. >>> and a driver is under arrest tonight after he crashed into a crab house in south baltimore. man was pinned under the wreckage. he is in shock trauma in serious condition. the car plowed into the front of the sea pride restaurant. the driver was arrested on suspicion of dui. >>> police shoot and kill an armed man outside a restaurant. when he tried to go inside the packed eatery, police shot him. he later died at the hop. no one else was hurt. >>> an alleged south baltimore drug dealer is on the streets -- is off the streets tonight. police found $11,000 in cash, a police scanner, a small arsenal of weapons, and illegal drugs. >>> win big. open less than a month, maryland's largest casino is racketing in cash at rate of $1 million per day. maryland live is bringing in more than twice as much as the state's other two casinos. >> reporter: the early numbers have been impressive. they're bringing in $1 million a day in gaming revenue. >> reporter: maryland live casino estimates about 20,000 customers a day are rolling in through their doors. gamblers seem to love it. >> it's alw

reporting live in south baltimore, mike hellgren. wjz news. >> going to need big repairs on that road. the entire ordeal lasted about three hours. the line was repaired this afternoon. >>> murder charges are filed against the man suspected in the mass shooting in a colorado theater. >> reporter: james holmes stared straight ahead as prosecutors charged him with 24 counts of murder and attempted murder. >> 116 counts of federal attempt to commit crime. >> reporter: the courtroom was filled with family members and victims still recovering after the shooting. >> we're not going to back down from this individual. that we're not going to let his fear take over our lives and we're going to stand up against him. >> reporter: people at the hearing say the 24-year-old appeared subdued and at times dazed and still has the orange dyes hair. homes was reportedly seeing a psychiatrist and the defense wants anything their client gave to his doctor kept out of evidence. legal analysts believe holmes attorney will pursue an insanity plea. >> i wante

will be in the mountains and south of baltimore. we will come back in detail the forecast for the weekend. >> good morning. one problem, reports on the inner loop, a vehicle fire near 70. speeds around 55 traveling south on 83 down to the beltway. a nice start on 95 coming down from the white marsh area. drive times that five minutes down towards the fort mchenry. 10 minutes on southbound 95 from the beltway down towards 32. here's a quick live look at traffic. no sign of delays on the west side. we will let you know if things change. the topside of the beltway checks out just fine here at york road. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> a police-involved shooting in baltimore coun. >> police are serving an arrest warrant. the suspect ran at police with some type of an unknown weapon. we have a crew on the way to the scene. maryland state police are on the scene of a shooting in carroll county. police are still on the scene and no other details are available. fire officials are still trying to determine what sparked a blaze at a

from midnight until this morning, the rain was south of baltimore. this was right on target overnight with the heaviest to the west. the last few frames show the rain has diminished. the front is moving south. the sun is beginning to break through. we're not heating up as quickly as we have in the past week. we will talk more about temperatures and rain and where we're going in the in-store -- in the insta-weather plus forecast. >> three children drowned in a creek over the weekend. the children have been playing basketball on saturday. they made their way into the creek. it is not known what may have cost of three to drown. we're told police do not suspect foul play. >> of baltimore city teenager is still missing. cameron wilkerson was last seen on edison highway on thursday. he was wearing a white shirt and shorts and black sneakers. officials tell us he has to the elemental disabilities. anyone with information is asked to call 91 immediately. the heat moves inside chambers of capitol hill today. congress is back from holiday break. lawmakers are e

here is the weather pattern, this front stalled out front is to is south of baltimore, could edge to h. that's why we will have the chance for showers and thunderstorms in the forecast. storms to the south along the stationary front. throughout the day, temperature will be around 86 degrees, nice and seasonable. still a little humid outside. we will take what we can get for today. temperatures will begin to warm up. see that in the seven-day forecast as we head in to next week. take it all in, as we go through time, things are looking good for now. >>> listen to this, health news this morning, sitting down for more than 3 hours a day can shave a person's life expectancy by two years. even if you are physically active. reducing sitting time to fewer than be hours a day, may add two years to your life, and cutting tv viewing time to fewer than two hours a day may extends your life by a year and a half. that's how you add 3.5 years to your life. get up and run around. the report looks at whether smoking and movies influence teens. researchers surveyed 6500 children, between the ages of 1

. >>> the feds bust a prostitution ring run out of a south baltimore warehouse. >>> a new report on joe paterno's involvement in the penn state sex abuse scandal set to be released tomorrow. what his family is saying this morning about that report. but we begin this wednesday morning, new video overnight from d.c. severe flooding in the area in the northwest part of the city. water and in some places raw sewage stood several inches deep. heavy rains overwhelmed the sewage drains. more than a dozen row homes saw their basements completely flooded out. fire crews had to be call inside to pump out that waste water. an official estimate of that damage could come later on this wednesday, july 11th. good morning, maryland, i'm charley crowson. megan is off today. we tbin this morning with a check of your forecast with meteorologist lynette charles. >> good morning, charley. good morning, everyone. we look at the headlines and happy hump day to you. we are dry right now with some clouds, warm and humid and we do have areas of patchy fog out there this morning. now, in terms of the wet weather,

they arrest a drug dealer who may have been selling guns from his south baltimore home. tickets say without tips from neighbors, they may have never caught the suspect. wjz is live. gigi barnett has more on the bust. >> reporter: well, kai, neighbors in the lakeland section of south baltimore say they mostly keep to themselves. but city detectives say someon came forward in this case, with some very valuable information. >> reporter: 25-year-old charles wilson lost his freedom this independence day. city police followed an anonymous tip that led them to his house on 94 land road in sout baltimore yesterday. they raided the house and discovered a cache of guns, cocaine and prescription drugs. >> we feel like we got a gun dealer, as well as a drug dealer. it was just a great grab. >> reporter: once inside, detectives also found nearly $12,000 in cash. wilson lives on what seems to be a quiet street. but according to police, someone knew about his alleged dealings and called the cops. >> reporter: the information that we got from the community was enough to help us get prob

&minnie williams, south baltimore: 38.46 "we didn't see no cots, noonoohing. didn't nobody say anything about it."pam carter, city of baltimore housing: 29.18 "it pit a lot of us by surprise, the major damage. i guess we didn't exppcc it tt be this muc" much."the city is asking everyone o spread the word that there is help.we'll have updates for you on our show... but for those people wwthout cable... we'll also be posting we'll also be without cable... we'll also be posting information oo our website and the shelters are still open today.i'm megaa gilliland, fox45 mmrning news. a fourth person is dead... due to the heat. the state health department says the baltimore man was over 65 years old.three offthe four deaths were people over 65... anddthe health department is warning people to be careful and seek area cooling stations. one of the hardest it still underway.ere clean up is - underway.days after the storm... residents of chinquapin parkway are dealing with a major mess.fallen trees still sitting on hhuses.... cars crushed bb branches. neighbors say they'

one man is recovering after being shot in the back in south baltimore. this happened just after 10:00 p.m. last night. paramedics treated him at the scene before taking him to the hospital. >> a massive fire in essex. take a look at the video. flames ignited the back water treatment plant. you can see the thick black smoke. firefighters got this blaze under control in about 30 minutes. >> some community leaders are addressing a double edge bias. the guardian angels -- an 18- year-old was shot to death last month. witnesses claim the gunman targeted him for no apparent reason. in believed the cross dressing may have provoked the attack. >> as african americans, we were slaves not too long ago. where a victim of this prejudice and we are today. to be a victim and to victimize another group of people is ridiculous. >> police say they have that charge anybody in the murder nor have they decided to classify it as a hate crime. >> the chairman of the federal reserve is back on capitol hill today. the economy is not what people want to hear. hallie jackson has

south ballimore.... abandoned in a rash can. caa. joel d. smmth is live at the baltimore animal rescue and care shelter, where tte dog, now named "thor" is trying to make a comeback.good morning joel d. unbelievaale that someone could be so cruel, but that is exactly what they think &phappened to a pitbull terrier their calling "thor". let's takk a look at him. him.theedog is estimattd to be about 5 years old, but weighs just 27 pounds.. he wassbrought in to the baltimore annmal rescue and care shelter jull 9th. he's sores all over his baccside! shelter workers say animal control found him in a trash can in an alley behind cole street in outh baltimore. they're not sure how long he'd been in there... but do believe he was too weak o get will be a long time for thor to physically recover but there are signs, his attitude already has. 3:26 even when hh was too weak to lift his head he was still trying to wag is tail and giving kisses 322128 he's able to stand up for short lengths of time, but when he walks, he's very weak and he does lay dowwna ot so he's made a has a long

baltimore area. that is what we can expect tomorrow because this front has stalled to the south. working on a holding pattern here and we will see tomorrow what we saw today, partly cloudy skies and there might be a thunderstorm popping up at light winds on the day with temperatures in the low 80s. the mountains have the best chances for storms. around deep creek lake, highs in the '70s warmer and humid with temperatures in the upper 80s and nice beach weather, partly cloudy and warm temperatures. the surface temperature is warming up a little bit. upper 80s around baltimore and 90 for the weekend with hit and miss afternoon storms. it might get hot around here again on tuesday with a high of 92. >> if you are a direct tv customer and will cut to fewer channels today, you are not alone. 20 million subscribers were dealing with a blackout and here is why. the satellite tv provider and viacom did not reach a deal to extend their seven-year contract. fiat, demanded direct tv pull the plug on mtv and comedy central. the new contract would add just pennies per month but directv says t

>> reporter: neighbors in the lakeland section of south baltimore say they pretty much stick to themselves. but police say someone came forward in that neighborhood. with some very valuable information. >> reporter: 25-year-old charles wilson lost his freedom this independence day. city police followed an anonymous tip that led them to this house on merlin road in south baltimore yesterday. they raided the house and discovered a cache of guns, cocaine and prescription dugs. drugs. >> we feel like we got a gun dealer, as well as a drug dealer. it was just a great grab. >> reporter: once inside, detectives also found nearly $12,000 in cash. wilson lives on what seems to be a quiet street. but according to police, someone knew about his alleged dealings and called the tops. >> the-- cops. >> the information we got from the community was enough to help us get probable cause to get into this house. >> it makes me feel a little uneasy because my kids gotta be around here. >> reporter: some neighbors echo the same concern as this unidentified home owner. they want to protect their children and th

pollce say the victim was grocery store, when a unman tonight after police raid a me home in south baltimore. charles wilson was arrested on norland road tuesday. - inside, they found more ttan 11-thousandddollars in cash, 8 guns, prescription drugs and cocaine. they allo uncovered a pooiie scanner and jacket.. wilson faces tment - mmltiple drug and weapons charges. a 12-year-old pg county boyyis accused of illing a 2-year-old fosterrchild living with his familyyin forr washington.pooice say the victim, aniyah batchelor,,was found unresponsive tuesday night. her foster father called 911, but she was pronounced dead at the hospital. an autopsy showed she was beaten to death. the as a juvenile with ing charged 3 secood-degree mmrderr.. he's being held tonight the cheetenham youth facility. a fire is under investigation in west baltiiooe.it happened around 11:25, last night on roberts street.when crews arrived they found heavy smmke coming from the vacant home. the flames spread to two.. other homes, one was occupied. two firefighters were injured, but are expected toobe okay. officials say hum

sores all over his bodyy shelter wookers say animal can in an alley behind cole sh street in south baltimoreey're not sure how long he'dd been in there... but doo't 2058 we know that he ould not have gotten up in that rash can by himself. he was extremely wwek, he could barell move barely even lift hiss ead, um so ii's just really heartbreaking to see that kknd of situation 08 08the dog is on medication and under oster care until he is healthy enough to be ut up ffr adoption.workers are about tte case, toocall pplice. a baltimore city police officer who stoll roceeies ffom a northeast baltimore grocery stooe... has been asked to resign from the force.investigators ssy back in march... iara anderson intentionally under-charged darlene early... y about 3- hundred dollars.bott of them pled guilty... and received probation before jjdgment. earlyywas also ordered to 3 baltimmre ciiy fire chief james clack says he's recent pay hike to charitt.the by the mayor... has come undee fire for it's bad timinggthe closing fire companies....andd raising heaath iisurance premiims for firee ighters. clacc say

hilda james, south baltimore: different areas aad help out eevrybody. help everybodd out. ww've been out evvr since friiay, and still no guarantee when we gonna get ack on." doreen dates: 40.03 "whattis the govvenor and the mayor doing for s? they're not helping us!" us!"for those people ooking for a little relief... the emergency shelters are still open. information onnour website and fox45 mooning nees. a maryland lawmaker wants to prevent future ootages... by undergound.senator jimmergound.- rosapepe is calling on the maryland public service commission to come up with a plan for burying critical companies are intentionally under investing in storm &ppreeartions in order to boost their profits. rosapepe thinks the intiative will create jobs.... but b-g-e says its not cost effective. "it's financially impractiial, when you ttink about the fact that you spend billionssupon, billionssof dollars to underground the system, assuminn you can et the appropriate rights of way." way."b-g-e says burying power lines wooud cost abouu a millionndollaas per ile... and repairr can take

the best chance is south of baltimore. we will check the seven-day forecast going all the way into the weekend. stay with us. >> having a cocktail each day could help women prevent bone loss. >> a new study followed a group of post menopausal women that were former drinkers. after, their turnover rates return to their previous levels. take small bites of your food when we're growing up. >> your mother may have been right about this. researchers gave more than 300 college students a full bagel or one that was cut into four and different places. ieces. then there were given a free lunch. eating four pieces may have trekked their brain into thinking there was more food. >> 67 degrees on tv hill. trade rumors swirl. the orioles plan to stay in the hunt for the playoffs. >> i have the last jersey that cal ripken war as an oriole. more information including the induction of cal ripken. >> if you're a fan of 80 degree temperatures, you'll like but temperatures, you'll like but tony has to sa it's the perfect match for the perfect

&philda james, south baltimore: different areas and help out everybody. help been out ever since friday, and still no dates: 44.03 "what is the povernorrand the mayor doing for us? they're not helping 3us" us!"for those people looking for a little relief... the emergency shelters are open &pagain today from 11 a-m to 7 p-m.the city says it's now &passessing the situation... to see how lonn these situation... to see how long these shelttrs will cootinue to stay open. p3 open. a fourth person is dead... due to the heat. the state health department says the baltimore mannwas over 65 deaths were people ovee 65... warning people to be careful and seek area cooling stations. actor andy griffith... who entered many of our hooes as &p"sheriff andy taylor"... has died.the t-v star died tuesday morning at his north carolina home on the outtrbanks. griffitt is best known for playing a small-town sheriff on "the andy griffith show"... and a defense lawyyr on the series ""atlock" in the eighties and nineties.still no word on the cause of death... but griffith's family

after police raid a home in south baltimore. charles wilson was arrested in connection to what was found iisideethe home.. on norland road. they uncoverrd more &pthan 11--housand dollars in cash... 8 guns... prescription drugs and cocaine. they also found a police scanner and a baltimorr policc department raid jacket. wilson now faces mulliple drug and weapons harges. most popular criie mapping e website on the internet "spotcrime" tracks crrminal activity in your neighborhood. you can also get emails when crime happens.sign up by going to our website... fox- baltimoreedot om...aad click on "spotcrimm" in the "hot topics" section at the top of the screen state biologists say this year's crab population has levels.áthe crabbing season á the crabs are bigger too. that's good news for customers at places like mo's seafood" on joppa road in towson. managerr there say they are very pleased with the catches that kkep cominn into their store. "they are heavier. even when they're smaller, like the medium crabs hhre, ttee're heavier. peo

live in south baltimore, joel d.. smith, fox 45 morning news. news. a car crash in columbia claims the life of a teenage driver.... and sends 3 of is friends toothe hospital. hospital.it happened early thursday morninn... along columbia road near fairway hiils.the 17-year-old driver lost control of hhs caa aad slammed into a tree.rescue crews had to cut at least one person out from the wreckage.3 passengers were alllrushed to shock trauma. ::3 "it's our understanding ttat he was the driver of this vehicle that contained three other young men. h came around a curve. it looks like speed was a factor." one of the passeegers was said to bbein critical condition.... the other 2 are in fair condition. a baltimore citt police officer who stole groceries from a northeast baltimore grocery store... has been asked to resign from the police force. force.investiiators say back in march... ciaraaanderson intentiooally under-charged her mmtter... deteetive darlene early... by about 3- hundred dollars.both of them pled guilty... and received probaaion beforr judgmen

. >>> chaos in south baltimore crews hit a gas main, closing roads forcing businesses and homes to evacuate. wjz is live. alex is in locust point with the latest hi alex. >> hello mary when that gas line was broken there was no second guessing about what to do people were ordered out as quickly as possible. >> reporter: you could hear it blocks away. a high pressure line, carrying natural gas. ruptured by a construction crew digging in the 1100 block of homes street, 10:30 a.m. on the ground city fire and police, parented locust point staging equipment and first -- poured into locust point staging equipment and first responders. >> we heard it was a gas main break. >> reporter: hundreds of under armour workers were evacuated, along with three city blocks of homes and businesses nearly all had to walk out of the area as gas continued to escape for the next two hours. >> at least it is not 102 degrees today. >> people were kept out of their homes while firefighter went door to door checking potential gas pockets in buildings. >> we have a hazmat task force on the scene they are going in to as

. >>> breaking news from south baltimore. sky eye chopper 13 is over the scene of a fire.et's go to captain jeff long with more. captain jeff? >> good afternoon. we're over this playground in the cherry hill neighborhood of south baltimore, where firefighters have gotten a handle on this fire. looks like it was burning pretty good when we arrived. and they've gotten it out within the last few minutes. we'll keep an eye on it and see if anything changes. i'm captain jeff long. back to you. >> thank you. >>> still to come tonight on wjz eyewitness news. a new study for women. the surprising link between alcohol and bone loss. >>> one of the world's richest women, found dead inside her home. who is under arrest in connection with their deaths. >>> i'm meteorologist tim williams, in for bob turk in the first warning weather center. putting the exclusive touches on your first warning fike. it's coming up. >>> and here's today's report from wall street, we'll be right back. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> taking a look at a very typical july evening. temperatures are going to affect a typi

to the south, more showers, little bit heavier around baltimore, dundalk. we will see the showers persisting as we head through the morning hours. if you want the thunderstorms you will have to head to is south. we are dealing with the stationary front bling thunderstorms firing up around richmond, heading towards the east. throughout the day, we could see a round of showers and thunderstorms popping up. now a check of the traffic with loren cook. >>> nice to have you back was. good morning to you. if you are traveling through the harbor tunnel , the construction continues south of the south toll plaza. not causing delays. that will change this morning. stick with the fort mc henry or the key bridge. if you are headed to 95, a live look at white marsh, everything up to speed. a nice easy ride all the way in to the city. drive times, no delays on the jfx. 11 minutes downtown to east fayette. 695, clear on the west side, 795 towards 95. that will take you eleven minutes also 95 up to 83. >>> happening today the deputy of public works in baltimore is checking a

. >>> a suspicious death is under investigation in south baltimore tonight. police found an adult male with trauma to his body. the man died add shock trauma, and homicide detectives say it's still not clear if he was shot, so thai waiting for an autopsy report. a body has been disovered floating in the poet mack river. a won'ter called police after seeing the body. the man was wearing blue athletic workout pant. they found no apparent sign of trauma. they're hoping an autopsy will help determine who that man is and how he died. mitt romney is overseas in israel tonight. danielle knotting hamm reports that romney is hoping to bolster his foreign sol say cells. >> reporter: mitt romney arrived in gee us are legal late saturday night. hoping to court support for really and jewish voters. mark shal is one of 1,000 americans in israel and plans to vote for romney. romney hopes that support from voters in israel will help win voters in swing states like florida. >> the republican party has understood the power that we as republicans in israel can bring to the camp

just about everything in this playground in the cherry hill section of south baltimore is either made out of plastic or rubber. the program -- a playground alex like a moonscape. >> there was monkey bars, a tunnel, and a fenced in area for little children, a playhouse, a little slide. >> charity allen runs a day camp here. as many as 15 children attend. the have now lost a wholesome option to keep them busy. the campus relies exclusively on donations. the kids are taught leadership skills, how government works, and good citizenship practices. the fire made a big and upsetting impression on the children. >> i looked up in the sky and all i saw was black smoke coming from over here. >> it made me feel sad. >> work on the street is that teenagers playing with a lighter or matches set papers on fire and the blaze got out of hand. >> are there any electrical components, any evidence of flammable liquids used. >> the children who use the playground or making a wish. they are banking on public generosity to help rebuild it. david collins, wbal-tv 11 news. >> for the second time this week, a

baltimore. storms staying to the south and west. it was a healthy severe thunderstorm that impacted much of northern virginia in the western dc suburbs. that storm fizzling out but it was unwelcomed for fireworks in the manasa out to warrington. north and west we have more storms in pittsburgh. a couple scattered storms north of philly. one of the extremely, hot, humidnight. popup tropical style thunderstorms on the map. but for our fireworks things worked out good. look at the people crowding downtown bel air. a view from charm city run. for the big parade, and then a little fireworks later this evening. moonrise right there on the right part of the screen. how about dundalk today. it was hot and steamy and a few fireworks. look closely to see them on the distance. and kent island you can see a couple fireworks across the bay coming out of annapolis and ships twirling around. i don't want to show a lot of cameras. big crowds fireworks going up and it was a cool scene out there. there you go. a couple fireworks and time- lapse so yo

in south baltimore.../ that left ...one person . dead.it happened... around... two.. on...t... near duane avenue...//.police... found... two men... with... gun shot wounds..../a... 35-year-old man ...was shot in the head... and... pronounced dead... at... shock trauma,.../ the... second victim.. . a... 32-year-old man... is... in critical condition.../.police... think... drugs were... involved. a... man... and woman... in waldorf,... are... found shot... this morning.../ possibly... at... the hands... of their son....//they... were rushed... to the hospital..../ charles... county... sheriffs... say... the shooter... was the couple's son and was found dead... in... a... nearby home.../.it... appears... he committed suicide.../. 3 first on fox.../ nearly... 70... passengers... on a "megabus"... headed... to baltimore .../ find... themselves... stranded in new jersey .../ after... the... driver... refuses... to bring them... any further. further. here... are... some pictures... sent to us ...of the incident. .../ you... can see everyone... off the bus.../. this... night of hel

we can see a few clouds mainly south of baltimore. moving through western pennsylvania with a small thunderstorm. not a lot of rain falling across the state. we have a boundary sitting across the east coast and this is acting like a front, allowing for some instability. things could be more active towards this afternoon. then we're waiting for a front to come in from the northwest. bring some cooler weather by the end of the week. this is the water vapor image that shows the atmosphere. that is allowing for the chance for a thunderstorm into the afternoon. we could get some clouds and so. un. it could be feeling as hot as 100 degrees. a heat advisory for baltimore city. midnight nepos for the next couple of days. the front arrives wednesday into thursday. >> thank you. perhaps the time to pack your bags. >> a fall airfare war. >> southwest cut some fares to just $69 each way to some cities. >> that is a pretty good distance. >> right now we're going into a stretch that will be bargain- basement and we will see the good deals. >> ameri

rules. 3 &p 3 3 3 3 3 fbuier map police aae investigating a terrible case of animal cruelty in south baltimorefound abanddned in a trash can. can. joel d. smith is live at the baltimore animal rescuu and care shelter, where the dog, nowwnamed "thor" is trring to make a comeback.good morning joel d. thatts right unbelievable that someone could be is exactll what they think happened to a their calling "thor". let'sstake a the dog is estimated to be about 5 years old, but weighs just 27 brought in to the baltimore animal rescue and care shelter july 9th. maciated and has sores all over hii backside! say annmal control found him in a trash can in an street in south baltimooe. they're oo ssre been in ttere... but do believe he was too weak tooget &pstuuk himself. it will be a long time for thor to physically recover but his attitude already has. 3:26 even when he was too weak to lift his head he was still trying o wag his tail and giving kisses 322128 he's able to stand up ffr short lengthhs of timm, but when he walks, he's very weak and he does lay down a lot so he's made a little bbt of progress,

it is like a -- >> a special rescue unit in south baltimore was also disbanded today. the crew versus been sent to other fire companies. >> we lost two valuable resources. >> truck 15 was the busiest fire company the east baltimore company is full of abandoned homes. >> it might be abandoned but what about the houses next door. >> enginee 33 and an ambulance unit here will provide the same level of service. >> i don't want people to feel that if a truck company is not on the scene and they need to be rescued that it is not going to take place. >> the new crews begun to make itself at home painting other the old truck 15 logo, but there is concern on the surrounding blocks about the next fire to break out here and whether they will all be aable to survivor it. >> we will blame it on the people that have that little truck in there now. they need to keep the big truck up in there. >> those two companies would have been disbanded but they kept them open to deal with all of the power out apblgs. the truck has been given three more months, but the city fire department confir

. >>> well, city police make a big bust in south baltimore. this happened on tuesday.say a traffic stop and word from the street helped track down this man take a look. this is charles wilson. he's a suspected drug dealer. he's going to be charged with weapon possession and also he's going to be charged with trafficking. this is why. they found all of this in his house. $11,000 in cash, a number of weapons and three dirt bikes and of course they found the drugs. >>> well, colorado's been a tippedder box for the past few weeks after -- tinderbox for the past few weeks after massive wildfires cutting thousands of acres of land down the side. but the concern this morning is not just colorado. wildfires barreling through a number of other states now as well. >> plus a hog walk for d.c. metro passengers after their train loses power. the concern for one woman and other passengers after the backup train never made it to them. details when "good morning maryland" continues. we're back in just a bit. chances are, you're not made of money, so don't overpay for motorcycle insura

. >>> an arson investigation is underway after a playground in south battle -- baltimore goes up in flames. investigators say the fire started in a playground's padding material. no one was injured in that fire. >>> the capsized boat that sank in new york on the 4th of july killing three children has been lifted from the waters off of long island. the operation took several days because the 334 foot yhat was stuck in a seabed. there were 10 children and 17 adults aboard the bottom when it sank. investigators hope the recovered vessel will help them determine what happened. >>> caught on tape, a shark jumps out of the water as some vacationers go fishing in my rshg tle beach. -- myrtle beach. >> oh, jesus. >> the couple were fishing on a doc. they had some trouble netting it and that's when the bull shark jumped out of the water and snug their catch. they say fishing may never be the same. >>> a key development in maryland's pit bull ruling that would allow landlords to evict people who own the breed. the attorney general's office said while the ruling is being appealed landlords don't have

you can see the line of thunderstorms south of baltimore.ust like and beneficial rain at this point. if there is going to be any severe weather, it will be on the eastern shore in the next 60 minutes or so. >> there is a major security concern in london tonight. the company hired to guard the majority of the olympics says only has half of the expected number of guards ready. >> the start of the games is just one week from friday. the british military is moving in to london to fill the gap. >> checking bags, guarding athletes is now being done by soldiers and police scrambled from around the uk. the security company, the world's third largest private employer just figured out it cannot meet its target. the chief -- they say they only have half that number already. british lawmakers let the ceo have it. >> it a shambles and inexcusable. it's a shambles, isn't it? it not where we want to be. that is certain. >> the ceos said he only learned on july 3 that they were falling well short. an internal memo talked about a system called just in time,

south baltimore into southern virginia, we will be keeping an eye on this one.hot, humid july day. 91-96 tomorrow with a west wind close to 20 miles per hour. on the day, look for the afternoon storms. waves at one-two feet. holding right around 81 for bay harbor temperatures. 60% chance of storms tomorrow. gusting wind possible before turning more comfortable. 40% chance of storms and then a nice wednesday with sunshine, cooler, and less humid. a 30% chance tomorrow. 92 before cooling off on wednesday. 94 tomorrow. hazy, hot, and humid. more comfortable wednesday. he is back with a thunderstorm thursday into friday. sunday and monday looking nicer with temperatures below normal. >> federal transportation officials say maryland is about to get $40 million for baltimore. >> what it means for you straight ahead. >> president obama according the >> president obama according the military vote that it's given me time to reflect on some of life's biggest questions. like, if you could save hundreds on car insurance by making one simple call, why wouldn't you make that

the best chance will be south of baltimore. high temperature of 93 degrees. we will detail the forecast in just a few minutes. first we say good morning to kim. >> we have several problem spots. fire activity at 7 crossroad. traffic lights are out around the area. northbound 29 on the ramp to westbound 70. in westminster, we have a disabled tractor-trailer southbound 27 at nicodemus road. that has been moved off to the shoulder. up to speed on the major roadways. moving fine on the outer loop west side. 80 minutes on 895 southbound between the 95's -- 18 minutes on 895 southbound between the 95's. everything is moving fine in both directions after the tractor-trailer has been moved off to the shoulder. >> the continued efforts to get marylanders up and running with their electricity and their air conditioning. here's a look at the progress within the last 24 hours. 241,000 customers were without power. by 11:30 last night, that number had been cut down to just over 181,000. another 11,000 have gone back on the grid overnight things to the efforts of b.g.e. cr

. >> police shut down a suspected drug house in south baltimore. they executed a search warrant and seize illegal narcotics and weapons. the arrested charles wilson on multiple drug and weapons charges. hospitals and health-care providers are dealing with a critical shortage of drugs. elijah cummings said there could be increased in fake pharmacies. and sell them at inflated prices. >> this is about greed, people wanting to make a quick b uck. this is driving up the prices. >> another issue is regulations. >> now traffic pulse 11 and insta-weather plus together. >> good morning. kim dacey checking on your morning commute. the only problem spot is on york road. the water main break from yesterday is causing problems. one lane in each direction and causing a bit of a backup this morning. an area you might want to avoid it. 795, 66 miles per hour down towards the beltway. the major roadways are checking at ok. 67 on the j.f.x. 63 on 95 heading south towards the city. it in live look outside at the top side of the beltway and harford road. the inner an

police detectives raided his alleged headquarters in a warehouse in south baltimore. detectives have been investigating him along with franklin coit november of last year. >> we found a handgun, ammunition, a small knot of marijuana and various documents that would suggest an online prostitution and trafficking business was being conducted from the location. >> how investigators found out about the alleged prostitution ring and more on his 2010 arrest for a similar case of prostitution. jennifer franciotti, wbal-tv 11 news. >> some controversy around the fire department from the proposed pay raise for the fire chief. the mayor is expected to make a request for the pay raise today. that has sparked outrage among the rank and fire. the mayor says the fire chief deserves the record. ise. >> this is a slap in the face to every man and woman in the baltimore city fire department. how can you accept a raise when you told there members there is no money? happy new except to raise? >> in addition, the mayor will also request that james clack received a contract extension. >>

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most of the action is south of baltimore. baltimore city and elsewhere, there is not a whole lot going on, but there are some pretty strong thunderstorms going to annapolis for now. in severe thunderstorm warning is going on until 6:30 p.m. this evening. in annapolis, you could see wind gusts of 50 m.p.h. time will show you the storms of the northwest. the blind is coming through -- bat line is coming through this evening. the weather could get a little bumpy over the next three hours to four hours. again, a severe thunderstorm watch is in effect until 10:00 p.m. >> the summer olympics are under way in london and one of the most highly anticipated races is happening today. all eyes will be on ryan lochte and baltimore native michael phelps as they go head to head on the first day of swimming. 11 news spoke with team usa members about the action in the pool. >> swimming fans to not have to wait for their favorite olympic sport. it starts on a one and the metals are awarded tonight. >> our main goal is to build momentum for the

activity down to the south in the kentucky, indiana area starting to move off to the north, northeast. there's a risk of a strong thunderstorm tomorrow. we might see one in the baltimore region. generally i think it will stay south of baltimore. there's more activity on tap probably wednesday. the bay temperature around 78. tonight, generally a pretty nice night. mid-70s in the city. 93 tomorrow, about like today, but more humid. and a chance for thunderstorms in the afternoon. same thing for wednesday. a pretty good shot, 95, 72. slightly drier. thursday, friday, 93, 93. >> thank you. check in tomorrow morning starting at 4:55:00 a.m. for the updated first warning weather forecast. >>> the orioles are out west hoping to turn things around with a win in seattle. we have highlights next. [ female announcer ] safeway presents real big deals of the week. or how to keep from driving all over for the best deals. you don't need to run around. safeway gives you real big club card deals each week. this week, the farm comes to you. fresh sweet corn is an amazing 6 for a buck. deer park water is just $3.33 a case. and honey bunches of oats just $1.88 a box. real big deals this

they have been look at baltimore off to the east and south. and we are going to be feeling it.and with that, well we have showers and thunderstorms that could spark up as we go into the afternoon. we look at the satellite and radar right now and we are looking at cloud and we have some spotty showers and storms to the north in pennsylvania and a big cluster complex of storms into west virginia right now. this is slowly pushing off towards the east. so, the storm prediction center does have us in a slight risk for severe weather for today. biggest threats is damaging wind and large hail. you can see it for the areas here shaded in the yellow color. so we are looking more into southern maryland for today. and also portions of delaware and as we look at that weather pattern this cold front is going to get slower to get to us. but it will make its way through going through the overnight. but ahead of it, very hot and humid. you get the clashing of the air masses and that's why we could see severe weather going through time. future trend picking up on showers and storms scattered in

you can see the storms in the northern edge of baltimore county and harford county, south of perriman moving north of the area. that is where you're going to see a little bit of lightning continue. this is a warned severe thunderstorm. this is a fairly gusty thunderstorm moving north of elkton. but the storms are actually losing their strength, this one losing most ofs it punch in gaithersburg. it's weakening, not strengthening. that's what we want to see. all right. let's get into the rest of the story. the setup will continue to be a severe thunderstorm watch which is being trimmed. we saw it being trimmed out of southern pa for most of m again, quite a few storms on the ma. current conditions at bwi, how about 89. winds west 15. the boundary is pushing in causing the skies to stay relatively cloudy today. some hit and miss storms across the northern part of the state, nothing yet around the laurel area, maybe a few raindrops edging in from the northwest side of d.c. as we take a look at the setup temperature wise, it is hot. highs have reached into the 90s. the humidity is still ex

south. i think it stays mostly dry in baltimore this afternoon. details in the seven-day forecast. >> coming up, why drinking red wine can could be -- could be good for your heart and brain. the summer olympic games are the summer olympic games are over for one of the most >> 25 days away from the 2012 summer olympic games which you can watch here on wbal-tv but disappointing news for gymnastics fans. gold medalist liukins will not be competing after every performance in the trials on the uneven bars, one of the best events. she had balance problems and took a hard fall during the dismount. he said not making the olympic team is emotional for her, but she is ready to move on. >> for me, this was a stepping stone for the best of my life and it really made me believe by competing here and finishing the competition, if i set my mind to anything, anything is possible. they might the olympic torch is nearing the end of this long journey to london, but there was a scary moment today when two kids try to grab it from a torchbearer. they managed to avoid

. >> 50 adult students graduate from the south baltimore learning center with high-school diplomas lastld robert burgess, it was especially sweet. >> it is like a dream came true, something i always was destined for. it was just an amazing feeling. >> robert dropped out of high school in 1976 and got caught up in a life of drugs. once he straightened out, got a job, got married, joined a church, and wanted to get his life on a different track. >> i believe this was the stepping stones of getting a better job and a better career. >> robert's story is a common one. the nonprofit of results of any age a second chance at an education for classes, training, and one-on-one tutoring. >> you can come in at any great level and work up to the point of being able to go one of two directions, a general education and development program, or they can go to the external program which is a competency based program. >> it is celebrating the 20th anniversary this year. they have grown from serving a 60 students to 1000 students a year. >> we have a great staff. they are concerned about you. that have int

one tiny little shower in south baltimore. tonight maybe another shower in some spots a better chance i think tomorrow. but wjz drought watch will continue to track our rainfall now. over the last week, some areas have picked up over 4-inches of rain. officially at our reporting station at the airport a deficit which has been reduced by several days of rain we saw last week. down to slightly below 7- inches. but that still appreciable amount of rain. maybe more rain before the month is over. >>> a call for changes to policy when it comes to severe weather and the bay bridge. mike hellgren explains from anne arundel county this comes of drivers were caught on the bridge in that sudden torrential storm. >> reporter: the transportation authority does not take closing the bay bridge lightly. but after the horrific appearance, they are testing some changes to their policy. aaa believes changes are sorely needed. the storm that ripped through maryland left a massive amount of destruction. those trapped on the bridge never thought th

also south of baltimore, south of d.c., dealing with some flooding, especially yesterday. but they could get another round in north carolina because they're still dealing with some showers and thunderstorms and these thunderstorms are very slow movers, so putting down a lot of rain in a short period of time. so as we look at the satellite and radar, closer to home here, well, we just have a few clouds across the area. we're not dealing with any type of wet weather as of now. but as we go throughout the day, there is a slight chance for an isolated shower to pop up in the forecast. just be mindful of that. 71 degrees right now in kent island and aberdeen coming in at 68 degrees. glen burnie at 74. we're also dealing with the humidity out there this morning and it will stick around even as we head into the afternoon. time now to get a check of the traffic with lauren cook. good morning. >>reporter: good morning, lynette. no problems to report right now on the jfx. it will be nice and clear from the beltway all the way downtown to east fayette street. everything will remain u

. >>> neighbors in south baltimore saw this smoke billowing for miles from the our house community center in cherry hill yesterday. just beyond those trees, firefighters battle the blaze on the playground. >> i thought it was a wig on fire. >> reporter: with the firefighters now gone, this is all that is left of the playground. what was once a place for play is now a source of sadness. >> when i came to work this morning the young girls were just trying -- crying. they say they have so many memories of this police station. >> reporter: firefighters say it was made of rubber, which caused the intense burn. now they're trying to figure out who or what started the fire. >> someone could have tossed a cigarette and innighted the rubber material and just walked away. >> back in 2008, firefighters battle the blaze at the 33rd street playground. some say this was one of the best parks. and she wants her daughter closer to home. >> she can't even come up here anymore. i won't allow her up here. >> reporter: as they search for other options where children can play, fire investigators are looking a

baltimore city area. you can see it moving directly south right now. have a possibility in the next 45 minutes or so of getting some action across the baltimore metro. and particularly now in frederick. frederick county, that storm moving right into the frederick area, right this minute. they have one over parkton. if you're anywhere in northern baltimore county, you can probably see or hear that lightning and thunder in the area. maybe brief, gusty winds, 40 to 50 miles an hour. this storm is not as strong now as it was. this is still pretty strong. but the warning will be dropped at 5:00. moving toward the frederick area. warm and humid air. 89, dew point 72. west winds at 21. barometer holding steady. 29.70 inches. right now, 70 in oakland. 91 in ocean city. upper 80s, a little above average. but high dew points, a lot of moisture in the air. so there's a lot of potential for heavy downpours. 89 in annapolis. d.c., columbus. pretty strong west winds. as much these may also begin to tear up these storms a little bit apart. the west winds tend to come

south. northern baltimore county, a cell along the pennsylvania maryland line. another cell popped up near woods burrow and this will slide through union bridge in windsor. these are slow moving storms so there could be flash flooding concerns with some of these. this cell may make it into the city limits over the next 45 minutes. slow moving storms could produce lightning but there could be flash flooding for the course of the evening. if you're making away to the bay bridge, that takes you out to the eastern shore and pop-up showers and storms. we're showing a decent amount of lightning there. another cell may drop into baltimore counties through the rest of the evening. that shows you the future scan and continuing to see these cells popping up through the course of the evening. we'll have more in a little bit. >>> here is where it happened. at the apartments right there on grand michael lane. it happened just after midnight. now this was going pretty good when they got here. that is the third floor. then 24 apartments burned up and the management and red cro

over the last few hours, it's dissipating except for the line south of the baltimore region. if you go up south and east of it, scattered showers and thunder in some of the areas, but none is there. just much needed rain. flash flood warning. 4 to 2 inches of rain in the last two hours and that's why we have the flooding, small streams. moving in western a.a. county and that's where it continues south and east to the baltimore region because laural indianapolis. there's more rain up to the north and west. 84 and continues to drop and 74. the 70s. 68 in okay land. 90 in ocean city. still in the upper 80s to 90s. 102 today. record was set way back in 1887. yesterday was a record minimum at b.w.i. marshal. west here at 10. strong winds maybe in excess of 40 or 50 miles per hour but very isolated. we have more shower and thunderstorm activities in some areas between now and friday. could easily see one or two inches of rain. that is going to help our draught situation tremendously and it doesn't look like much more in the way of severe weather, at least locally. a few spots, yes,