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verizon fios. a network ahead. call the verizon centerr for customers with disabilities at 8 800-974-tty/v. >>> you are watching abc 7 news at 11:00 with leon harris and alison starling. 11:00, onc 7 news at your side. >>> we are about 36 hours and until the final scheduled liftoff in the nasa shuttle program. astronauts prepare for the voyage and people in our area about the final mission. we are live in the satellite center with the local impact of final flight. >> for those appreciate aviation exploration, this is the end an era. thehere is one aircraft at smithsonian air and space that fills an entire wing. it is the space shuttle enterprise. these museumgoers, at a glance at the engineering ingenuity comes at the conclusion of a remarkable run. >> i am sad to see it go. >> friday morning, weather permitting, the shuttle atlantis t off bound for the international space station. understand that nasa is changing. part of me is excited to see and part of me as kind of sad. history wrapped into the program. >> the 3

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verizon fios. a network ahead. call the verizon center for customers with disabilities at 800-974-tty/v. >> a bill will come home to eat -- a big welcome home today at the airports. we were there as family and friends greeted their loved ones. volunteers with operation welcome home have greeted more than 500 flights and 100,000 military personnel. you can share your photos and videos on wbaltv.com. you can also share video messages to troops. >> americans are celebrating independence day. this morning, we caught up with people at roland park. it began at 10:00 at the library. the procession was led by firefighters and the historic engine #44. in baltimore county, tens of thousands of people crowded the streets for the 77th annual fourth of july parade. every year, it seems to gets bigger and better. plenty of candy for the kids. the tradition has lasted so long because the people are so proud to wear their red, white, and blue. >> thousands of people crowded maryland beaches to relax this holiday. state officials re

verizon fios. a network ahead. call the verizon center for customers with disabilities at 800-974-tty/v. >>> mark is here with a wjz sports report, you say not again? >> i would just say the heat is on. road trip to the lone star trip turned into a texas barbecue with the birds on the grill. 103-degree heat and the -- do the cooking. threw well in his debut tonight. so jeremy gets a turn tonight but it is a rough start. the rangers score 4 times in the first inning. with a single up the middle. that will bring home josh hamilton. texas pounded out 18 hits, 7 of those were doubles. this one down the left field line brings in elvis andrews. guthrie gives up 6 runs. the bullpen surrendered 7 more. they gave up 30 30 runs not process. the birds have lost 17 of 23 games. so good news is relative at this point. next stop on the road trip is boston. when the os get there they won't have to face john lester. he will miss his start against the os at fenway park. he has a 13 and 0 winning streak against. >>> women's world cup

fios. call the verizon center for customers with disabilities that's 1.877.729.3467. at 800-974-6006 tty/v. or for other great fios offers, visit us online. get the network that delivers more. get fios. a network ahead. >> elizabeth smart is taking a job commenting on child abductions. she is now 23 years old. >> meanwhile, jaycee dugard, the woman who spent 18 years in captivity at the hands of philip and nancy garrido, is now speaking out in her own words. >> she was kidnapped when she was 11 years old. here is more. >> four weeks ago with the sentencing of villepin and nancy garrido, jaycee dugard -- philip and nancy garrido, jaycee dugard close the chapter. behind her now, when she was just 11 years old, kidnapped and kept captive. in her new book, "stolen lighli" she talks about her life in captivity. "the man takes me in his arms and offers comfort. i do not want comfort from this awful man. -- awful man." experts say writing about her experiences will help her. she's there's no details. "he brought in a bucket for me to use as a toilet. i would ask him every day

verizon fios. a network ahead. call the verizon center for customers with disabilities at 800-974-tty/v. >>> did he lie under oath for his drug use. the trial for roger clemens begins in just a few days. lake okeechobeety athlete -- celebrity athletes will testify. he could face up to 30 years in prison and a $1.5 million fine if he's guilty. >>> a shooting in memphis leaves a police officer dead. it happened in a busy district. the police man was shot. he was responding with several other officers to a domestic call at a hotel. an unidentified person was also shot and killed. >>> a new twist in the case against a former police officer in seattle who's now accused in a 1957 murder. here's the story. >> reporter: jack mcculla's stepdaughter and nieces left the courthouse. they've been expecting him in course. instead, they heard the announcement that he's in the hospital. >> he's in harbor view and he can't be brought over. >> reporter: a bail hering was for monday, it was a shock to his niece. >> this is my uncle, h

verizon fios. a network ahead. the verizon center for customers with disabilities at 800-974-tty/v. >>> it is 79 degrees, mostly cloudy in central marry lands. right now the forecast is coming up. >>> exxon mobile says the oil spill in yellow stone river may be greater than first thought. the oil company backed off an earlier claim that only a 10- mile area was affected. spilled 10,000-gallons of oil. people say they have become ill from the fumes. the spill that not affected -- has not affected yellow stone national park. >>> the parents of amanda knox are charged with slander in italy. they told the news their daughter was treated poorly. >> i don't understand. i mean, many journalists have said exactly what i have said. why am i the only one that's charged with a crime? i don't understand that. >> reporter: a judge reaccused -- recused himself of the trial today. amanda knox is in the process of appealing her conviction. >>> a grim milestone in baltimore city, 100 murders so far this year. tonight a family is pl

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verizon fios. a network ahead. call the verizon center for customers with disabilities at 800-974-tty/v. >>> welcome back. sam is here with the -- stan is here with the wjz sports report. >> another loss. orioles outhit the braves in and -- outhit the breaks in atlanta and lose -- the braves in atlanta and lose. make that attempted pitch to hardy. oh dear oh my, watch hudson trip as opposed to is he tripping? he is a good sport and tips his hat to the crowd and you see the first it would have reynold homers. 2-zip orioles and the grand buster of the night for the other team. bottom 4, ross grand slam and atlanta had 5 runs in the frame and that makes it 5-2 on route to the 5-4 victory. orioles in danger of being swept for the second consecutive series. orioles now 6-11 in inner league play wraps up the series tomorrow. see the game at 1:30 here live on wjz at towson from corners near and far, from lacrosse nation the 6th annual under armour classic. underclassman matchup. boys and girls from up and down the east coa

verizon fios. a network ahead. he verizon center for customers with disabilities at 800-974-tty/v. stay tuned. >>> verizon center sees a lot of popular acts, but none may be better known throughout the world than a man that begins prayers and rituals there tomorrow. more from downtown now where the dalai lama is expected to have an extended visit. >> reporter: yeah, jim, in fact this will be the dalai lama's longest visit ever to the nation's capital. he and thousands of other buddhists from all over the world will fill verizon center for 11 straight days. the first time ever that verizon center has rented space for that long. they will be praying. they will be chanting, and they will be learning. outside verizon center, a subtle sign. inside though workers transform an arena into a solemn space for secret rituals. at least 10,000 buddhists will pray and learn here every day for 11 consecutive days. they will come from 46 countries. >> it is diverse and how important it is, people who are traveling all over the worl

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verizon fios. a network ahead. call the verizon center for customers with disabilities at 800-974-tty/v. >>> there was a lightning strike here in the launchpad down in florida, but scientists still have cleared the shuttle "atlantis" for the launch tomorrow. whether the skies will clear up, though, is difficult story to tell. the weather may hold up the last mission in the history of nasa shuttle program. jay gray has our report. >> reporter: the countdown continues tonight at kennedy space center, every second a step closer to a rendezvous with history. >> it has been remarkable with what it's been able to accomplish. it has been stunning in terms of what we have learned from it, and that knowledge will then go into building the next vehicle. >> reporter: from a technical standpoint, mission managers say all systems are go for friday morning's launch. >> the vehicle's in fantastic shape. got keyed up and ready to go. they're doing everything perfect otime, on schedule, looking amazing. >> reporter: what doesn't loo

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verizon fios. a network ahead. call the verizon center for customers with disabilities at 800-974-tty/v. >>> starting today, smartphones on verizon's network no longer have an unlimited data plan. . >> right now, unlimited users can continue paying $30 a month for unlimited data plans, but new users will have to fork up $80 for 10 gigabytes a month, $50 for 5 gigabytes, and $30 for 2 gigabytes a month. that leaves sprint as the last big carrier to offer that unlimited data service. >>> natalie portman's baby now has a name. alif. "people" magazine says the baby boy was named after the first led of the hebrew alphabet. he's now 3 weeks old. >>> it's the end of two eras in daytime soaps, but today abc announced "all my children" and "one life to live" will be available online. >> both shows were sold to prospect park set to launch its own hulu like venture. executives at prospect park say they will continue the same story lines and characters and pick up right where the tv finales left off. >> guarantee, you won't mis

verizon fios. a network ahead. he verizon center for customers with disabilities at 800-974-tty/v. >>> the secret service is among those trying to figure out who hacked into one of the fox news twitter accounts. early this morning, six tweets went out from fox news politics. one of them claimed president obama had been shot and killed. another congratulated joe biden on his new job. fox calls the tweets malicious and has apologized for any distress those false tweets caused. the fox news politics twitter account has more than 34,000 followers. >>> our troops in afghanistan marked independence day with ceremonies and a visit from their commanding officer. this may not be the last holiday that david petraeus spends in a war zone, but it is the last time he will be there as an active duty army general. atia abowie reports. ♪ god bless america >> reporter: 4th of july celebrations in afghanistan are nowhere near the celebrations that we see back home. you won't be seeing hot dogs and beer here. military men and women do

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fios. call the verizon center for customers with disabilities that's 1.877.729.3467. 00-974-6006 tty/v. or for other great fios offers, visit us online. get the network that delivers more. get fios. a network ahead. >> an 11-month-old girl is dead tonight. she was found submerged in a german town family's bath tub. the family left her alone in the tub. the paramedics resuscitated her before she was flown to the hospital. she passed away early this morning. so far, no charges have been filed. >>> six hours of deliberations, no verdict today in the trial of a florida woman accused of killing her daughter. the prosecution says casey anthony is a care-free party girl whose toddler got in the way. but as christen wright reports, the defense says there's not enough evidence. >> reporter: casey anthony's life is in the hands of the jury. the prosecution got the final word. the state gave their closing rebuttal argument monday, their last chance to prove that casey murdered her own child. prosecutors zeroed in on casey's lies. >> there's nothing that's wrong with casey anthony

verizon .fios. a network ahead. izon center for custers with disabilities at 800-974-tty/v. >>> you are watching abc 7 news at 11, on your side. >> we are one week away from the historic final launch of the atlantis. it will be the last shuttle launch ending a 30-year program. the final launch does not signal the end of space flight for nasa. we will have complete coverage of the final launch. >>> we have an update on those new graphics cigarette warning labels. a national hot line reports that calls more than doubled when the images are released last week. they received 4800 calls. these labels will not even be displayed on the cigarette pack until next year. >>> twitter is becoming increasingly popular. you probably knew that. the service reports 200 million tweets are being sent out each and every day. as for pop culture britney spears topped the list rea. >>> the state requires a minimum of 10 students. this class is cancelled. thank you. >> best new movie honors go to " larry crowne." 3.5 starts. it is nice to s

fios. call the verizon center for customers with disabilities that's 1.877.729.3467. at 800-974-6006 tty/v. or for other great fios offers, visit us online. get the network that delivers more. >>> all right. still experiencing heavy rain in some areas. luckily, west of the city, they've already canceled that severe thunderstorm watch for carroll and frederick. it's moving awfully quickly now. line of storms from philadelphia to elkton, north of dover. south of baltimore now, southeast of washington. and you see the activity is moving off nicely now to the east. so you folks, unfortunately, on the eastern shore and southern maryland, you're had the next in line. around the city now, north of downtown, it has ended. heavier showers east of the city. from middle river, perry hall, down to northern a.a. county. west of the city, as you can see, that is the end of the shower activity. west of butler. severna park and annapolis park. east of d.c. and actually, much of p.g. county, going to be shortly into portions of charles county, severe thunderstorm warnings for you folks

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fios. call the verizon center for customers abth disabilities that's 1.877.729.3467. at 800-974-6006 tty/v. or for other great fios offers visit us online. get the network that delivers more. get fios. a network ahead. >>> let's look at was trending on wjla.com. a lot of people are logging on to read about casein and sentencing. >>> a man was caught with a blow ball in a closet. >>> and there was the mass of the storm in arizona. >>> prince william and kate are wrapping up their trip to canada. there will be heading to the united states. they will spend the day in calgary attending a rodeo. then they will be flying to los angeles tomorrow to spend the weekend in california. the royal couple will help promote british trade and the country's film interest in hollywood. they will also take part in a polo match in santa barbara. we will have a final look >>> every year, for eight years, thousands of people to their best to out run dangerous animals. nobody was gored in this year's annual running of the bulls in spain. the annual festival dates back to 1951. i think you hav

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verizon fios. a network ahead. call the verizon center for customers with disabilities at 800-974-tty/v. >> local students got into the holiday spirit. at harbor school they held their ninth annual independence day play and float contest. they made floats representing the theme of achieving independence. the winning class will get a trophy for best in show. fireworks, cook outs, fourth of july is here and while it is a cause for celebration officials urge you to be safe safe. >> 84% of the fatalities we have seen on the water recently, over eight out of 10 didn't have a life jacket on. that is why the coast guard wants you to make sure you have enough live jackets. in addition to having a v.h.f. radio also have a float plan in place. >> let somebody know where you are going, what your plans are. it could be as simple as here is my plan, i'm leaving at this time, i have this many people. >> you may want to think twice about drinking alcohol on board. not only is it dangerous but it could cost you more. >> jail time i

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