health officials said there is no widespread risk to the public, only people who live with the victim need to be treated. we will have more for you tonight on 11 news at 5:00 and 6:00. >> 8 year -- eight-years old derrick brown jr. is home safe after being abducted wednesday evening. the story is far from over. >> it was around 7:00 a.m. tuesday morning. helen jones was on her front porch when something across the street made her think of a news report of an amber alert, something she had seen on monday night. >> i wondered if it was the little boy they were looking for. >> she would become the key to ending the frantic search for derrick brown who police said was stuffed into the back of a car on gwynn a ave. she looked at a vacant house across the street and sees a boy looking around outside. >> i saw lowboy. -- i saw the little boy. that might be a little boy they are looking for. i dialed 911. >> she says he ran over and asked to call this gramont said he was hungry for his captors had apparently left him in the house. >> he was a strong little boy. the grandmother was here before long. they were crying. it was something and they were happy and crying at the same time and shaking. they were nervous. >> police later arrested one of his alleged captors. they are still looking for another suspect. police say ransom was mentioned and that is leading investigators to believe they knew there -- they knew the family. jones realizes he may have saved a little boy's life. >> when i think about it, i get choked up. when i think about what could have happened to him, it chokes me up. >> city police are trying to find out how they lost the ability to record 911 calls. the record of 911 calls is important since they provide critical information and are used as evidence we looked into it and learned the department noticed the error when a request was made for the 911 calls about to reset rigby, the officer -- to reset the rate base. teresa rigby. the baltimore sun reports that that officer is out of rehab where she was treated the last few weeks. underwent several surgeries at maryland shock trauma center to repair a fractured pelvis before going into rehab. police are searching for a gunmen who shot a man in an east baltimore alley. the 30-year-old man was shot, suffering from gunshot wounds to the head and arms at 10:00 last night. he was taken to the hospital where he is listed in serious conditions. no details on possible motive. there is new information involving the two teams in anne arundel county very dark colored clothing may have been a factor. the 17-year-old girl and the 18- year old boy were struck a near the fire station on the 100 block of ritchie highway before 9:00 last night. the driver was traveling south as the teens were attempting to cross the road pretty girl is listed in critical condition while the boy is in stable condition. 25 people are trying to pick up the pieces after fire destroyed a row of owings mills town homes. flames consumed 13 townhomes on the unit block of old coach lane. some of the residents are trying to stay optimistic. >> it got real smokey and the next-door neighbor started knocking on the door. the whole house started burning down. my house is gone. it is a minor setback for a major comeback. >> no one was injured in the blaze. one firefighter was treated for heat exhaustion. the cause of the fire is unknown. ♪ >> i know you are wondering when this heat will end. the heat yesterday was unbearable. today we are still pushing into the low 90' 89 at b w i marshall airport. the committee has dropped tremendously today. the dew point is only in the low 60's. we will see an improvement and it will be cooler weather along the way. that is coming in behind this front. the southern tier of the state from 3:00 p.m. onward will get able miser. we will have the 7 day forecast coming up. >> remember to wear loose and light colored clothing and the heat and reduce your time outdoors. you can learn the signs of heat exhaustion and stroke and our website, wbaltv.com. we have also posted the local cooling centers there. president barack obama has collected nearly $86 million for his reelection campaign. they have collected more than $47 million and the democratic national committee brought in more than $38 million through the end of gen. this is more than twice the amount raised by all the republican candidates combined. president obama officially opened his reelection campaign in april. pressure continues to build as the two sides meet again at the white house today to come to an agreement on raising the debt ceiling. this is the fourth straight day of talks. pessimism seems to be increasing that they will find a compromise. >> another day, another meeting, still no breakthrough and raising the debt ceiling. this time a dire warning from the president that social security veterans and disability payments may not go out if there is no debt deal by august 2. >> i cannot guarantee that those checks go out on august 3 if we have not resolve this issue because there may simply not be the money in the coffers to do it. >> house speaker john bennett called that a veiled threat and the president's problem. >> this is the president's plan. when is he going to let his cards on the table? >> mitch mcconnell offered a plan putting the pressure right on the president to allow him to increase the limit through 2012. >> we have become increasingly pessimistic that we will be able to reach an agreement with the only person in america who can sign something into law and that is the president of the united states. >> even some democrats were digging into changes to entitlement programs. >> we must protect medicare and social security. we will not support cuts. >> all sides are still far apart with the deadline growing ever closer. sources close to the talks said the president has tried to shift the focus back to issues like spending cuts or they reached some agreement. the biggest stumbling block remains taxes. >> just one week after maria shriver filed for divorce, arnold schwarzenegger is back to his old tricks. coming up, what he has planned and crew members aboard space shuttle atlantis received a sp r >> ♪ i think it's going to be a long time until touchdown brings me around again to find that they -- that i am not the man they think i am at home. >> the space crew of the shuttle atlantis were woken up by elton john. the crew will continue on loading supplies onto the international space station. the shuttle is scheduled to land july 21 at kennedy space center. arnold schwarzenegger is returning to the big screen. he is set to star in an upcoming western action film called "the last stand." he will play an aging sheriff. coming for the last stand is set to start this september. >> special treat for harry potter fence near philadelphia. a select few attended a sneak peek screening of the new harry potter motive. last night this was the last and final movie in the harry potter series. it opens nationwide this friday. most expectant mothers panic at the thought of contractions. coming up, new technology that could help doctors monitor your condition from afar. >> the radar is showing a couple of thunderstorms outside western maryland. the threat continues into the afternoon but right now it is hot and humid. it is not as human as yesterday. we are at 43% and 88 degrees at the airport. you like the seven-d >> the fallout continues over the rupert murdoch's hacking scandal. several top british politicians are now turning their eye on his media empire, news corp.. >> with the ink barely dry on the final edition of "news of the world," rupert murdoch traveled to the u.k. to manage the damage control personally. he has unqualified support for rebecca brooks, former editor of the paper and a trusted executive at news corp.. smiles for the cameras but calls for her to resign are growing louder. one of the most out to allegations is the phone hacking of a 13-year-old murder victim. the charismatic redhead was the editor of "news of the world"at the time. >> if she goes, that puts the spotlight on report murdoch's son james. she is a lightning conductor. >> james murdoch is the head of the international arm of news corp. but is widely seen as his father's heir apparent. >> they cannot deny responsibility. >> brooks coins to her jobs as hundreds of employees have lost theirs. there's a promise that news corp. will do its best to find them new positions. there could be 12 more arrests in this case in the coming days. there is evidence that news corp. is being hurt by this bird a multibillion-dollar merger deal could be put on hold and there are fears that there could be more investigations into their holdings including those in the u.s. >> ♪ >> netflix subscribers, the company is hiking its prices and doing away with some services. gone is the company's popular on limited in dvd streaming plan. you'll have to pay for two different plans. the changes are effective immediately for new customers and kick in september 1 for the 23 million existing members. texting has become a routine part of our lives. the second half of last year, american sent one trillion text messages. it is beginning to decline as smart phones grow among cell phone users. a number of new services provide free texting that allows you to send video pictures or lets people know your location. >> we get facebook, we've got twitter, and we have some special proprietary texting alternatives that are going to steal away from some market from texting. >> internet usage is part of what at&t and verizon faced out on limited data plans. ♪ >> and now, your instaweather plus forecast. >> would you believe i don't have a smart fallen yet. i still use predictive text. let's get to the forecast. it is still hot today but nothing compared to yesterday. it will get even better. i like to bring good news. we have a few clouds pushing into the area. showers are popping up north of philadelphia and a couple of thunderstorms west of the maryland panhandle. this is associated with the cold front that has been trying to make its way into the area. we're not feeling a huge relief other than the drop in humidity. we will see the cooler air tonight and through the next couple of days. it will be more comfortable and dryer out there and high pressure will shift into the area that will bring lots of sunshine for the end of the week. we have to get through this last bit of an unsettled weather. you can see what a big difference the temperatures are making across the country. dividing line between the high heat in the southeast, 90 degrees in atlanta but only in the 60's in northern minnesota. relief is behind this. 77 degrees in oakland. it is still pushing into the low 90's across the rest of the state. at the inner harbor, 94 degrees now. this front will move through and we will put the future cast in motion. showers and thunderstorms are scattered about the north right before 3:00 p.m. after that, thunderstorms from baltimore to the south. the front will push into southern maryland in the highest temperatures and thunderstorms could be more widespread in the south. some of those thunderstorms could bring some gusty winds. everyone enjoys the forecast into the night when the skies clear out completely and it will get quite cool. this afternoon, we are pushing into the lower 90's and scattered thunderstorms will be a concern. tonight, skies clear out and look at the temperatures -- loews into the 60's and 70's. in the mountains, it could drop into the 50's. the forecast looks good. we have less humidity tomorrow and only 80's and it stays that way friday and we will warm-up and hold off for the storm chances until next week. ♪ >> contraction's at 2:00 a.m. are no reason for and expecting woman to panic. here is why. doctors can monitor your condition from afar. new technology is connecting doctors to moms in labor. >> meg became a mother this week. she says her delivery went smoothly. >> the doctor was here right when my labor was progressing. i thought was perfect timing but he clearly was well aware of what was happening. >> we can review the last four hours. >> he was aware thanks to new technology that enabled the doctor to watch her contractions in real time on his ipad or iphone. >> we looked at it instantly. it insures the welfare of the baby. long before we can get to the hospital. >> doctors have been using this for about two weeks. he says that technology has enabled him to monitor a patient when he was out of the country. >> we were in coaster rica and i was looking -- i was able to pull up the baby's heart rate and see what was going on. >> before this, nurses would have to read bedside monitors and call doctors. it was a tough and time- consuming effort. doctors can check in and see up to four hours of monitoring including the heart beat and contraction patterns. >> i can see what the patients exams have been like, what our vital signs and blood pressure is. >> this technology can be used for patients with heart disease to monitor for abnormal heart rates. doctors are focusing on mothers and labor. the technology help her feel like her doctor was at her bedside even though he could not be there every hour. >> i appreciate the fact that it is real time information and it is accessible from any place. doctors are so aware of what is going on with your labor and your body and delivery. it tastes so many risks out of this process. >> it reduces risk to the baby and offering peace of mind that her doctor is a heartbeat away. >> up next, your maryland lottery midday pick 3 and pick 4 numbers and we will check the instaweather plus forecast but first a look at how wall street is performing at this hour. switching to progressive could mean hundreds more in your wallet year after year. feed me! saving you money -- now, that's progressive. call or click today. >> an mta there is no danger to the public. fighting foreclosures in the city one door at a time. those stories and more when you join us tonight for 11 is at 5:00. your maryland lottery midday pick 3 and pick 4 numbers. ♪ >> i am with you on this warm wednesday with your pick 3 numbers. here we go -- for starters, we have a 3 followed by another 3 and the last number is 6. that makes your pick 3 numbers 336. the keynote sprinkler is on now through august 7 where you could double or triple your winnings when you play keno. now let's play or pick 4 game. 6 followed by a 9 and your next number is another9 and your last number is 7. your pick 4 number is 600997. -- 6997. >> yesterday was unbearable but today is a little better. it will keep getting better. that is good news. 91 degrees this afternoon with scattered thunderstorms this afternoon but much less humid once the front goes by. we are in the 80's tomorrow. >> thank you so much. thank you for joining us for a 11 news at noon. >> sure to watch 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