someone spotted ripkin and her ab tucker and called police, but it wasn't until wednesday morn ripkin was found, still tied up. the kidnapper left her inside her car, steps from her home. business owners are putting up fliers of the suspect, hoping somebody recognizes him. >> it's a good picture of him. i think he'll be caught. >> hopefully we catch this guy, because he's trouble. >> reporter: mrs. ripkin is a staple at cames here. >> it shows you how the world is now. >> reporter: mrs. ripkin's abduction had fan on edge before tonight's game. now police say they need the public's help to find this gunman and put him behind bars. >> reporter: police say the surveillance images come from a credible lead in this case. no ran some was ever request an they still don't have a motive. >> and again, this is the man police want. if you recognize this man, call aberdine police. they are offered $2,000 for a tip leading to a conviction. >>> we are getting a first look at messages jerry sandusky sent to his victims. >> i was wondering if you would like to go to a penn state game this sad saturda

the mother of cal ripkin abducted outside her home. tonight, search for the kidnapper and reaction from the neighbor who found her. >> hello, everybody. i'm denise koch. the may tree yark of the rip kin family is safe with her family tonight. but the identity of her kidnapper remains a mystery megan mccorchal is following the adduction. we begin with her live at police county headquarters. >> reporter: vi ripkin was held host tog for nearly 24 hours. now police here are searching for the gunman who took her, who they say is armed and dangerous. $just before 8:00 tuesday morning, a masked gunman confronts 71-year-old vi ripkin inside her garage. >> she said she went to go to the garage and he was waiting for her in there. had a gun and mask and gloves on. >> reporter: the gunman forces rip kin into the backseat of her own car. >> >> wanted her car and money and her to go with him. >> reporter: for 12 hour, the gunman drives her around. police finally notified when someone near this diner reports a suspicious car, the license plate, mrs.

authorities that cal ripkins mother has been found safe. she has been located and is being interviewed. this is a picture of the 75- year-old. her vehicle was seen of essex after 8:00 last night. she has been found safe. that is according to authorities. >>> now, maryland's most powerful doppler radar and the forecast certified most accurate by weather rate. >>> good morning to you. we're looking at a powerful radar now. we are nice and dry. we will city dry throughout the day. we will have plenty of sunshine to boot. and we're looking at the sunrise and it is out there. here it is. and a lot of sunshine, not a cloud in the sky. and the hour by hour forecast is good. coming in at 83 and 88 by 4 p.m. and 88 degrees this time of the year and temperatures and a check now of the time saver and accidents to talk about. this is 95 as you approach around 64. and we'll have one of the cameras. and seeing the delays as far as back as 62, that's 62 and that's about less than a mile long, that's a major delay. and 95 southbound again as you approach 6

>>> tonight for the first time we are seeing an image of the man who behind the kidnapping of cal ripkin mother. we have more on this latest development just the last couple hours. >> reporter: that's right. a day after her kidnapping ended with her safe return, police are hoping the surveillance picture you see her of her captor may lead to his arrest. he slipped in to her garage with a gun to kidnap her one day and then slipped away after driving her back to the same neighborhood the next. the same man couldn't avoid being on camera and now police are hoping someone will recognize him and turn him in. in the hometown people are still buzzing about the kidnapping of vi ripkin and wondering if she was targeted because of her son. >> just seems like somebody who has been there before and knew them. i don't think it was random. >> i don't think they knew what they were doing. i think mentally off their rocker. that's what i say. half baked. >> when i first happened i thought it was somebody that kind of like michael jordon's father or just random and didn't know or somebody like trying to

vi ripkin was upset when she was found but not h armed. -- not harmed. what do folks who spoke with her say? >> we spoke with her neighbor who she has been friends with for more than 35 years and he tells us she explained to him the ordeal earlier. we also caught up with a young man who was first to discover her in her car. and got police. >> it was very upsetting. she is such a wonderful person. she does a lot for the community. >> gus has been vi ripken's neighbor since 1910 -- 1975. she shared the details as she began her daily routine. >> she goes to mcdonald's every morning at 7:15 a.m. and that is when he accosted her in the garage. >> she said the -- she went to get in her car and he had a mask on and gloves. he made her get in the car and tied her up and put a mask on and they took off. >> she said she was treated well, buying her cigarettes and food but did not give any indication that he knew that he was cal ripken's mother. >> he did not know who she was. >> ripken knew she was in trouble when someone approached him and asked why she was tied

cal ripkin is more than a coach.his leadership and lessons youngsters are soaking up. >> and good morning. it's hot already out here. 80. we are on the way for 100 degrees. could be showers and storms. we will time them out on future trend. hey lauren. >> reporter: there are no delays on 895 at o'donnell street but we are following a deadly crash up in baltimore county. i will have the details coming up on good morning maryland. >> it's 10 minutes after 6. that is live picture of new york city times square. let's get today's tech bites. >> reporter: in today's tech bites unhappiness with facebook a customer satisfaction survey for social media puts it near the bottom of the useers were unhappy with ads and privacy and timeline interface. google plus made a strong debut. barnes and noble is offering free books to promote the nook for the web service. amazon has a similar service but the nook offer is good until next week. the aerial service allows subscribers to record programs for later like a dvr. katy says it's eas

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we are learning more about the the mother of cal ripkin, jr. a man abducted her 1 mile from home in aberdeen. remains on the list tonight. >> she is just as well down at this stadium as her son. almost every game. understandably she did not make out to tonight's game as the manre searching for her at gunpoint. fans were their feelings on sleeves to die in a show .f support >> we are all very sad this -- all saddened by it. we wanted to show we were thinking of her. >> the adoption early yesterday forefront of the that van's thoughts. >> i am horrified about something like this. >> a masked gunmen met her in her crotch as she headed out for breakfast. he was waiting for her and there. had a gun and a mask. >> while holding her at man bound and her before forcing her into the car. for 24 hours, the suspect drove for a round using her credit her for money.g the suspect simply headed back to her street, parked the car away.lked >> i feel like once the person i inzed, this is a ripken, ditching her. of cal ripken was scared of but save after she got

sculptures of eddie mor youry, cal ripkin, and eddie robinson will be unveiled. >>> here's a new take on a french tradition. ♪ >> dozens of marie antoine et -- antoinette look-alikes sang in a xem race of the bastille day celebration. my friend dorothy is in that crowd. she looks great. >>> still to come tonight, violence in turkey. why protesters are take together streets today. a very close call, a bus driver in china safes the lives -- saves the lives of everybody onboard. and it's a real shark scare. a close encounter here with a great white. why this jaws-like scene is exactly what the fisherman wanted. >> showcasing the life of racehorses after their racing careers. i'm tim williams with more on the thole thoroughbred horse show. >> after a nice break from the heat, the summertime weather is returning to maryland. i'll have your first forecast when the eyewitness news returns. ,,,,,, oreo and dunkin' are the perfect match for the perfect moment. enjoy the new oreo coolatta and donut today. >>> mostly cloudy and 78-degree dries in central maryland right now bernadette will have t

. >>> and police say they know what the man who kidnapped vi ripkin mother looks like. the details on this breaking news. >>> and we are breaking the temperature. look at this. it's a hot humid day in the city. temperatures got as high as 101. it's thursday though. we are thinking about plans for tonight and already plans for the weekend. here he is. wyatt with the first forecast. tell us what we want to do and know . >> i thought i saw something. breaking news. we have basically the extreme heat and humidity back. cut over -- and we now are facing more storms tonight into the day tomorrow. its been that kind of july. let's get a look at the numbers and it's tough to feel the numbers but you look at the set up here, big storms across pennsylvania but in the state here, the heat numbers showing mid100's out there. 108 in baltimore, what it feels

. >> and our first look at a picture of the man who police believe kidnapped vi ripkin. >>> and childrenn a popular toy and the maker won't stop selling it. what is being done. >>> first, look at the shot, blurry but the boats earlier today and it's -- nice but if you are out in that weather you knew it was hot, humid, hazy, few spotted showers but let's find out what's on tap for tonight. let's check in with

. >> let's get to the new details in the vi ripkin kidnapping case. taken at custody she had the presence of mind to get a good look at her kidnapper and gave police that description after he returned her home the next day. now police have a picture of that man during the 24 hour ordeal as he drove her around, stopping sometimes for food or gas. in her hometown people remained hopeful that investigators would be able to track him down. >> pretty sure of it. yeah. he is going to do it again or, you know hope he just doesn't snap all the way. >> i don't think it was random. because that wasn't the only home in the neighborhood. i don't -- it's almost like somebody who had been there before or had to know them. it was just to specific of a act to me. >> let's take a look again at this man. police are not saying where the picture was taken but if you recognize him you should call the police department's criminal investigation section right now. the number is open. >>> continuing coverage tonight on that giant sink hole that opened up yesterday in east bal

police in aberdeen, maryland kay cal ripkins mother was kidnapped. she was found this morning near her home in harford county. she was unharmed. so far investigators are saying that she was approached by a man with a gun who forced her into his car and fled. we're still getting information and details on this story. we will bring you that information throughout the afternoon on our website wusa9.com and of course on 9news now beginning at 5:00 p.m. >>> dozens of residents are living in a high school right now that has been turned into a shelter because of a fire that occurred in prince george's county. flames raced through their apartment building on rochelle avenue in district heights last night. crews say the three-story building was fully engulfed in flames when they arrived. the fire burned for some time before a passing police officer saw the smoke. he immediately called for help. >> we have to remember the risk versus benefit. we don't want to risk much -- we will risk much to save much. so when we arrived on the scene, we found heavy fire cond

. >> last week 74-year-old vi ripkin was kidnapped and freed. tonight a nearly 75-year-old who was tested by a robber inside her own home. >> you never know what you will do in the comment. she made sure she would be around to enjoy other moments. abc 2news cheryl connor >> reporter: she was far getted by her age. she works out every day and was willing to fight the woman who wanted her purse and phone. tonight police are still searching for the suspect. >> tell you what. she won't reckon with me. >> reporter: a light heart after a heavy day at nearly 75 she wasn't laying down when a robber put up a fight. while out walk her dog around 83:00 she said good morning to the same woman who robbed her. >> i kicked her and punched her. >> reporter: the routine may have caught at tense of the female suspect. she walks her dog every morning in the valley crossing community. today she said hello to the woman and then noticed her turn around. immediately she was alarmed and headed back. she walked inside her unlocked front door and her suspicious was right

>>> aberdeen police say they are getting calls on the tip line set up after the kidnapping of vi ripkin. they want to find this man here. this is the suspect they think took her at gun point and held her for a day. she was found wednesday morning tied up in her car just down the street if her house. police say the case is still being investigated but they have no new information to release. >>> the city's newest park is open for business. the mayor cut the ribbon for the warwick playground on north warwick avenue. the park features a full playground and a basketball court. there is also plenty of green space, something people aren't taking for granted. it's a safe place for the children to play. >> this is a great opportunity. i mean a young man like myself growing up here and the opportunity for these young kids to see grass when they play, to have a new basketball facility with a net. that's huge for kids in this community. >> this is the first modern park in the area in several years. >>> the hit show extreme couponing is all ready to go to the market and save. the reality of the sta

and now the very latest on the kidnapping of vi ripkin. she continues to rest while the rest of us try to find that kidnapping suspect. >> all over the internet and tv. let's put the picture out ben. this is the man that the police want to talk to and for the kidnapping of the 71-year-old mother of a hall of famer right out of her garage. police say he tied her up, blind folded her and took her on a midnight ride in this car finally ending up back near her place yesterday morning. >> i don't know. it just seems like somebody who was probably there and knew them. i don't think it was random. >> i don't think they knew what they were doing. they are off their rocker. >> police won't give a motive but say it's strange he didn't demand money and they won't say if he has ties to the family. one man said this isn't just the talk of aberdeen, it's the talk of the country. >>> now we want to know what you think. what is your idea on the mom's kidnapping? join us on facebook. >> new, if you could change your child's school what could you do about i

. >>> cal ripkin is resting safely at her home. she was home early tuesday morning. the kidnapper tied her up drove her around before releasing her 24 hours later. the kidnapper is still on the loose. >> police are still looking for a man with a tall build. we believe he had a handgun. >> he did not seem to know she was part of a famous baseball family and had no idea there was a random demand. >>> there was some sort of control on assault weapons to try to prevent tragedies like the one in colorado. >> it is part of a national heritage. >> reporter: now mitt romney does not believe that changing gun control laws will them them. how the funds that were used in that shooting were purchased illegally. >>> they will not have to worry about paying they are medical bills. the medical center of aurora and swedish medical center plans to eliminate charges for those victims. 12 people were killed and 58 others were hurt in last friday's attack and more than a dozen are still in the hospital. >>> a warn burglary a series of armed robberies. they have been targeting people and

. >>> someone abducted the mother of cal ripkin. a man with a gun forced her into a car and drove her around the baltimore area. they found her this morning near her home unharmed. police say there are indications that someone used her credit cards in several locations but there was no demand for a ransom. the man didn't even mention her famous son. >>> 1970's television star everett has died from lung cancer. he appeared in a number of movies, including mulholland drive. he is survived by his daughters and grandchildren. chad everett was 76 years old. >>> is living in california bad for your child's well-being? we'll tell you why one study says it is. >>> a little cooler today across the bay area. coming up, when our next warming trend could return. >>> it's not a real dead body, but antiviolence activists hope this crime scene will help lower san francisco's skyrocketing homicide rate. >>> an east bay neighborhood targeted by thieves. how residents took it upon themselves to get the suspects. >>> we'll show you how much is spent o

ripkin told police she doesn't think the suspect even knew she was cal's mom.hbors she thinks the motive was puretly to steal her car and money.i'm megan gilliland, fox45 morning news. the ripken family released a statement that reads in part..."this has been a very trying time for our family, but we're garteful and relieved that mom is back with us safe and healthy. we want to thank everyone for their tremondous supportt.." 3 many of the survivors of friday's colorado movie massacre are now facing another kind of nightmare... the prospect of crippling medical bills. bills.(("the reality of after the hospital stay is starting to loom large.)) chloe anderson is taking to youtube to make a plea for help with medical bills.her sister petra was shot in the head... and required complex surgery to remove the bullet. (("thank you for standing with us and letting this joker know he may have intended it as his story but we're taking it 3back) back."))as of last night... five area hospitals were still caring for 17 patients, six of whom were in critical condition.several

violet ripkin was found later, tied up but okay in the back seat of her car. this is a file picture of her and her son during his playing days. they describe him as white meal, 5'10"s tall, 183 pounds, short hair and glasses. they're offering a $2,000 reward for any tips that lead to a con schick shun. martha: there is some big worry over four little words and they are these, "you didn't build that". president obama's campaign has gone so far to run ads saying he was taken out of context. yesterday here in "america's newsroom" a obama campaign spokeswoman kept up that defense. >> as always the best antidote to false attacks and inaccurate information is the truth and that's why we've been out there, the president has been out there, just reminding people of everything he has done to fight for small businesses fight for entrepreneurs. martha: so is he accomplishing that. we have the communications advisor to crossroads generation and vice president of the winston group. juan williams, fox news political analyst. good to have you both. >> good morn. martha: she

. >> i would say you are the rookie with the most cal ripkin-like record, and i appreciate that. >> thank you, and thank you for holding these hearings. these are extremely helpful, and i am learning a lot. i would like to thank you for your service to the country. i would like to ask each one of you what was the primary reason for establishing the department. i want to go down the list, and if the previous answer is yours you can tell me, but i want to acknowledge that with the reason. i smiled when you said 90% of the work was done by women. >> i remember the time vividly. and we were all here on 9-11 walking to the dome of the capital, which most believe was the intended target of the plane that went down in pennsylvania, so we have no evacuation plan. we close these buildings, reopen them during the day, a huge mistake, but it was terrifying, which was the point of a terror attack, but i felt our government organization was completely inadequate to the new set of threats, and we needed something different. we missed clues. two hijackers were living in plain sight in san diego, and the