just two days the department's internal affairs division has investigated alleged officer wrongdoing. yesterday a police officer was charged for allegedly stealing drugs and cash from suspects. 11 news reporter john sherman is live at police headquarters with the story. >> police official insist this is not an organized crackdown but two incidents that allow them to underscore the importance of officer integrity. >> this is a serious charge, that's why we took serious action. >> this report tells the story, a woman says she was raped and sodomized in back of a vacant home but this police report came from the shift following the reporting of the incident. the first shift officers never filed a report. >> we had some allegations from a victim that police officers did not properly file a rape report. because of the seriousness of the allegations we decided to suspend three officers, a sergeant and two patrol officers. >> the officers -- >> any allegations of police not taking reports are taking extremely seriously. the commissioner has zero tolerance for that. that's what we have here. internal affairs has a lot of work to do, a lot of interview, a lot of people to talk to. i don't want to say anything that's going to jeopardize that process. we're going to look to see that our procedures are followed appropriately. >> the policy for reporting alleged rapes is clear. >> officers are supposed to take that report and seek any type of medical treatment the victim needs. we're going to look at that to make sure that all the systems were follow lowed here. >> this comes one day after officer michael sylvester's suspension for allegedly stealing money from citizens on the street. he was busted stealing from an undercover officer posing as a drug dealer on wednesday night. >> i think the important part here is that this office holds these aumbses accountable. we'll figure out what's going on and you can count on that. >> the two suspended officers are relatively new to the force. sergeant mcintyre was sworn in in 1990. john sherman, wbal tv 11 news. >> tonight, police are searching for two escaped inmates, michael johnson and matthew chase, who escaped this morning from a state prison near hagerstown. johnson was serving time for robbery in carroll county and tate was serbing time for robbery with a deadly weapon in montgomery county. anyone with information on their whereabouts should contact maryland state police. take a look at these pictures showing a robbery suspect. police need your help finding him. the last picture shows a suspect using a shotgun to hold up 7-eleven citgo convenience store. it happened early wednesday morning on dorsey road. if you recognize this man or if you know where he is, you are asked to call metro crime stoppers. here's their number, 1-866 -7-lockup. you can remain anonymous. >> the corruption investigation at baltimore city hall took a turn today when bakery giant john padarakis pleaded guilty to violating campaign laws. helen holten was reindicted on corruption charges. we have more on what this would mean for her case. >> baltimore bakery magnate and developer john padarakis, as he's being whisked away to be processed in the criminal justice system. >> i hope this sends a message that no matter how important you think you are or how wealthy you think you are, you're not above the law. >> the scene of his departure is light years from how he arrived, by limo with permission to park in a special garage hidden from public view. ehe and developer lips come split the cost of paying for a $12,000 political poll on behalf of baltimore councilwoman helen holten. state law prohibits contributing more than $4,000 to a candidate. holden will go on trial on charge she is violated campaign law. >>s that cozy relationship between developers and politicians. when that crosses the line we intend to prosecute them. >> padrakis is now 80 years old, uses a walker and cannot stand for long periods of time. he sat at the defendant's table as terms of his punishment were discussed. he'll pay fines totaling $20,000 by next week. he agreed to be a cooperating witness in the twile of helen holden. he cannot make appearances for candidates until after his period of punishment. the judge said, i do not want clever interpretations attached to this. we asked mayor sheila dickson, who goes on trial november 9 on perjury and theft charges, what she thought. >> he's a great guy >> his attorney said his client reflect -- accepts full responsibility. this mistake, while regrettable, does not diminish his achievements over a 60-year career. >> tonight the owner of an indianapolis painting business will spend six months in a halfway house as part of three months' probation for hiring illegal immigrants. robert bonn tempo was sentenced. back in april, he bleeded -- pleaded guilty to hiring 24 counts of hiring workers who were not u.s. citizens or weren't approved to work in the u.s. >> some good news for those who travel bell eyre road near the beltway. a 12-inch water main that burts this morning has been fixed. this is what it looked like just after 9:30 this morning. it caused all sorts of traffic delays, more than 200 homes and several businesses were out of water for hours. they were not worried about the actual break but also the damage it left behind. >> i believe once the water stops flow, the parking lot is probably going to collapse, it's all bungled up in places. >> it's sinking in places. i guess they'll have to come in, tear it out, regrade it, restone it and repave it. >> they've repaired the main, bell eyre road is partially reopened as crews worked on that road. >> in tonight's project economy report, the u.s. unemployment rate jumped more than expected last month, hitting 9.7%. that's the highest it's been in 26 years. 216,000 jobs were lost in august, down from the 276,000 shed in july. those are the figures the white house considers when it says progress is being made in slowing the long string of job losses that the recession caused. >> in january, the job loss was well over 700,000 and we've seen it decline slowly over the last few months. >> fit would have been another 500 to one million jobs lost had we not had this recovery act up and running. >> in maryland, the unemployment rate rose to 7.3% in july but some 10,000 joshes added in that month. the federal government said car dealers who took part in the cash for clunkers program should have their reimbursements by the end of the month. the program ended august 24, but many dealers said the administration is slow to pay up for the expenses. 5,000 workers will be reviewing paperwork. they hope to to approve $100 -- $100 million per day by the end of next week. >> next week, the president will deliver a live speech to kids telling them to study hard and stay in school. but tonight, that speech is drawing criticism from some and many of the local school systems have already decided whether or not they'll broadcast it. 11 news education reporter heard from both sides. >> the white house said the president will challenge students to work hard, set educational goals and take responsibility for their learning. >> unfortunately, nearly 30% of u.s. high school students aren't making to it graduation. >> apparently that's a message some school systems, like horford county, would rather screen in advance. >> what we'd like to do is record the address and allow teachers and curriculum advisors to view it and decide what the best way is to infuse it into the curriculum and have a teachable moment. >> they plan to record and preview the speech. another county said it will be a school by school decision. the same for baument city, which also plans to rebroadcast the president's message on its cable channel. baltimore county is going with the school by school decision. carroll county will permit students to watch ethe president's message, but only with parent approval. howard county leaves it up to schools to make the call. in horford county, reaction is mixed. >> the feeling is, they've done it before and it's never been an issue. personally, i think they should give discretion to the schools and whatever is best for the stuventes. >> it's an option. if people want to see it, it's covered on the news, it's covered at night, it's on the internet if people want to see it. i don't think they have to stop instruction for it. >> i think they should be able to watch anything live that president obama has to say. >> i'm the parent of my children. i really do have a say in what they should see and what they shouldn't. so having it taped, i think, is a fair approach. >> the white house will not only broadcast the president's speech over the internet, but is attaching age appropriate lesson plans for school systems and parents to review. you can review the lesson plans by logging on to wbaltv.com and click on education. >> we want to hear from you. do you have concerns about president obama addressing students in a televised back to school speech. text the word yes or no to 88509. standard text messaging rates do apply. we have heard from 4,500 of you today, 54% -- 45% say they do have concerns but 64% say they do not. >> an unlikely situation brought out the best in some strangers. >> i said, he's dead. i said, no you can see his chest moving. >> the actions drivers trapped on a bridge took to save a man. >> and the weather this weekend, what you need to know. >> if you wanted to get away in th holiday but couldn't, don't worry. air travel deals aren't going anywhere any time soon. >> going into the weekend, rain chances are slim. we'll see what happens by the end of the weekend. partly cloudy right now. temperatures dropped to 67. >> if you weren't able to cash in on travel deal for the holiday weekend, don't worry. you still may be in luck. it seems like the airlines are hurting for business and the after labor day deals may be just as good. >> with about one million fewer air travelers this labor day -- >> i'm going to stay home this year. >> airlines are doing all they can to get passengers back up in the friendly skies. >> i see there's a lot of deals. >> deals are everywhere. jetblue sold out of his $599 passes for unlimited travel between september and october. southwest is advertising fares starting at $59 each way. american boasts hundreds of u.s. destinations on sale. why all the bargains after labor day? >> we need to fill the airplanes and sell as many seat as we can. >> he says it's been a turbulent year for air carriers. demand is driven down by recession. it could be a while before the airlines start flying high again. the period after labor day until about thanksgiving is one of the slower ones of the year. could be more than just price cuts that customers will see in the months ahead. american recently announced it's cutting more than 500 flight attendants next month. delta is also cutting capacity. with revenue down, a global trade group projects the industry could lose $9 billion this year. >> we expect there will be continued drawdown in service. that's the only thing the carriers can do at this point to try to conserve expenses. we've suffered along with everyone else in the downturn of the economy. >> waiting for it to take off again. >> of course, over the holiday weekend, many of you will be taking to the waters and maryland officials are making sure to spread the word about boating safety. rob has more on how to have fun while also playing it safe. >> the labor day weekend is the unofficial end of summer, so for many boaters it's the last time out of the water until next summer. the labor day weekend is one of the busiest weekends for boaters. expect the bay to be packed and because of that the u.s. coast guard wants to make sure it's a safe weekend. >> approximately 2/3 of fatalities on the waters resulted from people drowning. 90% of those were from people not wearing a life jacket. >> it is law that everyone has to have a life jacket. the life jacket should be warn at all times. while on the water. >> they're very easy to put on. simple to use. you can even equip them with strobe lights, in the dark, this lets people know where you are. different things, during the day, you can have a signaling mirror -- mirror as well as a whistle. these things can help you when you're out in an emergency situation. >> so far this summer, the coast guard here as saved more than 170 lives. >> just since april, we've had over 250 cases resulted in 170 lives saved. those different cases range from everything from vessels aground to taking on water to -- to people needing assistance. >> another reminder for those celebrating the holiday with alcohol. don't drink and drive. the tipsy taxi program offers free rides home, up to 50 bucks, to those over 21 who were drinking at city boors restaurants. it will not end until tuesday morning. call 1-877-973-taxi to get a free ride home. >> the freedom singers provided at the reginald lewis museum tonight. they performed back in 1962, singling stories about the civil rights musme. tonight's performance was part of the new exhibit, 281 day, the montgomery bus boycott story, which opens tomorrow. wbal tv is a proud sponsor of the exhibit. >> now your insta-weather 11 plus forecast. >> no rain nearby. and it doesn't look like we'll see any, at least for a while. we'll check on that in a second. there's been rain offshore along the mid atlantic region, too far offshore for the raid rey car to see. along the georgia coast there's rain, pretty good storms in missouri and arkansas. nothing nearby. the situation won't be changing soon. high pressure keeps us in great shape. today was a nice one, warmer than it has been the last few days. highs in the 80's, low humidity it still felt pretty good. 83 at the airport officially, and at the inner harbor. also 83 degrees, morning lows in the 50's and 60's. no precipitation, particularly this time of year, 82 would be the high. if we draw the average line right there in the low 80's from last week, first of september, couple of days down in the 70's for highs, a little bit below average, looks like we'll be spending most of our time here at or above average. as we get toward next weekend we start to drop off just a shade. this weekend, 72 on the boardwalk, 66 at salisbury. 64 easton. out at frederick, it's 61. westminster, 66 degrees. here we are with our almost throud-free sy skies. just a few clouds a few more on the eastern shore and offshore. the heavy rains are over the atlantic, still a staaled weather system out there. but this area of high pressure has kept that rain away and the rains to the southwest of us away as well. this will drift a little further east in the next 24 hours, but then there'll be some changes. more on that in a minute. let's look at the forecast. clear and cool tonight. north-northwest winds light to the sixth, 55 to 59 the overnight low. temperatures will drop once again. that big area of high pressure still over us, stuff tooking -- cooking to the south and southwest, this high will be lifting, allowing the weather from the south so get closer to us. tomorrow, still sun, seasonably warm temperatures, in the low to mid 80's for highs. not a bad forecast. insta-weather forecast, dry weather saturday, but into sunday, more cloudiness coming in from the south that will introduce a chance for rain. maybe a few sprinkles on the eastern shore. weather looks good most of the weekend on the eastern shore and here as well. but on labor day a sprinkle is a probability. tomorrow will be the best day of the three. even monday looks good. best rain chance is thursday and friday. >> dozens of strangers are being credited with helping save three people trapped in a car. >> we saw smoke. we saw a big pile of smoke coming up, people were running down, looking for fire extinguishers. >> the amazing story of people putting aside their differences to help people in dire need. >> we're happy to report a grandfather and his two young grandkids are alive thanks to heroic acts of total strangers. >> they were trapped in a burning car in an eight-car pileup on a highway. we have dramatic footage of the scene in buffalo, new york. some cars flipped over, one burst into flames. drivers saw flames coming from the car, they ran to it, grabbing hammers, sledge hammers, whatever they could find to rescue the grandfather and his 3 and 7-year-old grandchildren. >> i ran over to the car and the driver wasn't responding and i realized there were two kids in the back seat, i started screaming and in buffalo, 20 men jumped out of their cars and ripped the door off the burning car and pulled the kids out. >> the oldest child is listed in critical condition, all three were taken to the hospital. >> on a fresh friday night in september, high school football returns to the spotlight. we have highlights coming your way next in sports. >> kick off our high school coverage with extra points tonight and we open with a classic showdown, top 10 matchup number three, arundel and old mill. old mill cheerleaders had a lot ocheer for in the kicking game. 30-yard field goal. cuts arundel's lead to 30-10. they tied the game at 13-13. arundel scores late with the ground game. number three arundel wins it tonight, 34-27. lake clifton and walbrook. duane washington on the rollout. perfect toss, 37-yard touchdown, lake clifton with a 7-0 lead. 14-0 lake clifton. lakers looking rock solid. a tackling seminar as lake clifton puts down walbrook, 14-0. north baltimore county a big one over north hartford, he punches it. in harold williams with a three-yard run. they call them the bulls, here's the bull. mic aiello, can't stop that. the bulls every bit as impressive at the -- as the night sky. harold williams unstoppable as they run over north hartford, 35-7 in the season opener with the j.v. team on hand. how is this for an entrance in entrance of the night belonged to river hill hawks. brent foe gee with a touchdown run. antoine haig intercepted john mcmichael thinking about a touchdown, get it down to the 10-yard line. didn't stay there long. a touchdown pass. river hill rolls, 41-6 over hammond. for much more high school sports, scores and more, or just to watch tonight's highlights again, visit our website, wbaltv.com and click on extra points. the orioles loss to texas tonight guarantees a 12th straight season for the birds without a winning record. the last time the orioles had a winning season, you couldn't go online and google anything about the orioles because google didn't exist. yeah, it's been that long. rangers trying to make the playoffs for the first time in a decade. chris tilghman getting the stop. top of the fourth, chris davis double office tilghman to the left center field. nelson cruz, ivan rodriguez both come in to score, 4-0 rangers. just two innings later, cruz didn't need help finding his way home, his 31st home run of the year. drives it opposite field, puts it on the flag court, texas win, 5-1 over the orioles. big start for the college football season. maryland goes to cal as a 221-point undergog. navy has the biggest opening game challenge of the group, midshipmen travel to columbus, ohio, to face ohio state. the midshipmen have gone to six straight bowl games. they have good experience playing against notre dame. ohio state has the atmosphere and talent level you don't find these days in south bend. buckeyes head coach jim tripp has great respect for the military academy and knows navy needs a crazy upset to win. they know navy embodies the soul of great effort. >> what i love about the midshipmen and it's what i'm sure we all love about them, they play low they play tough, play that's, every special unit is full speed. they're never going to stop playing. so it's going to be a tremendous challenge for us. >> high school season arrives tonight, college 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it's not just the future, it's life. >> tomorrow the best day of the three, sunday looks fine, too, but an increase in clouds by the end of the day sunday, monday a bunch of clouds a sprinkle? we'll see. >> it's ok, it's the weekend, that's good. thanks for joining us. if you missed any of the newscast or would like to see it again, we have an encore broadcast on digital channel 208 or over the air on 11-2. >> "the tonight show" is next.