maryland. >> reporter: maryland has been invaded. modeled on military planning, massive amounts of equipment are rolling out of this staging area, near bwi. >> this is the best place to make sure they have everything they need to go out on site. >> reporter: with a laundry and a mess hall. 1,000 crews are here. as big as this is, it's duplicate is out in middle river. >> today is one of our big of the days, where we have every single crew here in place. >> reporter: bge uses no larger distribution cable than this. 32,000 volts. 11 snapped poles are tackled by an 11-man work crew. >> back home, we call today overhead twisted cable. it's on the ground. >> reporter: your ear may have told you, dave is not from around here. >> from ater borough, massachusetts. >> reporter: he's 68 years old. retired once. and looks forward to these massive restoration jobs. >> it's in our blood. we are brought up through the apprentice program. this is work we love to do. and when somebody needs help, we're eager to help. >> reporter: his crew is one of

he is also worked in hospitals right here in maryland. according to the new documents,way he was fired after -- he was fired after a fellowemployee found her passed out. he turned in his license but went to work in filly. he couldn't be punished because there was no criminal charges and passed a drug test the next day. >> oftentimes, the folks are caught in a state or in a city and unfortunately, the right thing is not done. the right reporting is not done and the employees are fired or quits and moves on to the next place. >> reporter: he faces up to 20 years in prison if convicted. linda so, abc2 news. >>> it's 5:31. the supreme court will probably consider and may reverse the maryland case that blocked police from collecting dna samples from people arrested for certain crimes. chief justice roberts had temporarily blocked the ruling from going into effect. on monday, he wrote in a 4-page order that maryland would be allowed to continue dna collection until the court decides what to do with the case. the court is currently taking its su

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a tremendous effort to get power restored back and maryland. nadia ramdass, wbal-tv 11 news. >> thank you. joining us is rob gould with b.g.e. thank you for coming back in. this is hot, dangerous work. >> they also have a lot of gear that they wear. long sleeves, long pants, and rubber gloves. >> not easy work. >> they're operating in off the wall conditions, just walking the ground -- they're operating . >> let's begin with how many were out as of last friday. >> almost 660,000 customers in total. we're approaching the same numbers we had with hurricane irene. we have about 170,000 to go. we will make some good progress over the next couple of days. as we get closer to the end of the restoration, you'll start to see those numbers slowdown because we will be going into individual homes better served by one wire or one poll e. ,> let's talk about priorities you go about doing that. >> we identify the downed wires. we have trees down on local thoroughfares. then we will go off in earnest. the biggest blocks of customers, 5000, 2500 that are serve

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to help maryland with its challenges. utility workers set out for another day of work, trying to restore power to maryland residents. >> i have been here doing restoration work. >> many of the 1300 utility workers who come from all over the country, even as far north as canada, have been assisting b.g.e. crudes since last weekend three mutual assistance network. jose rivera from southern california hit the ground running as soon as he arrived. >> i hit the ground 7:00 a.m. after catching the rabbi. -- of the red eye. >> once they arrived, crews picked up bags of rice and meals, met for the the the briefings, check the equipment and and and headed out to their work location. they put in some long hours under the blistering sun. >> they're working 16-hour days. they're putting out new polls kamari stringing lights, replacing crossbars, and they are removing trees from power lines. >> and on day four, cruz del 11 news they are making significant progress each day. making significant progress, but safety comes first. >> anyti

and scorching temperatures in maryland. >> reporter: three people in maryland have died in the current heat wave. coming up, information on cooling centers and emergency shelters for those still without power. we have the story on air and online. >> reporter: help is on the way to get everyone's power back on. the crews here from out of state to help bge. >> and this tree snapped off at the base just like many more like it around the city of baltimore. i am charley crowson live with continued cleanup effort. what he down here? walk all gone. good morning maryland continues in a moment. >> good morning. i am mike masco. chesapeake beach nice. the heat and humidity and more storms are in the forecast. full whrr pho -- full weather forecast coming up 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 bunc

now it's complete coverage, it's wjz maryland's news station. >> in the dark storms strike leaving maryland a mess. tonight the clock is ticking on restoration efforts as summer sizzles. >> we have complete coverage of the aftermath. thanks for joining us. dozens of schools will be closed tomorrow. we're running a list of them. friday night's storms swirled in fast killing two unsuspected marylanders. a woman was killed when this huge oak tree slammed right into her bedroom. a man also died as a tree crashed on top of his car. massive trees are down all across the mid-atlantic. this is a huge oak that tumbled on a car. huge oak that tumbled >>> golf fans were allowed back at the country club today but yesterday the spectators were banned. wjz is live with extensive coverage and our meteorologist is tracking another storm moving in now. let's check with eric and he's live with the latest on widespread power outages. >> are they making headway tonight? >> reporter: they are. we're in a neighborhood now still in the dark. you can see this big tree back here and power lines down because of it.

the only loser: maryland schools. tell your delegate and state senator to vote yes for schools, jobs, and small businesses by saying yes to national harbor. [ horn honks ] ♪ oh, those were the best of days ♪ ♪ i still feel the summer rays ♪ that graced our backs as we went down the lane ♪ [ horn honks ] [ male announcer ] when your car is more than just a car to you, the right insurance matters. are you getting the coverage options you need and the discounts you deserve? for an agent or quote, call 800-my-coverage or visit travelers.com. >>> in health news tonight, dyslexia affects millions of our kids. it makes reading and writing a frustrating challenge. there's a special group of kids providing some valuable insight into the disorder. >> so good to see you good! >> reporter: carson was born deaf but he's made remarkable progress. as a toddler, he got cochlear implants. >> he could not speak, and now i have a child who reads and speaks and laughs and he doesn't have to go to speech therapy. >> reporter: it

that's according to the maryland department of health and mental hygiene. now a breakdown shows most of them were seniors and the majority lived in baltimore city. 34 people died last year in maryland of heat related causes. across the country, 2,000 record highs have been set since july 1st at least 46 people have died nationwide because of the heat. people in the country will get a light break from the heat. recent storms brought down trees and power lines across the area and left thousands of people without power. it's been a tough time for people with no power and soaring temperatures. >> i have been sweating. the heat has been unbearable. >> when you are sweating to death you get answeringry. >> health officials recommend you remember to drink plenty of water, juice and i void alcohol and caffeine and wear light colored clothing and check on senior citizens to make sure they are okay. sherrie johnson, abc2 news. >> it's 5:03. >>> 9 days after the thunderstorms, power is back onto customers left in the dark. bge is telling thinks restored power to 748,0

the only loser: maryland schools. tell your delegate and state senator to vote yes for schools, jobs, and small businesses by saying yes to national harbor. >>> now "good morning maryland." >>> thanks for staying with us a georgia woman with no license to practice medicine has been sentence for ingeeking customers buttocks with silicone grade injection. she was sentenced to three years in prison. official say she used silicone intended to be used for metal or plastic luberycations. customers who want buttocks enlarged paid twain 500 and $1600 in cash for -- paid between 500 and $1600 in cash to have ear -- for each session. >>> sur veil abs video of two -- surveillance video of two people robbing a exxon gas station happened last friday morning on switzer lane. officers say they made the clerk get on the ground and grabbed the cash and took off. if you have information, give police a call. >>> well if the weather is nice, you can head over to little italy tonight. the little italy outdoor film festival is happening an

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eat fresh. >> close to 9% of maryland state middle schools are passing of the maryland state assessment. overall, math scores increase but middle school reading scores were down over last year. more than 350,000 students took the msa >> students began to get more focused over the year and it depends on the different students and a different mix of students. >> parents can expect copies of their children's individual test scores in the coming weeks. the world's largest museum complex is giving visitors a high-tech upgrade when it comes to navigating through the displays. starting today, visitors at the smithsonian institution can use the smart phone to find their way through museums and locations in northern virginia and new york city. it includes maps of the national air and space museum, the museum natural history. >> this year's national sports collectors convention in baltimore just got a whole lot more interesting and will make you want to check out your attic. family members cleaning out a grandfather's attic in ohio stumbled across a fine that could be worth millions. century old

the maryland dream act. today the president of the university of maryland baltimore county will join advocates for the maryland dream act. now there are officially launching educating maryland kid. he will be beyond by bishop madden and -- joined by bishop madden and a dream act eligible student and other people. the group is advocating for a yes vote to uphold the maryland dream act. the law ensures maryland students whose family pay state taxes and graduated from maryland high schools can pay in-state college rates regardless of immigration status. the goal is to foes can on voter education and build momentum after president obama's announcement protecting dream students nationwide from deportation and providing work permits. that event kicks off until 12:30 and runs until 1:30. her ri -- her vie -- sherrie johnson. >> gl students faculty and-- >>> students faculty and staff are protesting at coppin state university. they want them to address the layoffs and $4 million budget deficit. that is set is to sta

while heading home to maryland, he made more than a dozen stops. after the colorado movie theater shooting administrators at hospital in st. louis and chicago canceled his visits. robinson spoke to abc by phone and says he understands and respects the cancellations. >> on a personal note, i was disappointed but it's not about me and it's not about batman. it's about the kids that are in the hospital fighting 24-7 for their lives. i want to be a person to help resolve situations and help do things that are good and if my appearance would be the opposite, then, i am not doing what my mission is all about. >> reporter: he plans to return to maryland this week after storms in hoe eye -- in ohio and west virginia. >>> new this morning, you heard of distracting driving but what about distracking walking? it's hard to -- distracting walking? it's hard to believe but most of us do it has become a problem. in the past 7 years the number of injured distracted walkers quadrupled. more than 1100 people were treated in the er last year. too many people talking

after he left maryland. meghan mccorkell, eyewitness news. >> all four hospitals in maryland all contracting patients. >>> a man is facing several charges after leading police on a high-speed chase through the streets of baltimore into anne arundel county county. watson sped off and hit another car head on, on televisionograph road, and then you can see there took off on foot. officers caught up with him and took him to jail. reports are saying that baltimore police tried to stop watson after he sideswiped a car. >>> it has been foil years since millions of people watched man take its first steps on the moon. the apollo landing is one of nasa's major achievement. they are celebrating the 40th anniversary of their land program. it is an incredible collection of satellite images reveal a plan for the future. >> 40 years ago nasa launched their first satellite, with cameras points down. one september was replaced by another. this showed the earth as never before seen. >> the most amazing thing was the revelatio

good morning maryland continues in a few. >>> now "good morning maryland." >>> just about everyone owns a cell phone these days and make the phone booth not useful at all. some of us carry the cell phones onset. who knew? >> some of us. listen to a. this new york city trying to change that. they launched 10 wi-fi spots around the city that let you connect to the internet for free. aid good idea. and the service is paid for by pay phone operators. officials are looking for other ideas on how to upgrade more pay phone booths. >> you can use it as a platform to install. [audio not understandable] to improve the security of the area. >> it's time they give it up and you know come up with better technology that people can use. >> looks like some of the phone booths will keep their original purpose. last year more than 20 million calls were made from them in new york city. i am sure people use them. >> sure they do. >> i am sure it cost a dollar. >> i was wondering. how much is it? a dime and then a quarter. >> we will have to find out. >> debit card? >> probably they do. listen, you hear it

new rules for abortion clinics in maryland. clinics will have to apply for licenses. 1,500cs will have to pay $5,00 for a three-year license. >> ray lahood will be in baltimore later today to make a big announcement regarding funding to improve transit service in baltimore city and baltimore county. the announcement will be at 1:30 this afternoon. we will have further coverage later today. it is so close that you can almost feel the rush and the excitement. >> the olympic flame reached new heights on sunday. the woman said she was not afraid of falling. the torch will go to various landmarks around london before arriving at the olympics on friday. >> this will be an exciting olympics for baltimore. michael phelps says london will be his final olympic games. if he can win three more medals , he will surpass the overall record of 18. mother described the feeling on our sunday morning show. >> 3 medals and he will be the greatest olympian of all time. >> once everything has wrapped up, that is what it will hit us and we will reali

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we have a clear scan around maryland. you start to widen up and go to north western pennsylvania and you can see we do have a cluster of storms right now coming off of lake ere ree. these may stay in tact and by act -- about 5 o'clock give us enough of a ripple that we could see some spotty thunderstorms in the areas. i'm not too concerned about fire works this evening being interrupted. between 5:00 and 8:30, just before 9:00, that's where we may see some scattered pop up thunderstorms. folks, it's july the 4th. we actually have some good news for you coming in our first warning weather segment. don, back to you. >> thank you very much. remember wjz 13 is always on for you for the latest forecast and your own live look at the doppler any time go to wjz.com. >>> despite the heat baking much of this country it's not stopping americans and american politicians from celebrating our nation's birthday. president obama and mitt romney are taking part in 4th of july celebrations. >> president obama celebrated the nation's birthd

. >> taking a gamble on a special session in maryland. an announcement could come as soon as today. >> the redskins could not have picked a hotter day for training camp. temperatures expected to reach triple digits. "good morning washington" at 5:00 a.m. begins now. >> live and in hd, this is "good morning washington," on your side. >> glad you are with us. it's thursday, july 26. i am steve chenevey. >> i am natasha barrett. let's get a check of traffic with lisa baden. >> everything is on normal service for metro rail. marc rail and virginia railway express marching along just fine. no added time on the dulles greenway or toll road. looks good on 66 between centreville and the beltway. 95 is good northbound and southbound between richmond and baltimore. 270 northbound after 109, and 18-wheeler over, northbound traffic stays on the right shoulder to get by. southbound is open. plenty to look at on your way out of frederick. you may want to use 355 said. adam caskey in the weather center. >> around 70 degrees all across the region. 72 in

maryland announces public hearings for people to share their frustrations. downed trees and power lines littered the area. now those who suffered through nearly a week without electricity can vent about bge's response. the public service commission will hold four hearings next month at different locations in the area. >>> since the night of that wicked storm, wjz's first warning weather team has been analyzing the data. tim williams reveals just how unusual and destructive it was. >> reporter: a vicious storm races through maryland, the national weather service warns of danger. howling winds, lightning, booming thunder. >> baltimore county 911. >> there was an explosion, and we can see fire all around it. >> reporter: but this is no ordinary storm that goes through maryland it's a duratio. >> your ears pop and there was so much noise you cannot concentrate. >> a duratio is thunderstorms and winds over 80 miles per hour. it worked off heat with over 100 degrees. >> it sounded like the whole house was coming down. >> reporter: it's often compared to that of to

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at the maryland science center the madness is contagious. >> two words. chicken slinger is what we are told. sharon is out there to explain what's going on in the summer of even more irresponsible science. >> reporter: that would be right. last year it was the summer of irresponsible science. this summer it is more irresponsible science. they brought in new, fun projects and experiments to learn from. they are cool to look at, too. this is the chicken slinger. it is angry birds come to life. i know my son will be upset he is not here. you can have a chance to see it here at the science center. >> you can imagine in the old day of seed engines the idea was to arch something towards the wall. in this case we'll arch a chicken towards baskets. if the crowd was here it would go over the top of their heads. imagine the delightment of that in the summer time. >> reporter: let's see you sling a few chickens. we'll talk to sam in the meantime. he is setting up the chickens. what is the crowd response? >> kids love it. it is exciting. this is a chicken flying thro

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so instead of marylanders going elsewhere to spend their dollars, they can do it here in maryland. at a place like national harbor if that's the site that's chosen, you have a lot of out-of-town guests that would visit there, it's a destination venue. it's a good way to capture those out of state dollars. >> you don't think the argument holds weight that people that would be going to the anne arundel mills location, that they would be losing out on that by having those folks going to the national harbor venue? >> well, what i think ought to be done and we started this process at the beginning of the summer under the governor's leadership, we ought to evaluate what would be the lost revenues to the existing sites and then offset that and there's been discussion about lowering the revenue or the percentage that the state receives and, perhaps, we ought to do that for the existing locations because when they did invest their money in those sites, they were banking on a certain rate of return so we ought to make them whole and i think we can do that. >> you've been a big supporter of a

the only loser: maryland schools. tell your delegate and state senator to vote yes for schools, jobs, and small businesses by saying yes to national harbor. >>> 4:57 and some stories we're working for you for "good morning maryland" at 5:00 today. new details about the court ruling calling pit bulls inherently dangerous. we'll explain how this affects pit bull owners. >>> and planning a wedding is stressful enough. well now the cdc has its survival quit at every bride and groom should have. >>> and an oklahoma man decides to give instead of receive on the birthday. those stories and more coming up on "good morning maryland" at 5:00. megan? >>> right now, around the world doctors have finally figured out what caused dozens of children in cambodia to fall ill and die. the children were infected with several different pathogens. those infections were made worse by treatments with steroids in them. now doctors can effectively treat children with the information. >>> the captain of the costa concordia cruise ship is apolog

fourth largest in the state of maryland and it's no more. crushing two cars and leaving a city block in the dark. live in northeast baltimore, charley crowson, abc2 news. >>> 9 minutes after 6. billions in fines is likely to be paid out to the federal government and to customers. stay with us this morning. the lawsuit settlement against a leading pharmaceutical companies that made history. how the government says they broke the law. also coffee wakes you up and soothes your throat there's new benefit eye provides. we will tell you what it is. and brutal temperatures and baking maryland this morning. and much of the united states. more on the power outages that forced some parents to use flashlights to read bedtime stories. mike. >> all right. i am meteorologist mike masco. and we have a comfortable day a warm day and head heat and humidity and storms back in the picture. details coming up. >> 10 minutes after 6. this is a live picture of new york city's times square. let's get a look of a today's tech bites. >> reporter: in today's tech bite

you can call the maryland insurance administration at 1-800-492-6116. if you can't get through to your sherns company, you can get help that way starting the process to get your life back together. live at the maryland emergency management center, christian schaffer. >>> every corner of baltimore county has a light waiting to come back on and a tree ready to be picked up. abc2's cheryl conner picked up our coverage on bologna. >> reporter: there's a tree tremming service receipt behind us -- trimming service right behind us. you can see that a large tree from a residential area fell on to the lines. it's been there since free day night when the storm came through. they will remove the crew. what i was told from a line foreman with bge, tomorrow morning the transformer will be placed back in here and 500 customers in this area will be put back online. so that's relly good news. they have something to look forward to tomorrow at noon is when they're expecting that. the traffic lights that have been out since friday night, we're at bologna and stevenson. i

a third of them not from maryland. >> reporter: maryland has been invaded. massive amounts of equipment are rolling out of this staging area. >> this is the best place for us to make sure they have everything they need to go out on site. >> reporter: laundry and a mess hall. a thousand crews are here as big as this is, it's duplicate is out in the middle river. >> today is one of our biggest days where we have every single crew here in place. >> reporter: bge uses no larger distribution table than this, 32,000-volts, 11 snapped poles are tackled by an 11 man work crew. >> i don't know what they call it here, back home we call it overhead twisted cable. it's on the ground. >> reporter: your area may have told you days not from around here. he's 68 years old and retired once and looks forward to these massive restoration jobs. >> this is work we love to do and when somebody needs help we're happy to help. i don't come down here to chase money. we come down because we feel we have an obligation to our profession and nobody else can do it. >> reporter: bge could

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: a victory for opponents of gun control in maryland. a judge issued a ruling that affects maryland's concealed carry permit law. until now, they had to have a substantial reason for a permit. but that has been struck down. >> even without this good and substantial showing, we still have one of the most restrictive regimes in america, in maryland here, for getting a permit for getting a gun. >> reporter: attorney hamsil reports a man who was denied. this new law does not require background checks or fingerprinting. >> this ruling would only affect law-abiding citizens, people who have been found and investigated to be found law abiding and has nothing to do with the real problems the country faces whether they are mental health problems, which affected the colorado situation. whether they are crime problems, which we see unfortunately, rammant in some parts of -- rampant in some parts of maryland. >> reporter: this has renewed the gun control debate. this ruling make its easier to get a concealed carry permit. that concerns stephanie als

the maryland native says he has tunnel vision going into the summer games. also, london is known for the dismal weather, the dance that some hope could bring luck for the summer games. we will take you there when "good morning maryland" continues. >>> and well col back. we are hours away from the opening ceremonies for the 2012 sum are games. action kicks off at 3 eastern time this afternoon. and abc news aaron mclaughlin joins us live with a preview of what to exexpect and i am sure things are -- expect and i am sure things are ramping up across the pond. good morning. >> reporter: good morning charley. that's right. the excitement is building herein london earlier this morning the olympics plane boarded the royal barge for a trip and it will take center stage at tonight's opening ceremony. it took 7 years and billions of dollars to get to this point the result of 32 sporting facilities prepared and a section of london revitalized. not however without the hiccups and setbacks willer this month. -- earlier this month. a private security company announced the

salisbury, maryland at 99. maryland's most powerful radar is clear overhead. as we expand the shot, wove pea noticed active weather to the south. we got more storms over the ohio valley. that comes through the course of the evening. we'll be tracking it. all indications is these storm also come in later tonight right after the 9:00, 10:00 hour. 91 in town. take a look at the trend. we'll be into the 70s. 73 at 5:00 in the morning. 91 degrees tomorrow. there's a threat of more storms. we'll detail that forecast coming up. >>> certainly active last night, depending on where you were last not you got quite the light show. this was behind the abc2 studios. according to federal emergencith agencies it re mains one of the top killers in the u.s. the first thing you need to do is seek shelter when one of the storms pop up. your home, nearby building, even crore car is better than being outside. you can still be hurt even inside the car. the best thing is to install a lightning rod. >>> you can get plenty of severe warnings we they come our way. just did to abc2news.c

we're not -- central maryland. we're not sure which locations he was out. >> reporter: eric snyder was driving to work and noticed something inside a parked car. >> when i saw somebody waving a white sweater outside of a window. >> reporter: nids, he finds vi ripkin, stilled -- inside he finds vi ripkin, still tied up. >> reporter: she was found 100 yards from police officers. >> she was grant wick distraught. >> reporter: she was not hurt. her family said, this was a very trying time for our family, but we're grateful and relieved that mom is back with us, safe and healthy. >> reporter: police say that there was no ran some demand made by that gunman. it's unclear if he even knew that the woman he kid nipped was vi ripkin. >> thank you, megan. our coverage continues with jessica gatallia. she has more on why she's loved by baseball fans. >> reporter: violet ripkin is no stranger to the spotlight. the mother of four children, fred, ellen, billy, and cal junior. >> what can i say at my mom? she's an unbelievable per

pennsylvania- maryland line, western maryland seeing the showers, then you go about 200 miles to the south and west, all of west virginia seeing rain showers. spotty showers and no thunderstorms to speak of. here are the clouds, they are in place again for tonight. that reflects in the planner. 8:00, 83 degrees. down to 77 degrees around 11:00. there could be spotty showers that tries to develop by tomorrow morning. 74, more humid air, and on our way for 8 87. stationary front separating the humid hot air to the south. cooler more stable air to the north. it's trying to wobble north, we are seeing the scattered showers. that will be with us as we head in to the next 24 hours. this is a very slow moving thump but this will override the drier air on top of us now and soupy air. shower or thunderstorm tomorrow and going in to sunday, the indications are, saturday might be the weather of the next two days. 85 new york city. here is the school cool spot with the rain. west towards the mississippi river, beyond that to oklahoma city, 96 degrees, a day in to the 90s. that is the heat that m

this time, lawyers would discuss a proposal to increase the number of casinos in maryland from five to six adding one at the national harbor. o'malley is expected to announce his decision sometime later this morning. >>> d.c. officials are cutting the ribbon on the refurbished adams morgan district. it has cost $7 million and took 17 months but the project was noisy and disruptive for businesses in that corridor. some ended up applying for interest-free loans from the city. >>> u.s. park police are searching for a man accused of assaulting "woman last night. the man attacked her from behind, put her in a choke hold and caused her to pass out. when she woke up, she started screaming and the suspect ran away. >>> we know what time it is. it is almost football season. skins hit the practice field for day two of training camp. things got off to a rousing start. >> we have a look at the fan frenzy. >> the mechanics, see how it is in person. >> i want to see what it is all b how he is meshing with the receivers. that is the big thing to me. we'll see it. >> you would have to be excited and b

one of them is a university of maryland grad student. her survival is nothing short of a miracle. >> reporter: petra anderson's story. she was excited about her upcoming graduate studies at the university of maryland. now she is in the hospital after being shot four times, including once in the face. >> doctors did tell us initially that she's really not even supposed to be alive because of where the injury is. she's not only alive, but she's walking around, and talking to people. >> reporter: the bullet went right through her nose, and through her brain, but because of a birth defect, she doesn't have major damage. it followed the path of that defect, a tiny channel of fluid, running through her brain. she can speak, and move, and is likely to continue her music career. >> it's quite crazy. she is a hardcore composer, that's what she likes to do. >> reporter: the community is pulling for her. >> i know a lot of people here who are grad students. everyone from here, i feel for those people. i can't imagine what they're going through. >>

maryland has issued 12 heat advisories this summer already. meghan mccorkell, wjz eyewitness news. >> stay with wjz for first warning weather coverage of this heat. to get updates on the forecast, log onto wjz.com. >>> well, new weather alerts are coming to the bay bridge to protect drivers during dangerous storms. the transportation authority will upgrade its early warning system, allowing it to close the bridge more quickly when strong wind gusts hit. they hope to guard against incidents, such as the one on june 29th, when a truck crashed during a strong storm, nearly killing the driver. >>> right now, the search continues for the man who abducted vi ripken at gunpoint. tonight, the fbi is helping with that investigation. wjz is live, rochelle ritchie has more on the efforts to find the suspect. rochelle? >> reporter: that's right, vic. the investigation is continuing at this hour. police are hoping that by showing the suspect's picture repeatedly, it will lead to an arrest. >> reporter: take a look at this picture. have you seen this man? a

the only loser: maryland schools. tell your delegate and state senator to vote yes for schools, jobs, and small businesses by saying yes to national harbor. >>> does the day of the week have an impact on your chances of recovering from a stroke? there may be an affect. of the more than 90,000 stroke patients, those that have strokes on the weekend tend to receive full treatment and recover. doctors say one of the most important factors from recovering from a stroke is receiving medical attention right away. >>> kids in schools across the country aren't spending enough time in gym class, according to a new study. researchers looked at schools in all 50 states. only six states in the country meet the national association for sport guidelines for elementary schoolers. and no states met the standards at the high school level. >>> everyone wants to stay safe in the summer weather, but there are some summer health tips that are actually myths, going in and out of the air conditioner won't give you a cold, and watermelon see

about 8.7% of marylanders or 496,000 have diabetes. claire is one of the lucky ones, taking control of her health one step at a time. >> your at risk for death. it's a very, very serious disease. >> researchers just started on the second part of the study to see if specific fats will help the diabetic heart work even better during exercise. at john hopkins hospital. >> the study was published online. >>> still to come tonight on wjz eyewitness news. the driver speeds the wrong way down a mississippi interstate. how this scary drive ended. >> why a bombing suspect was carrying a u.s. license. >> cooler air and rain coming in for our region. i'll have the exclusive first warning five day forecast coming up. >> here's today's report from wall street. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> thousands of firefighters from around the east coast are in baltimore for one of the largest public safety conferences in the nation. they were issued a serious challenge right from the start. >> as the firefighters pipe and drums warm up a daunting challenge has been

it's wjz, maryland's new station. sent tens of thousands struck through a fourth day without a seat. more helps arriving, but how much longer it will take. >> here's what people are talking about tonight. >> sometimes house by house the power is coming back on, but now the threat of new storms could cause major setbacks. tens of thousands in the dark and four days after the storm there are trees down. earlier here on state augustin's road, crews trying to remove the downed trees. it's a difficult task in the near 100-degree weather. incredible new video. this shows how powerful the straight line winds were ripping straight lines -- street signs back and forth. more storms and an update on the heat. megan mccorkle live where the lights are still out. >> here a long lake avenue, crews are actually out here guarding this giant tree that is wrapped in power lines. the work here hasn't even started yet, which means this neighborhood may not be online until the weekend. >> reporter: street after street, much of maryland sti

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coming up next, your maryland lottery pick >> and now your maryland lottery numbers. >> ♪ the maryland lottery let yourself play ♪ >> good afternoon, maryland. your numbers pick 3 -- 3, 5, 0. in a moment, your pick 4. first, like us on facebook and you can enter to win cool prizes. moving right along to your pick four game. 5, 1, 0, and your final number, another 5. the maryland lottery, let yourself plan. >> one last look at the forecast. >> lots of sunshine. temperatures in the upper 80's. without the humidity, it will feel pleasant. the heat will be back tomorrow and on friday, the 90's before it cools off again over the weekend. >> not worried at all. thank you for joining us for 11

antel 2010, a year after he left maryland hospitals. but this virus can be a symptomatic for decades and there is no word whether yet been tested for it before 2010. -- whether he had been tested for it before 2010. >> for more information on where you should do if you were a patient at many -- any of the hospitals involved in this investigation, contact authorities. >> on the 1400 block of empire st. in woodbridge around 3:30 p.m., a 4-year-old child died. >> a heartbreaking scene here in the woodbridge/dail area of prince george's county. there's a blue pickup truck parked in front of a home. prince william county police say the little boy who lives in a home somehow got out of the house and into the pickup truck where he found a loaded handgun. the gun went off and the child was hit in ahead. he did not survive his injuries. authorities tell us it appears to be a tragic accident. it remains unclear who owned the gun to my wife was loaded, and why it was in a location accessible to a 4-year-old. we do know that date -- an adult family

it's cheaper in maryland at $3.43. even less in virginia where the average right now is $3.25 for a gallon of regular gas. >>> ford is recalling more than 10,000 suvs to fix a carpet padding probm. the car company says the problem is in the 2013 models of ford escapes manufactured from march 8th through june 7th of this year. ford says the carpet padding could get in the way of the braking. dealers will remove the padding and replace a console trim panel at no charge. so far, no injuries have bn been reported. >>> police investigation at the tour de france under way this morning after somebody threw some tacks on the road during yesterday's stage. this happened about 25 miles from the finish and forced about 30 cyclists to stop and change their tires or switch bikes. in a show of good sportsmanship the race leader slowed the main pack to allow the cyclists to catch up. >>> steven straussburg is one of the league's best pitchers but proving he can hit as well. >> bouncing ball. threw. and he can't get to it. es the nati

the only loser: maryland schools. tell your delegate and state senator to vote yes for schools, jobs, and small businesses by saying yes to national harbor. >>> now "good morning maryland." >>> ten minutes after 5. thanks for joining us on this wednesday morning. check out this a. time-lapse i know of the amazing northern lights dancing in the nighttime sky. this happened over canada. this happens when electriccally charged particles from the sun collide with the earth's atmosphere. what do you think mike, can i be a meteorologist? >> that's pretty good i don't think i would drop terms like that. but we had another solar system so we may have more coming up. we have the heat coming up in the short-term. heat advisory until 9 this afternoon. this evening rather, and we will get the plan from 83 around the 8:00 hour to 93 around lunchtime and here we go. really hot today. 99 with the realtime numbers feeling like 105. there are gusty showers and thunderstorms in the mix through the 8:00 hour and we willheadline that and

david kiakowsky once worked at the southern maryland hospital center in clinton, maryland. he's now behind bars for allegedly infecting several patients in new hampshire. police say that he exposed people to the virus by stealing needles and using them on himself and then using the needles on patients. >> he knew he had hepatitis c as of at least june of 2010. he continued to divert drugs and permit taintedder is rings to be used on patients under his care. >> he worked at the southern maryland hospital between 2008 and 2009. hospitals in five other states where he was employed are also investigated. >>> fairfax county police would like to know what started an argument between two roommates. it ended with both men dead in an apparent murder-suicide. all of this happened last night in oakton, virginia. the two men lived on trevor house drive just off germantown road. police say that 43-year-old ihab catoub was murdered by his roommate. that man has been identified at 27-year-old alexander rios. rios then took his own life. the shooting remains under investigation. >>> a 4-ye

maryland has exceeded its cover crop goal as far as the future goals. the report says urban septic system pollution -- >>> students in baltimore are showing progress in math but not so much in reading. the state department of education results were released today. >>> we start tonight focusing on your money and the taxes that you pay. it's convenient. open 24 hours and right now it's tax-free. we're talking about online shopping. but all that tax-free shopping may soon change. >> how about organic green iced tea? >> reporter: if you buy anything from a store in washington, d.c., the sales tax is 10%. but if you bought something online from a business that doesn't have a physical presence in d.c., the retailer wouldn't ask you to pay a sales tax at all. jill is with the national conference of state legislators. >> california has a great deal of problems. this would mean 4.1 billion in revenue for california that they don't have right now. that could mean more teachers, more police, more firemen. >> reporter: more and more states are passing laws that wou

west north avenue at maryland avenue. west madison at park avenue. and also south charles at west pratt. let's now take a live look, as you can see, things are beginning to get -- just if you look ahead on the screen there, you can see a minor delay beginning there, as you make your approach over to potee street. this traffic report is brought to you by medieval time, the new show. more action, feast, fun for the entire family. dial 1-888-we joust. or visit their website at we just.com. >>> thank you. you can run away to the circus without quitting your day job, thanks to some big top fun now under way in baltimore. ron matz reports, this is all happening in highlandtown. >> reporter: stepun to the center. this is called a cascade. >> reporter: erica sabin is the founder of charm city art, a talented wire walker who started teaching adult circus and dance classes in baltimore about a year ago. >> reporter: and i noticed that there is really no circus school in baltimore. sowe decided it was time to change that. >> reporter: there's tumbling and pyram