vehicle, was michael phelps. another was a female driver transported to an area hospital for a precaution. there were no injures, we asked our accident investigation unit and the central district to investigate this, and they're interviewing mr. phelps, witnesses and passengers of the vehicles right now. >> reporter: once again, this is a typical crash. this is one of those tight and blind corners. there is a stoplight after the intersection, police are trying to determine if one of the two vehicles ran the stop light. the woman in the third car that was impacted when michael phelps got into the crash, thinks that the woman driving north on calvert street is responsible. they spoke with all the drivers of the cars and they spoke with any other witnesses around here at the scene. this is a typical investigation that happens a lot in the city. we asked if police if they would treat this any differently. they said technically, no. it happens -- just like any other investigation. however, they do realize that there's

michael phelps has had brushs with the law in the past. he was suspended after a photo of him using a marijuana pipe. >>> baltimore city police asking for your help this morning finding the driver of a truck involveed in a deadly accidents. charles yates was riding his bike downtown when he was struck and killed by a white box truck. it was captured by a camera but not the license plate. >>> air traffic controller on leave this morning in connection with the deadly mid- air collision over the hudson river. the controller was involved in inappropriate conversations on the phone at the time of the accident. right now officials do not believe it contribute to the crash, a supervisor place on leave. nine people died when a small plane collided with a tour helicopter. >>> a boating accident leaves a man dead this morning. it happened near chesapeake beach. he was in a boat when it struck a stone. >>> decades ago, a young woman murdered and her body dumped in westminister. police are now desperate to learn her name. >> it could have been the lat

we discover the driver behind the wheel of this crunched up escalade was olympic hometown hero michael phelps. >> he had nothing to do with the cause of the accident. >> reporter: police say phelps was heading home from penn station when his suv slammed into a honda accord investigators say ran a red light, an account verified bay witness. >> she was not aware at the time of the accident that the accident involved michael phelps. >> reporter: the female driver of the honda was taken to shock trauma for neck and back pain while police questioned phelps on the scene, paying close attention to his behavior. >> were his eyes glossy? was his speech slurred, did he smell like alcohol. >> reporter: although phelps did admit to having one beer

michael phelps is okay. the woman driving, we're not sure what her condition is. >> we're following some breaking news this noon as the hunt for a howard county prisoner continues. gigi live in the news room, she just returned from the scene a short time ago. >> the search for champagne began at midnight. helicopters and k-9 units were called out to help. he was being transported from the circuit court to the detention center. from the backseat of the car, he slip his handcuffs over the sheriff's head and tried to a grab the gun and when he couldn't, he escape and ran into a wooded area. they believe he ran towards his house which is not far from the detention center. >> the gentleman lives within a mile and a half within the howard county detention center, we believe he fled in that direction. reresponseed and police were in the area. >> the deputy lost conscienceness in the struggle for his gun and was taken to the hospital. >>> a jury convicted him of burglary yesterday. >>> michael phelps returning to --

the other folks in michael phelps' car were not injured as well. as been interviewed by police, and officers say alcohol was not a factor in the crash. local people here, well, they are just hoping that he's okay. >> i hope he recovers. >> oh, my god. i cannot believe that can happen to him. i mean, honestly that's amazing. i hope he's all right, though. >> reporter: and once again, police continue to investigate this crash to find out exactly what happened. reporting live in loch raven, sherrie johnson, abc 2 news. >>> if you are traveling up 95 today and are around philadelphia, make sure you turn on philly talk radio. i can't imagine what they are talking about today except michael vick's signing. just out of prison off suspension, he signed a two- year deal with the philadelphia eagles. donovan mcnabb hosted vick when he was up in syracuse. so looks like donovan's okay. tony tony played a huge role in it and they talked to the local humane society. coach andy reid didn't even work vick out so he doesn't know when he'll be in football shape. >>>

michael phelps gets into a crash. who was at fault? >>> now i want to be part of the solution and not the problem. >>> michael vick signs with the philadelphia eagles. what he plans to do. >>> there is an all-day manhunt for an escaped prisoner. i'll tell you how he assaulted a deputy. that's coming up next. >>> eyewitness news at 5:00 starts now. >>> phelps fender bender. police release exclusive video of michael phelps crash. >> and how his celebrity played into the investigation. >>> i'm sally thorner. >> i'm kai jackson. here's what people are talking about. >> the crash made news around the world. police say michael phelps did nothing wrong. >> reporter: sally, at this point, police is not released the official report. they have also not named the driver who they believe is at fault in this. michael phelps was driving a cadillac escalade like that one over there, but his is black. the two cars collided right there near the intersection. and you can see there are still skid marks here on the pavement, marking the site of this accid

night to michael phelps. >>> better check your toy box. little tikes has a big recall to tell you about. >>> farese's cups, snickers, kisses, go ahead and let them melt in your mouth and not your hands. we have great news to you chocolate lovers. >>> right now, on his third box of kleenex, here he is, maryland's best meteorologist mr. justin berk. what are you allergic to? >> apparently it's you. i was fine until -- the medicine kicked in, and then i came to work and lights out. >> look at that nose, man. >> no i still love you, man. it's like the cat and dog i grew up with. i loved them even though necessity made me sneeze. something's out there. you know what, though? our security guard lonny was saying he's allergic to the ink in the newspaper and he's still reading it. close the paper, watch us. we're looking at 69 degrees. i don't want to explain, i just want to share in the misery with some of you out there. a little bit of patchy fog out there. 66 in easton. 78 in ocean city. i believe that thermometer's running a little too warm. w

michael phelps. >> we knew it was michael phelps.knew it would get a lot of scrutiny and the media would be interested, so we had our best people on it. >> it happened before thursday night's ravens game let out around 9:00 p.m. police say phelps was driving an escalade and collided with a honda in the collision. police say it does not appear as if alcohol was a factor. these photos show phelps on the scene with police. the swimmer and his two passengers were not hirt. the other driver was take -- taken to the hospital as a precaution. people in the area say ks are common here. >> i would like to see something done about it. maybe more enforcement, do something about the speed here, or maybe a delayed yellow. >> it is not every day you see one of the most famous athletes in the world waylayed on your street. people hope the accident will draw attention to outstanding safety concerns. >> i think drivers in general should be careful, especially if you are driving in the city, and for me, lip if you're in my -- especially if you're in m

and thanks to michael phelps for giving you this idea, right? you jamie. >> shaq versus tonight. he is on tv more than regis philbin now. all right. we'll see you. >> and you can see "shaq verseus" tonight at 9:00. we'll see how does does on the football field against ben roethlisberger. >>> you soon could be feeding the meter more if you park downtown. how much prices could be going up. >>> and items in your kitchen cabinet that might help fight off disease. we'll have details in 2 your health. those stories and more straight ahead on abc 2 news at 6. >>> here is a fish story you may not believe, even though a lot of people swear it's true. beneath the waves of the mediterranean sea is the world teeming with life, including a mermaid. according to residents of an israeli seaside town. mermaid spotters say she usually appears at sunset. it sounds fishy to most people, especially since there is no photographic evidence of the mermaid. she is apparently just a little camera shy. >>> the governor talks about what programs could be impacted by state

police say michael phelps was driving his suv. there were two passengers in his car. and a woman was driving the other car. now the accident happened just before 9:00 tonight. investigators say phelps was traveling east on bittle. the woman was driving north on calvert. the two vehicles collided and now police are trying to determine exactly what happened. and if alcohol may have been involved. >> if i got in an accident tonight on the way home, want to make sure i was not drinking. obviously alcohol was not a significant factor or that would have been evident. but we will wait for the sergeant accident investigation to give me a vice president and pass it along to you on. >> now, we are back here live. you can see where police are clearing the scene. that is michael phelps black suv, on the tow truck. the other vehicle is out of sight here. but, again, clearing the scene here at north calvert and east bittle. police say phelps was not hurt. paramedics did take the woman to the hospital. as a precaution. meantime, investigators say they are talking to michael at this h

. >> we knew it was michael phelps, and we knew it would get a lot of public scrutiny, so we had our best people on it. >> it happened before thursday night's ravens game let out around 9:00 p.m. police say phelps was driving an escalade that collided with a honda. >> we're going to find out if chog alcohol is a factor -- >> police say it does not appear that alcohol was a fktor. these photos show fell ppeds on scene with -- phelps on the scene with police. the investigators say he and his passengers were not hurt, and the other driver was taken to the hospital as a precaution. >> i'd like to see something done about it, though, maybe more enforcement, do something about the speed limit here or even a delayed yellow on one of the lights. >> it is not every day you see one of the most famous agentslets in the world on your street. people are hoping it will draw attention to outstanding safety concerns. >> i think drivers should be careful in general, no matter who you are. especially if you are driving to the city and especially if you are in my neighborhood. >> no word on who is at fa

>>> michael phelps in an act. tonight the olympic champion is involved in a car crash in east baltimore. we have complete coverage of this late breaking story. >>> hello, i'm vic carter. we begin with breaking news. a car crash less than two hours ago involving baltimore olympic champion michael phelps, and eyewitness news was first on the scene. it happened near downtown in east baltimore. kelly mcpherson joins us from the scene. >> reporter: vic, you can see michael phelps black escalade on that tow truck. what happened was he was driving in this direction, down bittle street when he smashed into a smaller car going north. did he not go to the hospital, but wjz is the only news team to have pictures of michael phelps being interviewed by police. you can see him right there giving his statement right after the accident. the other driver, a female, was taken to the hospital just as a precaution. phelps had two passengers with him, and they were not taken to the hospital. at this point, they are not saying would wa

michael phelps involved in a car accident. where it happened and what police are saying now. >>> a lifeguard accused of biting a child, what the boy's mother is saying about the incident. >>> and the battle of the beltway. the ravens kickoff preseason football against the red skin rivals. >>> good morning. it's friday, august 14th. i'm patrice harris. >>> we are headed into the weekend. will we like our weekend weather? meteorologist steve fertig is here to fill us in on those details. good morning, receive. >> good morning, i tell you what, as long as you can deal with the humidity, patrice, you should like the weekend weather. >> i will plan to have a big afro. >> heat and humidity is what is on the way and a big afro, too. let's see what is happening out there, maybe not to me. 73 degrees is where we start today. it's a mild start once again. humidity will be on the increase through the day. you can see the showers moving to the south of us, staying pretty much there. that is where it will be focused southeast because the s

: once -- was the accident handled differently because phelps was involved. >> we knew it was michael phelps and we knew it was going to get media scrutiny and we had our best people on it. >> reporter: phelps certainly got a lot of attention, especially after winning a record 14 olympic gold medals but he has had his share of unwanted press outside of the pool. in 2004 he got a dui after a trooper pulled him over on the eastern shore. and this year a photo of phelps smoking marijuana led usa swimming to suspend him for three months. >> this about celebrity, not about treating everyone the same. >> reporter: the attention for a car crash was not routine, not with michael phelps behind the wheel. >> that was mike hill again reporting. phelps is scheduled to be back at practice this week. he earned five golds and a silver over eight days earlier this month. >>> we have had nice weather out there, topper. things going to continue? it will get a little hot over the weekend but it is august. we can handle that. and a a nice week to be in the mountains or the beach. the same forecast across the bo

michael phelps refused treatment at the scene. his coach spoke to lowell melser today and said phelps was shaken, but not hurt. >> there was a fender bender, and we were concerned depor everyone's health and glad everyone came out ok. >> police say phelps was cooperative with the investigation, even telling officers on the scene that he drank a beer about an hour and 15 minutes before the crash. police said he showed no signs of being drunk and there was no need for a field sobriety test. it wasn't until further investigation officers realized they would have to cite phelps as well. >> police say phelps was driving without a license and failed to establish residency in maryland within a year of coming back. >> he's been overseas a lot. it could be an oversight. the -- >> the citations carried no fines, but he will have to go before a judge. >> i think mentally he's a little shaken, but he's fine. >> police say the other driver, amanda virkus, will be fined with failure to observe a traffic signal and fined $180. police say phelps'

we discover the driver behind the wheel of this crunched up escalade was olympic hometown hero michael phelps. >> he had nothing to do with the cause of the accident. >> reporter: police say phelps was heading home from penn station when his suv slammed into a honda accord investigators say ran a red light, an account verified bay witness. >> she was not aware at the time of the accident that the accident involved michael phelps. >> reporter: the female driver of the honda was taken to shock trauma for neck and back pain while police questioned phelps on the scene, paying close attention to his behavior. >> were his eyes glossy? was his speech slurred, did he smell like alcohol. >> reporter: although phelps did admit to having one beer more than an hour before the accident, police say the situation did not warrant a breathalyzer test. the 24-year-old swimmer is not off the hook. >> mr. phelps will be cited for failure to carry a valid driver's license, and a $40 citation for not establishing residency in the state of maryland after a year. >> reporter: even though phelps purchased a fells poi

eight-time olympic gold medalist michael phelps gets set to face eight-time olympic gold medalist michaelphelps gets set to face the man that almost since re/max first opened its doors back in 1973, we've helped millions of families buy or sell a home. through good times and bad, including five previous recessions, re/max agents have provided the kind of experience america relies on to get the job done. today, in the worst housing market most of us have ever seen, that experience is more important than ever. find out what re/max can do for you. nobody sells more real estate than re/max. >>> do you remember this olympics moment? beijing, 2008, the 100 meter butterfly looked like the serbian singer was going to take the gold but in this very last stroke, michael phelps surged ahead touching the wall first by just 0.01 of a second. itching for a rematch, that showdown will happen today at the world swimming championships in rome, and rowdy gaines will be watching all the action for nbc sports. rowdy, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, amy. >> what a moment that was nearly a year ago. t

. >>> we are learning more about the car crash involving michael phelps. this evening police explain why both phelps and the other driver are getting citations. eyewitness news is live near the scene of the crash. kelly mcpherson spoke with a witness and has details from the police report. >> reporter: vic, that report says that michael phelps' right ankle was hurting after the crash here at this intersection. police have not found him at fault but he is getting a citation. a car accident turns news worthy with a superstar involved. wjz is the only station to capture michael phelps giving his police statement minutes after he smashed into another car. >> michael phelps was the only person who went to her and asked how she was, opened the passenger side door, leaned in. he was the only taintive person. everybody else was taking pictures of him with their cell phones. >> reporter: police cite the other driver with failure to obey a traffic signal, carrying a $180 fine and three points on her license. police say she ran the red light. police are relying on one

he's being treated at shock trauma. >>> new details released in the car crash involving michael phelps. police say phelps didn't cause the accident but is getting a citation anyway. >> reporter: a car accident turns news worthy with a superstar involved. wjz is the only station to capture michael phelps giving his police statement minutes after he crashed into another car. >> reporter: michael phelps was the only person who went to her and asked how she was. opened the passenger side door, leaned in, he was the only attentive person. everybody else was taking pictures of him with their cell phones. >> reporter: the other driver was given a ticket for failure to obey a traffic device. she ran the red light. police are relying on one witness testimony who they say during the interview didn't know yet that phelps was involved in the accident. the olympian is being charged for never establishing residency. >> it could be an oversight, but something he'll have to address with the court. >> he had one beer two hours before the accident. something police had to check out. >> it was a process.

michael phelps with as in a car accident last night in downtown last night. once again, phelps was not injured in that accident, but the other female driver of the honda accord was shaken up and taken to an area hospital as a precaution. now, two passengers in phelps' car were not injured as well. phelps has been interviewed by police, and authorities say that alcohol was not a factor in this crash. here's what local folks had to say this morning about that accident. we hope to have more information on that stuff that everybody had to say. we're having some technical difficulties this, but meanwhile, police are still investigating this crash to find out exactly what happened. reporting live in loch raven, sherrie johnson, abc 2 news. >>> did you take a second to remember matt stover? for the first time in ravens history, he wasn't out there. joe flacco went right down the field. offensive line went huge. troy smith went well. rice and lewis ran great receivers and their moments. tavarus gooden was real good. great to see him back in uniform. gregg madison, th

police and alcohol was not a factor in this accident. >> one of the drivers of the vehicle was michael phelps. another was a female driver transported to the hospital as a precaution opinion mr. phelps did not complain of any injuries. we asked the investigation unit and central district to investigate this. they are literally interviewing mr. phelps, witnesses, and passengers of the vehicles. >> reporter: phelps won eight gold medals at the beijing olympics. usa swimming suspeed him earlier this year after a british tabloid published a picture of him using a marijuana pipe. officials investigated that, but there was not enough evidence to charge him. meanwhile, police are still investigating this crash that happened last night to find out further details about it. we're here at the 7-eleven here to talk to people and get their reaction. sherrie johnson, abc 2 news. >> thank you, sherrie. >>> it doesn't count but yeah it does, because we won. the ravens looked good in the preseason opener against the redskins. couldn't push it in at first but they did later putting the ravens up, 13-0. the of

involving michael phelps. a woman is hurt. michael phelps was not hurt. we're live in downtown baltimore. keith daniels, fox 45 news "late edition". . >> first on fox tonight. 9-year-old claims he was bitten by a 17-year-old lifeguard at the aquatic center in west baltimore. shaun said it happened july 31, two weeks later the scarrings are still there. after getting nowhere with recreation and parks, his mother filed a report with the department of juvenile services. they told her the lifeguard was already on probation. they could only be forced to write the teenager a letter of apology. >> it is not very good thing to do to a 9-year-old because he is a little bit younger than you, and you are almost a full grown adult. >> a spokesperson from recreation and parks said fingerprints and backgrounds checks are done on all employees. but offense does not preclude from you working on the department. while the case is under investigation, the lifeguard is still working at the aquatic center. >> the 17-year-old accused of shooting a 5-year-old girl may have been

not only michael phelps' coach but all the coaches have a lot of say-so in the sport.hey said, this can't be done anymore. we're going to stop it and start pulling our athletes oust meets. therefore, they had to come up with this decision. my problem, will it hurt the sport later on down the line when the world records aren't broken, because a lot of the world records will be set and set for generations to come. >> your opinion, these records that have been set have been primarily because of the suit. once banned they may last a phenomenal amount of time? people won't be able to match the speed? >> reporter: i don't think there's any question about it. take, for example, the 400 freestyle for women, pell greeny, italians, wednesday 3:59. and 4:09 held 19 years. literally impossible for an athlete to go, in the suits they've started to say that's the type of say it's they're going to wear, for a generation, which means 15 to 20 years at least for some of these records. >> reporter: rowdy gaines, swimsuits aside, michael phelps aside, you know you're always welcome on th

the air bag of michael phelps inflated.taken to the hospital as a precaution. we have video of him in an ambulance giving a statement to the police but he did not suffer any injuries. police trying to determine what caused the crash. alcohol does not appear to be a factor. >>> stay with wjz, maryland's news station, making money on twitter, some are taking their tweets to the bank. how they're doing it. >>> millions are loving twitter, and some are tweeting for dollars. >> it's a really cool product, and it's relevant to my readers. so i said hey, why not? >> and we'll warn you about the many scams. >>> and it's 40 years since the baby boomers gathered for woodstock and became part of their generation's defining moment. >> no one, including the promoters, anybody going to it anybody performing at it had any idea that that weekend was going to be as big as it was. >> we'll go back to the garden "early" this friday, august 14th, 2009. >>> welcome back to "the early show," everybody. great, great, great crowd on hand. >> both

>> we knew it's michael phelps. and we knew it was going to get a lot of public scrutiny and national interest. so we had our best people on it. it&that includes the commissioner. >> reporter: phelps certainly gets a lot of attention, especially after getting a record 14 gold medals. and this year, a photo of phelps, smoking marijuana, led usa swimming to suspend him for three months. >> this is about celebrity. not about treating him the same. >> the car crash was certainly not routine. not with michael phelps behind the wheel. >> reporter: live here again, the skid marks at the scene. michael phelps was taking a bit of a break from swimming for a few days. he'll be back frapraing in the pool next week. once again, this was not his fault. according to police. >>> wjz is always on. you can watch the video of phelps at the crash scene, now at wjz.com. >>> at this hour, howard county police prisoner is on the loose. after assaulting the deputy and escaping while wearing handcuffs and leg irons. suzanne collins is live

i'm going to beat him. >> reporter: he barely lost the gold medal to michael phelps last august in beijing by a mere fraction of a second. >> i feel like i was there first. >> reporter: today's rematch had phelps, the 14-time olympic gold medalist as the underdog. >> there's cavic as expected. has the lead at the turn. >> reporter: cavic had the best time in the preliminaries also sportd the controversial polyurethane swimsuit that helped break dozens of records here, he even offered to buy phelps one to make it a fair match. phelps didn't need it. >> cavic settles for silver again. unbelievable. >> reporter: he popped out of the water like a man on fire. even tugging on his swimsuit to make a point. the prerace taunts he said got him swimming. >> the only thing it does for me is fire me up, i've always welcomed them in the past and in the present and future. >> reporter: >> reporter: n defeat, cavic was humble. >> he's the comeback king. he can do it off. there's nothing this man can't do in swimming. if i have to lose, i'm most happy to lose to him. >> reporter: before today's showdown,

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why michael phelps is not to blame. >> an escapee on the loose. how he got away and how he attacked a sheriff's deputy. >> high pressure is in control for the weekend. what it means for your outdoor plans in the sky watch forecast. >> what you have not seen on television, and the. >> and the president is on the road again. fighting back for the health care plan. what happened at a townhall meeting today in the state of montana. >> live in high definition, from wbff tv in baltimore, this is fox 45 news at 10:00. >> hello, i am jeff barnd. >> and i am karen parks. michael phelps involved in a crash in downtown baltimore. and tonight police have released the report. they say it was not his fault. >> apparently it is the other driver. still both will indeed be cited. keith daniels is live at the scene of the accident last night with more. >> jeff, back at the corner of north calvert and east biddle. people that lived in the neighborhood call it a dangerous intersection. and, of course, michael phelps is one of the latest victims. he was coming from pe

>> we knew it was michael phelps. and we knew there would be public scrutiny and national interest, so we had our best people on it. >> reporter: phelps certainly gets a lot of the attention after winning 14 gold medals. but he has also had his share of unwanted press. after a dui in 2004. and this year, a photo of phelps smoking marijuana led to a suspension for three months. >> this is about a celebrity. it's not about treating everybody the same. >> reporter: the attention for a car crash was certainly not routine. not with michael phelps behind the wheel. >> reporter: you can see the skid marks there. once again, that police report reveals that michael phelps told police he had one beer around 7:30. they do not believe he was drunk. he was cited for fating to carry his driver's license. and to maintain a residence here in maryland. he had a michigan driver's license with him at the time. more details to come at 11:00. for now, we're live in mount vernon, mike hellgren, wjz eyewitness news. >> thank you very much.

plus michael phelps.someone angered him, and when yo >> the ravens said all the right things, kept their thoughts at a distance as far as derrick mason was concerned, but deep down they believed he would return. just give him space, and he'll come back. after 2 1/2 weeks, mason did just that showing up saturday saying he's ready to play football. mason will join later today and clearly he -- he will deliver his trademark decision giving newcomers something to think about. his defense is always a priority, and he has a unique reputation around the league. >> given the dunst to be around this defense as ever as i've been around baltimore, i know that this city, that's pretty much the -- what this city represents, when you go anywhere in the country, they ask you about the wire and the ravens' defense, so i'm part of them now. >> and no doubt happy to be part of the latter. half of that class wearing read. solo shot off hernandez. red sox up 1-0. aubri hill not able to -- aubry hill not able to answer. shut

our hometown hero olympic champ michael phelps.ss 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 looking at that tomorrow. >> to level the playing field, shaq will only swim 50 meters. michael will swim a longer distance to be revealed tomorrow night. >> reporter: the handicap is not lowing shaq off his game getting in on a challenge to another of baltimore's best athletes for next season's

it's free to the public. >>> michael phelps grabs another gold medal. this time as the free style relay team. phelps ran start, his teammate ryan lochie hear will do the finish. and they do it in record time. phelps celebrates with his teammate. >>> tonight in los angeles, maryland daredevil travis pestrana sizes up a trick as his nervous mom watches. pestrana his attempt on a complicated jump lands up short. he landed hard on his back. it looks scary, mom got out there just fine. travis was able to get up without serious injury. said he just had a sore backside. and we must remind you, don't this fiber? i'd had my fill. then i found miralax. and miralax relieves constipation with no bloating, no excess gas, no taste, no grit. you'll see. it's clearly different. announcer: restore your body's natural rhythm with miralax. dr. scholl's back pain relief orthotics with shockguard technology give you immediate relief that lasts all day long. dr. scholl's. pain relief is a step away. >>> what is pope benedict have in common with elton john and snoop dog? well

. >> police say michael phelps collided with a woman driving a honda. kerry cavanaugh has the details. >> the accident happened around 9:00 last night in mount vernonon where it brought everything to a screeching halt, so to speak. you can see two cars blocking traffic. it was on west calvert and east biddie streets. even though he wore a ravens t-shirt, he was easily recognizable as michael phelps. police say he was driving a cadillac escalade and collided with a honda. >> we'll look at everything, whether alcohol was a factor, red lights. >> police say they do not believe alcohol was a factor in that crash. phelps and his waffers were not injured -- passengers were not injured, according to police. the woman in the honda was taken to the hospital as a precaution. you will hear later from someone in the neighborhood who says crashes are common at that intersection and why. >> a fatal hit-and-run case involving a bike livet lift. -- bicyclist. police say they don't believe the driver knew what was happened. yates was killed after the truck drove away. h

-- >> shaq will take on michael phelps for a taping of his new tv show "shaq vs." >>> it's really a cool show. >> but michael slips through the water so silently. i can't see shaq going in so quietly. >> gives a new means to the term "can on ball many." >>> project run way -- takes up and coming fashion designers that basically turn a few of them into household names. >> two who jet run way alums coming up to talk about an all- star event that kicks off their new season. you will definitely want to stay tuned. san teen no rice and jeffrey sabilius join us. children has traffic. what is up with hurricane bill this morning? i'll have the latest details for you when we come back. . >>> flip-flops, khaki shorts, and a comfortable hat and that is is it. you have to dress for the weather, this morning. does that look humid or what? there is no rain on radar. it's just a humid, steamy morning. >> 73 degrees right now, 94% humidity, barometer 29.93, pretty much holding steady, ocean city, 81, 74 -- 72elkin. 72 westminster. 74 clump, dc, 75. this big funnel system moving toward us from the t

it had to do with sunday's match between michael phelps and shaquanda. shaquille o'neal. >> that ought to be pretty interesting. >> who you putting your money on? >> at least shaq has bigger feet. >>> so what's the saying? no good deed goes unpunished? two best buy employees step up trying to stop bandits from robbing the store. how the move cost them both their jobs. >> how do you continue to support this policy as obama does. >> on what planet do you spend most of your time? >> the debate over healthcare reform. see how one democratic lawmaker took on opponents at an angry town hall meeting. >> reporter: i'm alex demetrick. coming up, testing the h1n1 flu vaccine on those most likely to spread it. >>> showers and storms possible through the end of the week. the complete first warning forecast coming up next. >>> it is 75 degrees and mainly clear in central maryland. the complete first warning forecast is coming up. >>> but first, an air traffic controller was joking about barbecuing a dead cat minutes before the midair collision over the hudson river.

it involved michael phelps, the swimmer. phelps and his two passengers are okay this morning after this crash. they were in the swimmer's cadillac escalade. the woman driving the other car involved went to the hospital as a precaution. police did not issue any tickets at the scene. >> a local facility where venus and serena williams have taught children tennis could be forced to close its doors. the southeast tennis and learning center on mississippi avenue in southeast washington got an eviction notice. jackie bensen has more on its fightoop sy taen. >> reporter: the eviction notice was served at the tennis and learning center in the 700 block of mississippi avenue southeast. it states the founding organization, the recreation wish list committee, has 30 days to vacate the building. >> i'm hurt. >> reporter: the notice so upset founder cora masters berry she choked back tears as she spoke about creating the facility for a public/private partnership ten years ago. >> this is my reason for living. this is my mission. this is

. >> michael phelps accident. tonight who is at fault. pictures you only see first on fox. >>> tough questions at town hall. hear from one woman who didn't get to ask her. >> congress lock out here i come. i'm going to speak my piece. >> bracing for another heat wave. how high the temperatures go in my sky watch forecast. >> clothing that cause these dolls to be pulled from store shelves. >>> michael phelps is recovering after crashing downtown baltimore. olympic gold medal swimmer wrecked the suv in a collision last night. >> tonight baltimore city police say the other driver was at fault. keith live at the scene of the accident with the very latest tonight. what can you tell us. >>reporter: well we are live at the corner of north calvert and east meddle street. people who live in the neighborhood call it a dangerous intersection. they say car accidents happen here frequently and of course the latest crash involved michael phelps. now police say a woman driving a honda accord ran a red light and crashed into phelps cadillac escalade suv.

he'll be performing against michael phelps. me he didn't want to use the ocean -- and he has a pair of speedo trunks waiting. >> i was watching baltimore's own michael phelps, watching him swim and break all the records. so the question was posed to me, if i swim one way and he swim down the back could i wheat -- beat him? i said yes, as competitive as i am. we'll see. for me it's the ultimate cross training, going up against the greatest athletes in the world. >> he told me his speedo trunks, very large. the show airs tuesday nights here on abc2. another swimming note, did you hear our olympian katie hoff is leaving the pool and going to fullerton, california to train for the next olympics? >>> we'll start the 6:00 news. stay with us. exclusive look at our weather now. here we are at fallston, 73 degrees. >>> thursday morning, august 20th. i'm jamie costello. megan and justin will be both back monday morning. >>> the weather in a moment. first the headlines. a gentleman looks right into our camera and says yeah, i did it. we'r

plus -- a shaq attack trying to beat olympic star michael phelps at his own game. why the big man is training his basketball shorts for speedoes! and having trouble getting back to work? land that new job is right at your fingertips. we'll explain. >> another muggy one for us but >>> checking headlines around the nation now, just weeks after a deadly shooting in pittsburgh, at a health club, the gym doors have reopened. it was back to business today at the l.a. fitness center. earlier this month a man opened fire at the gym killing three women before taking his own life. four women were also hurt in the shooting. >>> several inmates are recovering tonight after a near takeover in a prison. you're looking at the kentucky, central kentucky prison. inmates rioted and set two buildings on fire last night. several police emergency and fire agencies were around the area arrived on scene to help get that situation under control. no prison guards were hurt. >>> and heavy rains and rising water are causing evacuations in vermont. thunderstorms dropped more than an inch of r

police are citing michael phelps for driving with an expired out of state license. no one was hurt in that crash. >>> this sunday on 60 minutes michael vick sits down for his first interview since leaving prison. it was taped before the quarterback signed with the philadelphia eagles. james brown asked michael vick if he felt after two years behind bars he is ready to play? >> two years is not a long time. i still run just as fast and throw the ball just as far as i did before i left. still have the same quickness. i know how i feel when i'm in tip top condition and i train now and i never trained before. >> the interview is sunday night at 7:00 p.m. right here on channel 9. >>> coming up in sports hear what michael vick had to say today when he was officially introduced by the eagles. >>> bob mcdonald isn't virginia's governor but judging from issues being raised you might think he was. the republican candidate spent this evening trying to convince latinos that they should throw their weight behind his campaigns. andrew stack had a few questions for mcdonald himself

michael phelps, the world swimming championships. part of the 400 medley relay. he swam the butterfly leg and swam it expertly, as you'd expect. and down the stretch, team u.s.a. just blowing it away, getting the job done and well beyond record fashion. better than they did in beijing so michael phelps at the world championship, pretty good. five gold medals, one silver. of course the fact he had a silver was maybe bigger news than the five gold he won at all. tiger woods and fred funk each won their own turnments by a total of 20 under par. that's a look at sports. i'm pete gilbert. have a great day. >> michael phelps making a statement there. >> yeah. >> 5:26. 70 degrees. coming up in the next half-hour of 11 news today -- >> the baltimore county council is considering speed cameras. details are straight ahead. >> i'm brook hart in washington. now confirmation that a downed navy pilot from the first gulf war has been found so what happened? i'll have that story coming up. >> and a much different story on h.d. doppler today than yesterday. things are quieting do

. >>> michael phelps grabs another gold medal.

. >>> a crash involving olympic gold medalist michael phelps was not his fault, according to baltimore city police. police say the other driver ran a red light. the crash happened at the intersection of biddle and calvert streets near downtown. police say the female driver was heading north when she went through the red light and slammed into phelps' suv. she was taken to the hospital after saying she had neck and back pain. phelps and his two passengers were not hurt. police say alcohol did not play a role in the crash. >>> tonight police in anne arundel county are asking for your help in finding a robbery suspect. the robbery happened around 3:30 yesterday afternoon at the chevy chase bank at 2063 west street in annapolis. police say a man entered a bank and passed a note to the teller demanding money. the suspect then escaped in a dark-colored four-door vehicle. >>> eunice kennedy shriver was laid to rest today in massachusetts. special olympics athletes led this morning's funeral procession for shriver who founded the game. shriver was the sister of president john f. kennedy and se

. >> police say that michael phelps was not at fault in a car accident in which she was involved. that accident happened last night in mount vernon. police say that phelps was driving north when it collided with a carpet of the other driver ran a red light. we are live with the latest on that. >> police have not released the accident report in this case, but they are providing a little bit of information did they have confirmed that michael phelps was not at fault in this crash, rather blaming the other female driver saying that she ran a red light and she was the one that caused the crash. >> it was just before 9:00 on thursday night michael phelps was headed east in his cadillac escalate and an unidentified woman was headed northbound in a honda accord. police go on to say that the woman ran a red light and collided with phelps. the woman was reportedly a shaken up by police and was taken to a hospital as a precaution. phelps refused medical treatment at the scene as he spoke to investigators. police say alcohol was not a factor in the crash. 11 news spoke exclusively with phelp

. >>> olympic swimming champ michael phelps has been involved in a car accident but he was not hurt. phelps was driving in baltimore last night when his cadillac escalade and another car collided. police say alcohol was not a

thursday night's crash was not michael phelps fault.ice will cite him for not having a maryland driver's license. the driver of the other car, amanda virkus, will be cited for failure to observe a red light and causing an accident. >> authorities are searching for a prisoner accused of assaulting a howard county sheriff's deputy and escaping. devin champagne was being arrested for burglary, but he used the hand cuffs to attempt to strangle the deputy and then limed out a window. >> baltimore county police are investigating an accident in middle river. sky cam was over that scene in route 40. three vehicles were involved. two drivers were taken to bay view hospital. there is no word on the extent of their injuries or who police believe will be at fault. >> this happened at about 3:00 in the afternoon yesterday. three people had to be rushed to the hospital, one taken by a helicopter. no word on their condition. >> baltimore county police are investigating a disturbing case of animal abuse. they have charged three people for torturing and

. >> and what police now say about michael phelps' latest acciden michael phelps' latest accident. ♪e who of course i would love be my boyfriend, mark wahlberg. >> what would your fiancee say about that? >> he would say don't talk to me. i never liked him as markey mark. he's so hot now. he was on the set of his new thursday. fighter" this past of course mark wahlberg, it's an action film. they brought in a smoke machine for atmosphere and apparently he breathed in too much. he had to be rushed to the hospital. apparently he woke up the following morning gasping for breath. he was taken to maachusetts general hospital and he was hooked up to a breathing machine to clear up his lungs. so a very frightening situation. the movie he was shooting was "the fighter i hadn't heard abo that new movie. they're saying he's okay now but a scary situation. >> the things he does for his art. now he's breathing in the smoke. way back when he wore those derpants just to further his art. >> i don't make fun of kim kardashian. i let you have your fantasies. let me have mine. >> michael phelps. another

michael phelps swam the third leg. u.s. finished the world in style. for phelps, his fifth goal of the championships. that's your early look at sports on "early today." i'm fred roggin. >> thank you, fred. >>> she's an expert at biting the hands that feed her. your early morning entertainment headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus, it's the kind of sight that when you see it you would be excused for rubbing your eyes in disbelief. you're watching "early today." >>> welcome back on this monday morning. hope you had a nice weekend. you can leave that umbrella at home, give it a rest for the day. from boston, new york, d.c., philly, baltimore, chicago and detroit, you should be dry during the day today. the areas that have the umbrella, tallahassee, savannah, orlando. everybody in the deep south. tuesday, two good summer days in a row. most locations very warm. well, if you're watching channel 3 in cleveland, ohio, discover how human beings have adapted and continue to evolve at the cleveland museum of natural history exhibit, surviving the body of evidenc

athlete takes sleights more personally and then makes the antagonist pay a heavier price than michael phelps. the world championships in rome. the 100 fly, the antagonist was milorad cavic. phelps beat him by 1/1 hundred of one second at beijing. phelps responded with a new world record and a definitive victory. >> the only thing it has done for me as fire me up. i have always welcomed those in the past. i will welcome them in the present and future. it motivates me to no end and i love it. >> the orioles need another starter this coming tuesday. they're consideringbrian maddis -- considering brian maddis. back and forth against the red sox. huff a two-run shot. we go to the seventh. youkilis with two outs. third home run allowed in the game. the orioles dropped the opener 6-5. stay with us. >> here is a look of the stories we're working on. police are investigating a shooting involving one of the run. what officers say there were forced to shoot the suspect. derrick mason and his retirement. he is back with the ravens. pete gilbert will have the details tonight. >> we're looking at a few st