Transcripts For WBAL 11 News Sunday Morning 20090719

>> coming up, a shootout with a violent offender leaves two police officers injured. >> a local shop owner shot and killed. >> and this morning, the warning everybody parent needs to hear. >> and enjoying artscape away from the crowds. "11 news sunday morning" starts right now. [captioning made possible by constellation energy group] captioned by the national captioning institute, inc. ---www.ncicap.org--- >> welcome to "11 news sunday morning." i'm mindy basara. >> and i'm lisa robinson. first let's look outside with jim nichols, in for john collins. >> they picked the perfect morning to take off. it is gorgeous today. everyone going to artscape, it will be a beautiful way to get outside. you need to take advantage of it now, and we'll show you why in a few minutes. 59 in frederick. temperatures warmer than what we saw yesterday morning. you can see these clouds mainly up to the north and west starting to dissipate during the overnight hours will be coming back later this afternoon. about 9:00 a.m. would be a good chance to go out and get a cup of coffee. beautiful at lunch time. 79 with low humidity. 82 by dinner time, but there are big changes on the way. unfortunately we'll talk about that in your seven-day forecast in just a bit. >> our big story comes out of baltimore city where two police officers are recovering after officials say a suspect opened fire while being taken into custody. >> the shootout started before 11:00 art morning at the intersection of edmonson and whit more -- whitmore avenue. >> a day that ended in a gun battle that left two baltimore police officers injured. >> i heard the shot, and you look around, and you see people running. >> it started in the north part of the city. officers responded to a domestic violence call. the suspect was gone by the time the police officers arrived. police say he moved to west baltimore and was allegedly involved in another domestic violence call. while arguing, the suspect shot at the officers. the officers took cover and broadcast a description of the suspect and his vehicle, a redford explorer. police say the suspect was out of his car and fired several shots through the driver's side window of the police car hitting the officer in the chest, stomach, and arm. >> our officer was able to get out on the passenger's side of the car, and he engaged the suspect in a gun battle whereby he incapacitated the suspect. >> the suspect was shot in the leg and the arm. but some say that's not all that happened a-- happened when they were on the scene. >> he was shot and down and they shot again. >> the commissioner wouldn't comment on that, but said -- >> this is a man that assaulted at least two individual women today. i have very few apologies to make about his condition or the outcome of this incident. >> he said he stands by this officer and their actions to prevent innocent people from being hurt by the suspect. to him those officers are heros. >> after being wounded in the seat of that car to pull himself out and engage the suspect in a gun battle, i it says a lot about the men and women in this police department, and i'm proud of their work. >> one officer was released from the hospital. the second officer remains at shock trauma. mayor sheila dixon visited the officers in the hospital. after the incident she spoke about her initiative to keep guns away from violent offenders. the person in this incident has an extensive history -- criminal record. [unintelligible] >> mayor dixon says this will be on the agenda of the next criminal justice coordinating meeting. >> member's of baltimore's liberian community. dr. joseph was shot in may. a botched robbery. two people attacked him as he left his baltimore social club. police have not made arefts in the case. -- arrests in the case. his body will be sent back to africa for a funeral service. >> family and friends gathered to remember joon am kang who was shot inside his liquor store. according to police, nothing was stolen from the store, but friends of mr. kang tell a different story. >> every article i read said they weren't sure if anything was stolen. but those articles were wrong. what they stole was from us. they stole something from the community. they stole something from his employees, his friends, and his family. >> mr. kang opened that store 15 years ago. customers remember him as a generous man who was willing to give anyone a break. >> a fire that killed a prince george's county boy is being ruled accidental. crews responded to the riverdale apartment building around 5:15 a.m. officials say the father left food kicking on the stove. officials say his 5-year-old son was inside the apartment at the time. >> the fire pretty much burned itself out by the time firefighters arrived, but generated a tremendous amount of smoke. >> the r5-year-old died a short time later at the hospital. the 7-year-old is in critical condition. the father is recovering from injuries he received while trying to rescue his children. >> reaction from the death walter cronkite. many americans still hold a special place in their hearts for that legendary man. brian mooar has that story from washington. >> it shouldn't come as a surprise that walter cronkite's death is front-page news around the country because to many americans, he was news. >> he would tell the truth. >> at the newseum in washington, a quickly arranged compict remembered the legend ri man, and outside, victims remembered him and his stories. >> when president kennedy was killed, i remember his announcement. >> president kennedy has died. >> when walter cronkite declared the vietnam war unwin-able, americans believed him. >> i think he made a difference. >> in 1973 he was called "the most trusted man in america" as watergate was swallowing president nixon. president obama was just a child. >> he was someone we could trust to guide us through the troubled times of the day, a voice of certainty in uncertainty. >> four decades ago this week, cronkite brought us the one story that left him speechless. >> boy, man landing on the moon. >> july 20, 1969, i'm sure is going to be perhaps the one historical date that children 500 years from now will recognize. >> and perhaps those children will also remember the man who brought us the news. >> neil armstrong said cronkite enjoyed the highest of ratings because he enjoyed the trust of his audience. brian mooar. >> a memorial will follow at lincoln center. we have coverage at walter cronkite's death. on our web site you can read more about his life and share your memories. there is a link there. go to wbaltv.com. >> it is now 5:08 on tv hill. a trip to the beach could make you sick. the cause researchers have uncovered in the sand. >> this weekend the works of nine studio artists will be on display at federal hill. how you can enjoy the country's largest free arts festival not just in baltimore but all over front royal. >> a pretty sunrise over tv hill. hill. forecast right after the break. if you eat kashi go lean for breakfast... you'll also have to add all these vitamins and minerals... to get what you need every day. or... just eat total. it has 100% of the daily value of 11 nutrients... and delicious flakes, real cranberries... and crunchy oat clusters. total. are you getting 100%? compare your cereal at totalcereal.com and get a free sample. >> going to continue this trend of absolutely fantastic weather for our sunday. if you were out at artscape or just outside yesterday, it was gorgeous outside. we're going to do it again today. 66 degrees at inner harbor. 68 in the harbor. the city tends to keep things warmer in the overnight hours. the humidity is 90%. the humidity is actually going to be comfortable for today. it really is just a gorgeous look outside on our camera with the sun beginning to rise. get an idea of some of the cloud cover we're going to mention. most of which is off to the north and west, not associated with that storm system -- that's associated with that storm system out to the north and west. we do expect them to fire up again later this afternoon. just some fair weather cumulus is what we'll call them. not expecting any rain for the day. 57 in frederick. 52 out toward oklahoma. still 70 degrees in ocean city. if you are heading to the shore, this is going to be the best day for a while in ocean city. we'll get into that in just a little bit. cooler air will make its presence known here over the next few days. we have had a tough time of seeing any summer-like weather. that trend will continue in the rest of the week. this is going to be a beautiful sunday because we are between two different systems. a stationary front further down to the south. we are dealing with rain out to the north and west. not concerned about that for today. the real problem here, we have a switch going on. the front will come up to the front of the warm front and it will become stationary by monday, and that will be sitting by i-95 from new york city all the way down through virginia, and that will spell problems for us during the work week with rain. not expecting severe weather, but it could provide a damn per for outdoor plans this week. the clouds start to move in from the south monday. we will see an increase in clouds, but most of the heavy rains will be staying down to the south. on sunday, just a few clouds. 82 to 87 degrees. a great opportunity to get out and enjoy it. partly cloudy for tonight. 62 to 69 degrees. increasing clouds throughout the day tomorrow. temperatures in the mid and low 80's. down in ocean city, lots of sun. mostly sunny toward the maryland md mountains. unfortunately we're looking for more of that cloud cover in the seven-day forecast. across the state we're seeing temperatures in the 80's. it will be pleasant to be outside. stormy forecast. not each day is a wash-out. it looks worse in the seven day than it really is. each day a slirte chance for scattered thunderstorms with temperatures in the low 80's. >> speed km cameras are expected to be up and running in baltimore and in many other praces, zapping photos of people . some aren't worried about getting caught. >> you may not feel this way, but some maryland residents are begging for speed cameras in their neighborhoods while others have found a way around them. this man is pleading for a speed camera around his home. he says few people obey the 20-mile-an hour speed limit. >> i have seen speeds as high as 60 miles an hour. >> he believes speed cameras will slow drivers down. you might wonder how he and the police feel about this -- it is a warning system. designed to alert drivers when approaching a red light or speed camera. >> this sales man said he's fighting technology with technology, and avoiding a bunch of costly tickets. >> monday at 11, is that warning system legal? you may be surprised at the answer when we asked law enforcement about it. >> interesting. >> coming up, a new program that can help control how much energy you use and also save you money. we have details ahead. >> also, if you are heading to the beach, by officials say you need to keep the sand underneath your feet. next in "medical alert. " >> if you love artscape, there are several off-site locations where you can view unique exhibits. exhibits. coming up, artscape outside the noooo ! is he alright ? poor guy's in a dead zone... can't update facebook... twitter's timing out... youtube's super-slow. it's so frustrating! i had that... until i switched to verizon. you've got 3g all over. get america's largest 3g network and run the apps you want, where you want. right now get $50 off any blackberry like the all-new blackberry tour. >> the time now is 5:18. this morning there is a promising new treatment for women battling breast cancer. doctors are studying a class of anti-cancer drugs. two studies suggest the drugs kill cancerous tumors in patients to people genetically disposed to developing cancer. they hit only the cancerous cells and leave the healthy cells alone. >> tools at johns hopkins can soon be used nationwide. doctors met with barbara mikulski last week. she wants the protovost -- provonost checklist. this is a list to help medical teams avoid medical errors and infection. mikulski has included provisions in a senate bill to get support. the check list protocol could be rolled out nationwide for less than $3 million. >> speaking of hopkins, "u.s. news & world report" is out with its best hospital guide in the united states, and hopkins topped the list again. it is the ninth best in the nation since 1991. hopkins topped the honor roll by earning top scores in six specialties. other hospitals made the top. best cancer of hospital university of maryland ranked 33rd in the country, and in best nuregey and neurosurgeon ri, sinai ranked 38. and baltimore hospital in general burny, 33rd. for more information log ton to balance bank balance and click on -- to wbaltv.com and click on "medical alert." >> experts at the university of north carolina chapel hill found 13% of people studied who dug in the sand had some sort of illness later on, most likely castro intestimony natural problems. more than one in four people that buried themselves in the sand later got sick. experts are discouraging people from getting buried in the sand. they recommend using hand sanitize after playing in the sand. >> and in the height of summer camping season, a warning and reminder to parents -- be on the lookout for flu symptoms. one maryland camp ended early because dozens of kids had flu- like symptoms. >> the sandy hill camp felt the impact of the summer of flu. 25 campers had flu-like symptoms. two tested positive for flu. state health officials assumed it to be h1n1. so some 185 campers were sent home as a precaution. health officials say camps state-wide seem to be on alert and ready. >> we are seeing across the state children, including campers, coming down with this new variety of flu, this h1n1 flu. we expected to see that, and that's exactly what's happening. not only at camps, but also children living at home and in their community. >> we have -- >> the maryland zoo has 20 day campers each week. >> we do a lot of hand washing, particularly before we eat, and to the rest room, and any place where you will have that hand-mouth combination that goes on. we have a policy with our parents that if someone comes to camp sick, they are pulled from camp. we have a set-aside sick room, and we call the parent to come get them right away. >> state health officials say no camp has been closed because of the flu, and already officials are gearing up for a maul fall that will include h1n1. >> working with our partners in every county, that's local health departments as well as school systems. we are gearing up for a response to flu in the fall. we don't think that this flu will go away. >> for the 11 news i-team, i'm lisa robinson. >> when we come back in just a moment with more news, we'll check your weather. first a look at events going on around town, including your last day to check out artscape. fiber one. i'm looking for some fiber. this bar is an excellent source of fiber. there's no fiber in this. tastes too good. there is fiber. [ chuckle ] no. i can't taste the fiber in this chocolate. they have 35% of your daily value. hmm. oh, samples. hmm. autobahn. wackenschdol. fiber one chewy bars. cardboard no. delicious yes. >> if you like artscape or would like to avoid the crowds, there are several places opening their doors for part of the festival. >> jennifer franciotti has more. >> i guess if i had to categorize it, i would say i'm a minimal abstract painter. >> this artist says she finds inspiration everywhere. >> if there is a painting by neon from vegas, photograph of my friend surfing. >> she is one of nine studio artists at school 33. the building on this street is it unique. it is a working gallery, but only select artists are awarded studio space. >> it is tons of natural light. it is big. i like to do lots of different things. it is dedicated for different materials. >> subsidized by baltimore city, the rent is more affordable to artists. studio 33 has built up quite a reputation over the last 30 years. >> we have been expanding beyond baltimore and our applications have skyrocketed. >> it is terrific that the city allows us to have a space like this and an opportunity like this to make this work. >> for mr. marino, this is his second time around at this studio. the average stay is two to three years. during artscape you can visit the gallery and see all the artists' work. school 33 isn't the only place you can enjoy arlt escape off-site. just log on to our web site at wbaltv.com. jennifer franciotti, wbal-tv 11 news. >> for more information on artscape log on to wbaltv.com and click on "entertainment." >> 61 degrees already on tv hill. b.g.e. says it has plan to save you energy and money. >> plus some are urged to use less water. see if you are affected coming up. >> welcome back to 11 news sunday morning. thank you for being with us today. >> let's take another look outside with jim. and it is gorgeous! a breeze in july. you never get that. >> today is like another bonus day. what perfect timing to have two days of perfect weather. let's have it on a weekend. we'll talk about the seven-day forecast coming up. let's look at temperatures outside right now. cool in some locations. 59 at the airport. shows the difference when you see downtown and out where you have a little more space, you get that heat radiating out. 65 in hagerstown. you see a few clouds out to the north and west. that's a storm system up toward the great lakes. those clouds will reappear later this afternoon giving way to partly cloudy skies. a great morning to step outside. maybe lunch outside. low humidity and plenty of sunshine. even dinner time, perfect for a barbecue. there are big changes on the way just in time for the work week. we'll have details coming up in just a bit. >> baltimore's department of public works says a water main break has happened on halethorpe avenue and washington. they say this is the second break in three months. d.p.w. officials say the 1600 block at halethorpe and washington avenue and more repairs may be necessary. >> mandatory water restrictions in place as the d.p.t. repairs a water main in northwest, baltimore city, and baltimore county. that means no watering your lawn or watching your car, and restaurants are prohibited from serving tap water unless specifically requested. residents just south of the restricted area may experience low water pressure as well. >> b.g.e. has unveiled its new multi-million dollar smart bill initiative. lowell melser has more. >> the future of electric and gas monitoring with its new smart meters, all part of an upgrade in b.g.e.'s grid. if b.g.e. gets the blessing, they will install two million of these meeters over the next two years. this will enable us to record energy usage and provide customers with more information about the amount and cost of energy that they are using. >> which b.g.e. officials say will help you, the customer, judge how much electricity and gas you use and when. it will also enable b.g.e. to reward customers with rebaits for reducing their energy usage during peek hours. -- peak hours. >> even a 1% or 2% would translate into the tens of millions of dollars saved annually in energy costs. >> b.g.e. wants to phase in these smart meters on an accelerated time table. >> the research group agrees we need to upgrade the grid, but it's concerned about the price tag. electric customers would be surcharged 38 cents per month and 44 senlts rising to $1.44 for electric and $1.32 for gas. >> b.g.e. is proposing to replace those, so rate pairs will pay not only for this in their home but the cost of a new meter. >> b.g.e. insists the means will make up for the extremes. >> if we're paying a $1.25 surcharge on the product but the net is a $10 reduction in the bill, that's the main thing. >> they hope to get approval in the next month or so. in the meantime, in an effort to affect more costs, b.g.e. will file with the department of energy in august seeking millions in stimulus money. the total cost is expect expected to be $500 million. >> coming up, a local business story. a famous baltimore deli is expanding. >> first, a country accused of taking advantage. coming up, theitite uncovers the scheme. -- the i-team uncovers the alleged scheme. >> big changes coming up in the seven-day forecast. if you eat kashi go lean for breakfast... you'll also have to add all these vitamins and minerals... to get what you need every day. or... just eat total. it has 100% of the daily value of 11 nutrients... and delicious flakes, real cranberries... and crunchy oat clusters. total. are you getting 100%? compare your cereal at totalcereal.com and get a free sample. today i'm making a classic sweet potato pie... everyone can enjoy, even lactose intolerant folks. while i let my friends enjoy the secret ingredient, lactaid milk. like it? mmmm. that's because delicious lactaid milk... is 100% real milk... that's lactose-free so it's easy on the stomach. which lets you enjoy that great flavor alone... and in your favorite recipes. welcome back to the table. lactaid milk. love it with lactaid. >> i storm system associated out toward the great lakes, and you can see a little of that spin right there. most of those clouds started to dissipate during the overnight hours, giving to us a partly cloudy sky. no real concern about rain or storms for that fact. 70 down south. 52 now in -- 69 in ocean city. currently drier air out to the north and west is going to try to move in. an area of low pressure further down to our south. we have a little bit of a problem going on here. we have one storm going on to our west. we have this one storm system here. a lot of the weather patterns don't like to move. unfortunately that sun will become a warm front and then it will become stationary again for most of the work week just on the i-95 corridor. what that means is we're expecting lots of cloud cover and the potential for rain showers starting tuesday and lasting all the way into next weekend. futurecast shows clouds start to arrive by tomorrow afternoon, and most of the rain is not going to be arriving here until extremely late monday and even in tuesday in some locations. something we will certainly be watching closely. for the rest of today, very, very pleasant. it is a gorgeous day to be outside. you want to mow the lawn today because we might not have an opportunity tuesday. on your monday, partly cloudy, 83 to 87 with increase in clouds. down at the shore, a beautiful beach day at 81. mostly sunny. the index is high, use s.p.f. 30 or higher. all across the state, cooler temperatures found out to the west in the mountains. forecast shows a chance of storms developing late monday. but the best chance for rain will be tuesday. then we get stuck in this pattern. the seven-day looks worse than it is. we're looking for hit or miss showers or thundershowers. temperatures on the cool side into the lower 80's. >> we want our children to do well on important tests, like the s.a.t., but some parents accuse one company of taking advantage of that desire. the i-team found a company that urged pearnts to buy expensive products they couldn't return. >> when a telemarketter called sylvana marketer and asked her to increase her son's s.a.t. scores, she did. >> i consider myself a savvy consumer but as soon as she mentioned my son and education that was the key right there to get me to purchase a c.d. >> the company on the phone was the s.a.t. prep center out of texas. she implied that the company was affiliated with her son's school, so she bought a two toral for $119 and included a scholarship for a web site. immediately she had buyers remorse. >> as soon as i got off the phone i realized i had probably made a mistake. when her son got home, he said he didn't know anything about the c.d. and didn't want it. >> i followed the ininstructions step by step because i didn't want any problem getting my money back. i still to this date haven't gotten a refund. >> the better business bureau is all too familiar with the s.a.t. prep center. some parents led they were misled. said the kids asked for the software, but they hadn't, and the parents realized they could buy the same exact c.d. for a lot less. >> we bought this version online foor $30. and just like sylvana, parents are having trouble getting their money back. >> they tell me i have to open it get a label out and put it on the front, so if you open it, you can't get your money back, but if you don't open it, you can't get the label. >> others say there is a recurring charge for an online spuplment. >> they are having to change their credit card or debit card numbers. >> another complaint, no one can get ahold of the credit card company. >> it is ringing. >> we never got through, but our investigation reveals prep center owner john stewart has other problems. the texas congressman trawler says they were not paying sales tax. we discovered he was recently arrested. he's a registered child sex offender who did not report his employment address as required. stewart is now out on bail. his attorney did not return our calls. at this point, sylvana is not hopeful she will get her money back. >> they pushed the right button for me, which is my son's education, and still, i should have known better. >> the s.a.t. and a.c.t. prep center appears to be reselling software by kaplan a well known test p prep. technically she said the company can resell our products, bundle them and sell them at a significant mark-up. it is unfortunate. >> if you have a question, log on to our web site at wbal-tv.com. -- wbaltv.com. >> balance baltimore -- baltimore is getting ready for a world class soccer attempt. >> the orioles mount a valiant >> the orioles mount a valiant comeback on the road. a dull metal clanking sound. bear groans. ♪ ominous music ferocious growling. roaaaaaarrrrrrr!!!! ♪ whistling bluegrass tune >> good morning, everyone. brad bergeson has been the orioles best pitcher this year, but this is a hard one to figure. the complete opposite. 1-5 when he pitches. orioles sure got off to a good start. reimold rips one down the left. reimold ends up at second. two ribesribes -- r.b.i.'s in the afternoon. jermaine dye kills this one. white sox take the lead 2-1. they got another run. it could have been worst. beck ham scores. nick markakis, you can't run on him. the orioles routed the inning down 4-1. bobby jenks. i don't think his parents entered him in too many beauty contests as a kid. here's reimold. it is now a 4-3 game. flies out to second. gets roberts for the final out. jenks gets nasty right there. that's nice. tight one. 4-3. defense is the story for baseball yesterday. yankees clinging to a 2-1 lead. yankees beat the tigers 2-1. red sox needed the win to keep the yankees from picking up a game, and they were done in by some blue jays defense. in the national league, atlanta takes the base hit, but nets go on to win it anyway. 5-1 was the final score. that will do it for sports. have a great day. >> this week the world football challenge comes to town. if you are a soccer fan, you will want to be there. baltimore is one of six cities where the games will be played. melissa carlson has more. >> mark -- the grounds keeper is transforming the stadium with thousands of feet of sod being put in place for the a.c. milan vs. chelsea game played next week. a rake on stadium grounds is not something you would expect to see since they use artificial turf, but today it becomes a field of dreams. >> i'm surprised. >> mark mettrick is from england, the home of soccer, and has made this his life's work. >> i think it is a blast to play there, and we've had a great experience doing that, and i've coached at mount st. mary's and loy yolia. >> it is a unique event, but at the end of the day, 70,000 people in an nfl stadium, so i think it is great. it is great for baltimore, too. >> m&t sold out all of their 7 181,000 seats. it is the only city -- 781,000 seats. that has some soccer fans wondering about the possibilities. >> it shows maybe if the world cup, that's great for the city to get an event like that. i think it is great for the sport. >> melissa carlson, wbal-tv 11 news. >> and we're told fans here will put an american spin on this traditionally european sport. people are expected to be tailgating before the game, so even if you can't get in, you can still be part of the crowds. >> ice cream lovers get ready. the scoop next. >> and more good news, big changes underway at atman's deli. here's a look at last night's winning lottery numbers. those are new. oh, yeah i got the env 3 she has the env touch from verizon wireless. the one thing i do not need is a new phone. ok, that's hot. the apps are really cool. you got twitter... 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(announcer) 28 delicious flavors at around 100 calories each. yoplait, it is so good. >> attman's deli has been a family establishment on almost barred street since established in 1915. >> and while many delis are closing, attman's is growing. >> attman's deli has been here in baltimore since 1915. now the owner says they are going to expand. it's a baltimore tradition, acorned beef on rye at attman's. >> they still serve drsm brown's black cherry soda, and you can't get that anywhere. >> and the customers are from all over. >> from australia, all over. believe me when i tell you. >> there is just something about the sandwiches here that makes people come back again and again. >> you can be guaranteed you are going to get a good sandwich, a nice, thick sandwich, everything fresh. a wonderful place to eat. >> it reminds me of new york, and -- los angeles, and places i'm frfment i can't find another place like this. >> you can see some of the famous people who have had lunch here. now owner mark attman wants to expapped. >> we're going to double our seating, and put in a brand new kitchen facility. just to better service our customers. that's the excitement for us. we're hoping to take care of bus tours that come to the city. right now we're not able to do that. >> the new attman's will be on this vacant lot. attman's plans to have both locations open at least for a while. >> we're waiting for a fifth generation to come in. he's 7 rvings but he still wants to come up here and work. >> if you haven't been here, you have missed having a great sandwich. >> rob roblin, wbal-tv 11 news. >> you got to love attman's. >> for ice cream loffers, gi -- lovers, gifford's has opened an ice cream store. the steer also offers milk shakes, cakes, and desserts. giffords has been in exist sense since 1938. >> time now is 5:54. 59 degrees on tv hill. still a little too chilly for ice cream, probably. >> and a look ahead to our next hour. >> two city police officers shot while apprehending a suspect. the latest on the investigation, plus an update on the officer's' condition. >> the life and times of walter cronkite. i'm brian mooar in washington. that story coming up. >> and if you have plans for the beach, check out my forecast coming up after the break. >> this week thousands of people will come from near and far for the 20th annual artscape in mount royal's district. america's largest free arts festival. festival goers will be treated to continuous live music on four outdoor stages. there is three days of dance and performances by the baltimore city theater. the works of 150 artists, fashion designers, and crafts people will be on display in premiere spaces and art among the corridor. there is an international menu of food and beverages for maryland crab cakes and local homemade ice cream. in addition to enjoying the work of the artisans, the family art park provides an opportunity for festival goers to show their creativity as well as see demonstrations and special activities for children all for free. parking will be premiere this year but artscape is accessible by both m.t.a. and amtrak. we hope you enjoy the weekend as there really is something for everybody at a price that can't be beat. for more information log on to wbaltv.com. >> welcome to "11 news sunday morning." i'm mindy basara. lisa and kate are lucky enough to have the morning off. >> they are sleeping right now. i hope so, anyway. >> and i'm kerry cavanaugh. first we'll look outside tw -- with jim nichols. >> are you taking the credit for the nice weather? >> sure, why not? it is going to be a gorgeous day today. today is the day to do something outside. we're currently sitting at 69 degrees at b.w.i. 67 downtown baltimore. 67 in cumberland. 69 in ocean city. a quick look at the satellite picture. you see a few clouds off to the north and west. those have dissipated during the overnight hours. we expect them to come back, which will give us a partly cloudy sky. 54 degrees outside the door. a great opportunity to go out and get a cup of coffee. 79 by lunch time. by mid afternoon, perfect barbecue weather. there is a big change in the forecast, especially if you are headed down to the shore. i'll have all those details coming up. >> two baltimore city police officers were injured in a shootout with a suspect. >> it happened at the intersection of ed monday son -- of edmonson and whitmore avenue. >> the day that ended in a gun battle that left two baltimore police officers injured. >> i heard the shot and you look up and look around and you see people running. >> started in the northeast part of the city, officers responded to a domestic violence dispute. the suspect was gone by the time the officers arrived. police say he moved to west baltimore and was allegedly involved in another domestic violence call. while the officers were talking to the victim, another suspect came back and shot at the officers, striking him in the left side. the officer took cover and reported the vehicle, a red explorer, another police officer responded to the call. police say the suspect was out of his car and fired several shots to the driver's side window of the police car, hitting the officer in the chest, stomach, and arm. >> our officer was able to get out on the passenger size of the car, and he engaged the suspect in a gun battle where by -- whereby he incapacitated the suspect. >> he was shot, he was down, and he was moving, and they shot again. >> the commission said he had no information on that and wouldn't comment, except to say this -- >> this is a man that assaulted at least two innocent women today. i have very few apologies to make about his condition or the outcome of this incident. >> he said he stands by his officers and their efforts to prevent innocent people from being injured by the suspect. >> after being wounded in the seat of that car, to pull himself out and engage the suspect in a gun battle, i think it says a lot about the men and women of this police department. i'm damn proud of their work. >> kim dacey, wbal news. >> the second -- one officer has been released from the hospital. the second officer and the suspect remain in the hospital. police say the suspect in this case has an extensive criminal history. >> we have been trying to get all of our partners to understand what we need to do here in this city to close the loophole on handguns. this is a prime example. >> the mayor says this will be on the agenda at the next criminal justice board meeting. >> family and community members gathered to say good-bye to a friend. officials say it was during a botched robbery that two men attacked a man as he left a social club. police have not made arrests in the case. the man's body will be sent back to africa for a funeral. >> friends and customers gather to remember liquor store owner joon am kang. he was shot and killed inside his liquor store on -- in fuller ton -- fullerton. police say nothing was stolen in the robbery, but friends say otherwise. >> i've read a lot of articles that said they weren't sure if anything was stolen. but those articles are wrong. what they stole was something from all of us here. they stole something from the community, they stole from his employees, his friends, and his family. >> mr. kang opened the store 15 years ago. customers remember him as i generous man who was willing to give anyone a break. >> a fire that killed a 5-year-old prince george's county boy is ruled an accident. crews responded around 5:15 friday afternoon. investigators say the father left food cooking on the stove. his 5 and 7-year-old sons were inside the apartment at the time, officials say. >> the food on -- fire on the stove had burned itself out by the time firefighters arrived but had generated a tremendous amount of smoke. >> the 5-year-old died at the hospital, and the 7-year-old is in critical condition. the father is recovering from injuries he suffered while trying to rescue his kids. >> a water main break on halethorpe is reported. the six-inch main ruptured flooding three homes. officials say service has been restored, though more repairs may be necessary. >> they also blame aging infrastructure for another water main that affects about 150 residents in northwest baltimore city. that means no watering lawns or washing cars, and restaurants are prohibited from serving water unless it is specifically asked for. >> there is a good excuse not to wash your car. >> i know, i love that. >> baltimore city fire crews need your help. details coming up next. >> this is going to surprise a lot of people. it did me. >> plus, why a card oljift says many of us may be missing something about what's really healthy. take our heart lifestyle quiz coming up. >> and now you are looking at a live picture outside. a beautiful sunrise. your forecast next. stay with us. >> good sundays morning to you. it is a terrific start to our sunday. if you liked yesterday's weather, you will be a big fan of today's. anything you have planned outside today, it is going to be pretty nice. let's look outside right now. we already see the sun come up. 68 in the harbor. the humidity is at 90%. the barometer is 2.9. humidity is still at the north. those winds will continue to be calm over the next few hours. we are watching a few clouds now off to our north and west. that's with a storm system over the great lakes. those clouds really fell apart during the overnight hours. a few clouds are expected to return as we get into the late afternoon hours. really, the last few hours kind of falling apart, but if you watch here, that is a stationary front that will be our problem during the week, and that will put us into a wet pattern for most of the week. 54 in d.c. cooler and drier air out to the west will try to move in. temperatures will be a little below average. average is mid 80 this time of year. our high temperatures only reaching the low 80's for the next few days. that's mainly for some cloud cover. right now to our south, we are setting up for a beautiful sunday. the weather pattern that is shaping up, it is going to be difficult for these storms to move. the weather system will come to the north and stall there. unfortunately this pattern will lead the potential for many clouds and even the potential for wet days ahead. you see in our insta-weather futurecast you don't have to worry about any storms today. a few clouds will start to move in late monday, and we are thinking after midnight on monday we could see a few rain showers sneak up from the south. for today, 82 to 87 degrees. it will be important, if you can, try to move along today, because when you see the seven-day forecast, you might not be able to. 83 to 87 for monday. if you are lucky enough to be on the shore, lots of sunshine. that will be changing significantly, as early as tomorrow. maryland mountains 81 degrees as well. everyone dealing with the sunshine. a few popcorn clouds as well. of course out toward the mountains it will be in the low 70's. here is your seven-day forecast. it looks like more than it is. each day after late monday we will be dealing with the threat for scattered rain showers, maybe a pop-up shower or thundershower in there. each day is not a wash-out, but it will be gray and soggy. temperatures in the low 80's. >> thank you, jim. reaction to the death of walter cronkite continues to pour in. >> he gave up his ancor seat years ago, but many still hold a place in their heart for the legendary news man. brian mooar has the sfor -- story from washington. >> it shouldn't come as any surprise that walter cronkite's death is front page news around the country because to many americans he was the news. >> you really felt like you could tune in to him and he would tell you the truth. >> at the newseum a quickly arranged exhibit honored the legendary ancor man. vivetors remembered him and his -- outside visitors remembered him and his stories. >> i remember when president kennedy was killed. >> president kennedy died at 1:00 p.m. central standard time. >> when president johnson declared the vietnam war unwinnable, americans believed him. >> i think he made a difference. >> in 1973 he was called the most trusted man in america as watergate was swallowing president nixon. president obama was just a child. >> he was someone we could trust to guide us through the most important events of the day, a voice of certainty in uncertainty. >> four decades ago this week cronkite brought us the one story that left him speechless -- man landing on the moon. >> july 20, 1969, i'm sure, is going to be perhaps the one historical date that children 500ers -- 500 years from now will recognize. >> and perhaps those children will also remember the man who brought us the news. >> neil armstrong, the first man on the moon, said cronkite enjoyed the highest of ratings because he enjoyed the trust of his audsence. -- audience. brian mooar, wbal news. >> a private service will be held in new york and a memorial held later in the day. >> you can read more about walter cronkite at the lincoln our home page, walter cronkite. >> still ahead, hybrid cars are not so popular with some because of what they don't do. we'll explain next in our consumer alert. >> try to get people to eat less sodium because it raises blood pressure and that leads to heart disease. >> here's something to think about -- which has more sodium -- corn flakes or potato chips? the answer is c >> in this morning's "consumer alert" hybrid cars are ringing alarm bells with some because of their silence. some say it is too quiet for public safety. blind people, in particular, can be put in danger by not being able to hear the hybrids passing by. >> homeland security napolitano says a new program supported by the obama administration will help thwart thrifts. it says drivers -- terrorists. it says it will replace the pass i.d. card. they say it will relax rules enacted after the september 11 terrorist attacks. >> some workers are trading their white collars for white lines on the road. the national employment rate climbs. some laid off executives are going to truck driving school. on average drivers earn almost $38,000 a year which makes this very attractive for some. it can be completed in three to six weeks. you must have a good medical check-up and a clean driving record. >> some are findsing during the recession it is cheaper to keep him or her. a firm that handles divorce cases say people are putting off their break-ups because they can't afford them. divorce filings are down by 3% to 14%. in many cases couples who split up in the house take separate rooms or floors while still staying under one roof. >> you might still see changes to your 401-k plan. your employer can change your employer's 401-k plam and put them in default options. that can happen after the employee makes investment selections. the most likely time they may do this, is if the employee is not properly diversified. although, currently, this has not been done. >> the weekend "bloomberg business report." >> declines friday turped the best weekly gain. stocks struggles after lower profit at general electric, and because of slowing sales growth at google. for the week, impressive gains for the dow, s&p 500, and nasdaq. bloomberg has learned microsoft has learned to signing a bipartisanship. the two would collaborate on internet search technology and advertising. and buckle up, the earning season is about to pick up momentum. this week 12 dow components and 151 companies will be reporting earns. we'll be hearing fromia hoo and microsoft also. and another big technology name to keep in mind. quarterly reports from airlines will be a dominant theme as well as reports from companies that consumers either talk about, visit, or use every day, including starbucks, coca cola, and mcdommed's. >> and this friday the department of labor will increase the minimum wage to $7.25 per hour. a family with a full-time minimum wage earner would see its monthly income increase by about $120. >> finally, verizon wireless will relax terms on exclusive deals. the company will release smart phones to small wireless carriers sooner after lawmakers said keep devices from consumers may help combination. -- competition. >> coming back, more news in just a minute. first a look at events going on around town, including the last day to check out artscape. what's up, smart? being smart. yep. just booked my 10th night on hotels.com, so i get a night free. you. me. getaway. really? where? anywhere you want. a bed and breakfast? bed and breakfast. check. a place by the beach? a place by awesome. oh, you are smart. accumulate 10 nights and get a night free. welcome rewards from hotels.com. smart. so smart. >> there is a new city-wide program aimed at improving living conditions for baltimore city firefighters. in this case, the firefighters need your help. >> when baltimore city council president stephanie rolings blake went on eye tour of the fire stations she -- wept on a tour of the fire stations they saw our firefighters needed some help. the air conditioning 15 years old. the firefighters here call it north wind. it only operates at high speed. >> you have different sets of plates that don't watch. the chief was saying, we have a lot of different styles of plates and knives. >> firefighters at all city fire houses need things like a new air conditioner that's why stephanie rolings-blake launched a program today to help firefighters. >> d.v.d., energy-saving life, exercise equipment. when you look at some of the exercise equipment, you know it is someone's hand-me-down, hand-me-down. >> the items needed vary. >> if you are in the living area of the fire department, you will see it is somebody's old couch or maybe a second-generation microwave, and these items are thing we take for granted at home, but here at the fire station it is second-hand stuff we end up with. >> it is like making more of a home away from home for our firefighters. >> we want to put the word out to encourage city residents to help grant the fire fighter's wishes. >> rob roblin, wbal tv 11 news. >> log on to our web site and click on news links or call 410-396-6116. >> dozens banned together to help a carol family farmer in need. he was in a terrible car accident that left him unable to work, so they got together and offered to help him with various repairs around the farm. volunteers cut down trees and repainted several barns. >> it is a lot of fun. and it is a lot of fun to get to be with a bunch of people serving, and it feels good to serve. god has provided some wonderful weather for us to serve in, too. >> volunteers say hancock has at least five surgeries and is in need of several more. >> it all came together like that. >> time now is 6:26. 69 degrees on tv hill. >> a warning for residents in howard county. a scam going on involving free water testing. coming up, what you need to do about it. >> a coach cited for violating the school alcohol policy. we'll talk to parents who don't agree with the school's decision. >> welcome back to "11 news sunday morning." thanks for waking up with us today. >> we could look at this all day because it is so gorgeous. >> we could talk about it all day, and there's not a lot to talk about. a beautiful day outside. if you like yesterday's weather, you have the sasme again today. it is going to be a great day to get outside. current temperatures now sitting at 57 degrees. you see the differences between the temperatures in the city and the temperatures at the airport. 65 at the airport. see that one line at of cloud cover just off the coast there? that's going to become a problem for us as we get into the middle of the wok week -- work week. we'll be in the upper 70's by lunch time. temperatures in the 80's. i'll have the details in the seven-day coming up in just a bit. >> several people are recovering after two light rail trains collided in san francisco. california transportation officials say the accident happened around 3:00 saturday afternoon when one train rear ended another. both trains were full at the time. no serious injuries reported. >> a suspect responsible for six murders is in custody. the bodies were found in tennessee yesterday morning. when the suspect confessed, he gave up information that led to one of the bodies in huntsville, alabama. there were two additional crime scenes. five people were found dead at two separate homes. investigators say some of the victims were related. >> we have -- it may possibly be tomorrow before we can give you the fantastics of the victims. >> not released names of the victims or consensus expected will not say how the victims died. >> two high school girls softball coaches have been fired for violating the frederick county alcohol policy. it stemmed from a part at the coach's home. but not what you may first seem. >> it was first shock, hurt, and then there anger. i was numb. i didn't expect it. >> brad young, coach of the varsity football team at walkersville high school talked about how he felt last week when he found out that he and j.v. coach were fired. it was back in june when the coach threw an end of season party at his home where both players and their parents attended. he said at least one parent brought beer to share with some of the other parents and at no time were the students near the alcohol. days later young said he steefed a letter from the school principal asking him to explain why beer was at a school function. >> i didn't realize it was a violation of policy, but a appropriate punishment would have been a letter of reb reprimand and don't do this again. >> then last week coaches young and cleveland got word they were terminated. >> the players were hurt, dismayed, upset, and now they are fighting to help keep me as coach. >> that would include this save the walkersville coaches facebook page which talks about how upset the players and their parents are, highlighting both coach's hard work and dedication to the kids. still, if these coaches were so well liked, it begs the question. >> any idea who ratted you out? >> i can't comment on that. >> while coach was silent, the facebook page shed some light saying a parent upset about their child's play time reported the incident to the board of education. now two coaches are out of a job. >> the frederick county school board would not comment calling this a personnel matter, referring to its policy on alcohol. however, the coaches can appeal to the superintendent. coach cleveland has not appealed. >> howard county residents targeted by a water scam. >> how victims are being tricked into buying purification treatment they don't need and how you can stop a scam. >> if you have any plans outside for later in the week, you have to stick around for the seven day. big cpa >> we have excellent news for you today. temperatures will be lower and cooler once again. the sun is up and a lot of glear. -- glare. 83% is our humidity. that seems high for as dry as it feels, but that humidity is only relative to the temperature. it is actually going to be dry and comfortable as far as the humidity is concerned. winds are calm right now. in a few hours it might be a good opportunity to take coffee out on the fato. let's swimp over to the satellite picture now. and you can see a lot of the clouds we saw off to the north and westphal apart during the overnight hours. we do expect later this afternoon for these clouds to fire back up. not expecting any kind of rain, but a few pop up, popcorn clouds moving through the region later this afternoon. and if you look off to our coast here, can you see this one line of cloud cover, and that is a stationary front that will become a big problem for us as we get to the middle of the work week. 55 in frederick. 69 at b.w.i. a gorgeous start to a beach day in ocean city. cooler drier air to the north and west. we're going to stay a little below average the next few days, but here's the setup we're watching the. we have the stationary front off to our south right now. it is going to turn to a warm front, move toward us tomorrow, and then it will stall out along the i.-9125 corridor. and without any major weather breaks coming up, this is a trend that will come up much week. -- much of the week. the potential of scattered rain showers for tuesday, wednesday, thursday and even into next weekend, but the good news is, most of those days won't be a wash-out, just cooler and wetter than we have had recently. >> we start to see cloud cover arrive by early monday morning. still partly cloudy for monday, but a few storms will move a little further to the north after mnd midnight on monday. just a few clouds. it is pleasant and gorgeous outside. 82 to 87. a great day to be outside and do a little artscape. partly cloudy tonight. winds light out of the south. by tomorrow, partly cloudy. 87 degrees. it is 81 down in ocean city. the same in the maryland mountains. the u.v. index out at nine. which means if you are out without sun block, you will get a burn. mid 80's throughout much of the state. north and west of the mountains, 73 degrees. here's the seven-day forecast. a few storms developing on monday. a wet pattern continues. it looks worse on this panel than it is. we will be dealing with passing rain showers and a little cloud cover. temperatures cooler for their time of year in the low 80's. >> thank you. howard county officials are warning residents about a water quality sales scam going door to door. some residents have been offered free water testing. melissa carlson has more details. >> door after door at the governor's grant townhomes you can small plastic bags with vials and official-looking instructions inside. the this resident said she saw the men who placed them here and spoke to them. >> i pointed out to him that solicit tation was prohibited by ordinance in this neighborhood, and he proceed to tell me there was no solicit tation involved and there was water testing, and he told me how horrible the water was. >> they called howard county utilities to inquire about the water and why it needed to be tested. administrators for howard county affairs. >> howard county is great. the solicit tation is actually not from the county but rather from a private organization that didn't identify itself on the solicit tation at all. >> and in there lies the problem. while the small print reads not affiliated with any government program, howard officials say it can be deseeving and possibly a mistake. >> people who want to do testing will then come back with an indication that your water isn't safe or should be better and could try to tell you what could be a costly water treatment system that you may or may not need. >> as we found out, some people filled out the requested personal information and left their samples while others tossed the test. this man said he received almost the same solicit tation before. >> i did then, and i think 24 hours later, 36 hours later they came back and wanted a charge for a water sample, so i had an in to what it was then. >> howard county stalls say they are still investigating. >> they are trying to identify the company. at that point we will talk to them about potential violations of law. >> melissa carlson, wbal-tv 11 news. >> her ford county executive david gregg has officially tapped the county property tax. they gathered to cap the annual property tax bill. the signing was held at the government administrative building. representatives from the county's tea party movement were invited to attend. >> in a programming note, a howard county executive ken ulman will be our guest. if you have a question, you can e-mail us at wbaltv.com. >> how much more would you weigh in five years if you eight -- ate just one more 100-calorie cookie a day? >> the answer to that question and some ways to help you lose weight and get fit coming up. >> first a look at last night's winning lottery numbers. it's july 15th, and i'm erika, with a recap of the past 24 hours on royal caribbean's liberty of the seas. debbie from rhode island laced up the gloves in the fitness center. brooke molloy floated with friends through jamaica. late night explorers climbed mountains under the stars. and finally, jose rodriguez rocked the house in the karaoke club. that's the news. i'm erika, cruising with royal caribbean. why aren't you? >> the world's oldest living man who served in world war i has died, mr. allingham. he attributed his long life, 115 years, to cigarettes, wissski, and women. >> i they think he needs a -- i don't think he needed a heart healthy quiz, but a lot of the choices you may make may surprise you. donna hamilton puts your knowledge to the test. >> that cardiologist at the university of maryland, dr. robert vogle, believes in making lifestyle changes rather than relying on medication, but first you need to know what choices are best for you. question number one in your lifestyle quiz -- what's at best advice for your heart? heat less fat, more fiber or more fish? the answer? >> the fish oils, these are the things we know prevent heart disease so the best kind of advice is to eat the kind of fat that's really good which is eat more fish. >> number two, how much more would you weigh in five years if you eight one more 100-calorie cookie every day? add up 100 calorie cookie a day, in five years you gain 50 pounds. ouch! the good news? >> you take 100 calories, a slice of bread, a pat of butter out of your diet and you'll lose 50 pounds in five years. >> which is healthier? oive oil or canola oil. >> olive oil is not as healthy for you as canola oil. olive oil has a lot of saturated fat in it. if you don't believe me, put it in a little bowl and it will look like lard in a day or two. >> we thought we would save you the trouble of doing that speerment. we did it ourselves. wow. that's the olive oil. look at it. totally solid. and there's the canola oil. that says it all. number four, which contains more sodium, corn flakes or potato chips? >> the answer to your question is a portion of bread for its equivalent, cereal, has more sodium than a pickle or a portion of potato chips. >> and most of the sodium in our diets is hidden in foods that don't taste salty. >> who describes their life as less enjoyable? a child with cancer or a child who is obese? >> a study found thin kids are the happy pest. the child with cancer and a child obese both rated much lower. >> who benefits more from health changes, a middle age person or an elderly person? the elderly person. >> the more you are at risk, the more you need cho be healthy. >> is happiness healthy? >> being an optimist reduces your risk of dying from heart disease in half. >> and getting back to salt intake, the average american in just about 4,000 milligrams yum a day, that's far higher than the recommended 1,600 mill rams of sodium. dr. vogle says that can go a long way. >> dr. vogle is co-author of a book called the prit kin edge. >> we learned a lot from that little quiz. >> stay with us. there is much more ahead on 11 news sunday morning. >> good morning everybody. golfing legend tom watson tries to rewrite history. highlights from the british open. you have to see this next in >> good morning, everyone. tom watson last won a major a quarter century ago, but he's now writing a new branch of history at turnberry. he rolls it up and in for the eagle with the shot of the day. here's tom watson's way of making history. this puts him one behind watson. a huge eagle putt on the 17th hole. tied for third, all eyes on the 59-year-old tom watson. that's 11 years older than the oldest guy to make a -- win an open. he has a five-shot lead going into the final round. tom watson at four under. like i said, one in front. charles p barkley sharing a tender moment at the lake taos celebrity tournament. remember "the fresh prince much bell air"? rostenberger almost had the shot of the day. nice and close. unfortunately he won't be retiring from football to pursue golf. dan marino has retired from football but he says he can still play. wups a q.b. always a q.b.. that's six points to the kid on the beach. you might want to sign that kid up. one of the usual suspects at the top of the leader board. grant has his share of the lead. sweet cut right there. final round later today right here on channel 11. that will do it for sports. i'm steve davis. have a great day. >> time now 6:53, and it is holding at 59 degrees here on tv hill. there is still much more ahead. >> it is 7:17 on our next "medical alert." >> and see timeless choices with a modern twist. >> and if you love crab cakes as much as we do, you do not want to miss "sunday brunch." >> all that when 11 news sunday morning continues. >> you see them in parking lots and street corners. there are several donation bins throughout the baltimore area. a recent i-team investigation found some bins may not be what they seem. local nonprofits believe the bins are putting the squeeze on donations. who is profitting? the i-team uncovered dozens of these collection boxes that may seem like they are benefiting marylanders when they are not. at a local hospital, concern about the identification of this box is turning some away. some believe the bins are directly impacting their iferts. the st. vincent depaul donation center of baltimore believes its donations are down 30%. more than ever, marylanders are turning to nonprofits for help. it is important to select wisely. give the donations with direct maryland kecks as early as possible. make sure you check with the better business bureau to see what their experience is with these organizations. ask these agencies where a donation ends up. does it stay local or is it sent around the country? is someone profitting? it may take extra effort, but it will put your donation in the hands of those in need as intended. >> welcome to 11 news sunday morning. i'm mindy basara. lisa, kate, and john all have the morning off. >> i think we should credit you, man of the hour, man of the weekend. >> i am happy to take credit for the weather, because i'm sure when the bad weather comes -- >> we'll blame you back. >> it is going to be a gorgeous day outside. if you liked yesterday's weather, i have great news for you. today is going to be very similar. temperatures are holding out into the 60's and 50's. humidity will be on the low side. 55 is a popular number. even out toward winchester, they are seeing 55 right now. it's a nice start to a beach day in ocean say city at 69. later on this afternoon, we're watching that line of cloud cover just off the coast. that will be a problem for us. at 9:00 a.m. we'll wake up to temperatures that are beautiful by lunch time. there are changes on the way. we'll talk all about that in your extended forecast in just a bit. >> our big story comes out of baltimore city. two police officers are recovering after officials say a suspect opened fire after being taken custody. >> just after 11:00 at the intersection of edmonson and whitmore avenues. >> a day that ended in a gun battle on the west side that left two baltimore police officers wounded. >> i heard the sound and looked around and you see people running. >> it started in the northeast part of the city. officers responded to a domestic violence dispute on lake avenue around 10:30. the suspect was gone by the time the officers arrived. police say he moved to west baltimore and was allegedly involved in another domestic violence incident. while police were talking to the victim, the suspect came back and struck at the officer. the officer took cover and broadcast a description of the suspect, a redford explorer. another person heard and pulled up behind the s.u.v. police say they fired several shots to the driver's side window of the police car hitting the officer in the chest, stomach, and arm. >> our officer was able to get out on the passenger side of the car and engaged the suspect in a gun battle. whereby he incapacitated the suspect. >> the suspect was shot in the leg and the arm, but some witnesses say that's not all that happened. >> he was shot and down and not moving. >> commissioner bealesfeld said he had no information on that and wouldn't comment except to say this -- >> this is a man who assaulted at least two innocent women today. i have few apologies to make about his condition or the outcome of this incident. >> he said he stands by his officers and their actions to protect innocent people from being hurt by the suspect. to him, those officers are wounded. >> after being wounded in the seat of that car, to pull himself and engage the suspect in a gun battle, i think it says a lot about the men and women of this police department. i'm proud of their work. >> kim dacey, wbal-tv 11 news. >> one officer was released from the hospital. mayor sheila dixon injured the officer. after the visit she spoke about her initiatives to keep guns away from violent offenders. >> mayor sheila dixon spoke about the injured officer. >> we need to close the loop and put [unintelligible]. >> mayor dixon said this item will be on the agenda at the next meeting. >> members of liberia's community got together to -- in a botched robbery two men attacked the 60-year-old roti. police have not made arrests in the case. his body will be sent to africa for buehrle. >> -- for bureaucracyal. >> -- in a burial. >> family and friends gathered together to remember joon am kang. he was shot and killed in an attempted robbery inside his store thursday night. nothing was stolen from the store according to reports, but his friends tell a different story. >> i've read all the articles i can find, and every article said that they weren't sure if anything was stolen. but those articles are wrong. what they stole was something from all of us here. they stole something from the community. they stole something from his employees, his friends, and his family. >> mr. kang opened the store 15 years ago. we interviewed him a few years back when he if sold a winning lottery ticket. >> a fire that killed a 5 yeerlt boy is ruled an accident. investigators say the father left food cooking on the stove. his 5 and 7-year-old sons, officials say, were inside the apartment at the time. >> the fire on the stove pretty much burned itself out but generated a tremendous amount of smoke. >> the 5-year-old died a short time later at the hospital. the 7-year-old is in critical condition. the father is recovering from injuries he received when trying to rescue his children. >> baltimore's department of public works says a water main -- blames a water make main break -- in fact, they say there is a rash of recent water main breaks. they say the six-inch thick main broke flooding three homes. service has been restored, though more repairs may be necessary. >> you can also blame aging infrastructures for mandatory water restrictions in place this morning. the d.p.t. repairs a water main which affects 150,000 residents in baltimore city and county. that means no watering your lawn or washing your car. restaurants can't serve tap water unless you request it. >> a programming note. ken ulman will be our guest later this morning on "11 news sunday morning." he'll join us at 9:00 a.m. if you have a question, send it to us at "sunday questions"@-- to sundayquestions@wbaltv.com. >> coming up, "medical alert." >> plus the same toys you loved as a kid are back and better than ever. >> how to enjoy the largest free cultural celebration. we'll check in on artscape. >> first, jim up next with your beautiful insta-weather plus beautiful insta-weather plus forecast. when morning comes in the middle of the night... rooster crow. ...it affects your entire day. to get a good night's sleep, 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will sfr a carbon copy of yesterday. currently we are sitting with gorgeous sunshine. 60 degrees in the harbor. barometer on the rise a bit. 30.08 inches. the winds are calm. a little bit of a nip in the air. a good opportunity to maybe take the coffee outside on the patio. you will be able to enjoy most of the day outside, as temperatures will be reaching into the 80's. you see a few clouds developing with this one system. this is out toward the great lakes. a lot of them disappeared during the overnight hours. a few will be back later this afternoon. you see this cloud cover here. that's a stigsri front that will -- that's a stationary front that will become our problem. we're looking to get back into a pattern of a little rain. actually, july has been a bit on the dry side, so we could use a little rain. 55 in york. 55 in winchester. 55 is a popular number. 55 down in quantico. cooler air out to the north and west will have a little bit of an influence on us. temperatures will be on the low side also. so if you like that hot, sticky, july kind of weather, unfortunately this isn't the forecast for you. watching this line you saw there on the stationary front, the problem we're running into this week is we're not seeing any major systems come across the country, which means our pattern is going to get kind of stuck. this front will turn into a warm front by late tomorrow and then it will go stationary again along the i-95 corridor, and what that means is we'll be looking for cloud cover throughout much of the work week. futurecast shows the sunshine for today. clouds starting to arrive late tonight, but mainly late on monday. thicker cloud cover starting to move in. clouds develop after monday. the best shot will develop later in the workweek. today, a few clouds. it is a perfect day outside. tonight partly cloudy, 62 to 69 degrees. for tomorrow, partly cloudy, it's pleasant. if you are lucky enough to be on the beach, 81 with lots of sun. great location for the mountains, also. but we will see change moving in, and looking at temperatures in the 80's. cooler out toward the north and west, but everyone dealing with sunshine today. your forecast shows a rain pattern developing, but not a washout. temperatures in the 80's. >> it looks like a beautiful weekend to be outside. if you are planning on going to artscape, you better get going. >> let's find out what you can expect. one thing you can expect is a guy named gary with an interesting car, a yellow submarine. >> yes, the yellow submarine art car. >> can we see it? >> oh! >> is that a periscope on top? >> yes, just like in the movie "yellow submarine." >> how long did it take you to concoct this unique car? >> it took about a week and a half, actually. i had a car with no resale value, all the paint was falling off. i took it to a dealership to trade it in, i got laughed at. the car still runs. >> the inspiration the beats? >> yes. >> does the car play beatles' songs? >> yes, i can broadcast anything on a beatles c.d. >> that's ingenious. >> what has the reaction been to your car at artscape? >> people laugh, they wave, they even break into song. it's been wonderful. >> do you drive this car? >> yes, of course. i drove it here from fayetteville, arkansas. >> what kind of reaction did you get on the road? >> you get a lot of camera phones. a car will pass you, then here comes a camera phone and off they go again. >> how many accidents have you caused? >> no accidents whatever -- whatsoever. we're here to spread the message, "all you need is love." >> have the police officers found your car interesting? have you been pulled over? >> i've been pulled over just a couple times. i think they were curious to see what it looked like. >> do you need a permit for something like that, or can anybody trick out their car? >> this car is perfectly street legal. most cars are close. this one is actually street legal. >> where are you parked so folks can come see it for themselves? >> we're located here in front of penn station. there are probably a couple art cars. a lot of cars in the movie are here at artscape today. >> thank you, gary. >> see you later today. >> thanks for being here. >> a vehicle of peace. >> thank you. >> coming up next, baltimore county makes it easier for you to pick up the prescriptions you need. >> plus, clothing donations you think are going to the needy are ending up somewhere else. the i-team investigation coming up. >> welcome back. there is now more people who don't have medical insurance and need it. thanks for coming in. these are for folks who are baltimore city residents who do not have health care coverage? >> that's correct. >> and it includes their pets? >> yes, people can get around a 22% discount on the medications for their pets. >> that is interesting. how does one go about applying for this. are there guidelines here? >> no, it is quite a simple process. you pick up one of these simple cards at their local library or rec center or participating qualified health centers. you tear the card off the top, and you use that card to turn into your pharmacy to get the discount. >> which pharmacies are we talking about. are we talking about specific pharmacies in the area? why we're talking about pharmacies like c.v.s. and wallgreens. >> is it all prescriptions? >> all prescriptions. >> and it is 20% off? that is a big help for a lot of folks. in terms of the pets, do they take this card as well? >> yes. how that works, any medications that are prescribed for pets but can be used for human prescriptions -- >> that works, too? >> yes. >> what if you have insurance but your pet doesn't have health insurance, can you use that? >> yes, you can. in fact, if you do have health insurance, it may not cover very much, but this covers more, you can opt to use this discount card instead. so whatever is going to help out more. >> so who is paying for this program? >> the national association of counties that is sponsoring this program, and each county has its own card. >> so it is not just for baltimore city, this particular card is for baltimore city, but this program is for the counties as well? >> yes. >> how do you find out more about this? if you are not a baltimore city resident, what -- >> you can call baltimore health care access at 410-649-0500 or you can log onto the national association of counties. >> www.bhca.org, 10-649-0500. 410-649-0500. thank you for coming in. >> coming up, toys that will keep your kids busy. plus a look at some events going on around town today. pa >> if you are looking for toys to keep your kids busy all summer long, go retro. >> i remember a lot of these. >> this is the toys r us version of the inch worm. we still carry the original green and red version. a child gets on and has a saddle and they bounce up and down on the inch worm and off they go. very fun. >> good job. >> still have the green and yellow? >> yes. it is a $49 item and it is ages 2 to 5. >> fisher price has revammed the bubble -- it makes it easier to get through high crass. also one-touch no spill bubble application. pop on the yellow cap and drop it in the hole. you just need 12 seconds to fill it up, and off the kids go. it also has realistic mowing sounds so the child can mow right along side dad. the bubble mower is 17.99 and comes in a pink version as well for ages 2 and up. >> speaking of affordable -- >> hoola-hoops came out in the 1950's. kids and adults love to use this. comes in multiple sizes and colors. we have the wave hoop, and it is called the wave hoop because it has water inside. this helps keep the momentum of the hoola-hoop going. >> i wish we could try these out. >> you have flashing lights on the cosmic hoop. good for an adult that needs exercise or a kid. >> they range from $5.99 to $899 but very act -- to $8.99. >> these bounce 75 feet? >> they bounce 75 feet in the air. they are filled with pressure rised -- pressurized gas and helium. some children have been been -- have been able to hit them with a bat outside a major league ball park. you can put them through a ringer and survive. >> these are end up in gutters. >> yes. >> it will get you through the summer. >> another active toy, looks like good old yo-yo here? >> yo-yo's have qum a long way. the speed beetle yo-yo and what this does is teaches children how to do tricks. it comes with different sized spacers so you can take the yo-yo apart and change out the spacers which allows you to do looping tricks and become a yo-yoing expert. we have assortments that range. and duncan got with world champion yo-yo talented people and designed this new yo-yo. >> spacers are good because they don't get tangled. >> yes. i'm not a yo-y off expert. this looks like another good out door activity. this set is to be used outside? >> yes, this is a 3-d set. it comes with two bottles of sidewalk paint. you use thezz sticks together and mix these colors together and put on your fancy 3-d glasses, these colors really pop out and give you the 3-d. >> you really need to write with the child. it legislation comes with flee chalk tools and regular chalk sticks as well. after the children are done outside playing with their chalk, pass it back inside the plastic container and off they go. >> now, if we can get down to the floor hee, we can see an old favorite. let's see. i may have to pull it back. not too, too heavy. this is the old cosey cube. >> this is a famous little cosey coup. it's been around for three generations. it has been revamped with a small and friendly face. it also has a foot rest. push handle for mom or dad. off you go. still has the little beep-beep horn. >> they need a gas pump to go with this. >> they do? i didn't know about that. cosey coop has been around for three generations. ages 18 months and up. >> i remember brian williams saying this is the best-selling car in america. so the auto makers are in trouble. coming up, 69 degrees on tv hill. we have much more news ahead. stay with us. hmmm... well... naaa... yeah! calculating for getaway. ♪ find your way to a perfect destination at busch gardens... where family-fun surrounds you... and world-class rides astound. then go big with tons of rockin' fun... at water country usa, just a hop, skip, and splash away. busch gardens and water country usa... in williamsburg, virginia. set your sights at buschgardens.com. save to favorites? yes! >> welcome back to "11 news sunday morning." thanks for joining us today. >> let's get another check of our weather. it is so gorgeous outside, you just have to get outside and do something today. >> take the cosey coupe for -- coziy coup for a ride today. >> temperatures on the chilly side, but the humidity is going to stay low. if you liked yesterday's weather, you will love today's weather. 67 downtown baltimore. 58 out toward dull yess. about 70 in ocean city. a nice start to a beach day there. a few clouds out to the north and west. we will see a few clouds pop up in the afternoon. no threat of any rain. overall a nice day. how about 79 degrees by lunch tooment time. 82 by dinner time. i think we can say this would be perfect barbecue weather. there are major changes on the way. we'll have all that in your seven-day forecast in just a bit. >> several people are recovering after two light railing trains co-lited -- collided in san francisco. transportation officials say the accident happened around 3:00 p.m. the trains were full at the time, but no serious injuries were reported. >> a suspect ked connected to six murders is now in police custody. bodies were found in alabama and tennessee yesmed when the suspect confessed, he gave up information to one of the body -- that led to finding one of the bodies in alabama. in fayetteville, tennessee, five people were found dead in sue separate homes there. some of the victims were related. >> we are probably going to be here all night. it may possibly be tomorrow sometime before we can dullly give you the identification of the victims. >> and as police said, they have not yet released the names of the victims of the suspect nor how they died. >> reaction to the death of walter cronkite continues to pour in. >> many americans still hold a special place in their hearts for the veteran news man. brian mooar that is the story -- has the story from washington. >> walter cronkite's death is front-page news around the country because to many americans he was the news. >> you felt you could turn into him and he would tell you the truth. >> at the newseum in washington, a quickly-arranged exhibit honored the news man. visitors outside remember him and his stories. >> i remember when president kennedy was killed. >> president kennedy died at 1:00 p.m. central standard time. >> when cronkite declared the vietnam war unwinnable, americans believed him. >> we are mired in stalemate. >> i think he made a difference. >> he was called the most trusted man in america as watergate swallowed president nixon. president obama was just a child. >> he was someone we could trust to guide us through the most important events of the day. a voice of certainty in a sea of uncertainty. >> cronkite brought us the one sfory that left him speechless. man landing on the moon. >> july 20, 1969, is, i'm sure, going to be, perhaps the one historical date that children 500 years from now will recognize. >> perhaps those children will also remember the man who brought us the news. neil armstrong, that first man on the moon, said cronkite enjoyed the highest of ratings because he enjoyed the trust of his audience. brian mooar, wbal tv 11 news. >> a private service is set for thursday at a church in new york city for walter cronkite and a memorial will follow later that day at lincoln center. >> still ahead, animal rescue joins us with pets looking for a home. >> first, who is profitting from your clothing donations? the i-team investigates who is really collecting the clothes when you put them in the bins. >> if you have plans outside later this week, especially down the shore, that's important news for you. >> a beautiful start to our sunday. it is shaping up to be a gorgeous weekend. absolutely beautiful outside. let's take a look. the sun is up. 67 in the harbor. the humidity is at 83%. it sounds on the high side, but l humidity today will actually be on the nice side. my apologies to you if you like the hot sweltering days of july, because we're just not seeing it. as a matter of fact, we're not going to be seeing it for quite a while. those winds mr. still come. we will have a gorgeous afternoon. a few clouds off to the north and west with an area of low pressure off to the great lakes. we'll see some more clouds starting to pop up. you see this line right here, that's a stationary front off the coast, and it is planning to move a little closer to us, and that is going to have a big impact on our weather by the middle of the work week. 67 in dover. 70 in ocean city. temperatures starting to spike up a little bit. we're looking for temperatures in the low 80's today. lots of cooler, drier air off to the north and west will have an influence on us. temperatures holding steady into the mid 80's which is cooler than average. this is what we're watching right now with no major weather systems on the map, we're looking to get stuck in a weather pattern. the satellite picture will turn into a warm front. come to the north of us, and it is going to park itself over i-95 over most of the work week, and that's going to be a problem because we'll see a good deal of cloud cover over much of the day and rain showers throughout tuesday, wednesday, and even into thursday as this pattern breaks. future showing sunshine today -- futurecast showing sunshine today. monday sunny and a few clouds start to move in by the afternoon. most of the heavy rain stays to the south for monday by arrives mainly after midnight on monday. the rest of today, a beautiful day outside. 82 to 87. if you have yard work to do, this is going to be the day to do it. next week will be a little on the wet side. it will be a pleasant night tonight. you can give the air conditioner a bit of a break. we will wake up with sunshine. clouds arriving by the afternoon. lucky enough to be on vacation, it will be 81 another ocean city. s.p.f. 30 or higher notice or you will get a burn in about 15 minutes. the rest of us seeing temperatures into the 80's. your seven-day forecast shows that stormy pattern starting to move in. it looks a lot worse on the seven-day panel than it is. none of these days will be wash-outs, but each day will have a potential of seeing rain showers. it will be mostly cloudy and temperatures will be staying in the low 80's, even into next weekend. >> thank you, jim. you cleaned out your closet, bagged up a lot of clothes, and now you are ready to donate them to charity. it is easy enough because stand-alone bins are located all over our viewing area. >> but do you know where the clothes are going and who benefits? i-team investigation. >> a clothing donation bin. >> this one is convenient. >> around the metropolitan baltimore area, we found bins competing for your donation. the st. vincent depaul society collects clothing for the needy. since these other bins have popped up, other charities have seen a squeeze. >> we saw our proceeds take a 30% dip. >> the blue bins are for the st. joseph outreach center. it isn't affiliated with any organization in maryland but with one in long island. a company called "earth right "i owns the bin. we tried to reach the owners. instead office manager michelle ventura answered our call. she said earthright has 60 bins here and sells the clothing. st. joseph gets 60% of the proceeds. >> we asked about the confusion it -- it would cause having st. josephs. she said earth right is not trying to mislead anyone. >> when we call, we tell them it is st. joseph center. they all work together. they are all part of the roman catholic church. >> this for company donates to d.a.r.e. america, a drug prevention program. >> this is a shirt from the norfolk mission team. >> the owner says this clothesing, 42,000 pounds of it, is headed to gaut mallia where it will be shall -- gaut mallia where it will be sold. >> it can be broken up and sold to individual village people. >> she says their company has given d.a.r.e. more than $250,000. d.a.r.e. says the bins help in many ways. >> when they put the logo out there it is a reinforcement for the people to know the program is out there, alive, and well. >> the cancer-free america bins are owned by capital clothing recycling. the president of the for-profit company jay caterri said he has about 100 bins in the baltimore area. his company has come under criticism on the web for the amount of money he allegedly gives to charity. >> there was a disgruntled employee of ours that started a false blog on the internet. he sent the blog directly to the people at the cancer center. >> the sydney cancer center at johns hopkins tells us due to concerns about cancer-free operations it no longer abblingsepts donations from this organization -- accepts donations from this organization. >> anyone can swing and spin things or you can say this guy went out, started a foundation, and he gave away $87,000 last year, and it helped people that might not have gotten helped. >> now he says cancer-free america gives about $1,500 a month to the johns hopkins children's cancer center. officials tell us for the time being the cancer center and children's center are not accepting donations from mr. catari or his organization, cancer-free america. hopkins said the money is being returned. >> and what about those yellow bins? 800 in our area which belong to a nonpropped profit called aid. >> planet aid disagrees with that f. they add in 2008 they spent 42% on international aid, 41% on habitat protection and that planet aid has a conflict of interest policy in place. any officer or board mb that might be perceived to have a conflict will always excuse herself from any discussion or decision in such matters. and most organizations say not only do they give to charity but they are saving the environment by keeping our used clothing out of landfills. for the 11 news i-team, i'm lisa robinson. >> more news coming up next including "sunday brunch." we are making crab cakes. >> i cannot wait. >> first a look at last nights winning lottery numbers. >> good morning, everyone. this is a hard one to consider. 1-5 and bergeson pitches. reimold rips one down the left. he keeps pounding away. he ends up at second. two r.b.i.'s in the second. after a wiginton error, things plummet. jermaine dye. two-run homer. nick markakis. you can't run on him. orioles out of the inning. down 4-1. jenks kind of a scary looking dude. ripped to right. that scores reimold. here come the orioles. now a 4-3 game. now nick markakis' turn. needing a hit. gets roberts for the final out. jenks just gets nasty right there. that's nice. ripping that from his mouth. yankees. derek jeeter. yankees beat the tigers 2-1. they were done in by some blue jay defense. blue jays take it 6-1. in the national league, maybe the best of the day, atlanta's take away a base hit. nets go on to win it anyway. 5-1 the final. that will do it for sports. i'm steve davis. have a great day. >> this week the world football challenge comes to town. if you are a soccer fan, you are want to be there. baltimore is one of six cities where the games will be played. >> the groundskeeper for m&t bank stadium is pulling double duty. not only is he preparing for the game, he's transforming the stadium for thousands of feet of sod. it is the first time soccer will be played in the stadium. he's preparing for the milan-chelsea game. a rake on m&t grounds is not something you would expect to see since the ravens use artificial turf, but today it becomes a soccer lover's field of dreams. >> to be honest, i'm surprised. >> mark mettrick is from england and has made this his life's work. >> i've coached at mount st. mary's and loyola. >> and he'll be attending the game. >> it is a unique event. it is great for the sport. at the end of the day, 70,000 people in an nfl stadium, so i think it is great. it is exciting. i'm excited for baltimore, too. >> m&t bank stadium sold out all of their seats in a little over three months. it is the only city in a six-stop tour to do so, and that has some soccer enthusiasts wondering about the possibilities. >> it shows what we can pull in here for the future and for the the world cup potential if it comes back. i think it is great for the sport. >> melissa carlson, wbal-tv 11 news. >> up next on 11 news, in the kitchen for "sunday brunch." on the menu, crabcakes. plus another look at the forecast. >> welcome back. the tortured souls have been working on the best cabcake again. we're joined by john gert rusm de. you're going to teach us not only how to make a great crabcake but how to keep it together. >> people get nervous about that because you don't want it to fall apart, otherwise you have scrambled crab. >> let's talk about the crab you are using. this does not look like all lumps. >> exactly, you want to use some jumbo lump and lump because it holds together better. you need a little bit of the smaller pieces just to make it all congeal. >> what about the less of the glue we need to keep it together? >> we need a little glue, you need crabcake batter. a little mayonaise and eggs. this is a very traditional chesapeake crabcake. that is generally how they all start. you can go a number of different directions from there. we are going to put in some dry mustard. you could put in a dejan, a wet mustard, and -- dijon, a wet mustard, and every family has a different way of doing this. you just give it flavoring, a little old bays. >> of course, that's a signature. i can smell it -- it's so good! >> and a little wochester sauce. you find it in so many chesapeake rezz bies. -- recipes. >> has a juicier feel. >> exactly. in austin they like to put lemon juice into the crabmeat. this recipe is from jan clayton down in cambridge which is the oldest packing house on the chesapeake bay. >> is that your secret where the crabmeat comes from? >> yeah, you have good crab, you are going to have a good crabcake, that's for sure. batter up. if you're high end you can use panko bread crumbs, the japanese bread crumbs. but we'll go real here. this is saltine crackers. put a little of those in with the crab meat first. take your batter, pour it all over the crab meat. kind of give the crab meat a bath. it likes it very much like that. >> spicy batter. >> exactly. let me get my burner turned autopsy a -- turned up a little bit. you might want to put a glove on. i generally don't, but today we will just a little here. so you just mix it. you see what i'm doing here? i'm tossing it. you do not want to use a spoon or any kind of ewe tense yill like -- utensil like that because there are laws in this state and we can be arrested. >> if you used a spoon at home -- >> it breaks up the lumps. >> the secret of cooking it together is something you said you do before the crabcake is cooked. >> i form the crabcakes gently, put it in the refrigerate oir for one hour, then it holds so you can cook it without it breaking up. so i'll start. then you have some crabcake. >> john, thank you so much. if you like the recipe, right to us here at the station or visit our web site wbaltv.com. we can't wait to eat your con cock shun. thank you. and jim is up to -- >> absolutely beautiful day outside. get outside. enjoy some crabcakes. >> this weekend thousands of people will come from near and far for the 20th annual artscape in baltimore, america's largest free art festival. organizers consider artscape as baltimore's stimulus plan for festival goers. there will be regional and out-door acts. there is three full days of dance, opera and performances by the baltimore symphony orchestra and ever form of music imaginable. crafts people will be on display in premiere spaces. the celebration of the arts would not be complete without food, and there is an international menu of food and beverages for maryland crab cakes to polish sausage and belgium twaffles. the family artpark provides a chance for festival goers to see special activities for children all for free. parking will be a premium this year, but artscape is accessable by both m.t.a. and amtrak. wbal is a proud sponsor of artscape and we hope you enjoy the weekend is there really is something for everybody at a price that can't be beat. for more information log on to for more information log on to wbaltv.com. with a recap of the past 24 hours on royal caribbean's liberty of the seas. debbie from rhode island laced up the gloves in the fitness center. brooke molloy floated with friends through jamaica. late night explorers climbed mountains under the stars. and finally, jose rodriguez rocked the house in the karaoke club. that's the news. i'm erika, cruising with royal caribbean. why aren't you?

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