufficient saying ford and mazda need to replace the cable itself. they will continue investigating despite the recall. remember, if you can't stop an accelerating car, put it in neutral. if you have one of these fords or mazdas, take it to your dealer immediately. >> this was a rare opportunity spend time with members of the old and learn something at the same time. coming up, the lessons learned in the field of dreams. >> and did you see people dressed in costumes. we will show you what it's all b it's really, really cool. >> i'm meteorologist wyatt everhart at the harford county farm fair. it's a warm night but these people are in line for a reason, a chance to ge

this time in fords and mazdas. >>> and chaotic car chase. take a look at this.er. then takes off in her cruiser. >> she must have left that car running. >> yeah. that's going to leave a mark, i think, in that office's record. good morning. welcome to "early start." i'm john berman. >> happy you're with us. i'm zoraida sambolin. 6:00 a.m. on the east. let's not get started. later this hour, we'll be talking to family members of those two little girls who went missing after a bike ride near a lake in iowa. to get the latest on the search there. >>> also this morning, mitt romney is in ohio. bobby jindal is in ohio. so is jeb bush. hmm. suspicious? this is all about the veepstakes. we'll have tons on that coming up. >> so much going on in the last couple of days. >>> first our top story this morning. that devastating drought that has now turned more than half of the united states into a disaster zone this morning. look at that map that we have for you. the department of agriculture is declaring natural disasters in 1,000 counties. this is across 26 states, folks. b

we've reached out to ford and mazda, waiting to hear more from them. but as you know, this idea of acceleration problem isn't entirely new one. we know that toyota had problems with this a couple of years ago. carol? >> so what are vehicle owners supposed to do? >> well, they certainly need to be paying attention to the news and if they have vehicles from this model year, again, the ford escape and mazda tribute suv was the v-6 engines from 2001 and 20 2004, unclear at this point whether there's going to be a crawl. but this investigation has begun. certainly they will want to pay attention and see what comes out of this. carol? >> yeah. aveda jones in washington. >>> can't shake calls to release more tax returns. not because they're coming from democrats. the latest poll comes from republican governor rick perry. >> i'm a big believer that no matter who you are or what office you're running for, should be as transparent as you can be with your tax returns and other aspects of your life. people have the appropriate bill to judge your background. >> and

this time in fords and mazdas. >>> and chaotic car chase. take a look at this.er. then takes off in her cruiser. >> she must have left that car running. >> yeah. that's going to leave a mark, i think, in that office's record. good morning. welcome to "early start." i'm john berman. >> happy you're with us. i'm zoraida sambolin. 6:00 a.m. on the east. let's not get started. later this hour, we'll be talking to family members of those two little girls who went missing after a bike ride near a lake in iowa. to get the latest on the search there. >>> also this morning, mitt romney is in ohio. bobby jindal is in ohio. so is jeb bush. hmm. suspicious? this is all about the veepstakes. we'll have tons on that coming up. >> so much going on in the last couple of days. >>> first our top story this morning. that devastating drought that has now turned more than half of the united states into a disaster zone this morning. look at that map that we have for you. the department of agriculture is declaring natural disasters in 1,000 counties. this is across 26 states, folks. b

a 29-year-old man died in the backside of this mangled mazda. the car was cruising along the fast lane when it slammed into a truck stopped in the lane, no hazards. skid marks suggest some braking, but investigators say those marks could have been from another three cars piled into the wreck. the truck was abandoned, inoperable because the driver had sideswipeed the wall, leaving it without calling it in. >> it may have been that they fell asleep or was impaired. they collided with the wall and they fled the scene. >> reporter: within minutes before the highway patrol could respond the mazda came along. the owner of the toyota has resurfaced and gave a statement. he could face charges of hit- and-run leaving the scene of a minor accident that became mayor for the mazda's flee occupants. >> they appear to be from argentina. temporarily in the u.s., they were all 29 and 30 years old. >> reporter: the passenger killed in the backseat is identified as mariano ortega. a front seat passenger bruno storniolo was hurt. and fernando martin, the driver is

we just spoke to mazda. they are look into the recall. >>> here is another alert. the company responsible for bucky balls and bucky cubes being sued. kelly swoop with more on the suit and the products dangerous to the children. >> reporter: it's a federal suit that come cans our of concern for the safety of our kids who have swallow oured them. the safety commission have been getting reports of kids swallowing them. children have had to be hospitalled or had surgery after the magnet clumped up inside them. >> the company and cpsc have been warning for a long time it's a product not for kids but the incidents still happen. in the end we have the obligation to keep children out of surgery and we feel like our action is intended to do that. >> now the makers of bucky balls and bucky cubes say magnets have been around for centuries and they say that it's sad that the consumer product safety commission went after them. they said their products marketed for people 14 and older and experts say it's its first time in more than a decade that the commission has filed a compl

the government is investigating ford and mazda vehicles....after getting nearly 1-hundred reports of stuck gas pedals. pedals. the national highway traffic safety administration says there's been at least one death suspected from this defect and nearly two dozen accidents.n-h-t-s-a says more than 700-thousand vehicles may be impacted.the two models involved are the 2001 through 2004 ford escape and mazda tribute with v-6 engines. the food and drug administration has officially banned using b-p-a in certain baby produccs. products.b-p-a is a chemical used in many products... including cans and clear plastic bottles.f-d-a regulations now prohibit the use of b-p-a in making baby bottles, sippy cups and cans containing infant formula.most manufacturers have already stopped using b-p-a in baby products over concerns aaout health problems linned to the chemical. for thh second time since june... the f-d-a approves a new rescription diet drug. it's called qsymia ... and patienns who took it in clinical trials... lost an average of 23 pounds.the drug is recommended for obese patients... with

. >>> safety regulators investigating complaints that the throttles can stick on some ford and mazda's and cause a crash. investigation includes 730,000 ford escapes and mazda tribute the 2001 to 2004 years all have six cylinder engines. nhtsa has received 99 complaints. the agency says there were 13 crashes, one death and nine injuries. the throttles on the suv's can fail to return to idle when the driver takes foot off gas. no recall issued. >>> pilots at united airlines can go on strike after two years of failed negotiations on a new contract. the pilots' social says 99% of the airlines' -- pilots voted to authorize a strike mediators would have to gift okay before pilots -- would have to give the okay before pilots could walk off the job if the board conclude as agreement could not be reached it could call for a 30 day cooling-off period after which the strike could begin. >>> facebook takes another step from the social arena to political an reason name users in washington state will be ridge erred to vote on facebook, like -- registered to vote on facebook. washington officials

the passenger who hit the mazda died and the driver of the mazda appears to be hurt. >> they were all30 years old. >> well the chp is interviewing the driver who abandoned the truck who could face hit and run charges. >> time now 5:24, the city of carlos and they are oh specially talking about the plan and about a third of the time, because of the laurel street station or neighboring fire departments could respond. >>> according to the sacramento bee, kevin johnson wants a task force to investigate a major league baseball town. sacramento bans to be in the mention. and some sport expert say sacramento would not be the first one and it lacks a strong corporate base. >>> many are celebrating a victory, and he was brought in, where he was known as twitch. many were unhappy that they hired a man who had an event called the straight pride parade. and they have hired a local veteran from san jose. >>> let's get you to local traffic and war you need to go. >>> well, it is 26 miles after and the traffic is nice on 17 with a nice drive to the valley. and on sunole grade, no major problems at t

the government is investigating ford and mazda vehicles. the say there is the least bit 1 death because of this defect prayed more than 700,000 vehicles could be impacted. is it palin indy ford escape that has a b six ijune the sixth engine. burning case doeit mean new stue focus on more loans are dreaming the fed more than $37 million a year praye. if it's too good to be true, it usually is like the united airlines offered tfour tickets 200 to hong kong. >>> instead of stepping up peseta and saying they're protecting their import reputation, the have a reputation protecting more. and a member of facebook users is down 1.6 since the last month. some facebook users are leaving to go to more specialized side spirit >>> there is in just one site but is capturing their interest, but there are several sites that aren't capturing people into specialized areas. >>> despite the losses, of the spec is still the biggest social side out there. >>> if your heading out the door right now, temperatures are kind of similar yesterday. overall we're seeing

. >> the driver of the mazda was being treated and they are interviewing the driver who hit the truck and they could face charges of hit-and-run. >> if your computer will not get on the internet, it is likely the mall wear they have been warning us. about 4 million computers were infected with the virus and 9:00 last night they took down the safety net to keep computers from suddenly losing service. >> it is somewhere between 50s and 60s thousand. >> now if you are under the unlucky ones, you should contact your internet provides and they will -- provider and they will walk you through some steps to get you connected. >> at least 28 acres have been contained. firefighters are having trouble fighting the fire because of steep terrain but no injuries were reported. the city council meeting owned by a plot of land, on saturday they returned along san pablo to harvest crops. they want the land to be used as an urban farm. the senior housing complex is on that part of the land. ray, laporte, it comes about a month after, they awarded the port $15 million and the money will be used to impro

the administration is looking at 2001-2004 ford escapes and mazda attributes.f gas pedals getting stuck including 13 crashes and one death. ford has not commented on the investigation. a president's every move is scrutinized under a microscope. >> or on a jumbo traian. why didn' [ crows cing ] [ male announcer ] strange things happen in the black forest. [ metallic bell toll ] [ car speeding down the road lightning strikes ] where things aren't always what they seem. [ wolves howling ] because thrills hide in the shadows just waiting at every turn. [ coaster whoosh ] brave the black forest on verbolten. the all-new multi-launch coaster. only at busch gardens. >> 12 people died and 58 were hurt when james won't entered a movie theater during a screening of "the dark knight rises" and started firing. police were able to get into his apartment. president obama will attend a memorial service with some of the victims and their families. >> george allen and tim kaine met for their first debate today. it took a swipe at each other's time as public servants. >> pack yo

. >>> mazda is recalling 217,000 of its tribute suvs. this recall comes just a day after ford recalled its escape suvs. both recalls stem from a problem with the cruise control cable getting snagged on the engine cover. the mazda models affected are those with 3-liter engine. to fix the problem dealers will install fasteners to create more space between the wires and the covers. >>> the national highway traffic safety administration received criticism that faulty pedals caused the problem not a glitch in the system. >>> investigators issued a warning they said beware of a lottery scam that cheated a man out of his money. a latino couple said they had a winning lottery ticket but needed help to claim the money. the victim then withdrew funds from several banks and gave it to the scammers who then took off with the cash. anyone with information on those suspects is asked to call danville police. >>> they called for a deficit of $1.3 trillion. that would mean a deficit competing a trillion dollars in all four years in president obama's term

her 2008 mazda 6 was taken from her home in baltimore. she doesn't know who stole it. but whoever did sold to a salvage yard for $400. >> i never signed over my car. that is the problem i have with this. you cannot except some anonymous person's signature for a car that does not belong to them. but the car was parked right here on abruptly and someone called crazy ray saying they wanted to sell it. crazy ray said that it truck crazy raythe person -- sent out a tow truck. was premature whole survival. >> their 1996 chevy lumina was still a, 2. >> i cried. i cried because we put everything into that car. we paid a lot. it was a lot for us. keyhey said they gave the and $600 to a neighbor who promised to replace the engine. >> i asked him if i could get a receipt and he said, yes. >> the receipts never came and a certified letter arrived saying that their car was that crazy .aisy's >> i never thought someone a few doors down from a went completely throw my life in ruins. >> we found the neighbor down the street. scott denied selling the car. >> i didn't take it to the jun

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police say marcel smith was killed at i-83 after he rear ended a mazda and thrown landing in the grass on the opposite side of the guardrail. police are trying to figure out if alcohol or drugs played a factor. that found marijuana on smith's body. >>> a story we brought you on abc2news.com, we spoke with dispatcher whose say they will be back out looking for a person who fell off of a boat in to the brush river. two people fell out. witnesses saved one person. one person was rescued but the dispatchers say crews will be looking for the missing person at 8:00 this morning. >>> this week governor martin o'malley plans to meet with lawmakers about plans to expand gambling within the state and hope to reach an agreement and a proposal to build a casino in prince georges county. o'malley plans to meet with lawmakers. they are facing an august 20th deadline if they want to get the proposal on the ballot in november. >>> some drivers in las vegas found cars in a mess. >> stay with us, how police helped to make it through a cascading pool of water that caught many by surprise. >>> cleaning cr

smith rear ended a mazda and was tossed and landed in the grass on the opposite side of the guardrail. police did say they found a small amount of marijuana right on smith's body. >>> well, if you have watched any tv this weekend, you have seen those sharp president barack obama ads against mitt romney. romney has had enough of it. he has had so much that he is firing back. now from richard. >> reporter: taking a break from the campaign trail, mitt romney is still feeling the political waves. president barack obama is attacking romney for his business practices. >> oh beautiful for spacious skies... >> reporter: an ad has romney singing american the beautiful and out sourced american jobs. >> i don't want to pioneer in outsourcing. i want some in sourcing. i want to bring companies back. >> reporter: romney was the head of the company that out sourced. >> i had no association with them after february of 1999. >> reporter: but documents filed show he was president and ceo for three years after that. >> when you look at it it doesn't measure to up what he claims. >> reporter: the campai

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traffic safety administration is looking into reports of gas pedals getting stuck in some fords and mazdasagency has received almost 100 complaints so far and reports of one death. the problem may be in 700,000 ford escapes and has dray tributes manufactured between 2001 -- mazda tributes manufactured between 2001 and 2004. >>> an update on the computer glitch that gave some united airlines customers the deal of a lifetime. >> they were able to buy round trip tickets from the u.s. to hong kong for just four frequent flyer miles, but the question now is will the airline honor them? >> reporter: to frequent travelers it was the steal of the century, round trip tickets to hong kong for just four frequent flyer points, but you know the old saying if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is? >> they don't care. there's no consumer protection or consumer awareness or attempt to do anything. >> reporter: turns out the dream deal was nothing more than a computer glitch. instead of honoring the tickets and cutting their losses, united told passengers they could either use the regular amount of

l investigation includes 7 30,000 ford escape and mazda tribute 2001 to 2004 model years.6 cylinder engines. national highway traffic safety administration says it has received 99 complaints about this problem. the agency says there were 13 crashes one death and 9 injuries. throttle on the suv can fail to return to the idle when the driver takes the foot off the gas pedal no. recall issued at this time but they are investigating. >>> meantime the state is going after companies that it says are selling toxic jewelry. containing high levels of lead and cad my um. christina is in los angeles tonight where officials reless the findings of the investigation. >> like any other piece of jewelry but just wearing this bracelet could cause significant health risk in adult and specifically children. >> in our investigation we found jewelry that in some cases contained over 1,000 times, 1,000 times the legal limit for lead. >>reporter: california law restricts the amount of lead that can be present in jewelry put on the market. yet an investigation by the department of toxic substance

volvo and mazda owners have nine and 10% lower claim rates.his study could encourage more automakers to add the features. right now nhtsa has not proposed making them mandatory it plans to gather more information about cost and reliability before going down that road. >>> 4:49. new poll released this morning shows americans divided on last week's u.s. supreme court court ruling on the federal health care law. 43% see the law as favorable, 42% see it unfavorably. when it comes to president obama's plans for the health care system 45% favorably, 48 you ever favorable view . >>> widespread power outages and stifling heat continue to playing the midwest and mid atlantic states heat blamed for eight deaths in maryland the number of people killed 22. tahman bradley reports from washington. >> reporter: the misery continues. brutal temperatures are expected again today adding to the agony for millions still without power still without air conditioning. yesterday 45 states hit 90s or above, many soared past 100. >> [ inaudible ] i usually expect a bur

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tonight is just a little bit of white patchy fog otherwise '40's and '50's overnights to mazdas time highs are going up even in comparison to day. sixties and the beaches citizens '70s and into the a's on the peninsula nine is in britain and tracy and oakley also look at the bay 67 and san francisco to spot on the some of the earned 81 degrees to the north and center fell the extended forecast is a string of temperatures in the '90s all week in lind's '60s and '70s bayside and '60s of the coast. thank you roberta. it was to blame for a car crash that left six people hers'. when she tried to brush away was that landed on her arm. shittah driving into oncoming traffic right into the path of two vehicles. none of the injuries are life threatening. fifth necessity could end up costing you more if you don't ask the right questions and tonight,,,,,,,,,, san francisco where crews around single-a-2 a lawn grass fire. this is on sign held just west of highway 11 more than an acre has burned so far as you can see it is putting out quite a bit of smoke will keep you posted on the firefighting e

nearly 725,000 ford escapes and mazda, tributes from ten years ago, with v-6 engines are affected.here have been nearly a hundred complaints and possibly one death. >>> the revelation that yahoo!'s new ceo is pregnant has touched off a flood of reaction. some mothers are angry that marissa mayer is choosing to work instead of taking maternity leave, but others, well, they're saying it's no one's business how mayer plans to manage her family and busy work life. her baby boy is due in october. >>> big news about "finding nemo," that instant classic beloved by adults and kids, as well. the picture unit of disney, our parent company, will release a sequel in 2016. the original animated film about a clown fish searching for his son was released nine years ago and won an oscar. andrew stanton will return as the director for the sequel. >>> ticket prices are rising for the first showings of "the dark night rises" tomorrow. scalpers online are asking as much as $300 for a ticket. >> wow. come on. >> theaters are already reporting sold out midnight showings, but you can still find tickets f

. >>> if you drive a ford escape or mazda tribute you need to listen up.ere are complaints that the throttles can stick and cause serious crashes. federal safety regulators are looking into this. and they received nearly 100 complaints about this problem. including 13 crashes one deadly. 730,000 cars could be affected by the investigation. the agency is looking into whether some of the complaints stem from a repair made with a previous recall. >>> if you want to take classes at johns hopkins university you may not have to leave the couch because they join elite universities offering course for free online. now it's through a company that is called k course area and they will offer a taste of an education offered to full-time students through some of the participating universities. they will offer credits through course area and hopkins will not. other universities offering courses include princeton, stanford and duke university and georgia tech. >>> in a virtual world, popularity contests google plus are beating facebook. it's tied with wikipedia with the

this opened the having into the ford escapes and mazda. we have been reporting on issues involving them. it started with the crash of a ford escape that went out of control and killed a 17-year- old sage bloom in arizona we were there when her car was shown to have a stuck throttle leaving it open. we have been questioning them about those struck throttles and last week the center for auto safety in washington called for an investigation into this issue as a result of our reporting. >> they said it's septembering the stuck throttle its on more than 730,000 ford tributes and escapes and they said its been gathering information about the bloom accident since it happened in january of this year. >> now maryland's most powerful radar and the forecast certified most accurate by weather rate. >> let's take you downtown. temperatures still into the 90 mark. the inner harbor had a temperature last hour at 93 degrees. well in to the 90s. still talking well in to the 90s. ellicott city, showing i good- looking shot. you can see the -- coming in duri

an investigation has been launched into the throttles in ford escape and mazda tribute suv.rottles can stick causing them to trash. there have been 13 crashes one fatal. the agency is investigating whether some of the complaints stem from repairs made from a previous recall. >>> today an annapolis man is being sentenced for his role in a paving scam. tommy clack pled guilty for acting as a contractor without a license. he had dozens of victims in our state and other states including florida and north carolina. prosecutors say that he would offer to do jobs at a discount and bump the price up later on. the state's attorney general wants clack to pay nearly half a million dollars in restitution as well as court penalties. >>> five things to know as you head out the door. in tulsa, two men accused of a racially motivated shooting spree will be in court. a judge is going to decide if there is enough evidence for this to go to trial. jacob england and alvin watts confessed to shooting five people killing three but denied it was racially motivated. >>> the boy cots of america affi

nearly three-quarters of the million ford escapes and mazdas tribute from ten years ago with v-6 enginesre affected. there have been nearly a hundred complaints and possibly one death. >>> the revelation that yahoo!'s new ceo is pregnant has touched off a flood of reaction. some mothers are angry that marissa mayer is choosing to work rather than taking maternity leave. others say it's no one business how she plans to manage her family and busy work life. >>> big news about "finding nemo" that instant classic beloved by adults and kids, as well. disney will release a sequel in 2016. the original animated film about a clown fish searching for his son was released nine years ago and won an oscar. andrew stanton returns for the sequel. >>> ticket prices are rising for the first showings of "the dark night rises" tomorrow. scalpers are asking as much as $300 for a ticket. theaters are reporting sold out midnight showings but you can still find tickets at face value for early shows. >> 300 bucks? really. whoa? >> i can't wait to see it. >> it's going to be good but get a grip. 300 bucks. >>>

safety administration says it received nearly 100 complaints about the late model ford escapes and mazda tribunes. the agency says drivers have complained the throttles can stick and cause them to crash. the nhtsa is focusing the investigation on the suvs from the year's 2001 to 2004 model years that had v-6 engines. >>> the daughter of robert f. kennedy speaking out following a not guilty plea in her dui arrest and changing her story as well. initially kerry kennedy said friday's crash happened after she accidentally took an ambien pill instead of a thyroid pill. but now she says she suffered a seizure and doesn't remember anything the moments leading up to the wreck. >>> it looks like we're going there. possibly, triple digits again. >> tom kierein is here to tell us more about this bad news we're going to have to endure today. >> it was so hot yesterday afternoon i couldn't even finish my tweets. i got halfway -- >> just gave out. >> right. >> oh, man. >> boy, it's another -- today, though, unlike yesterday, going to be even more humid. so it's going to feel even hotter. we did get to

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the two models involved are the 2001 escape and the mazda's tribute with v6 engines. >>> the baltimore sun tomorrow, some people are concerned about one of the musical headlines for this year's art scape. the wife of john macky among widows to finally receive survivor's benefits from the nfl and a look at british inspired fashions. for all the story, read tomorrow's baltimore sun and look at the updated forecast at the first warning weather team. >>> what it means to be a female athlete. jessica kartalija explains one winner from baltimore out of 10,000 submissions. >> we're taking it back. >> reporter: an international competition encouraging women to set fitness goals and achieve them. 30-year-old kaitlyn of baltimore city math teacher was one of 10,000 submissions, her plan inspired fourth and fifth grade girls at edge wood elementary to run a mile. >> we would work out every day, monday through friday for about 45 minutes. in the end, they were able to accomplish their goal of running a mile and it was awesome. >> reporter: for ten weeks, kaitlyn tracked her progress online, vying

the government is investigating about sticking suv's.es in some older ford escapes' and mazda tribute 6 engines are affected. qsymia has been approved for who havess in patients separate medical problem. scalpers are asking as much as online for tickets to the new batman movie. i am sunny hostin. google + b out facebook when came to customer satisfaction. pretty much everybody beat out came to when it satisfaction when it came to the american e business report. facebook scored among the lowest companies, which put them at the bottom. + was at the top. a lot of facebook users don't service.customer >> facebook changes too much. as you get comfortable with something, they switched up. >> and it's tough to get a hold of someone if you have a complaint. almost a billion users. >> that may change. it's nothing new to see the duchess of cambridge on the cover of a magazine, but this is not really kate middleton. hyperreal illustration. in wanted to showcase her clothing.can so they drew the clothing on her. the duchess does not pose for any magazine covers. see her, is just a candid shot. b

this traffic report is brought to you by the mazda cx 5. >>> the search continues for the man who kidnapped cal ripken's mother. police released two photos of the man they say abducted vie ripken. she was found safe wednesday morning still tied up inside the backseat of her car. police are offering a $2,000 reward for information leading to a conviction. >>> a code red heat alert will into into effect. maryland has had 31 heat related deaths so far this year. >>> stay with wjz 13, maryland's news station. coming up on cbs this morning, mitt romney's over seas trip gets off to a shaky start in london. his comments on the oh him preparations,,,,,,

this traffic rorth -- report is brought to you by the new mazda cx 5. >>> the suspect in the coloradoarance in court today. james holmes will be aryan rained on charges -- arraigned on charges. police say holmes planned the shooting for months spending thousands of dollars. >>> penn state is still deal being the fall out from the jerry sandusky sex abuse scandal. the ncaa is expected to hand down sanctions. the university has taken down a statute of late head coach joe paterno. >>> drivers are seeing higher prices at the pump. the current average is $3.47 here in maryland compared to a month ago when we were paying $3.37. >>> stay with wjz, maryland's news station. complete news, weather and traffic still ahead. what officials are learning a bt the man who opened -- about a man who opened fire at a colorado movie,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

this traffic report is brought to you by the all new mazda cx 5. >>> a 25-year-old cold case solved this. dna links a maryland serial rapist to another attack. in 1987 a man climbed through a woman's bedroom window. for 25 years the case went unsolved until now. a dna hit pointed to william joseph trice, the same suspect convicted in the rape of an ann arundel woman. >>> today they are calling for weather policy changes on the bay bridge. the storm left a massive path of destruction while 80 miles per hour winds toppled a tractor trailer trapping drivers on the bridge. they are testing a new policy that takes gusts of wind into account. >>> we are learning more about a gruesome discovery in charles village neighborhood. on saturday police found the decomposing body of a 41-year- old woman inside an apartment on west 29th street. it appears the woman may have been dead at least a week and a man was living with her body. he was taken into custody and questioned. police are waiting for autopsy results to determine if the woman was murdered. >>> officers get ready for your closeups. the aclu

this traffic report is brought to you by the mazda cx 5. >>> cal and billy rip kin's mother was reportedng. mike schuh is live at baltimore county police head quarters. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. a huge scare for the all stars family as their mother goes missing. baltimore county police say her silver 1998 lincoln town car was last seen at about 8:15 last night. the 74-year-old was missing and plus put out a public notice asking for help to locate her. a short while ago police canceled it saying she had been located in hartford county and police are interviewing her. recaps, violet rip kin has been found and is safe. reporting live from county police head quarters, mike schuh. don, back to you. >> thank you. >>> the search continues for thieves who stole tens of thousands of dollars from ann arundel school campuses in cooper wire. the damage totals up to $20,000 we're told. police are reviewing tapes hoping to find the bandits in action. >>> 15 of the colorado shooting survivors remain hospitalized this morning. one of them a university of md -- of maryland graduate student

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. >> it was a 2008 mazda, a limited edition.me in through this window >> the ransacked the place taking jewelry and computers >> is almost as bad as our house been burned down because you are violated and people who are already suffering >> sarah cracker was still unpacking saturday and she took most of her precious belongings including the flag that gripped her father's coffin. she says it was stressful not knowing whether her home survived the fires. >> is great to be able to get back to work and be home in my own bed >> there were many thousands of others who cannot get back into their homes. they still live too close to where the wildfires continue to burn out of control. >> working as aggressively as we can to get people back home and businesses back to work. >> sunday people who lived in one of the hardest-hit areas will be allowed back home for a short time to see what is left of their houses. firefighters say the weather is cooperating, allowing them to gain ground on the fire. >> 49ers linebacker alden smith is recoveri

she was thrilled to be back but shocked to find her car was gone, stolen >> it was a mazda, a limited edition >> thieves also broke into her house >> they came through the window >> they ransacked the place taking jewelry and computers >> you feel violated that there are people out there that prey upon victims and people who are already suffering. >> sarah cracker was still unpacking saturday, she took most of her precious belongings including the flag draped her father's coffin. she says it was stressful not knowing whether her home survived the fires. >> it's great to be able to get back to work and be home in my own bed >> there remain thousands of mothers who cannot get back into their homes. they still live too close to where the wild fires burn out of control. they're still staying in shelters or in friends' homes >> we're working as aggressively as we can to get people back home and businesses back to work >> sunday, people will be allowed back in for a short time to see what is left of their houses. firefighters say the weather is cooperating, allowing them to gain some ground

up-to-date as soon as more information is available this traffic report is brought to you by the all new mazda cx 5. back over to you. >>> thanks christy. >>> breaking news about ravens running back ray rice according to our media partner, rice just signed a new contract, rice had until 4:00 p.m. to sign a new deal. a multiyear deal or he would have played this year under a one year contract. the contract is reportedly a five year deal worth $40 million. sports director, mark will have much more all new at 5 and 6:00 p.m. >> wonder if he was looking at his watch, 3:59 p.m. >> i bet. >> it is one of the busiest days ever at london's heathrow airport as olympians and their families arrive. >> reporter: athletes from 50 nations started arriving for the olympic games in london. members of the u.s. yachting team were among the first to pass through heat row airport. >> great. london is ready and excited. >> reporter: record number of passengers, nearly 237,000 of them are expected to use the airport. >> where are you from? >> finland. >> reporter: members of the sailing teams told us they sailed th

volvo and mazda owners with it have nine and 10% lower property damage claim rates.his was lane departure warning systems that alerts you if you are drifting out of your lane folks who have that did not reduce their accident claims. the national highway transportation safety administration has not proposed making these technologies mandatory it plans to gather more information about cost and reliability. right now forward collision avoidance costs around $1200. >>> new this morning, iran launched several missiles overnight that it claims are capable of reaching u.s. warships in the persian gulf. new video shows the country's revolutionary guard launching the missiles from an unknown part of the country it coincides with the united states adding military reinforcements to the persian gulf to keep it open. white house officials say the added military presence is a precaution in case a standoff over the country's disputed nuclear escalates. >>> a new poll released shows americans divided on last week's u.s. supreme court ruling on the federal health care law. 43% see th

automatically toward the direction of a turn so you can see into dark corners ahead many volvo and mazdars with it had a nine and 10% lower property damage claim right rate. there's a third technology that did not prove as helpful, a lane departure warning system that alerts you if you are drifting out of lane, drivers who had that did not reduce number of accident claims. right now nhtsa has not proposed making these technologies mandatory it plans to gather more information about cost and reliability. forward collision avoidance right now costs about $1200. >>> 5:50. oakland police and a group of parents protesting closure of lakeview school are headed for another confrontation. terry mcsweeney is live at the scene. >> reporter: the confrontation is underway, about 4:00 this morning district police and oakland pd moved into the lakeview school where protesters have occupied this building for two weeks. behind me you can see some of the people outside the building protesting the fact that five schools are going to be closed in the oakland unified school district. inside between 15 and 2

japanese government is now opening talks with nissan, mazda, toyota and honda, hoping to produce theot cars for the masses by the 2020s. >> one major issue, though, how to you assign the responsibility for an accident that does not involve human beings who are driving? >> that's a bit tricky. >> that is tricky. >>> 20 minutes past the hour. an early read on local news that's making national headlines. >>> the four middle school students who verbally harassed their school bus monitor have been suspended from school and the bus for one year. you will remember the youtube video went viral. we showed it to you. all four students will be sent to an alternative education center instead of school. school district says they must also complete 50 hours of community service with senior citizens. >>> meantime, the democrat chronicle newspaper says new york bus monitor, karen klein, will spend the nearly $700,000 raised on her behalf to pay bills, help her children and she says she's going to donate some money to charity as well. >>> from that great story to this -- really awful story. homeless

the focus is on two models, the 2001-2004 ford escape and the mazda tribute suv with a v-6 engine. >>the next iphone could come with a thinner touch screen. the new screen will combine the lcd layer and touch layer to make the phones slimmers. it also could bring down costs. >>> 40 to 49-year-olds are the worst at paying student loan bills on time. that's according to the federal reserve bank of new york. that group has the highest proportion of student loans that are 90 days past due. 40 to 49-year-olds. >> christine, thank you very much. america's top banker says if congress doesn't act now we could severely hurt our nation's economy. ben bernanke testifying at a senate hearing warning about the consequences of not taking action to avoid dropping off the fiscal cliff. >> fiscal decision should take into account the fragility of the recovery. that recovery could be in dangered by the con influence of tax increases and spending reductions that will take effect early next year if no legislative action is taken. >> the most effective way the congress could help to support the economy wo