wbal tv 11 news.she tells us that the police called in a crisis team to help the couple find another place to stay and to determine if charges should be filed against them. >> health officials say bats help keep mosquitoes under control, but they can transmit rabies. animal control says they have received more than 100 calls and 50 bats have been captured. in the unfamiliar animal should never be touched. >> students in howard county are starting their year of on a sad note as one of their classmates was hit by a drunk driver. >> some say that this boy was fun to be around and he was very kind. he and his friends snuck out for a late night back right. he would not make it home. police say -- behind. old man. >> please do not believe the victim was wearing a helmet when the accident occurred. >>according to charging documents, he was slurring his speech and had a strong odor of alcohol on his breath. after failing a field sobriety test, police found to bags with suspected heroin inside. he was arrested

wbal tv 11 news. >> you can watch senator ted kennedy's funeral live right here on wbal tv 11 news tv 11 at 10:00 this morning. at 5:30 this afternoon, nbc news will show his burial live. there will be a tribute to the senator along with the family dynasty on sunday morning following 11 news. >> a disturbing discovery at a home. 21 dogs were found living in horrible conditions in orchard beach. our reporter has more. >> animal control has the dog. now they are getting cleaned up with the medical attention they need. authorities hope to find a better home for the dogs. these are some of the 21 dogs found. they were sick and neglected living in deplorable conditions in anne arundel county. one person called the police. she had no idea how bad it was. >> there was a dog feces piled up on the floor of the house. >> animal control took the dogs from the home. some were puppies, some were pregnant, and all looked malnourished and unhealthy. a lot of the animals were missing for, had fleas and a swollen stomachs because of worms. >> i was crying. if you would have seen their condition, no an

reporting live, wbal tv 11 news. >> thank you. some are criticizing the police initiative being aggressive and creating more violent. the commissioner is advocating this -- -- advocating a more direct approach to suspected gang members. >> cops ought to recognize a gang member when they see them. some of them have covert signs and symbols. when we see that, we should respond to that. we should engage. i want them to be welcome to the harbor. do not act like a jerk. we want you to have a good time. leave all of this gang stuff at home. if you cannot come and go back home. we will deal with you there. you do not get to act like a full here. >> i think it is ludicrous. which is up a young white male for wearing certain colors or a young latino male? it is racial profiling. >> police say they are receiving very little cooperation from the shooting victims in identifying who ever shot them. that brings us to our watercooler question of the day. do you think the city's new approach to downtown crime is aggressive police work or racial p

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paul wbal tv 11 news. -- wbal tv 11 news. >> days of fish -- and these fish eat mosquitos. i have to get some of those. >> how do you get a mosquito and wiped them with it? >> there is much more ahead on "11 news today." >> we will take a look at one of the answers for the water cooler question of the day. >> here is a look at the winning lottery numbers from yesterday. >> what do you think is the perfect age for a child to have a cell phone? >> the profit eight is 16. the child can get it job and pay for the -- the appropriate age is 16. the child can get a job and pay for the bill. there is a birthday celebration this weekend at the national aquarium in baltimore. >> it is been one year since the newest dolphin was born. our reporter has more. >> right now she is eating 6 pounds of fish. >> it is hard to believe that one year has passed since the newest of an addition was born. remember how she got her name? 22,000 people participated in the building contest. the winner was announced live on wbal tv. >> she is a lot of fun to work with. she is very curious about her envir

in mostar and, wbal-tv. -- in washington, wbal-tv. >> good morning. let's check on some problems around the area. northbound i-95 and harford county, there is an accident. an accident is coming in on the east side of i-95. everything else looks good. here is a live view of traffic in the area of loop -- route 24. near the bellaire exit, the accident is off to the side. you may want to exit just prior to that at edgewood and make a left at the light. so far the northeast corner of the beltway is looking good. that is the latest. over to you. >> it is going to be in the low 90's this afternoon. no precipitation accept offshore and to our west. this is the head of a front that is not going to make its way into our neck of the woods until tomorrow. not a good chance of showers and storms this afternoon. we'll have a better chance tomorrow at about 50% coverage as the front moves through here. we are looking at 63 degrees over the state lines in pennsylvania. as we take a statewide tour, another court to stay in the upper elevations of the mountains. are t

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reporting live, wbal-tv. >> thank you. city police are looking for whoever is responsible for a dangerous shooting last night. the victim was found shot in the face in taken to johns hopkins hospital where he was pronounced dead. no word on a possible motive. a 59 year-old woman was shot by a stray bullet in her home. police are searching for theit happened shortly after 9:00 last night. she was watching television when she was hit by a stray bullet. >> a woman who pled guilty to a while she was a member of a cult will get out of jail soon. program in maryland. it is not a correctional facility. responsibilities. she pled guilty to starving her son because he would not say amen at mealtime. >> another disturbing case of animal abuse. someone left a closed plastic boss including eight puppies during sweltering temperatures. someone heard the cries of the puppies. their body temperatures were as high s 107 degrees. >> it is not a quick death. you're causing heat stroke. the animals suffer. that is not the ends of. but the an

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lowell melser, wbal-tv 11 news. swr you can leave your -- >> you can leave your get well wishes at wbaltv.com. just click on news links. >> researchers race to develop an h1n1 vaccine and their >> maryland's first lady judge katie o'malley will join us sunday morning at 9:00 on our "sunday q & a." if you have any questions for judge o'malley, send them to sundayquestions@wbaltv.com. >> this weekend's "medical alert." a study frengening looked at the effects of online cogtive therapy when it is issued by a computer or a trained therapist in real time. 42% of those who added the online support to their usual care recovered in eight months compared to 26% of the controlled group. >> as health aofficials try to strike a balance about fear and apathy about h1n1 flu, we have an update on how those trials are going and how bad this outbreak might be. pots pots -- tracie potts has the story. >> everyone is taking precautions, from employers allowing the sick to work from home. >> we could survive on a quarter of our work st

and a full investigation of this matter. >> rod daniels, wbal-tv 11 news. >> 5:10. a new release in help for migraine sufferers. >> the cash for clunkers program reporting to be a huge success, and that's a big headache for washington. that story coming up. >> but first, a live picture from outside. john collins har your it's a revolution in pain relief. (announcer) new icy hot medicated roll. for wherever you hurt. icy to dull pain, hot to relax it away. the new icy hot medicated roll. with the roll, pain's under control. >> take a look at the decidedly less busy doppler radar from this morning. yesterday this thing was alive with rain and those storms that passed through the area. this morning, all that activity has moved off. the skies are clear over the baltimore area with temperatures in the 60's to around 70 or so. we do have patchy fog here and there. you notice the rain has moved off here and there. you get the idea that that system has moved far enough east knew and south that we're out of the woods at least for the time being. but it all kind of lifts back

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reporting live, wbal tv 11 news. >> thank you. police continue to look for whoever opened fire on people in the pavilion over the weekend, some are criticizing the police of causing more violence. they are trying to play a more visible sites around town. the commissioner is advocating ait is not a policy that all are comfortable with. >> some of these guys live very overt, conspicuous signs or symbols to do that. when we see that, we should respond to it. we should engage. i want them to go off and say welcome to the harbor. do not act like a church here. we want you to have a good time. leave all of this game stuff at home. or if you cannot, go back home. we will deal with you there. you do not get to act like a fool here. >> i think it is ludicrous. it is racial profiling. >> police said they are receiving little cooperation from the shooting victims. watercooler question of the day. do you think the city's new approach to downtown crime is aggressive police work or racial profiling? email us your response to watercooler@wbaltv.

reporting for wbal tv 11 news. back to you. >> thank you. a local chef is competing on the bravo series. >> she is not allowed to speak with us since it has not here yet. our reporter caught up with the owner of a restaurant where she works. >> she has been cooking for this restaurant since it opened nearly two years ago. she is now competing for the title of top shelf. it is one of the top shows. >> she is a very talented chef. and she has a wild side to her. >> she was excited when his executive chef told him that she was taking six weeks off to compete on the show. she is back at work now but has to keep silent. >> she cannot tell me anything about it. >> they take away the cell phones and the contestants. he only got one call from her during the taping. what happened in las vegas did not stay there. >> it was a great experience for her. in that to me people from around the country. she came back with eight different attitude and approach in the kitchen. >> she is looking forward to showing her stuff on national tv. he is sure she will ma

reporting live, wbal tv 11 news. >> thank you. baltimore county delegate says he plans to reimburse the city police debarment for help provided in his marriage proposal. >> baltimore county delegate jon reimburse the state of for the costs that were made for his wedding proposal. he used a helicopter to a proposed to his fiancee. he popped the question. now city police are investigating whether the incident was a misuse of resources. better judgment. >> prosecutors say one man broke his own record for identity theft by hacking into 130 million accounts. he attacked -- he targeted 7- eleven customers. if convicted on the new charges, he faces up to 20 years in prison. he was a former informant for the u.s. secret service. a new poll out today shows growing concerns about health care. our washington bureau reporter has more information on this. >> the poll shows more americans are losing confidence in the health-care reform especially among seniors. >> non-partisan parties found that confidence in insurance coverage and affordabilit

bloomberg news, reporting for wbal tv 11 news. >> thank you. we will see you back here at 6:15 for your next report. >> magic -- baggage prices up to another%. for those that are in trouble with their mortgages, be aware of some loan modification scams. >> it is a big problem. our i-team reporter explains how you should never pay for help for loan modification. >> miss jones was working at a car dealership when the economy took a downturn and she wanted to refinance her mortgage. her bank said no. then she got a phone call out of the blue. >> i got a call from a company. they stated that they got my information from hud and they are a reputable organization. i listened to what they had to say. they told me how much their fee was which was $1,700. >> she says she researched the company on the internet and decided to go with them. i gave them a payment. i told them everything my story. >> that payment was for $1,700. her house went into foreclosure. >> they told me not to pick up a mortgage. if i paid my mortgage, it would show that i can afford

cooling will be airing as well on our wbal-tv digital channel. perfect baseball weather this weekend, 86 and 88 respectively. mostly sunny with partly cloudy skies. not too much humidity, so pretty comfortable for august. a chance of pop-up thunderstorms in the afternoon. 88 monday and 90 on tuesday then remaining in the upper 80's with a chance of disturbance generating showers and tomorrows with coverage of 30% on wednesday and thursday. >> in this morning's consumer alert, starting today if you fly on american airlines, you will have to pay an additional $5 for checked bags. the first bag will cost $20 and $30 for the second. the increase will bring competitors in line with delta, couldn'tental, and u.s. airways. customers can avoid the price hike by prepaying online. >> the nation's biggest 401-k provider said more people increased their savings than decreasing them in the last quarter, reversing the trend of the last three quarters. most employers that cutback their 401-k's expect to reverse themselves in the next 12 months. >> sales of bott

. >> -- wbal tv 11 news. >> victims were innocent bystanders. what can be done to end the culture of violence? >> i was standing there watching this. i was accepting it not because i wanted to. >> this is the video showing a man opening fire in broad daylight. five year-old raven wyatt was shot in the crossfire. during the gunfire, people are standing nearby. they never flinched. it got us thinking about the violent culture of the city as a whole and what could be done to change it. >> we are in a state of emergency. >> we sat down with a doctor who is a former fbi agent. he grew up on the streets of west baltimore. he says it is not so much that people are numb to the senseless violence, they have no way to escape. >> they adapt. they do not like it or accept it. they are not numb to it. where did they go? that is what we have to change. >> he says communities have to get outraged about the culture of violence, even when it does not directly impact you. >> good people have to be aggressive and say this is unacceptable. that has not happened yet

wbal-tv. >> for more on the ongoing health care debate, go to our website. you can click on medical alert. >> there is good news for credit-card holders tonight. american express and discover announced they would end the charges that have generated widespread criticism from consumers. it occurs before credit-card regulations will take place -- take effect in february. american express charges $35 to customers whose balance goes over the credit limit. the fire marshal's office is investigating several explosions that destroyed a home run. it happened in queenstown marilyn. more than 100 firefighters had to bring the blaze under control. no one was hurt. the fire caused about $1 million in damage. several puppies are being nursed back to health tonight. they were discovered this week trapped inside a sealed container in the sweltering heat. kerry cavanaugh has more on the rescue efforts. >> this box was set up next to a dumpster when a passer-by over hood -- over heard noises coming from the container and found puppy's inside. these wondering puppies are small

reporting live, wbal-tv. >> thank you. baltimore county police are investigating a stabbing in catonsville. when police arrived, they found an adult male suffering fromhe was taken to a local hospital. condition. three men accused of raping a woman is behind bars tonight after one of the victim's license plate helped police track them down. a 19 year-old, a 20 year-old, and another man were accused of raping a woman after giving her a ride downtown. it occurred at a parking lot of seton keough high school. a similar situation happened with another female. the third victim is credited with helping police track down the suspects. >> the victim in this case was able to provide critical details to the police investigators despite the viciousness of the attack and the violence that she endured. >> police say that critical information led them to one of the suspects who confessed and turned in his friends. all three are being held without bond. >> baltimore county police are investigating a shooting death of a man who was shot o

wbal-tv. >> police have charged four people in connection with an identity that scheme. about 100 victims have had their personal and financial information stolen. some people discovered some suspicious paperwork. they learned that residents in colombia and some other areas were victimized. they were not the only ones. >> we then discovered that today new driver's license, credit cards, and other identifying documents from victims from several states. >> the trail of a victim's runs into virginia, florida, and georgia. these suspects are all from florida. two are in jail and the others have been released. mayor sheila dixon wants information after the original indictment in january. any subpoenas issued after the indictment is an abuse of the grand jury system. personal misconduct charges that were earlier dismissed are now included in the latest indictment against her. tom >> today the obama administration gave u.s. businesses on how to fight a possible swine flu outbreak this fall. the white house says now is the time to plan on how to accommodate workers who may be ou

wbal-tv. >> secretary of state hillary clinton is in kenya. it is the first stop on her african nation tour. she will attend a trade meeting while there in efforts to boost u.s. trade and investment opportunities in africa. the u.s. is ready to help address their food supply problem. america is prepared to take a new approach to combating hunger in africa. >> the united states understands that it has to be more than providing food during emergencies. it has to be focused on sustainable solutions 200 and food security and poverty. -- solutions to food security and party. >> -- poverty. >> we are told that dozens of people were helped by the efforts of a crew. >> a lot more than that. an amazing statistic here. according to the u.s. navy, the crew helped more than 100,000 people and 13,000 animals in a six-country mission. tonight, it is all about coming home. sometimes the best sound bites are found when nothing is set at all. families, friends finally getting to see their loved ones after four months at sea. >> it breaks your heart to see the

reporting live downtown, wbal tv 11 news. the trial for a baltimore man who admitted to throwing his son off the bridge may be delayed for several months. the defense requests the drop the postponed until november 10. he is charged with first-degree murder and child abuse. an insanity plea. cardin says he plans to wedding proposal. he used a helicopter to a proposed to his fiancee. he popped the question. now city police are investigating whether the incident was a misuse of resources. he says he should have used better judgment. >> emanuel spent several years in prison for his involvement in -- a man will spend several years in prison for his involvement in a child pornography ring. he had over 100 movies on his computer. and a 22 year-old man was stopped after he was reportedly acting suspiciously. they found explosives in his backpack. he is sentenced to prison year terms. his attorneys are planning to appeal. >> authorities are charging one man in the death of a person on a military base. he is being extradited back to th

>> this is wbal-tv 11 news at 6:00. [captioning made possible by constellation energy group] captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> the big story tonight, police identified the two killed in a plane crash in carroll county. it went down around 7:30 in a field a quarter mile from bucks keymar airpark. we have the very latest. >> police say the two killed were the pilot, robert kociemba, and his friend, letty williams. federal look bushels are still on the scene trying to piece together just -- federal investigators are still on the scene trying to piece together just what happened. troopers got the call that a small aircraft went down in a field a quarter mile from the keymar airpark. >> the aircraft was found in this cornfield. two were on board and they were both deceased. >> the victims are in man and woman. the troopers were in the process of contacting their families. a man flying the plane was an experienced pilot who had flown from the same place many times before and they are not sur

tim tooten, wbal-tv. >> a boy is back home with olympic gold. he is the junior olympic engineered jump rope champion. -- olympic a jump rope champion. he is back home. congratulations. >> we continue to deal with problems on east of i s seven a. you will find the list -- on eastbound i-70. we will continue to monitor that for you. number one parkway, there is a lane closure due to the water main break repair. not sing in a volume-related delays. drive * indicated that as well. seven minutes on southbound i- 895. some intermittent delays on -- in the white marsh area. once you get onto the beltway northbound, it looks good as well as the west bound direction. here is a look at the forecast. >> we will be hot early on this morning today. we have a chance of showers and storms tomorrow night as well as this afternoon. 87 degrees-91 degrees. the winds will not ube out of te west today in the southwest. back to you. >> coming up, could we see what would have been the final performance for the late king of pop? find out more about the possibility of a

wbal-tv. >> investigators say it is unclear when the blog was posted but are trying to figure out if anyone saw it on one before the rampage. and we are learning more about the american journalist freed from north korea and the time they spent there. laura ling and euna lee were not allowed to communicate with each other and were held separately. >> we feared that at any moment we could be sent to a hard labor camp. >> the past 140 days have been the most difficult times of our lives. >> they say the food was not much. they were fed rice with of rocks in it throughout the ordeal. they worked there but in good health oand returned on a private jet with former president bill clinton. new tonight, more money could be on the way for the cash for clunkers program with some changes. the senate has agreed to vote mauer adding another $2 billion to the program. it would expire on labor day. if approved, the bill would require another vote by the house. if you want to know how to cut costs, get advice from people who do it every day. one person and has kart hundreds of millions of dollars out

kim dacey, wbal-tv 11 news. >> thank you. city police also trying to get to the bottom of a shooting in northeast baltimore. they arrested a man accused of shooting another man in the face. it happened around 8:30 in the 4900 block of harford road. victim is now in stable condition. >> we are hearing from the owners of the kitten who came home from vacation to find their pet tortured to death. >> that cat was best cat in the world. she always played with me. we would have a little toy. she would chase it everywhere. >> 10-year-old dylan hooper is mourning the loss of his cat diamond. dylan's mom left the cat in the care of a family friend. able then invited two friends to the home. police say one put the cat in a microwave, washer and a dryer then tie her by the tail to a ceiling fan before throwing her in the creek. >> i had to come home to burst hair in the microwave, refrigerator as well. blood was -- you could tell where the cat run around. blood was everywhere. >> the heerps have now adopted four new cats, three kittens

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right here and wbal-tv. >> it is 5:52. much more is ahead on an 11 news today. >> we will take a look at our watercooler question of the day. >> here is a look at the lottery numbers from last night. >> the first place in the entire nation where people can send text messages to 911 in during emergencies in iowa. it is not meant to replace raimondi calls. it is a good backup for the hearing impaired. the most important information to include is your location in your text followed by your emergency. >> it is a new world. text messaging has become more popular. we saw a need for it. the board was eager to jump on board. >> there is a manual for common texting phrases. do not forget to tell us your answer to our watercooler question of the day. >> do you think the baltimore county crime mapping strategy could be successfully implemented in baltimore city? email your response to watercooler@wbaltv.com. we will read some of your answers in our next hour and post all of them on the front page of our website. here is a look ahead

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reporting live for wbal tv 11 news. jo breaking news for some in baltimore. a 40 inch water main break. no customers experienced disruption in service. repairs said to take a while. >> continuing through the night, a couple of days into the week. here's what you should know. closed between mlk boulevard and green street. drivers will only be able to access through the franklin street side entrance. university of maryland said the lexington and sar a towinga buildings will not have water tomorrow. an a runned al county police are investigating a hit and run that left a 59-year-old woman dead. she was heading to church. police say they have the driver responsible. >> pieces of a broken car light mark the spot where the 59 old was struck and killed saturday evening. police say they received a call of a hit and run involving a pedestrian just after 7:00 p.m. between oak lane and collins boulevard. she was thrown over this bush. >> it was horrible. it was a tragedy to see her laying there helpless. collins was walking to 7:00 mass here. for some unknown reason, th

wbal tv 11 news. >> thank you. president obama will hold its own president health care -- his own health care reform meeting. >> he is going to new hampshire to do it. burkhart is in washington with what we can expect. >> before leaving for mexico, president obama acknowledge that passions on health care are hot. >> i suspect that we will continue to have a vigorous debate. >> he as his own town hall meeting today. this was virginia last night. it is not just democrats getting booed. south carolina republican is against the obama-backed a public auction. and his town hall meeting, he urged to quit listening to a white ring a host -- right raiig host. the white house launched a new web site to debunked rumors. >> i have heard that in some way this bill is going to force euthanasia. >> democrats propose in the like counseling to seniors who want it. what about age being a factor to treatment? >> what this country desperately needs is a real, honest discussion about what the problem is. we are going broke on health ca

brian mooar, wbal tv 11 news. >> it has been less than 24 hours since senator ted kennedy's burial, and his grave site is now open to the public. today, we also heard from senator kennedy's , kathleen kennedy townsend. on "meet the press" today, she thanked the world for the outpouring of support. she also spoke about how our uncle inspired her. >> it is extraordinary -- how proher uncle and spider. he said you can keep fighting. -- she also spoke about how her uncle inspired her. in the toughest times, always keep fighting, never giving up, and saying to each of us, "you can do it." >> she said it was difficult growing up without a father and credits her uncle was coming through and in praising her family. -- and praising her family. there was our sunday morning program on q&a. >> there is no one in the senate or house that is done more for human rights, civil rights, health and then senator ted kennedy. -- health than senator ted kennedy. if you look every year, there was a major bill dealing with us, having challenges in our community. senator kennedy was there. he was our champion.

this is wbal-tv 11 news at 6 in hd. >> a great statesman, loving dad. words today used to describe the ted kennedy. we watch washington as people from venerations honor him. mourners are lining the streets of the u.s. capitol, waiting for a glimpse of the motorcade carrying the body of the late december senator -- late senator. we will take a back to live coverage, but first, here is laurie kenny was a look at today's funeral service. >> ted kennedy often came here to arlington to visit his fallen soldiers and his brothers. now he takes his place next to them. >> edward kennedy spent more than half of his life in the city. mourners lined the street and the steps of the u.s. capital to bid a final farewell. it began on a cold, rainy day in boston. but inside the basilica of our lady of perpetual help, words for our statesmen and family man. >> i love you, dad, i always will. i miss you already. >> dad, you kept that promise, both literally and figuratively, to be your brother's keeper. now it is time for you to rest in peace. >> there was a song -- scrip

wbal tv 11 news. >> the trial for a baltimore man who admitted to throwing her his son off the bridge may be delayed for several months. the defense requests the drop the postponed until november 10. he is charged with first-degree murder and child abuse. he has entered the equivalent of an insanity plea. a man accused of raping and murdering a woman in germany has been action dated back to the country. authorities did not have enough evidence until 2002. if convicted, he could face a possible life sentence. >> a 22 year-old man will spend eight years in prison after it was discovered that he was carrying mnan explosive device. officers stopped him in july 2008 after noticing a bold beneath his shirt. in the past, he has had similar pipe bomb run ends with the fbi. >> city officials are thinking about having some cars from russia by downtown. city leaders -- russih by on the streets of downtown. the indy racing league will make its decision later on. that brings us to our watercooler question of the day. what do you think of the idea to bring an irl indy car race through the streets o

wbal-tv. >> in the "project economy" report, some cuts were approved yesterday. they will release some more state employees from jobs. everything from fire to police, after-school programs, higher education, even cancer screening will see a reduction in the budget. >> do have given us fair warning that this round of cuts will be painful. having reviewed the proposal in detail, i am inclined to agree. the list of reduction reports will affect the lives of virtually every person in maryland. >> for more information on how the cuts are broken down, go to our website at wbaltv.com and click on politics. the cash for clunkers program was highly successful. it offered customers rebates for turning in their gas guzzlers for more gas division cars ended on monday evening. more than $690,000 were submitted from car dealers. that is roughly $2.9 billion worth. the ford explorer was the vehicle traded in the most. >> today marks the beginning of several days of remembrance is for senator ted kennedy. we are learning more about plans for his funeral. our washington bureau re

jennifer franciotti, wbal-tv 11 news. >> thank you, jen. meanwhile until baltimore county a 7-year-old is being treated this morning for injuries after being struck by a car along dun dolph road. the child was hit around 7:30 at the intersection of ray button and j.d. avenue. the child's identity has not been released. no word on the child's condition this morning. >> baltimore city police have a pair of multiple shootings on their hands the first happened around 11:30 last night bringing investigators to find one victim suffering from a gunshot wound to the back and foot and moments later they found two other victims that had been wounded in the legs. one was taken to bay view and the other to hopkins and under an hour later police were called to the scene of another double shooting and police found two men shot one in the face the other in the foot in the 200 block of dallas court. no word a suspect or motive in either of these multiple shootings. >> and animal control is investigating animal abuse. a warning this could be very disturbing

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reporting live, wbal tv 11 news. >> thank you. police continue to look for who opened fire on people in the pavilion over the weekend. the commissioner is advocating a more direct approach to suspected gang members. it is not a policy that all are comfortable with. >> some of these guys live very overt, conspicuous signs or symbols to do that. when we see that, we should respond to it. we should engage. i want them to go off and say welcome to the harbor. do not act like a church here. we want you to have a good time. leave all of this game stuff at home. or if you cannot, go back home. we will deal with you there. you do not get to act like a fool here. >> i think it is ludicrous. it is racial profiling. >> police said they are receiving little cooperation from the shooting victims. that brings us to our watercooler question of the day. do you think the city's new approach to downtown crime is aggressive police work or racial profiling? email us your response to watercooler@wbaltv.com. >> footage from a citiwatch camera is helpin

wbal tv 11 news. >> banking. there is continuing coverage of the debate of health care reform on our web site. let us know which you think by going to our web site at wbaltv.com. >> president obama will hold a town hall meeting today to confront critics of the reform plans. it will be in new hampshire. our colleague is in washington with more on what we can expect. >> i suspect we are going to have continued, a vigorous debate. >> the president faces his own town hall meeting today. >> you cannot trust him. you never have. >> this was virginia last night. >> not just the democrats getting booed. south carolina republican is against the obama-back public auction. he urged people to quit listening to a right ring host bglen beck. -- host glen beck. >> the white house launched a new website to debunks some of the rumors. >> i have heard that this bill will force of euthanasia. >> democrats do propose end of life counseling to seniors who want it. what about age being a factor in treatment? >> what this country despe

i am reporting for wbal-tv. back over to you. >> we will see you back here at 6:15 for your next report. >> we will get another look at your morning commute traffic an. >> coming up in sports, another rookie makes his debut for the orioles. we will show you the highlights and how he did next in sports. >> do not forget to e-mail us your response to the watercooler question of the what do you think of the city's red line light rail plan? email us your response to watercooler@wbaltv.com. hi, may i help you? yes, i hear progressive has lots of discounts on car insurance. can i get in on that? are you a safe driver? yes. discount! do you own a home? yes. discount! are you going to buy online? yes! discount! isn't getting discounts great? yes! there's no discount for agreeing with me. yeah, i got carried away. happens to me all the time. helping you save money -- now, that's progressive. call or click today. >> good morning, everybody. brain matusz made his first big- league start was 9. he set a major-league record,

live in the studio, pete gilbert, wbal-tv 11 sports. >> and east to north east wind brings moisture to the area and that produced a little cloud cover. our satellite imagery shows that the clouds are burning off. there are a few scattered showers to our south and parts of virginia. some isolated storms are popping up. you cannot rule out an isolated showers this evening. clear to partly cloudy skies and these temperatures are not that bad. how much sunshine can we expect for the weekend? when is that he going to roll back in? the 7 day forecast is coming up. >> the philadelphia eagles are ready to take the heat that will no doubt come from some after signing michael vick. he served 18 months in federal prison for his part in running an illegal dogfighting and bring. he says that he knows he made a horrible mistake and does not expect quick forgiveness. >> just months after walking out of the federal prison, michael vick sat before the cameras as a philadelphia eagle. >> i'm a poor judgment and bad decisions in my life. i had to reach a turning point. prison definitely did it for me. >>

wbal-tv 11 news. >> the top public defender has now been fired. a board terminated her, giving her no reason and offering no comment. in a statement released, she claimed she had been ordered to violate civil service laws by terminating a well-respected district public defender for no reason. gov o'malley said he met with people to discuss the budget for the public defender and did not comment on her firing. olympic swimmer michael phelps is taking on an nba superstar. he will not be swimming as freely as usual. details are coming up. first, kids are looking forward to filling lockers at school. >> some good news on the economic front. hundreds of athletes compete for the cal ripken world series. the local economy is feeling a big impact. the economic development director jim richardson says anywhere up to 50,000 visitors are expected at the tournament. that means lots of business for local restaurants and hotels. in 2006, when $20 million were brought in to aberdeen. they expect more people to attend this year, which means more money for the loca

reporting live, wbal-tv. >> thank you. woman is behind bars tonight after one of the victim's license plate helped police track them down. most breaks go unreported. now there is a statewide initiative to change that. kerry cavanaugh has more on this. >> every envelope is dated with the time. >> we are able to photograph this. >> this person is equipped to find every trace of evidence when the rape victim comes to this exam room. >> bruising on the skin can be discovered. >> this save program collects specimens for police from that the victim's every month. under the jane doe law, it is also providing a safety net for victims who are not ready to go to law enforcement. >> some of those who are sexually assaulted know their perpetrators. with that comes the risk of that person knowing all of their vulnerabilities and the things they can threaten them with. they may have to have a further contact through job exchange. >> only 10% of white victims ever come forward. now under the new law that took effect in january, they can

. >> wbal-tv 11 news. >> thank you. well animal control is investigating a terrible case of abuse a kitten stoned and set on fair to not once but twice allegedly by a group of kids. some of the images were so graphic we could not put them to be air and have blurred them out. >> yes, -- >> this kitten is getting some tlc that's long overdue. the kitten was tortured for sport. >> there were two young boys who were throwing stones and bricks at the cat and then they went and caught the cat and poured a liquid on it and set it on fair to. >> witnesses say it happened here on garrison avenue in late july and say the cat rolled over and put out the flames then the boys caught her and put her on fair to again and the cat lived to be streets for a week before animal control tracked her down. >> she had the will to live and make it through it. >> although she looks ok from this ang the cat suffered extensive burns on her right side. they are optimistic she will recover but the head of the new anti-animal apuse task force says th

reporting live, jennifer franciotti, wbal-tv 11 news. >> thank you. a police officer is on routine desk duty and a team of medics are under investigation after a police-involved shooting over the weekend. responding to a burglary call overnight saturday morning, an officer shot a suspect in the head after police say the masked attacker rushed the officer with a screwdriver. first responderses declared the suspect dead on the scene. but a half-hour later that declaration proved a little premature. >> after being observed moving or taking a breath or a sigh, not exactly sure, they returned to that location, treated the victim and transported him to a nearby hospital. >> this morning the suspect is alive, listed in critical condition. >> that was far from the only case of gunfire over the weekend. in northwest baltimore one man was killed, another wounded. the shots were fired by someone in a white conversion minivan with blue stripes and tintded -- tinted windows. one victim, an 18-year-old, was killed while an unidentified 47-year-old man is expected t

. >> rod daniels, wbal-tv 11 news. >> police say the other driver, amanda virkus, will be cited with failure to obey a traffic signal resulting in an accident and fined $180. to read more on the story and see other pictures from the crash scene go to our web site at wbaltv.com. >> the philadelphia eagles are ready to take the heat that may come after signing former atlanta falcons player vick michael vick. vick says he made a horrible mistake and doesn't expect forgiveness to come quickly. >> just months after walking out of a federal prison, michael vick sat before the cameras as a philadelphia eagle. >> i made poor judgment, bad decisions in my life. i had to reach a turning point. prison definitely did it for me. >> the man coin convicted for his role in a dog-fighting ring was apolicy jetic. >> to this day i can't understand why i was involved in such pointless activity. >> his new team mentor tony dungy explained his decision. >> they feel mike will be a help to their football team, but they also stepped out to give a man a second chance. >> but will fans be agriculture forgivin

kim dacey, wbal-tv 11 news. >> here's the question -- will he sink or will he swim?er. >> he might be. he's going to go head-to-head with michael phelps to answer that question. >> shaq and phelps will compete in a relay race at loyola. phelps will have to swim by himself with both legs tied together. the event is open to the public. only 600 seats are available and most likely will be sold by college kids. >> it will be fun to see. it should be a good time. >> i think he will swim. i don't think he will sink. >> stay with us. including the one-top resource for parents with back-to-school questions. >> plus a west baltimore landmark is ready to open after a fire forced a congregation to worship somewhere else. >> bill is still a hurricane and it has been holding our weather up, kind of. ♪ doctor says i have to lower my cholesterol. here you go, mr. noran. (announcer) trying to lower your cholesterol can be a challenge. but with the help of honey nut cheerios' sweet taste, lowering your cholesterol is a non-challenge. get your free sample online at non-challenge.com t

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wbal tv 11 news. >> thank you. the baltimore man is in custody after he was trying to meet a 13 year-old girl for sex. they had sexually explicit, conversations with an undercover police officer. >> the 30 year-old man said why do not be made at the park at 10:00 a.m. in the morning? the undercover trooper went there and he was there. he was placed under arrest. >> if convicted, he could face up to 10 years in prison. a man was accused of raping a someone after he was picked up -- picked out in a lineup. but the net -- dna evidence exonerated him. >> the report indicated that the dna that was recovered from the side seam did not match his dna. therefore it exonerated his involvement in this particular case. >> after sitting in jail for the last 15 months, he is now a free man. >> ben cardin had another town hall in western maryland. cardin. reporters that he hopes the the town hall style form. >> how are you want to look my children in their eyes and tell them they will have a better future? >> similar anger has be