they need help trying to find the man who kidnapped cal ripken, jr.'s mother. ripken, jr. who was on "fox and friends" this morning said his mother vi is doing quote, quite well but she has gone through a very traumatic experience. here is what he said happens. >> she was taken from her home in her garage at gunpoint. she was tied up and she was in a car basically for the next 23 hours. she was delivered back two doors down from the original place she was taken from her house. she is, thank goodness, she is back home. she's safe. she is unharmed. you know, psychologically i think she is a little harmed. we're really happy we have

cal ripken defense mother tied up. now, he is asking his fans to help find the suspect, meghan mccorkell with the story. >> reporter: good morning. cal ripken, jr. is saying that he believes that it was premeditated. this is the face of the man that abducted violet ripken plastered all over billboards across the region. >> it was the worst feeling you can imagine. >> now, cal ripken, jr. is breaking his silence, speaking for the first time his mother was missing. >> the car with my mom's tags on it was reported. and that a woman was tied up in the back seat of the car. >> reporter: police are saying this man kidnapped 74-year-old violet ripken from gun point from her home on july 24th. tied up and blindfolded he was forced in the back seat of her car. days ago, investigators released this surveillance video of her suspected abductor. those surveillance video were taken here at the walmart. for nearly 24 hours, police say that the kidnapper drove ms. ripken all over maryland, before leaving her unharmed inside of her ca

night she was abducted.it's believed during the 24 hours ripken was missing...he was driven around central maryland periodically making stops in neighboring counties. 7:35:56 someone may have seen him that night seen the vehicle had contact with him we need to know that.20:25 human intelligence is the number one way of solving cases despite all the technology :29 :29investigators say it's the people who saw this man that night... that will be key to this case. police have followed up on more than 50 tips... but they want to hear from you too... if you have any information please call harford county police right away.i'm megan gilliland, fox45 morning news. a family dispute ...leads to police shooting and killing a man inside a home in north balt. baltimore.the whole thing unfolded at about 4-30 tuesday afternoon in this part of north weldon place.police were called for what they say was a family dispute... while inside one officer called for help... and another officer fired... after seeing a knife near the suspect. (guglielmi) "the officer who was being attacke

ripken. "i think as far as children and parents it will hit anyone closs to home" the probe widens.... widens.... "very important, i would do everything it takes" and the speculation into who this suspected kidnapper is deepens.---------------- ---------------- porn no more....? why you're next hotel stay could have a little less skin.---------------- ---------------- 3---------------- ---------------- the deadly ebola virus in ugand. uganda....they don't know it is ebola they may catch it themselves and then transfer it to the community communitytravel with health officials as they go on the front-lines of fear. good evening, i'm jeff abell. abell. and i'm karen parks.the search intensifies tonight for the man who kidnapped cal ripken's . mother.aberdeen is rallying around the iron man after he made an emotional plea to the community yesterday. yesterday.janice park shows us how the ripken family is fighting for answers. answers. "jeff and karen, cal ripken was hesitant to bring his plea for

ripken, showed -- abducted ms. ripken, tied her up and drove her around all day. she said he's not yet staying there. >> i don't think she wants to be effected by this. she wants to return having the same joyous life she had before. >> police have been tight lipped on this investigation. there's a prominent wal-mart logo in it but they haven't said the store. they haven't detailed what happened to vi ripken during those many hours she was held against her will. neither did her son. >> i think some of those details i can't discuss because they do lend itself to the investigation. i'm thankful that she was always treated pretty civilly. >> authorities say they've gotten dozens of tips. they hope one will help them close this bizarre case. >> reporter: ripken says he didn't know whether the abductor knew who his mom was. she said he's a strong woman and gotten back you -- under her routine. >> rip ken says he's speaking publicically because he want -- publicly because he wants to keep interest in the case high. the fbi is also involved in the investigation. >>> wjz i

mike hellgren has ripken's first words and new details on the investigation. good afternoon. >> reporter: good afternoon. ripken says he didn't even know his mom was taken at gunpoint until some 14 hours after it happened. he said he drove around neighborhoods himself looking for her. he is glad she is back safe. >> it was the worst feeling you could imagine. >> oriels great cap ripken junior is breaking his silence about the violent abduction of his 74-year-old vi. he was taken from her home. he believes it was premeditated. >> there was some thought given to it. the materials used to bind her were brought there. there's a lot of evidence that shows there was somewhat of a plan.

and, today, cal ripken junior... reluctantly went before television cameras in hopes it might help police... find the man who kidnapped his mother. vi ripken... disappeared last week from her home in aberdeen. police say she was tied up and driven around by this man. which surveillance cameras caught entering this walmart in glen burnie where he used one of ripken's credit cards. 6:58:38 it was very emotional i think we were all thinking the worse possible things during the course of time when not knowing hwat the reason was and we still really don't know the reason for it:50 it:50 and ripken says that's the one thing he'd ask this guy is why. as for how vi ripken is doing at this point...cal says she's still a little shaky but she's been out and about... getting her hair done and even attending her grandchildren's baseball games. joy lepola fox 45 news at 5:30. you can see the entire press conference online... go to fox baltimore dot com slash raw news. investigators... are...trying to... figure out ... what ... cau

more than the ripken family. and today cal ripken, jr. will talk about this and he's doing it first here on abc 2. sheree johnson is live with what we can expect to happen today. >>reporter: we are here at camden yards. at about 10:00 this morning cal ripken, jr. will address reporters about his mother's abduction and return. he's also going to appear on "good morning america" later this morning, about 7:30 to talk about this case as well. he's trying to put pressure to try to find this suspect and bring this person to justice. basically police still do not have the suspect in custody. on july 24th, violet rip dr. parikh ken was found and abducted from her hartford county home if her car for 12 hours by an unidentified man and returned home. police released a surveillance video and sketch of the suspect on tuesday. it was taken the same day that she was kidnapped. it shows the tall man walking in and out of a store. >> clearly the abductor did not have his heart in this. he took a lot of risk, doesn't look like h

than the ripken family.y cal ripken, jr. will talk about this and he's doing it first here on abc 2. sheree johnson has more on what's happening. >>reporter: we are live here at camden yard where at 10:00 this morning cal ripken, jr. will address reporters about his mother's recent abduction and return and then at 7:30 this morning, he'll also appear on "good morning america" also to talk about this case. he's basically trying to put pressure, trying to find this suspect. he's encouraging people, if you know anything, if you saw anything to contact local authorities. right now police still don't have a suspect in custody. on july 24th, violet ripken was bound and abducted from her hartford county home for about 12 hours in her car by an unidentified man and then returned home. police released the surveillance video and sketch of the suspect on tuesday. it was taken the same day she was kidnapped. it shows a tall man walking in and out of a store and aberdeen police say this is a very active investigation. th

>>trace: thank you, the baseball hall of famer cal ripken jr. spoke out about the kidnapping of his mother. cops release new surveillance video of the suspect. we are learning identity thieves may have stolen more than $5 billion from uncle sam last year by filing fraudulent tax returns. we will talk to an identity theft expert. new testimony in the trial of drew peterson. he is the former police officer who seems to keep losing his wives. today, a wife's sister said peterson threatened to kill her shortly before she turned up dead. that is all ahead unless breaking news changes everything. this is "studio b" but first from fox at 3:00 the new job numbers have we have mixed news. the bad news? the nation-wide unemployment rate went up in july. the good news? more people actually got jobs. we will explain both developments in a moment. employers added 163,000 jobs in july. that is higher than expected after three straight months of slow growth. the gains are not enough to make a dent in the national unemployment rate which went up from 8.2 percen

ripken is doing.ing okay its been traumatic one i think we don tknow how to handle thankful she's home)) home)):23 ((i think she's doing as well as we can expect)) expect))again that press conference just a half hour from now. you can get updates from us ... on our website at fox-baltimore-dot-com or our facebook page.we will also bring you a full report today on fox45 news at five. a man is waking up in jail this morning... after police say he caused a major scare at an annapolis movie theater. theater.25-year-old kyle tanner walked into a showing of "madagascar" on tuesday at bowtie cinemas in annapolis and began cursing at the screen and audience.police say he left the theater twice... but came back and started pointing his finger like a gun at the audience.that's when people ran out of the theater.tanner was arrested a few blocks away. 231 i just think it's just ridiculous people have nothing else to do you know and they see something happen.. oh, i think i'll do that too you know, just for the sh

: kyle ripken jr. got a little emotional when describing how his family learn -- cal ripken jr. got a little emotional when describing how his family learned that his mother had been kidnapped. a family wrote down a license plate of a lincoln town dollar looked like it had suspicious activity in it. >> it was the worst feeling you could imagine. it was about 9:00 at night my sister called me and said that there had been a report that the car with my mom's tags on it was reported and that a woman was tied up in the back seat of the car and they wanted to know if we knew where mom was and so we couldn't find mom. >> reporter: despite widespread circulation of security video showing the kidnapping suspect and a police sketch now posted on clear channel billboards, so far no one has come forward with information that has led to an arrest. police confirm the armed suspect never made a ransom demand, so his motive for the kidnapping is a mystery. cal ripken toe reporters his mom was physically -- told report

baseball legend cal ripken jr. now talking about what it was like when somebody kidnapped his mother at gunpoint. >> it was the worst feeling you can imagine. >> and now he wants help finding the guy who took her. >> the investigation is moving along. >> tonight, the hall of famer and the mystery of his mother's abduction. plus, private entrepreneurs looking to get into the space race. >> right now we are working on a new space suit to market towards new commercial space industry. >> it's a start of a new era in space exploration. >> tonight, reaching for the stars and trying to turn a profit into business of space. but we begin tonight with word that the u.s. unemployment rate has moved in the wrong direction. i'm bill hemmer, in tonight for shepard smith. good evening. the labor department reports today the jobless rate rose from 8.3% in july. that's up a tenth of a point from the month before. here is a chart he showing how the rate has risen over the years. you can see back in 2007, before the recession hit, th

." >>> cal ripken, jr. will talk about the abduction of his mother. details straight ahead. >>> parents taking their kids to mad agascar, 3, what happened that has one man locked up. >>> also ahead this morning, we see them all the time, mega buses heading up to new york. this morning what happened to a packed double decker bus on a busy highway. those details straight ahead this morning. happy friday. thanks so much for joining us. lynette has a hook at weather, lauren a look at traffic. it's friday. people always want to know how things are looking around the weekend. >>reporter: i can't believe it's already august too. this summer is just flying by. >> it certainly feels like summer when you're out there. >> feels like august. we're going to feel the heat and humidity. be prepared what's going on. thunderstorms popping up in the afternoon but maryland's most powerful radar is nice and dry as of now. don't worry about that as you head out and about this morning. if you're not going to be back home before the afternoon shows up, take the rain gear wi

with ripken's safe return the following morning... attention has now shifted to finding the person responsible. stand up 7:41:37 besides billboards like this one that profile the man police say abducted vi ripken her son hopes by bringing natonal attention to this case is will ultimatly lead to an arrest. 6:57:44 if you know anything about the caseeif you know anyhting about the iientity of the person in the photo or sketch i would encourage all of your to call in and report what you know :55 this guy was out in public the night of the abduction. surveillance cameras at a walmart in glen burnie recorded this footage. sources tell me, ripken's abductor used one of her credit cards here. 7:01:30 it's bizarre on many levels and it's unsettling on many levels..it's strange to say the least. a bizarre case... that cal believes was planned out.... what baffles him as well as police ii why. joy lepola fox 45 news at ten. police say... ripken's... abductor ... never,... demanded a ransom. you can see the entire news conference online... go to

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. >>> cal ripken, jr. speaks out for the first time about his mother's abduction and you're only going to hear it first on "good morning maryland." the 5:00 show starts right now. >>> cal ripken, jr. about to address the nation. what he hopes to drive home after the kidnapping of his mother. we have details straight ahead. >>> a little pda inside chick- fil-a. that's happening. the message the gay activists want everyone to know after recent comments touch off a national outcry. >>> michael phelps has a pile of medals this morning and he is not done yet. the win that he pulled out against his top rival. those stories straight ahead on this friday morning. happy friday and thank you so much for joining us. let's get your weekend started with a check of the weather and meteorologist lynette charles. lynette, good morning. >> good morning, megan. t dp if, everyone. maryland's most powerful radar is dry. we do have all five sweeps on. we're scanning the skies this morning. not a whole lot to see, but as we go

arty, cal ripken says there was a plan. you get this, but there is no ransom. he says "premeditated." it is confusing. >>arthur: confusing. out of the ordinary. they say he never mentioned her name. but he took her credit cards and used them in certain places. i am thinking there is a last name on the credit card and maybe a light bulb went off. in terms of the investigation, the first place they have to go and i am sure they are there, go to where he used the credit cards which i believe that is how they got the surveillance video. look, in this day and age with the f.b.i. database and police data bases they should be able to track this guy down in a short amount of time because it does not seem like he is real bright. >>trace: he drove around for 24 hours, using credit cards this is in the brain surgery and he has been on the lam if a week and cal ripken, the most famous guy in the area is making a public plea and they still cannot find the guy. >>arthur: it is amazing. when you think about bring meditation it does not mean you are smart or know what you are

what did ripken say about this man's plan, doug? >> bill, he was asked about that at this morning's press conference. hes very clear to point out that et was speaking for himself and not for police. he believes it was indeed a premed premeditated act. >> obviously there was some thought given to it. the materials used to bind her were brought there a lot of evidence to show it was somewhat of a plan or plan. it had to be premeditated. maybe premed taillight is my words but certainly lends itself to there was a plan. >> ripken also addressed the question of whether or not the kidnapper knew he was abducting a member of the ripken family? >> i don't know. i mean no one knows the motivation or why this occurred. i would imagine you have to get all possibilities. it's quite random act quite possible it could have been nor than that. >> during the 23 hour ordeal the kidnapper took bathroom breaks. he assured her he would not harm her and return her to her home. still shaken by the ordeal she has yet to return to her home. >> >> bill: do

>>reporter: we are here at camden yard where at 10:00 this morning cal ripken, jr. will also address reporters right here talking about his mother's abduction and return. and like you said, he will be appearing on "good morning america" at about 7:30 this morning also to talk about the case as well. he's trying to put pressure on finding the suspect. he's trying to encourage people if they know anything, if they saw anything to contact local authorities. they really want to get this guy. basically police don't have anyone in custody right now. on july 24th, violet ripken was bound and abduct from her hartford county home for about 12 hours in her car by an unidentified man and then returned home. police released a surveillance video and sketch of the suspect on tuesday. it was taken the same day she was kidnapped. it shows a tall man walking in and out of a store. violet ripken told the neighbor that she was scared but that the abductor took care of her needs. >> she said he was very nice, actually and stopped and got food and other things. he lit cigarettes for her

please say they don't know and neither does ripken.ut he believes the kidnapping was premeditated. >> it's bizarre on many levels and i think i struggle with why. so i'd want to know why. >> reporter: his mother is too distraught to live in her home right now, which is more than a half dozen billboardsre up around baltimore, the plea of a baseball hero looking for the man who took his mom. >> our thanks to david tonight. >>> still ahead on "world news," plain jane's bandit is done. the images of her walking up to tellers with no disguise. no gun. how she targeted eight banks looking like everyone else, and what she said there at the counter. organic artichokes, organic lettuce, organic kale... does your cauliflower have a big carbon footprint? not at all. that's great. melons!!! oh yeah!! well that was uncalled for. uhh... mr. gallagher. incoming!!! hahaha! it's wasteful. you know jimmy. folks who save hundreds of dollars switching to geico sure are happy. how happy, ronny? happier than gallagher at a farmers' market. get happy. get ge

(voice only)"he's a legend in baseball"the cal ripken exhibit... corner (curator)" this is a base used during cal ripkens last game at yankee stadium" ((voice only)))(curator)"we always consider anything in our collection is priceless.. fan's are eager to take a guess at the blue book value for cal's ccr.(frank tiano)"book market.. 25 to looking at all tte memorabilia here... frank's grandson tells us what he's will to paa for cal's useddsuv "ah.. probably five million... but you cant even drive... but i will someday! "in dt balt kc cal ripken's suv is expected to bring in more then 50- thousand dollars for his charity.the auction ends august 28th. 3 &p3 the orioles are tied with the tigers for the final wild carr ssot...morgan adsit joins us now to see if they separated themselves from detroit in sports unlimited...morgan... morgan... coming up tonight on sports unl. unlimited... zach britton returns to the orioles rotatioo...o's fans might be ssocked at his outting in detroit....ravens offense went without a touchdown last night...joe flacco'ssth

that was the second reason for cal ripken jr.'s meeting with reporters. >> if you know anything about the case, if you know anything about the identity of the person in the photos, the sketch, i would encourage all of you to call in and report what you know. >> reporter: both cal ripken and police from aberdeen say they just don't know about the motivation of the armed kidnapper. no ransom demand was ever made during the abduction. clear channel is posting suspect photos on five of its electronic billboards in maryland in a further effort to generate leads in the case. cal ripken confirmed in general the kidnapper treated his mother in a civil manner. he says there was not much conversation between the gunman and the elderly woman who was bound in the back seat of her car. and cal run ken said for the moment his -- ripken said for the moment his mom is not living in her home in aberdeen, maryland. john henrehan, fox 5 news. >>> prince george's county woman will spend four years in prison for causing a deadly hit and run crash. a j

it's believed the suspect drove ripken around central maryland for hours... periodically making stops in neighboring counties. while police have followed up on more than 50 tips... no arrest has been made. investigators say it's the people who saw this man that night... that will be key to the case.i'm megan gilliland, fox45 morning news. tragedy strikes in calvert county.police say a man killed most of his family...then killed himself. himself.the gruesome scene unfolded in owings. owings.police found the bodies of 32 year old frank hayward, his wife and 2 year old daughter on tuesday morning. they say he killed them... then tried to set his home on fire.police say hayward then killed himself.one neighbor says the family was having trouble. iql i said hey your houseoq: going through a rough patch patchhayward's 12 year old son was able to escape, but was burned and had cuts on his neck.he's in critical condition.there was apparently another adult in the home who escaped. anthony barksdale wakes up as the new baltimore city police commissioner, this morning.

cal ripken's silence on his mom's abduction. why he believes it was why he believes it was prem,,,,,,,,,, >>> coming up next on wjz eyewitness news at 5:00. exciting results from london. >>> a former ravens player caught up in a child support scandal is speaking out. i'm rochelle ritchie, the latest on jamal lewis coming up. >>> fema steps in to help marylanders recover from the derecho storm. i'm jessica kartalija. i'll explain straight ahead. >> check in for more on these stories and the day's news straight ahead. eyewitness news at 5:00 starts now. >>> more medals for michael. baltimore swims past its competitors. in another thrilling race. >> hi. i'm kai jackson. >> and i'm mary bubala. here's what people are talking about. >> michael phelps ends his personal career in the pool on a golden note. wjz is

so i'd want to know why. >> reporter: calcal ripken jr. want -- cal ripken jr. wants answers. 10 days after a man confronted his mom, vi, with a gun inside her garage. blindfold her up and drove her around maryland for a frightening 24 hours. >> she's still a little shaky. we're all a little shaky. it's quite possible it could be a random act. it's quite possible it could have been more than that. >> reporter: his comments come just days after police released surveillance video from cameras on a suspect. there's some thought given to it. the materials used to bind what we brought there. so there's a lot of evidence that shows that there was somewhat of a plan. i don't know when she will go back. but certainly right now, she's not back in our house yet. >> reporter: ripken said he didn't even know his mom was missing until someone spotted her car in baltimore county and he drove around himself, looking for her. >> reporter: that was almost 14 hours after she was first taken. >> i actually physically got in the car and drove around. it's like finding a needle in t

night she was abducted.it's believed during the 24 hours ripken was missing... she was driven around central maryland periodically making stops in neighboring counties. 7:35:56 someone may have seen him that night seen the vehicle had contact with him we need to know that.20:25 human intelligence is the number one way of solving cases despite all the technology :29 :29investigators say it's the people who saw this man that night... that will be key to this case. police have followed up on more than 50 tips... but they want to hear from you too... if you have any information please call harford county police right away.i'm megan gilliland, fox45 morning news. a family dispute ...leads to police shooting and killing a man inside a home in north balt. baltimore.the whole thing unfolded abut 4:30, tuesday afternoon in this part of north weldon place.police were called for what they say was a family dispute...and while inside one officer called for help...another officer fired... after seeing a knife near the suspect. (guglielmi) "the officer who was being attacked d

sdmrsz -- >> the ripken family has yet to comment publicly.hey did release a statement saying they were grateful for vi's safe return. >> a $2,000 reward is being offered for tips leading to an arrest and conviction. >>> 31 years of service come to an end. today police commissioner fred bealefeld will retire from the force. mike schuh is live outside police head quarters. >> reporter: good morning. over all praised as a good excision -- commissioner. there were some low points, the drug and towing scandals but over all a calm city. >> last night commissioner bealefeld takes his final community walk. >> if we don't stand for giving you the ability to say you stink and are doing a horrible job, if you can't come to a place and say that i'm not a good police commissioner. >> today the commissioner hangs up his hat for good leaving behind a legacy that's included declines in crime and violence. baltimore's homicide rate has been on a steady decline, down 12% last year and registering fewer than 200 murders for the first time since 1978. he reflect

today cal ripken jr. spoke publicly about this entire ordeal. our justice correspondent pete williams has our report. >> reporter: a very different cal ripken returned today to baltimore's oriole park where he became the iron man, setting the major league record for consecutive games. 2,632. his subject today was a different figure -- 23 -- the number of hours his 74-year-old mother, vi, was held last week by a kidnapper. he was emotional, recalling when he was notified. >> it was the worst feeling you could imagine. it was about 9:00 at night. my sister called me and said they were going to report that the car with my mom's tags on it was reported and that a woman was tied up in the back seat of the car and they wanted to know if we knew where mom was. >> reporter: surveillance video shows her kidnapper shopping for food after he forced her at gun point into her own car, binding her hands and blind folding her. >> we don't know why. so that's bizarre on many levels. >> reporter: police have no idea if the kidnapper knows who she was. they have

so it was a very traumatic time for cal ripken and the ripken family.p bring this guy to justice p. >> that's what he's doing. i hope somebody recognizing that guy, because you're right, part of the mother's trauma might be because this guy's still out there. >> and she won't go back to the home because he's still out there but also the fact so far we don't know why. they keep saying the word "bizarre." it's a very bizarre situation because all indications are that he had no idea that he was kidnapping cal ripken's mom. >> and then he just let her go. >> it is a bizarre situation. >> carlos diaz, thanks so much. >>> 10:30 eastern time. the bottom of the hour. let's check our top stories. violence intensifies in syria as the u.n. general assembly votes today on a resolution condemning their own security council's failing role in the crisis. activists say 90 people have been killed across the country today alope. and the u.s. says more than 17,000 have been killed in the last 16 months. >>> labor department says 163,000 jobs were created last month. that'

"obviously cal's subuuban is front and center" cal ripkens 1994 chevy suburban....h 120 thousand miles... now up for auction. it's what cal drove to oriole park.. it's what he was driving the night he broke lou gehrig's streak. "well kinda the analogy with caa.. hes been known as the most dependable longest lasting player in baseball history the suburban has that title for chevrolet." through the years.. the car transported cal's bats... balls.. and family members. it may now fetch triple it's original purchase price just because .... of who owned it. (cairns tag) "baseball fans will probably be thinking about how cal ripkens foot probably touched this brake pedal.. in fact he probably even ate french fries sitting right here in this seat... in ellicott city kc fox 45 news at five thirty" the head of border patrol accused of stealing money from fellow officers.... 3 the... shocking way... he... was spending union... dues.... 3 raging wildfires across he west..... why crrws can't stop it from spreading.... and the reason hope has been restored to some esidents. 3 ((i

cal ripken, jr.escribed how he felt when he her the news his mother had been abducted. >> was the worst feeling you can imagine. but it was a horrible night. >> ripken added his mother feels too traumatized to return to the home where she raised her family near baltimore. >>> it was amazing sight at at&t ballpark overnight. four hundred fans turned it into a campground. >> reporter: they came if all over the bay area to be here at this slum per party to be on the field where their heroes play, eat in the dug out where their heroes hang out. there are so many fun things to do. for the lopez family, that's mom and dad and 4-year-old twins natasha and isadora it was more than breakfast in bed, it was a night of magic. >> i like seeing -- [ unintelligible ] >> seeing the movie and eating popcorn and drinking hot chocolate. >> reporter: some of the older kids liked the freedom to act like an older kid. >> my favorite is movie because we got to stay up late. >> reporter: it is not cheap, $200 are person, f

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cal ripken, jr.peak to the media just minutes from now. >> she is doing quite well. she is doing okay. she has gone through a very traumatic experience. one you look at and think, wow, this is a movie and somehow we're in it. the second thing is just to make a plea, law enforcement needs help in finding this guy. i'm only in my 60's... i've got a nice long life ahead. big plans. so when i found out medicare doesn't pay all my medical expenses, i looked at my options. then i got a medicare supplement insurance plan. [ male announcer ] if you're eligible for medicare, you may know it only covers about 80% of your part b medical expenses. the rest is up to you. call now and find out about an aarp medicare supplement insurance plan, insured by unitedhealthcare insurance company. like all standardized medicare supplement plans, it helps pick up some of what medicare doesn't pay. and could save you thousands in out-of-pocket costs. to me, relationships matter. i've been with my doctor for 12 years. now i k

. >>> also, a bizarre story involving baseball legend cal ripken jr. the iron man only this story isbout his 74-year-old mother. an alleged kidnapper on the loose. >>> here at the olympic games the women of the games winning medals, wowing crowds, making history. also tonight the tale of the tape that's all over so many of the athletes. is it art or science or bunk? "nightly news" begins now. >>> good evening. from olympic park here in london tonight where late night events are still under way. we begin this evening with something widely anticipated as morning broke across america. the new jobs numbers. there was already trepidation because other staff have been all over the place lately including manufacturing. then the new jobs numbers came out. they were instantly taken two ways. the up side? employers added 163,000 workers to their payrolls last month. that's better than what economists had been predicting. here's the downside. the unemployment rate ticked up a notch to 8.3%, a more wheresome sign. nbc's anne thompson has more on what the numbers m

cal ripken, jr. described how he felt when he her the news his mother had been abducted. >> was the worst feeling you can imagine. but it was a horrible night. >> ripken added his mother feels too traumatized to return to the home where she raised her family near baltimore. >>> it was amazing sight at at&t ballpark overnight. four hundred fans turned it into a campground. >> reporter: they came if all over the bay area to be here at this slum per party to be on the field where their heroes play, eat in the dug out where their heroes hang out. there are so many fun things to do. for the lopez family, that's mom and dad and 4-year-old twins natasha and isadora it was more than breakfast in bed, it was a night of magic. >> i like seeing -- [ unintelligible ] >> seeing the movie and eating popcorn and drinking hot chocolate. >> reporter: some of the older kids liked the freedom to act like an older kid. >> my favorite is movie because we got to stay up late. >> reporter: it is not cheap, $200 are person,

cal ripken, jr., speaks out since the first time his mother was of adopted. he says she is still too traumatized to return home. they're looking for the man who tied a rope and drove around in her car for hours. she was later found on armed -- on harmed physically. eight people hurt, one seriously, following this massive pileup in dundalk. when accidents involve was a tow truck. it is blocked in both directions near the accident. >> baltimore city police have issued some commands in the southwestern district because of an outbreak of violence. the latest, homicide detectives close the just before 1:30 when they found a 30-year-old man shot in the head pronounced dead. is the fourth murder in this area in the last seven days. they're making a number of staffing changes including a new major to the district and in a permanent director of education and training. >> it's not very often we do a story about someone's birthday, but this is special. when you were born in 1909, your birthday is a big deal. >> tomorrow is a big day. she will be 103 years old. the party

o's great, cal ripken, jr., on his mom's abduction. >> i struggle with why. i want to know why. >> reporter: his candid comments on the man who took his mom at gunpoint and how she's coping. >> i'm vic carter. and i'm mary bubala. >> cal ripken believes his mom's abduction was premed stated -- premeditated and says she no longer livessa the hom. >> reporter: vic, cal ripken, jr., says he has changed the views on security of his family, but he is confident in the police work going into trying to catch the man behind this violent crime. >> it's bizarre on many levels and unsettling on many levels. >> reporter: even cal ripken, jr., is struggling to understand who would take his 74-year-old mom vi from the home she's lived on for decades in aberdeen. >> it's quite possible it could have been a random act. quite possible it could have been more than that. she is just plain tired of answering those questions, i think, and going over it. >> reporter: his comments come just days after a surveillance video. >> there's thought given to it. the materials used to bind h

it's believed during the 24 hours ripken was missing....riven around central maryland periodically making stops in neighboring counties. (stand up) as we drove here to glen burnie from aberdeen we measured the distance. we are about 40 miles away from where vi ripken was kidnapped. and take a look over here.... it's inside this walmart where surveillance cameras caught the man police say kidnapped the mom. sources say.... ripkens kidnapper used her credit card to make a purchase here. but it's the people who saw this man that night... that will be key to this case. tyrone powers is former fbi agent. 20:25 human intelligence is the number one way of solving cases despite all the technology :29 with video and a composite sketch based on what eyewitnesses have already provided. police are anxious to make an arrest. joy lepola fox 45 news at ten. police... have... followed up ... on... more than... 50 tips. a tragedy in southern maryland today......police say a man killed most of his family... ...and then killed himself himselfthe gruesome scen

"it was the worst feeling you could imagine cal ripken...a plea to catch his mother's kidnapper.the first thing he says he did when he found out about her disappearance. "this is where the greenhouses were. right here. both of them. and they took all the plants." and.... an 87 year old busted for growing pot.but why he says... he wasn't doing anything illegal. 3 3 today is monday, today is monday, august 6. 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 state legislators will return to annapolis this week for a ásecondá special session. they're expected to address gambling questions that were left unanswered in the spring. spring.but some politicians say now is not the time to go back.megan gilliland is here with more on the controversial meeting and what could come of it. good morning guys,that first special session was to balance the budget... now we're putting our money on gambling... this second time around. governor martin o'malley is asking legislators to vote on a proposal that would alloo a casino to be built in prince george's county and would create

up until now we received statements saying vi ripken is okay. cal is going to hold a new conference at 10:00 concerning this case. cal ripken will be on "good morning america" tomorrow morning at 7:30. so that's before this news conference. again, that's 7:30 tomorrow morning on good morning -- "good morning america." >>> aurora to annapolis. you know, it's human nature to keep an eye out. madagascar, you know there are kids in the movie. there was a big scare. >> why would he do something like that? >> that is the reaction to this man, 25-year-old kyle tan are. help went to the -- he went to the theater. he sat am one of the front rows and began to talk loudly to himself and the characters on the screen. he also had cursed and others watching the movie. tanner left the theater a couple of times and when he returned repeated this behavior. after the second time tanner wandered to the front of the theater and began pointing his finger. in the dark theater people thought he had guns on him. >> they were certainly at fear. many fled. >> even though

the automobile cal ripken is putting up for sale.e of sports memorabilia on four wheels. now... its &p...up for auction... in... ellicott city... to a fan... wwth... the... highest bid. cal... ripken's... selling... one... of his favorite vehicles...//. a... 19-94... chevy suburban..../ the ... same one... ripken road... to... camden yards.../ the... night... he broke... lou gehrig's... streak.../ the... black... s-u-v... with... gray... leather... is... fully loaded... with nearly... 120-thousand miles...////. its ... reliable... like... its... former owner. "the analogy with cal is that he's been known as probably the most dependable, longest lasting player in baseball history, the suburban has that title for chevrolet, its been around for 75 years and you can't hurt them they just run forever." ripken's... ride... is... expected... to... bring in ... more than... 50-thousand dollars... for... his charity..../// the... lucky bidder... will also... get to... meet cal....// the... auction ends... august 28th. that's it for us. us.her

jenna: well, baseball legend cal ripken, jr.g out today about his mother's abduction. 74-year-old vi ripken was taken at gunpoint last week. she was found safe the next day. ripken says the experience has been traumatic for the entire family, but his mom is getting back to a normal life. >> my mom has gone to her granddaughter's softball game, she's gone to the iron birds games, she's continued to live her life, she's going to the beauty parlor n ways that she wants to. she refuses to let that effect it to that point. but, you know, from a mental traumatic stand point, you know, she's, she's still a little shaky, and we're all a little shaky. -and-a-half pennsylvania a little scary and a little strange, this story. molly henneberg's live from d.c. with more. molly? >> reporter: this case is a bit of a mystery, mainly because authorities don't know what this guy's motive was, why he abducted vi ripken from his home. he made no demands and, thankfully, returned her unharmed -- at least physically -- the next day. aberdeen, marylan

s mother, vi ripken, at gunpoint.d police also released this composite sketch, in hopes that someone would recognize the kidnapper. the video was taken at an area walmart the day vi was kidnapped. police are looking for clues as to the man's identity. >> we're looking at everything. >> reporter: it's been ten days since vi ripken was forced into her own car at gunpoint. tied up and held captive for almost 24 hours. for the mother of baseball's iron man, it was a scary ordeal. >> a gun and a mask and gloves on. she couldn't recognize him, who he was. and he tied her up. put a mask on her. >> reporter: and because ripken never saw her abductor, investigators are left with no suspects and no motive. >> it's sort of a mystery why he abducted her. kind of like, he got the courage up to do it but didn't really have the courage to go much further than that. other than i think keeping her for a long time. >> we're happy to hear that. >>> joining us live from baltimore, maryland, is cal ripken jr. cal, good morning to you. bef

. >>> cal ripken jr. is speaking out about his mother's kidnapping as we get our first look at the suspect on surveillance video. he will join me later this morning. >>> america's newest sweetheart and living legend. a magical night for gabby douglas and michael phelps at the olympics. >>> a coal mine company closing and leaders are blaming president obama but is there really a war on coal? we'll talk to the founder of the coal company. we have a packed show, baseball legend cal ripken jr. and rea ins priebus and dominique dawes and ryan beatty. "starting point" begins right now. our starting poirnt this morning, america's new golden girl is gabby douglas making history last night. 16 years old, first african-american to women the all-around gold medal. amanda davies, it was so z exciting to watch her. just perfection, out did herself each and every time. how was the feeling while everyone was watching her? >> reporter: it was incredible. it was probably written in the stars, did you know if you rearrange

the night she was abducted.it's believed during the 24 hours ripken was missing... she was driven around central maryland periodically making stops in neighboring counties. 7:35:56 someone may have seen him that night seen the vehicle had contact with him we need to know that.20:25 human intelligence is the number one way of solving cases despite all the technology :29 :29police have followed up on more than áfiftyá tips so far. an emergency hearing will be held today... to consider whether to suspend rick curl's u-s-a swimming coaching credent. credentials.this youtube video show curl talking about his swimmers in 2009.he owns the curl-burke swim club which has locations in maryland... virginia and d-c.today's hearing comes in the wake of allegations that he engaged in sex acts with a teen girl who swam at his club for four years in the late-1980s. he faces a possible lifetime ban from the sport. tragedy strikes in calvert county.a man... woman and 2 year old girl are dead... in an apparent murder-suicide. suicide.the gruesome scene unfolded in owings tuesday morn.