3 3 3 3 3 3 3 the search is on right now for an armed and dangerous man who police say kidnapped cal ripken's mother.we've been following this story since the missing person's report came out early yesterday morning. morning.tom rodgers is here with a description of the suspect along your other top stories. at this hour... police and the f-b-i are hunting down the alleged kidnapper. kidnapper.he's believed to be a white man in his late 30's to early 40's with glasses... he was last seen wearing a light colored shirt and camouflage pants. pants.police say he abducted violet ripken from her home at gun point.. bound her... and drove her around in her own car.she was missing for 12 hours before anyone realized she was in trouble.a stranger who spotted ripken and the suspect at this royal farms spoke up... after thinking it looked suspicious.amid an intensive search... ripken was quietly dropped off on her secluded aberdeen street.she told neighbors she doesn't think the suspect knew who she was. (gus) 10:20:33 i missed the whole thing here by about 5 minutes so i was lucky i would probably be laying in the lawn with a bullet in my back.(joe) 10:45:09 she does a lot in the community it had to be a random act it had to be someone crazy i doubt if that person knows her 3 herpolice are asking anyone with information on the abduction or even if you think you saw ripken's silver lincoln town car driving around... to call 410-272-2121. police are warning a-t-m customers to be on full alert following four armed robberies in catonsville. catonsville.the latest robbery happened at the m & t bank at the ingle-side shopping center.police say the robberies occur at a-t-m's in the catonsville area. all of the robberies happened late at night ... and the suspect wore a mask. we could be one step closer to a special session to expand gambling in maryland.we spoke with house speaker michael busch after a private meeting with democratic leaders wednesday... and he told us a special session is likely.the session would happen next month.. and would potentially allow table games in maryland.. and add a casino in prince george's county. work is underway at this hour after a sinkhole closes streets... and forces businesses near johns hopkins hospital to be evacuated ... because of a possible gas leak. joel d. smith is live there now to see how long it will be affecting traffic, and those who work in the area. good morning joel d. (ad lib) we're here at.óóóóóóóóóóóó smell in the air.. óóóóóóó yesterday this óóóóóóó smell in the air.. at.óóóóóóóóóóóó we're here joel d. good morning joel d. 3 3 if you live in the city... your driveway could be worth a lot of money. money.two guys say driveways like these near federal hill could make you some extra cash. they're so sure... they've started a baltimore-based company called parking panda. their business plan involves renting out people's driveways...and giving discounts on parking lots. ((miller: "our goal is to be the go to place online for parking like you said how opentable is for dinner reservations or ticketmaster is for concert tickets just like youre booking all those things in advance and they are the go to spot - we want to do the same thing for parking. the company thing for parking. the company estimates you can get around 12-hundred dollars a year for renting your driveway. so far there are over 25-hundred spots avaiiable in baltimore and dc. a beautiful sight in virginia wednesday... during the annual pony swim. swim.nearly 140 ponies moved through the water during the 87th annual pony swim .tens of thousands of spectators from around the world gathered to watch the annual tradition. the chincoteague pony swim was made famous by marguerite henry's "misty of chincoteague". if you want to see the swim in person... there's still time... the ponies will make the return swim to assateague island friday... where they will live in the wild for another year. 3 3 he bought his lunch... and then set it free. free.what every day food... that one man just couldn't bare to eat.... coming up. up. you're watching fox 45 good day baltimore. 3 3 3 the music of michael jackson is coming right here to baltimore. baltimore.emily gracey is road trippin' at the inner harbor... where she's found a michael jackson impersonator. good morning emily. emily. 3 3 tease website it's time to reveal the answer to our "ripleys believe it or not" question of the week. week.yesterday morning we asked:the million swarovski crystals were meticulously hand placed on this mini cooper by four people over the course of six monthsa& believe it or not? the answer: believe it!george mondie from baltimore guessed the right answer and he wins a pair of tickets to ripleys believe it or not in baltimore. baltimore.you'll have another chance to win next wednesday.let us know your answer to our next question at facebook dot com slash foxbaltimore.click on the inside fox45 tab and fill out the form to enter. one man sends his lobster lunch ... back out to sea. sea.((he was huge)) huge))just how many pounds it took... to pull at one man's heartstrings...comi ng up. 3 up. you're watching fox 45 good day baltimore. ((break 2)) 3 what could have become a romantic dinner for two... or three... is back in the ocean t. today.this 17 pound lobster was up for sale at a restaurant in connecticut... and could have been somebody's lunch.but one man couldn't stand to see the big guy get eaten... so he bought him and released him back into the ocean. 3 3 3 3 3 3 the olympics start tomorrow.. and one of our won't be there. there.why michael phelps will ánotá attend friday's opening ceremonies... coming up. up.and a reminddr... we are still giving away 250 dollar giant giftcards... all next week.if you want to win one... just go to our facebook page.. facebook dot com slash foxbaltimore... become a fan and complete the entry form to be eligible to win.go to our website for complete contest ru. rules. you're 3 support children... by eating ice cream!today is dairy queen's miracle treat day.mike michaud from dairy queen grill and chill is here to let us know how we can help one spoonful at a time. - tell us about miracle treat day? - how much will be donated to the children's miracle network - what kind of blizzards can they 3 for more information on miracle treat day log on to fox baltimore dot com slash morning. getting sick of re-runs?look forward to the fall. fall.(((ben and kate) hey i'm kate's brother ben" )) ))coming up... a sneak peek at all the big new shows coming to fox... plus... the big country star rumored to be headed to the american idol lin. lineup. you're watching fox 45 good day baltimore. ((break 4)) 3 3 3 [ male announcer ] the magic of nature appears every day, within each strand of an oat's rhythmical sway. when an apple's vibrant red temptation, and honey's sweet touch of golden sensation, join together with a pecan crunch you'll savor, creating the most perfect lesson in flavor. at nature valley, nature's best-written recipe is ready for you to enjoy. delicious granola bars made with the best ingredients in nature. nature valley, nature at its most delicious. nature valley, 3 fiber map armed... dangerous... and on the loose.the search continues at this hour for the man police say kidnapped cal ripken's mother. mother. we have just gotten word in the last 5 minutes that aberdeen police plan on holding a press conference this afternoon about the case. right now tom rodgers is here with what we know about the case right now... plus your other top stories of the morning. it was at this royal farms... that a stranger spotted violet ripken and her kidnapper... and thought it looked suspicious... when he saw her tied up. 10:30:39 i guess the guy asked and he said she suffers from alzeheimers so i have her tied up to calm her down but the guy didn't buy it. it. she had been missing for 12 hours before anyone realized she was in trouble.she was bound and abducted at gun point at her home..then put in her own car.amid an intesive search... ripken was quietly left by her kidnapper on the secluded street where she lives in abderdeen.there was no randsom note... nothing.in fact ripken told police she doesn't think the suspect even knew who she was. 10:26:24 shes shock up of course10:23:54 it was a bad 24 hours for everydoby...10:26:38 i hope they get hat guy you know i think he is still around 3someplayce. someplayce. the suspect is believed to be a white man in his late 30's to early 40's with glasses... he was last seen wearing a light colored shirt and camouflage pants.he is believed to be armed and dan. dangerous.again aberdeen police plan on holding a press conference this afternoon about the case.stay with fox45 for the latest. 3 police are now releasing the 9-1-1 calls... from the chaotic moments after a gunman opened fire inside a colorado movie theater. theater.officer: we need rescue inside the auditorium - multiple victims.dispatch: copy!officer: i've got a child victim - need rescue back door of theater 9 now.dispatch: back door of theater 9, we'll start them.officer::metro 10, lincoln 25, do i have permission to start taking some of these victims via, via car. i got a whole bunch of people shot out here, no rescue.dispatch: yes, load them up, get them in cars, get them out of here. 3 here.12 people were killed and 58 others injured.a funeral service is being held today for one of the victims.the suspect... james holmes... is expected to be formally charged next week. investigators have recovered a package that holmes' apparently sent to a psychologist at the university of colorado.the package reportedly includes a letter... which talked about shooting people... and crude drawings of a gunman with his victims. the university is where holmes recently dropped out of a neuroscience p-h-d program. anne arundel county schools are dealing with a financial loss today... after copper wiring is stolen from several of its schools. schools.anne arundel county schools say five of its schools had 20 thousand dollars worth of copper wiring stolen this month.the wiring was taken from stadium lights at north county, old mill and broadneck high schools. it was also stolen from portable classrooms at shipley's choice.. and high point elementary schools. maneka monk, anne arundel county schools: "we have to replace it. that's funds out of our pocket to replace it so that our facilities are running the way they're supposed to. they're intended for our community, for our students, for young people and for this to happen is very unfo" unfortunate."all of the thefts are believed to have happened this month.police do have some surveillance video, but would not release it. the latest infrastructure problem in the city is a huge sinkhole and possible gas line break in east baltimore. we were there yesterday afternoon as it forced street closers, and businesses to close near johns hopkins hospital. and joelld. smith is live there now where he says the whole is much bigger than it appears.... good morning joel. d. d. (ad lib) 3 baltimore's biggest olympic star will ánotá be at tomorrow night's opening ceremonies. ceremonies.michael phelps is ssipping tomorrow night's big event in london.that's because athletes are required to line up hours before the start of the cereeonies... and phelps... like most swimmers.. is conditioned to stay off his feet the day before a race. phelps says he will watch it on t-v ... until he falls asleep. megan and patrice... this is not the first time phelps has missed the opening ceremonies... in fact... in the four olympics he's gone to... he has never attended one.that's because the swim events always take place the morning after. no gun. no problem. problem.the shocking thing an off two robbers in a convenience store... coming up. up.a heat advisory over much of maryland today... how hot it will feel... how long it will last and when more comfortable air will be moving in... next. you're watching fox 45 good day baltimore. ((break 5)) 3 the best time of the year is almost here. here.((((mob doctor clip) this will hurt you more than me" )) ))we're talking about the fall t-v season.coming up ... the big stars and the big shows coming to fox. fox.and the highway prank gone viral... what one man did to his wife... and whether she thought it was as funny as he . did. you're watching fox 45 good day baltimore. ((break 6)) "christ says, 'i have come that you might have life and have it more abundantly.' and he didn't say, 'have it more abundantly after you get married.' he said, 'have it more abundantly -- period.'" "so go on that cruise now. buy that piece of jewelry now. buy that real estate now. handle your finances now." "don't wait for the prince to come along and rescue yoyo fall is right around the corner...and fox has got your sneak peak of the small screen lineup... including some of your favorite shows, new projects and everything in between. between. 3 3 nat pop: (fox all star party) it was a bevy of familiar fox stars, mingling with some new faces at fox's annual fall party. "glee" newcomer dean geyer says being added to the hit show, immediately changed his life. geyer says: "i checked my twitter like this morning and by this afternoon and i picked up morning and by this afternoon and i picked up 3 to 4000 followers just in one day and i can see they are crazy, crazy good."snd full: (touch clip) we know she's alive and jake wants me to find her that's what i'm going to do. kiefer sutherland's "touch" returns with a full second season order. sutherland says: "our first season of touch was 13 episodes and we really used those 13 to try to lay out the ground work, so even though this is our second season it feels like the continuation of our first and it gets really exciting." snd full: (mob doctor clip) 3 this will hurt you more than me" jordana spiro stars in the freshman drama "mob doctor"----she hopes the series will be compared to some other mafia classics... spiro says: "we can only hope that the show takes on the life that the sopranos took on i was a huge fan of that show or going into film like any of scorcese films so i think we are aiming for that."snd full: (ben and kate) hey i'm kate's brother ben" on the 3 comedy side, there's "ben and kate"... snd bite: (fox tca dakota johnson, maggie elizabeth jones and nat faxon (ben & kate) 7/23/12 fox summer tca interviews faxon says: "it's very funny and it's got funny people in it, but one of it's strengths is the amount of heart is has and will allow the audience to empithize with our characters. and "office" alum mindy 3 kaling's "the mindy project" .... kaling says: "the show is really funny serialized romantic comedy and also kind of a workplace great."snd full: (fringe clip) "oh dear" and "fringg" forward to the series tying up looseeends before it wraps...torv says: "we are like 3 days into shooting the first episode of season 5 and nobodies feeling reflective yet i think everyone is really focused on the journey."snd full: (fringe clip) "it's ok" 3 we can't talk fall t-v without discussing "american idol."we're hearing reports that the show's producers... have their sights set on brad paisley. an "idol" insider says that bringing the country star on as a judge makes perfect sense... since the show's most successful winner to date... carrie underwood... is a country singer. don't mess with this next 3grandma. grandma.coming up... an 80 year old woman doesn't back down from a robbery...what she uses to fend off a gun toting robber... next. plus... from one big pig to a large crocodile.animals caught on cameraa.. in sticky situations. you're watching fox 45 good day baltimore. ((break 7)) good morning! wow. want to start the day with something heart healthy and delicious? you're a talking bee... honey nut cheerios has whole grain oats that can help lower cholesterol. and it tastes good? sure does! right... ♪ wow. delicious, right? yeah. it's the honey, it makes it taste so... ♪ well, would you look at the time... what's the rush? be happy. be healthy. a grandma uses fruit to fight off a guy with a gun... and firefighters work to rescue a real porker. porker.it's all caught on camera... right now. let's start with the man that owes his mother-in-law big time... after she fends off gun-carrying burglars.... with what else?mangoes. mangoes. ---80 year old otilia martins --fends off two robbers with mangoes and a bag of apples massachusetts--one of the robbers had a gun!!--she was hit with the gun... but refused medical treatment --suspects ran off with $500 bucks but were caught a short time later another daring rescue ... this time in florida. florida.it was one tough operation... because this guy was a real porker. porker. a 900-pound pig slipped and got stuck in a pond.pig's name is strawberry homeowner and neighbor held strawberry's head above water. firefighters used a ladder and a large tarp to rescue the enormous two-and- a-half-year-old pig. imagine opening your front door to this next guy. crickey!it's a 250 pound crocodile! 8 to 10 feet long wandering in a south miami florida neighborhoodtrappers are called in and catch the crocodile before anyone is hurt one man's idea of a joke... is making a lot of people laugh on. online.his wife was sleeping soundly when he decided to scare the you-know-what out of her.check it out. ((:17 babe wake up... aghhhhhh!) aghhhhhh!))father of the year right there.the truck was being towed so the man decided to wake his wife and scare her! nearly 2 million hits on youtube it's going to be a hot one out there today. today.find out when relief could be on the way... next with your 7-day forecast. you're watching fox 45 the battle over a cable deal.why it lead to a protest outside baltimore city hall. on fox 45 news at five..