i know this is very dear to monique. i have had those discussions come as i was a city administrator. even our current city administrator gets in those prolonged discussions on whether we can really deliver on things or not. at the end, we have these moments where we can say we are delivering on those promises. i know this is the third time that we have tried to get a cruise ship terminal to the pork. not only are we finishing that cruise ship terminal which is so now able to future generations, $40 million to protect business every year after this is constructed, 300 ongoing new jobs, but this is also designed with the northeast wharf plaza, another invitation to our waterfront. it is so important to our state land, our partners on the waterfront, that we honor the lifelong commitment that we have that a port should bring more people to the waterfront to experience things, and that we have done it in the right way with the right investments. so many reasons to celebrate this moment. again, it is an opportunity to thank

thank you, monique. here is a look at the latest numbers from bge. right now a total of 7317 people remain without power. 1,000 from the storm. 6,000 from new heat-related outages. in baltimore county there is more than 2,000 in the dark. baltimore city almost 800. and howard county there is still more than 600 customers still in the dark this evening. this heat wave is not only griping maryland. drew levinsohn reports that much of the country is baking during this summer sizzle. >> reporter: people from the midwest to the east coast sweated through another blistering day. >> hot. really hot. >> i'm completely drenched. >> reporter: temperatures soared above 100 degrees in several cities, including philadelphia, washington and st. louis. utility companies are stressed. >> the heat always gives us a challenge. we expect scattered outedges. >> reporter: the national weather service issued heat warnings for half the country. this heat wave has health officials very concerned. the new york health department has urged its residents to avoid staying outsid

we now have money -- monique from the comptroller's office. the main issue is the money that was obligated for the public enrichment fund, prop. h. if the money is deferred by $10 million over four years, what is the process of the city to fulfil its obligation to pay that money back to the school district? and i know how busy it is for the comptroller's office, so i really appreciate your presence here. >> good afternoon, commissioners and supervisors writ i am the -- i am from the comptroller's office. the comptroller has a responsibility to manage the budgeting for the public education enrichment fund and we are required, on an annual basis, to receive the plans from the school district, review the plans, how the money will be spent, what the performance measures are, what the actual performance is, and to make a recommendation to the board of supervisors to accept those plans. for the public, just as a matter of background, the public education enrichment fund was created for the charter in 2004. one-third of the funds goes to the first fi

monique griego has more on the impact. monique? >> reporter: well, vic, excitement over tomorrow's match-up is already building and fans from all over the world are expected to boost local businesses. it's not the football we're used to seeing at m&t bank stadium, but saturday, a faceoff between two european conference teams is expected to pack up the stands. the british invasion is bringing in two premier league teams, as seen here and liverpool. the fans come from all over the world for the gathering. >> baltimore is a growing fan base and always had huge supporters >> reporter: it's not the only business that will benefit. >> the game spins off to hotels and restaurants, beyond. >> reporter: the last match-up in 2010, around 30,000 30,000 tickets were sold and topped this year with 40,000. the growing sport popularity was evident at the park. the coaches put on a free soccer clinic, giving local kids the chance to practice. >> it was great to see them come out. >> i like it so much. it's my favorite game. >> reporter: in additio

monique griego is explaning why it's personal to ray monique? >> reporter: the cause that a teen has committed suicide. the family was there as he sent his message. constant harassment on social media sites drove grace to take her own life. >> upset by what happened to grace, the howard county teen's sister reached out to the favorite football player. >> you can feel the family's pain and in that situation; i felt that and it felt like they needed a voice out there. >> reporter: he's now working to spread an antibullying message. several thousand kids and parents. >> some of the kids look at me as a role model and if there's one or two kids in a crowd, you know, i impacted their lives. it's the first step in a process because it's something new we deal with as a society. >> reporter: get people to open up and talk about bullying and bring to light how widespread the problem is. >> it's a bigger problem than they used to be. a lot of kids at my school get hurt. >> reporter: they have a celebrity to show it's okay. they hope the story encourages a

has monique said, it is kind of like that gust of wind we will see in the race. this is continuing to be the competition we have in the world. we are in competition with london, shanghai, paris, on whether or not we will be that whether or not we will be that international city that competes

reporting live, monique griego, eyewitness news. >> all right. so, again, here's what we know right now the suspect is 24- year-old james holmes. he had four guns and 6,000 rounds of ammunition that he purchased on the internet. so far, 12 people are dead and 11 others in critical condition this morning. doctors are saying 70 more are still recovering. officers have a confirmed list of the victims and have started reaching out to families. stay with eyewitness news for complete coverage of this mass shooting. for the latest on the students, the victims and investigation, go to wjz.com. >>> back here, devastated baltimore family mourn as hero as another marylander dies in afghanistan. the 28-year-old rodriguez was killed by a roadside bomb. rodriguez was a ten year veteran on his second deployment to afghanistan. she served two tours in iraq. he is the fog of 3. >>> an outbreak of helptitis c is linked to a medical technician who worked at several hospitals here in maryland. doctors believe that 30 peel in new hampshire have contracted the virus.

monique griego learns the man may not face criminal charges for at least a week. monique? >> reporter: adam, that's because he's still undergoing a mental health evaluation. now, tonight, we are hearing more from those who knew him. and one friend describes him as a gentle jeafnlt >> reporter: early friday morning, s.w.a.t. teams raid an apartment at this complex. and what they found surprised everyone. >> it's shocking and scary. >> this close to home, it kind of shatters you. >> reporter: police confiscated an arsenal of guns and thousands of rounds of ammunition they say belonged to this man. 28-year-old neil edwin prescott. >> i think we were surprised by the amount and types of weapons inside that residence. >> reporter: police say prescott had called his supervisor at pitney bowes and threatened to go on a shooting rampage. wjz learned he was in the process of being on fire. >> the fact that he said, "i'm a joker, and i'm going to load my gun asks blow everyone up." >> the batman reference, setting off alarms for police, following the recent massacre in colorado. >>

palin next question is from monique. -- our next question is from monique. >> isn't that interesting? that is 29 years old. some parrots can live to be 100 years old. when they are starting to fluff up like that, something is going on. probably something is making your. feel uncomfortable. it is time to see if it and marion. -- probably something is making your parrot feel uncomfortable. it is time to see a veterinarian. if you have a question for doctor kim, good to our web said at wbaltv.com. send you questions to pet questions. coming up next, york maryland midday pick 3 and pick 4 lottery numbers. and we will get another check of the forecast. first, a look ♪ jimmy bond i'm done. my skin's so raw. try new gold bond friction defense stick. it soothes skin and reduces friction. thanks, jimmy. think gold bond. ♪ this stuff works >> we all know that the olympic athletes have to be in incredible shape. this is a pump up the addition of a double doctor busdecker bu. that is cool. now, your maryland midday pick 3 and pick 4 lottery numbers. the maryland lottery -- let yourself play! >> g

monique griego is live with more on the victim. monique. >> 21-year-old khalif richardson was pulled from a pond last night. emergency crews were called to an apartment complex on old stagecoach road, just before 9:00. a rescue boat and divers then entered the waters to search for a missing swimmer. they then used infrared equipment. richardson was pulled from the pond around 10:30 last night, and he was later pronounce -- pronounced dead at a hospital. >> an autopsy will determine how richardson died. >> it's hard to get a more perfect, late july day in maryland. outside, the sky is blue. humidity is low. temperatures close to normal. wjz has weather and traffic together. meteorologist bernadette woods is here with the updated numbers from first warning weather. bern, there's one thing i would change about today. >> okay. >> nothing. >> there you go. [ laughter ] >> beautiful day out there. really was. nice break with everything going on, with the sunshine around. the humidity, so low. we're going to show you the numbers to go alo

adam, back to you. >> monique griego live with us. wjz for complete coverage of this tragedy in aurora. for the very latest on the suspect and also, we're learning more information about the victims and the investigation. additional details at wjz.com. >>> so far, some rainstorms have been washing on our week. how long is the rain going to last? let's check in with meteorologist bernadette woods. she's got a look at live doppler radar. it's quieting down in the city a little bit tonight. >> it definitely is a way, wet start to the weekend. the first warning doppler radar shows a little drizzle out there. and then the drizzle is moving off to the east but fog is in the way, so a little more drizzle. as far as rainfall totals go, this takes it back to thursday when we get the heaviest amounts of rain but then four and a half inches crossed at 3.3 at b.w.i. marshall. you'd think that's mild for the evening here. 68 degrees. that's our high so far today. pretty incredible we've had this on top of us. we'll have the forecast coming up. >>

we're that debt -- bernadette woods is live, but let's start with monique. >> reporter: trees are taking out power lines. statewide, nearly 1 million people lost power, and that led the govern tore declare a state of emergency. >> reporter: a massive cleanup underway in baltimore county after heavy winds and rain pelted the neighborhood. >> very scary. >> reporter: hurricane-like wintdz took out power lines and trees that in turn crushed whatever was in their tracks. >> the crash was like a boom, like something fell out of the sky. >> reporter: this is what renie mills heard. somewhere underneath this tree are the remain of her neighbor's house. falling limbs nearly split it in 2 and trapping the neighbor inside. >> reporter: the neighbor suffered head trauma and broken bones. >> reporter: the house is condemned. and as if dealing with this damage wasn't enough, these homeowners are part of the 500,000 that lost power. >> we have trees down calls to gong in and verifying that there's wires that are sparking. >> reporter: bge says the restoration process will be lengthy. >> there are cust

monique griego, wjz eyewitness news. >> monique, thank you. stay with wjz for first warning weather coverage during this extreme heat. for the latest forecast updates, log onto wjz.com. >>> in prince george's county, a 12-year-old boy is charged with the beating death of a 4- year-old girl. the medical examiner says the little girl died if blunt force trauma. the 12-year-old suspect is being held at the chelten ham youth facility. >>> the neighborhood watch volunteer, accused of murdering a florida teenager, trayvon martin, could soon go free. randall pink ston reports for wjz. a judge has granted george zimmerman bail for a second time. >> reporter: a judge set bail for george zimmerman at $1 million. that's a lot more than the $150,000 bond he was released on in april. but the judge revoked that bond last month, after prosecutors said zimmerman and his wife misled the court about their finances. the couple didn't tell the court they had collected more than $100,000 in online donations. zimmerman's attorney said last week, he is hoping those

. >> thank you, monique. thank you for recognizing all of the partners that have been part of this. i would like to reiterate my appreciation to monique, her staff, the partnership with the port commission, their willingness to share in the leadership of this with so many agencies, dpw, the rest of the city, in building the consensus implementation phase of this. i also want to reiterate my appreciation. we have talked long and hard about what benefits the america's cup would bring to the city. this is one of the great opportunities where the physical aspect of that promise

that is because monique was not there before. she is here now. [applause] it is quite obvious to everyone here what is the fundamental reason of why we are going to get this facility. we are looking forward to record business here. we will get almost 50 calls from princess cruises in 2013- 14, which is our longest and most esteemed partner. that is a record. we have not had as many calls from them, such a large commitment, and certainly not as many guests coming through because of not only the number of a terminal in san francisco but calls but the number of passengers on each of the large ships they will bring in. they will be here, they will bring jobs to our partners around the city. they will bring excitement, they will show san francisco to first-timers' to the city. they will be able to view this and understand what san francisco is all about. most of all, they will do that in style because of the new facilities that are being built. thank you to all of our partners. we are excited to be here today. we look forward to the future. it is an i

monique griego, wjznews. >>> three people killed during the movie massacre in aurora, colorado are laid to rest. they highlighted their heroism and remembered the lives that were cut short. >> reporter: her home state's flag few in her honor. they gathered to celebrate the aspiring sportscaster's life. >> she will never stop amaze mimi as she lives on in our hearts and souls. there was a passion for hockey. and some laughter. especially when this video played showing her as an intern falling on the ice as she conducted her first interview. ghawi survived a deadly shooting in toronto last month. but was one of the 12 killed when james holmes opened fire inside the new batman movie in aurora, colorado. >> we will do what we can to remember them and just share their stories. >> reporter: her brother jordan ghawi. >> if he could have done this with this much hate. imagine what we could do with this much love. >> reporter: her family made it a point to remember the other victims. especially the ones who died protecting others. matt mcquinn was one of them. he was remembered in ohio. he died

monique griego join s us. it's going to be a heck of a day to be in the parking lot. >> reporter: it is. it's beautiful out here. the sun hasn't started just yet so it's still nice. we're live at the farmers market. 3:30 to 6:30 won't be that hot. they have fruit, vegetables, fresh flowers and at the end fresh bred. not only are they going to do a cooking cooking demonstration but tell -- cooking demonstration but tell us what they have at their farmers marke [ male announcer ] now at your neighborhood subway: the new santa fe steak melts. get extra grande flavor with the santa fe steak & bacon melt. juicy steak, crispy bacon, and melted cheese with creamy santa fe caesar. or try adding egg for a santa fe steak, bacon & egg melt -- a favorito for breakfast but muy bueno any time of day. get to your local subway and claim your steak today -- with new santa fe steak melts. subway. eat fresh. >>> good morning. now 74, 87% humidity. warm, humid, stuffy. barometer at 29.87. ocean city 77, 77 district, mid 70s easto

monique gray go, wjz eyewitness news. >> thank you very much. the fireworks will begin at 9:30 tomorrow night. >> a serial drunk driver convicted in a fatal hit and run all the john hopkins student wants a new hearing. thomas media and pleaded guilty to be taken in manslaughter in the 2009 fatal hit and run of mary m franco. our media partner, the baltimore sun, is reporting that he wants a hearing claiming he was pressured into a plea deal when the woman walked into the path of his truck causing the loss of her life. prosecutors have not yet commented on the request. >>> a 4-inch knife found by tsa agents, and now a woman is under arrest. this is the blade agency was hidden inside a calm and buried in a binder. the woman was trying to board a flight to atlanta when agents found in her carry-on bag. no flights were disrupted by the discovery. >> tonight president obama joins the nation in remembering a performer of extraordinary talent. andy griffith died today at the age of 86. he was the star of the stage and screen but he will always be remem

monique griego has the latest on what happened. monique?> reporter: and police say it started with a foot chase. but then the suspect reached into his pocket for a weapon. >> reporter: just before 6:00 this morning, police units swarmed this neighborhood in the 5100 block of arbutus avenue. after a 22-year-old man is shot and killed by a baltimore city police officer. investigators say the incident actually started a few blocks away, at this 7 eleven on belvedere avenue in reisterstown road. after someone called police and reported a man with a gun. >> saw someone matching the description. and it was a foot chase. >> reporter: one neighbor told us she ran into the house, after seeing the suspect flee from police. >> i saw this guy run from the alley, up to this street. then i saw the police car coming. >> reporter: when police finally caught up with the suspect, they say he reached into his pocket for what was later determined to be a semi automatic weapon. >>> at this point, the officer fired his weapon at least one time, shoot the suspect

yes, monique. >> two comments, if i may. first and foremost, i just want to make sure everybody in the room is aware that there will be america's cup events in 2012 during fleet week. that will create a lot of excitement and a lot of activities. and to that end, i want to make sure that we look at the refund plans, because the assets we normally have available will not be available, so we might want to have others identified. >> as part of the planning and the three exercises, we did raise those issues, monique. but thank you. president chiu. >> post exercise with briefings with my colleagues and i. we are getting dozens of suggestions every week on what the city is doing [inaudible] >> we would be happy to do that. they're not totally put together yes, correct? >> the first draft of the action is being released, they'll get feedback and we'll be able to release it formally once we get there. >> we will definitely do that. thank you. any other questions or comments? ok. then i'm going to turn it over to our resilience and re

i'm monique griego. coming up, we'll hear from the victims' families and why they're angry at police. >>> i'm alex demetrick. coming up, remembering sally ride, and what lives on after had her. that story as eyewitness news continues. stay it is 5:30. quoin degrees. storms in our region that we are tracking. good evening, everybody. thank you for staying with wjz eyewitness news. here are some of the stories people are talking about tonight. three people are shot and killed inside a northeast baltimore home. the house then burns to the ground. and one year later, police say they're at a dead end. wjz is live. monique griego has more on the efforts to keep the case alive. monique? >> mary, family members are working with police to keep attention on this case. but despite that, they still believe officers botched this investigation. >> reporter: it's a murder mystery that left a community shaken and two families devastated. >> we're really struggling to deal with the pain and the hurt that we have to deal

>> members, monique from the controller's office. we do set aside reserves based on appeals. we look at what the latest appeals of bent and we project those amounts -- and appeals have been and we project those amounts we estimate. supervisor chu: it is sort of like holding something in reserve, basically. money has been allocated for expenditure, and if we end up tapping into it, we have to cut back -- >> we actually reduce our revenue estimate based on that. supervisor chu: supervisor kim? supervisor kim: thank you. by the way, congratulations on getting down from 16,000 to 10,000 buying your backlog. there have been a series of e- mails from residents complaining about the length of time that it is taking for these assessments. i am wondering if you can address that? >> absolutely. your district in particular along with supervisor avalos and supervisor cohen's districts were there are a number of short sales in foreclosure is occurring, it will take longer. traditionally, it would be processed in rare between three to five months. by purchased a home that was on the market

i'm monique griego. coming up, what they are asking state lawmakers to do. >>> i'm mike schuh, at loch raven. and with your help, they're ready to go to the u.s. national triathlon. their story next. >>> a severe thunderstorm warning in effect. don't miss the updated first warning weather forecast with bob. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> partly sunny. 86 degrees in central maryland right now. the complete first warning weather forecast is coming up. animal advocates in maryland may get another chance to fight a ruling that labels pit bulls inherently dangerous. monique griego has more on what the breed supporters are hoping for in next month's special session. >> reporter: ever since the maryland court of appeals declared pit bulls and pit mixes inherently dangerous back in may, animal advocates have been fighting to stop the ruling. >> i was appalled, to be honest. >> reporter: they foster pit bulls for a local shelter. she says while the law is currently on hold its effects are already being felt. >> alrea

here's monique griego with the latest. >> good morning. bge says the restoration progress is taking so long because of damage like this. while crews are working nonstop, residents say it's hard not to get frustrated. >> for the past week bge and utility crews from across the country have been removing trees and repairing line. thousands of bge customers are facing another brutally hot weekend without service. >> it's just heat. there's no way to cool off. >> i can't store no food. i had to give it away. >> lamont brooks will likely fork over more cash for a hotel room rather than sit and bake. >> it's rough. it's wipeing out my account. >> bge says the lengthy repair process is due to the hurricane like damage. it's restored power to 98% of its customers but 11,000 are still waiting. >> when i saw the light i was like thank god. >> shirley tin dal had never been so happy to see her porch line on. she turned on her ac for the first time in a week but says she still can't stay here. despite the ongoing headache residents say they appreciate

monique griego has more on what it needs to be part of their team. >> reporter: when a storm destroys a neighborhood, along with police and neighborhoods, the red cross is there. >> any event where people need assistance, we respond toyota. >> reporter: richard has been volunteering for almost 7 years with red cross and during that time, helped countless people affected by floods, fires and other disasters. >> in some sense, we're all adrenaline junkies and i think that's part of the allure, at least for me. >> reporter: you never know when disaster is going to strike and these unpredictable events can put a strain on volunteers so more is always needed with the emergency food, service, clothing and counseling. >> you have to be earnest to help. you'll be trained in whatever skills you need. >> reporter: while it's not easy, it's rewarding. >> the best way to put for me is that i feel better on the way home than i do on the way out. >> reporter: monique griego, wjz eyewitness news. >> for more information on how to be a volunteer, go to wjz.com and look for the story in the local news

reporting from the inner harbor, monique griego, wjz eyewitness news. >> the official numbers aren'tin yet. about 200,000 people were expected to return. >>> the oriels head down to take on the angels. chris tilman was called up yesterday to start. he had the best start of his career. he allowed two hits and nearly finished the complete game. the oriels meet the mariners 4-2. they're now seven games over 500 half way through the season. >> the oriels are hot and so is the weather. >>> take a look at the forecast real quick and then we want to jump to ron. sun gnu to partly cloudy -- sunny to partly cloudy, 98 is high. it's going to feel more like 103. after the break your first warning details of oh forecast temperatures of 104 on saturday. those details you don't want to hear coming up >> yeah. >>> how about them o's, bud? >> reporter: it's so hot it will melt your pop sickle. >> there you go. when wiz -- was the last time you thought to yourself i have to throw om oriels gear on -- some oriels gear on and represent? >> reporter: i'm glad you theyed. you seem more -- i'm glad you sa

monique griego joins us. >> i've been watching this over your shoulder. i'm smiling too. >> what are you doing? >> reporter: well, obviously i'm riding an elephant. >> not so obviously until now. >> reporter: i'm sorry. i didn't know what you guys could see. if you knew the courage it took me to get on wrinkles here, but wrinkles is only part of the circus that has rolled into white marsh mall. she seems to be very nice. i would told don't pet her so i will not. coming up, more from the circus and what they'll be doing here this week. we'll be right back. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> good morning. here's that sunrise i'm talking about. it was beautiful. we've got some high clouds off the east. right now it is to the point where you walk outside and instead of it willing -- being pretty, you can feel the heat. 80 degrees, feels more like 83. 69% hued -- humidity. the barm ster is at -- barometer is at 29.84. oakland and cumberland 68 and 80, 81 easton, packs river and ocean city 82, 80 columbia and rock hall, 76 westminster. here's this frontal boundary whic

reporting from the inner harbor monique griego. >> the fire works show will begin around 9:30 tonighttoday a serial drunk driver convicted in the hit and run death of a john hopkins university student is asking for a new hearing. last year thomas beakon pleaded guilty. now he is having for a new -- he is asking for a new hearing, claiming he was pressured into a plea deal he did not want. prosecutors have not commented on his request. >>> from holiday wood to may ber -- hollywood to may berry, americans are remembering andy griffith this morning. >> there was no mistaking the theme to the andy griffith show and no mistaking the charm of its star. andy griffith played andy tay -- taylor. the straight man to comic don knox and tv father to a young ron howard. >> me would call me youngen. youngen, over here. >> how ard says he learned a lot from griffith, a man who elevated elevate his show. >> he was more -- elevated his show. >> it was more of a sit come dad. >> griffith first hit it big in feature films. it was may berry that made him a household name. >> griffith earned a star on hol

>> monique, thanks. internal investigations are under way in both of those shootings. >>> after a two-year study, state school leaders are one step closer to banning zero tolerance policies in all maryland schools. wjz is live. gigi barnett has the latest to keep them in class. >> reporter: state school leaders started their zero tolerance policy back in 1999, shortly after the columbine shooting. but today, they say it's time to wipe that code out. >> last year, 15-year-old mick stubing committed suicide. it happened shortly after he was suspended from wt woods high school in fairfax, virginia. he purchased the legal pill on campus and school leaders sent him home. his parents blame the school for his death. and they want to rethink the zero tolerance policies. >> reporter: maryland school leaders here reworked their discipline code. and last night, school leaders approved the new code. >> it's gotten too punitive, too criminal in its orientation. >> reporter: nick's case was not the only one parents th

monique griego explains what city and county leaders want to know. >> kai, their main concern is how we can be better prepared for another storm. but they also want more done to prevent heat-related deaths. >> reporter: heavy rain and hurricane-like winds. destroyed neighborhoods and left millions without power across the mid-atlantic. >> it was hot. it was terrible. >> reporter: viola bowers lost service for several days. but in this neighborhood off lake avenue, the damage was even worse. and homeowners were in the dark for a week or longer. >> people who drove around said this was like it was the epicenter. >> reporter: now, city and county leaders are asking bge and pepco, one main question. >> what else can they be doing to prepare us better, when these instances occur? >> reporter: baltimore county executive kevin cam nit is one of several leaders for maryland's largest jurisdictions to sign off on a letter to the public service commission. in it, they asked the psc to press the companies on several issues, including how to prevent such widespread outages. and whether their sta

monique griego has more on what city and county leaders want to know. >> reporter: their main concern is how we can be better prepared for another storm. but they also want more to be done to prevent heat-related deaths. >> reporter: heavy rain and hurricane-like winds. destroyed neighborhoods and left millions without power across the mid-atlantic. >> oh, it was hot. itterrible. >> reporter: viola bowers lost service for several days. but in this neighborhood off lake avenue, the damage was even worse. and homeowners were in the dark for a week or even longer. >> people who drove around said it was like the epicenter. >> now, city and county leaders are asking bge and pep co, one main question. >> what else can they be doing to prepare us better, when these instances occur? >> reporter: baltimore county executive kevin kamenetz is one of seven leaders from baltimore's largest jurisdiction to sign off on a letter to the public service commission. in it, they ask the psc to press the companies on several issues, including how to prevent such widespread outages. and whether their staffi

back to you. >> monique, thank you. anyone with information on this case is asked to call baltimore city police. >>> a baltimore man already serving a 60-year prison sentence for murder gets a life sentence for another murder. 25-year-old dante jeetdy -- jeter was convicted for killing a well known anne arundel county dentist. he was hired by his cousin to carry out the crime. she has also been convicted in that case. >>> time now for a look at the baltimore sun. some city officials are questioning whether star scape is wort the problems it has created the past few years. new twist on frozen yogurt. >>> and meet allison schmidt, michael phelps' trainer. remember to look for the weather and are the stories. >>> storms knocked out power for days. now, people will have a chance to share their frustration. the public service commission is going to hold four each month. the final in towson on august 16th. >>> well, since the night of that wicked storm, wjz's first warning weather team has been analyzing the data. tonight, me

>> monique, thank you. if you recognize the man in the pictures, you're asked to call police. they're offering a $2,000 reward for conviction in this case. >>> members of the general assembly will cut their vacation short and head back to annapolis for more on what the governor calls the people's work. governor o'malley has ordered a special session, topaz an ex-- to pass an expanded gambling bill. >> time to get back to work. >> it's time to create the thousands of needed jobs. it's time to maximize funding from gaming for maryland public education. >> reporter: it's time to gamble. for weeks, the o'malley administration has been trying to build the consensus on the addition of table games, a reduction of a casino tax rate, which has been a sticking point. and the approval of a sixth casino. >> i have made it my mission to call a special session. dedicated to the gaming and to call that session on august 9th. >> reporter: lawmakers are expected to call a bill that includes table games and to ask voters to allow casino. but the tax rate adjustment is off the table, a move that

. >>> monique continue ours coverage from downtown in baltimore. >> reporter: security experts say this mass shooting may change the way we go to the movies, to the mall or other public places. >> reporter: officers on patrol and heightened security inside theaters are what movie goers can expect heading to the movies this weekend. >> i think it's to keep the safety and security of the people coming in. >> reporter: the pass consider at the dark knight premier in colorado has understandably left people female feeling uneasy. and security experts say that's because it highlighted how vulnerable people are in certain places. >> this has been a long time coming. >> reporter: michael greenberger worked in counterterrorism, and is now the director of the maryland center of health homeland security. >> this kind of mass event in a consumer situation is something that many of us have been worried about for years. >> reporter: greenberger says traiks police in populated areas is only a short-term solution, and he believes the tragedy in aurora will force theaters and other public places to reva

monique has more on what customers want changed. >> reporter: heavy rain and hurricane-like winds destroyed homes and left millions without power. >> it was hot, it was terrible. >> reporter: bowers lost service for several days, but on this neighborhood, the damage was worse, and homeowners were in the dark for a week or longer. >> people who drove around said this looked like it was the epicenter. >> reporter: now city and county leaders are asking them one main question. >> what else can they be doing to prepare us better when these instances occur? >> reporter: baltimore county xekstive kevin cammanat is pa part of one of north carolina's largest commissions. they ask the pfc to prep the companies on several issues. >> reporter: because most of the outages were caused by falling trees, one of the most important things they need to look at is the idea of burying power lines in certain neighborhoods. >> we would like to have better information from bge as to where outages have taken place so we can send our resources out there to offer assistance. >> reporter: county leaders say while the

monique has reaction from people that knew him. moe neck? >> reporter: one of the suspect's friends described him as a gentle giant, who never meant for his threats to be theyen seriously. >> reporter: s.w.a.t. teams raid this apartment complex, and what they found surprise everyone. >> it's hock and scary. >> it hits close to home. >> reporter: police confiscated an arsenal of guns and thousands of runds of ammunition they say belong to this man, 28-year-old neil edwin priest county. >> i think we're surprised by the amount and types of weapons inside that residence. >> reporter: police say prescott had called his supervisor and threatened to go on a shooting rampage. we have learned he was in the process of being fired. >> he said, i'm the joker. >> reporter: the batman reference setting off alarm bells for police. >> we take all threat seriously. if you're going to make a threat, we will take action. >> reporter: a friend spoke out on prescott's behalf, saying he may have had the stash because he collected weapons. the friend went on to s

. >> thank you, monique.und 200,000 people were expected to have attended tonight firework's show. >>> 5 days after a wicked wind storm whipped maryland, thousands remain in the dark. use work to restore power, but patience is wearing thin. tonight, there are also stories of survival from the storm. a family barely escaped through a bedroom window when a tree crashed through their house. wjz is live with first morning weather coverage. bob touring is monitoring a heat wave, adding insult to injury. and megan has more on frustrations over repair efforts. >> reporter: bge has restored 90% of its customers' power, but those still in the dark might have to wait through the weekend. >> reporter: this massive tree cashed onto cars. >> it sounded like a train. >> i can't imagine that much of the earth coming up with the trees. >> we're tied -- we're tired of this. >> reporter: and the hum of generators is heard throughout arbor drive. >> they keep saying unfortunately, we're all working on it. >> reporter: power lin

monique griego continues our coverage. >> reporter: moviegoers might see more patrols one thing they will not see is a lot of costumes. as aurora trys to come to grips police officers are upping their presence at theaters. >> i did it. it made sense to me, you never know there's a lot of weird people in the world. >> reporter: both baltimore city and county police say people heading to the movies should expect to see more officers on patrol. >> just simply a precaution and extra resources to make sure people have a safe and enjoyable time. >> reporter: while police don't know of any threats moviegoers were still happy to see the extra security. >> whether it happens for the first time or it happens at a copy cat action you're always going to have to be vigilant. >> reporter: consumers can also do their part. >> they feel in their gut if they observe something that is unusual. they should notify somebody because the little information they know could save their lives. >> reporter: amc released this statement saying we will not allow any guests into our theaters in costumes that make o

. >>> complete forewarning weather coverage continues now with monique griego. >> bge told us the restorationrocess is taking so long because of damage like this throughout the area. and while crews are working nonstop, residents tell us it is really hard not to get frustrated. >> reporter: for the past week, bge and utility crews from across the country have been removing trees and repairing electrical lines. but despite an around the clock effort, dozens of customers are facing another weekend without service. >> it's just heat. no way to cool off. >> i can't store any food in there, i had to give the food away because there's no power. >> reporter: broax will likely pay more cash for the hotel room rather than sit and bake in his home. >> it's wiping out my account. >> reporter: and while the utility has restored power to 97% of its customers nearly 11,000 are still waiting for repairs. >> we'll restoring people throughout the weekend. >> reporter: today we showed up to several neighborhoods just as crewed got the power going. >> when i saw the light i was like okay, thank god. i'm so glad

monique has new reaction for us. >> reporter: while julius henson is done with his jail time, his lawyer says their fight is far from over. >> reporter: after serving 30 days of a 60 day sentence, julius henson was released from jail for good behavior. he had been serving time for his role in the 2010 election day robocall scandal. >> translator: jail authorities were more compassionate than the court and prosecutors. -- >> the jail authorities were more compassionate than the court and prosecutors. >> reporter: he's now back to take care of his mother. >> that was just you pure mean. >> reporter: the consultant was found guilty of the scandal. he was sentenced to 60 days behind bars, while his co- conspirator got no jail time. hon henson and his supporters claimed race played a role in the disparity. >> no one raided his house. why was that? if that's not some kind of race on somebody's case, what would you direct it as? >> reporter: this exclusive wjz interview outraged the judge who said henson had no remorse. >> i think they're full of crap. that's not a good word, but they're full o

monique says she often saw preston. >> to think there is only going to be one now. so this is very sachld i can't imagine what they're going through. >> officer co-workers say he has their full support. >> we need to take care of brandon and the family z making sure they have what they need. it's a difficult time for them. >> and there is a weapon that was not a issued weapon but they're allowed to carry their own handgun as long as they are approved. >> and thank you for that update. abc p news learned hans riser convicked of killing his wife in 2008 will be back in court next week. and faces a wrongful death lawsuit. he led authorities to her body from n.a remote part of the oakland hills in exchange for a lighter sentence. the lawsuit seeks unspecified damage for disstress caused by the killing. he was sentenced to 15 years to life in prison. >> and convicted murderer scott peterson filed an appeal asking judges to overturn his conviction. owe was sentenced to death for the deaths of his wife, laci peterson and their unborn son. he maintained his innocence. his a

. >> and monique anderson walker is proud her children are among the athletes representing america. >> we are glad to be able to participate. they did very well during the regular season and this is the price. >> every day i have been running around my block. i do sports in the winter, fall, spring. >> practicing. practicing the 800. >> this 12-year old and her brother is running the 800. the walkers are among the several athletes competing in the junior olympics national championship here at morgan state university. even though they are under 18, this competition has some high potential. 25% of the track team and 42% of the women's team participated in junior olympics when they were younger. >> i am so proud of them. whether they place or what ever, the fact they have a goal when they reached it is fantastic. >> there are young athletes visiting from as far away as california. a lot of them are staying on campus this week for the junior olympics. i spoke to officials and they said every year they rotate to different schools in the country. sheldon dutes, wbal tv 11 news. >> exciting

monique from downtown nailed it. three of her team high 15. mystics up 3.k comes san antonio. silver stars up 9. becky hammond fakes the three and goes inside to sophia young and one. mystics fall 78-72. >>> tiger woods is supposed to be back but today back under the cut line after winning the at & t last weekend he had a tough round one and today in round two after bogeying ten his first shot on 11 and he doesn't like it. he bogeyed the hole. and then later on 18 at plus one, tiger needs a hole in one to make the cut. not good chances. gives it a good ride. could be the? and no. it stops. good shot. it stops. he birdied the hole but it is too late. tiger misses his second cut of ♪ ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] a moment of silence for the internet as we know it. a revolution in internet speed is here. more than twice as fast as anything america has ever seen. introducing fios quantum. call the verizon center for customers with disabilities at 800-974-6006 tty/v. >>> thousands of people travels to alexandria to embrace the woman known as a hugging saint. she says t