breaking nees tonight. police chase starts in howard county. and ends in with a crash in baltimore city. it ended about 9:30 tonight at mccullough and mlk boulevard. police say howard county officers were pursuing a man wanted for narcctics viilation. ttat ssspect is now in custody. with cuts to his face. >> the tww suspects accused of killing a johns hopkins researcher saa they were out hunttng to rob someone that night. crime and justice reporter joy3ú lepola explains one of the %-his arrest at the time.t forr3 >> records show john wagner violated his probation, fourú times in just over a year. he had violated his probatiin repeattdly. and in fact, there as a warrrnt %-he allegeddy killed 23-yeer-od stephen pitcairn. a young man that would have turned 22 today. his most recent arrest came in april. following this assault and robbery caught oo a city watch camera. and take a look at this video. police say this evidence alone, should have been enough to convict. instead, the case wassdropped b3 prosecutors. >> i have spoken with the prosecutor that indiiated that despite his attempts, to bring the vvctim of that case, to3 court. the victim failed to appear at a preliminary hearing in may and on a set docket. >> 24-year-old laveelva merritt3 went before a judge foo a bail review today. sheewas shack cumed during the proceeding and as she read the charging document she showed no >> she was helddwithout bail. joy lepola, fox 45 news "late edition"..3 >> pitcairn was on his cell3 phone talking with his mother, at the time of the attack. in a phone interview today. pitcairn's sister emily described what her mother heard3 >> she heard people screaming at him. to give them his money. and he said here, i don't have any cash. here is my wallet. his biggest ambition was to give back to the community through being a physiciann >> pitcairn was walking home from penn station after a trip to new york. when he was aatacked. >> newborn baby is thrown out of a second floorr indow, and detectives say the mother did it. a 21-year-old woman gave birth in an upstairs bathroom of this home in virginia avenue in reisserstown. and then tossed the newborn baby on the of the window. that baby girllsurvived theú fall. landing in the bushes beloww >> it turns out that one of the other residents that lived at thatthouse, had hhard a noise out back of the residence and went out to see what the notice ú%s and found the baby in a plastic bag. >> paramedics rushed the baby to gbmc where the child is underr3 doctor's carr but in the custody of maryland social services. for now, no charges have been filed. >> baltimore county police are also looking for a sexual predator in woodlawn. theee have been four incidents since june. a sketch of the attacker is plastered on mailboxes. in one caae he broke into a home wearing nothing but a t-shirt and socks. in another innident the female victim hit him ovvr the head and got away. >> as soon as i seen the picture on the mail box i was one. i would nottgo outside. locked my doors. i was completely terrified. >> his eyes freak me out. they just scare me. and he looks like he is up toono good. >> victiis helpee police come up with the sketch. >> princc george's jury indicts a maryland man that is a methodical serial killer. jason scott of upper marlboro is charged two counts of murder. accused of killing a mother and the two women were found inna burning car that was stolen. the killings are linked to a january 2009 slayyng of another mother and daughter. ttey were both found shot to death inside of their locked home. >> four teenagers are under arrest tonight accused ofú holding up several passengers at light rail stops.ú police say the robbers used guns and masks to rrb nine passengers and in eight weeks. most of the holdups happen at light rail stops in south baltimore. >> and that brings us to theú question of the day. do you feel safe on the light rail? so far 25 peecent say yes. and 77 percent say no. charles writes on our website. often. but about half the time i ride it. there is someekind of an incident. siice there is no tiiket check anyone can board itt >> well, it was a deadliest accident in the history of washington's metto system. nine people ied and dozens were hurt last year when two trains collided. ann as john rydell reports, ú%deral investigators have now unveiled the official cause. >> it was a horrific crash at thh height of afternoon rush hour. a crowded d implement tro train smashes into another train thaa stopped on the trackk. the train's operator and 8 passengers were killed. dozees more were injured. shookktheefaith of washingtonn area riders. and the millions f tourists that viiit the city. >> the national transportation safety council is faulting the train's signaling equipment. and investigators say the operator of the train that was moving, was given no advanced warning that the second train had already stopped. >> even though the operator of emergency braking before the collision there was not enough time. once train 214 came in full view to stop the train and avoid the collisiin. >> because of several previous accidents at a -- and a3 near-miss, they call the metro system on a collision course. >> because the necessary preventative measures were not taken, the only question was when metro would have another accidenn, and of what magnitude. >> ntsb is calling on metro official to say remove or retrofit the oldest subway cars. some of those cars are more than 30 years old. >> our hope is that the lessons learned from this accident, will nottbe only a catalyst for change, but also the corner stone of a greater effort tt establish a federal role and oversight n safety standards for the rail transit systems across the nation. >> steps designed to improve safety and restore the confidence of metro riders. john rydell, fox 44 news "late edition". >> the metro system has been awarded $800 million, to replace the old subway cars. that metro officials say they can take the old cars out of service immediately. >> a change of command at the naval academy in annapolis is -cheduleddfor next week. vice admiral jeffrey fowler replaced as lieutenant. navy is investigating financial irregularities t the accdemy involving off the book slush fund under his tenure. but fooler did not make any gains personallyy finalists in the running for a share of $3 billionnin grants for school reform. it is part of the federal government's race to the top program. to $250 million. the program aimssto student achievement. -educc gaps among achievement between students and turn around struggling schools. >>well, he was known as the unofficial maaor of liitle italy, and for the last several yeers he ran movies on friday nights from a projector in his house. %-100--ears-old.monday morning, he agreed to host the open air film festtval after being approached by local restaurants. neighbors said he loved to watch ú%e crowdd gather around his house. and after he became ill, he made sure that movie fans had a special goodbyy last friday just in casee ú% and he sent out a ote, that he dictated to his daughter. for us to tell the audience. that his friday night movie audience were the best people in tte world and he loved them. as a legenn in the neighborhood for his bache skilll and kindness. he talk to everybody and often neighborhood look nicer.the >> the news you need to know. little printout receipts you get aa the store, could be hazardous to your health. lab tests show they contain levels of bathenala. it seeps into the brain and linked to development disorders. thee come from starbucks, target and atms. >> boardwalk is named one of the 10 bess u.s. boardwalks by a popuuar travel website. the list was compiled by sherman's travel. a site focusing on trip ideas. the 2 and a half mile stretch is full of restaurants, shops, amuseeent, night life and hotel3 >> another hot day. great time to be at the beach. with weather like thii. chief meteorologist ytas reid is here to tell us what that weekend forecast is starting to look like. >> yeah, it looks good actually. you mentioned ocean city..3 %-decent weekend. but talk about what is happening right now. nice day out there today. plenty offsunshine. comfortable temperatures in the mid to upper 80s it looks like dry conditions right now on the radar. bbcause of high pressure, nearby. looking at 80 downtownú baltimore. 70s out lying areas. and ww will continne to see those temperatures inch up a bit tomorrow. starting at 75. some sun and clouds by the afternoon. 89 around lunch time. but see low 90ss more humidity back in play. and then also a chance of isolatee shower or thunnerstorm. i will show you that in the seven day coming up in detail. >> pipe line well ii starting a mist of orange, brown. >> more crude oil, spewing into the new orleans waters. but it is not the bp spill in the gulf. how this ne started and what is being done to stop it. >> training camp is nderway with new rules for fans. still ahead. why not everybody is - are you chronically ill and can't work? are you mentally ill and can't work? are you physically disabled and can't work? then the law firm of disability associates should be working for you. - depend on disability associates because social security disability law is all that we do. >> emergency crews race to the scene of a new gulf oil leak. jonathan reports, that's not the zuspouting from a broken pipe line. >> a ttgboat pushes a dredging barge causes anothee oil leak near new orleans. not far from the brooen bp oil well in the gulf.3 >> pipe line well head is dischargiig a mist of orange and brown and oil and mud and gas 100 feet in the air. saw the same thing on the flight we took over the well just now. >> officials say emergency crews are assessing what it will take to connrol the new gusher near new orleans. parish leadees concerned with what it will do to the water. and wildlife. >> you will have some marsh land impact. obviously some wildlife impact. >> this newest spill and p still spill in the headlines are far frommthe only leaks. spill in marshal township michhgan onday has dumped 840,000 gallons into a creek emptying into lake michigan and soiling local birds. >> while they are completely covered in oil. so i was trying to find out sommone that would come and help >> china announces that it has cleaned up the country's biggest oil spill nine days after a pipe burst into flames. unloading crude in a northern chinese port. the mess was mucc smaller than >> economists say the gulf spill has prompted oil companies to spend more money on studying clean up efforts and don't expect it to discourage more drilliig as demand for oil continues to increase. in louisiana, fox news. >> meantime, the incoming bp, ceo said the catastroohic oil spill was a wake-up call. robert dudley replaces hayward on october 1st. many analysts say replacing hayward with a americaa is a step in the right direction. americans areesceptical about bp >> it will take many, many, many years forrthem to repolish the image. because, i think, that their image is shot here in this country and probably arrunn the world. because they are not being truthful with everybody. >> environmentalists say they want bp to change how it does business entirely. and the head of the u.s. travel association wants the oii giant to set-asideehalf a billion dollars for a marreting campaign aimed at getting tourists back to the gulf. more heat on the wwy. and thankfully no triple igits. chief meteorologist vytas reid joins us with a look at the extended forecast. vyyas? >> we will see things warm up a -ew degreee into tomorrow. but ffr the most part. looks like decent forecast ahead. hd skycam looking at inner haabour. quiet conditions. 73 degrees. and our humidity levels at 76 percent. so we are starting to see a bit ú% that moisture workiig in. high today 87 degrees. normally e should bb at 87. so we hit that on the money. out at 66 this morning. starting record temperature 101 back in and i am glad we aae a good distance from that. as far as what we are seeing temperature wise across the state. mid to pper 70s outside the city of baltimore. temperatures in the 70s in inner harbour at 80 degrees. and bigger picture, we see that there is showers and thunderstorms down south of us. along theethroughout pushed through on sunday. and highhpressure is pretty much keeping it south. iitlloks like we should start the day off tomorrow dry. but there is a chance for some picture. in fact, we have high pressure just north f us. which is suppressing moisture to the south. sticking around for another hall day. east. wednesday late afternoon, and evening. there is a slight chance for pop-up showers into the evening hours. as the warm front pushes in. we will see the humidity levels going up a bit. but it is short lived because we have a cold front sweeping in from the great lakes that should afternoon. mid-morning, late afternoon. thunderstorms across the area. and then bring refreshing air in from canada. so things ool down a bit across the state. but hrough the day thurssay. good chance of showers andd3 thunderstorms as the front pushes through. tonight looks likeeclear skies with high pressure out there. winds out of the south at five to 10. then for tomorrow, looking at plenty of sunshine for the morning. through the afternoon, few clouds gathering. maybe llte in the day, evvning, rumble of thunder or two. temperatures at 92. so yyu see the warmer air with ú%e warm front inches our3 temppraauues up a bit. then as you see on the five-day forecast. that olddfront i was telling you about, will push through on thursday. and dropping our temperatures -ack down, following that, into the weeeend. %-friday, looking clear, with, plenty of sunshine at 85. very comfortable conditions to start off the weekend. and 85 on saturday.3 with plenty of sun. and sunday sunshine. 30 percent chance. for maybe weather disturbance moving through. nevertheless, temperatures look decent. jennifer? >> ravens quarterback joe flacco is beginning his third raining camp. hear has whh joe flacco said this year will be different, next in sports. >> came out in tears, it was rough. >> training camp gets underway. with some new rule fo ú >> as the ravens hit the field3 today. they did so with 10 players, on the physically unable to perform list. some you expected. like ed reed and ladarius wee, others were kind of a surprise. like ewly signed second round draft pick terrance cody. defensive lineman he failed the conditioniig test. that's not to be confused with a physical. which he passed right after signing his ontracc. the conditioning test something the ravens do to term a player's readiness for practicc. listed at 349 pounds. cody has struggled with his weight ii the pass. and that meant today's news wasú nottunexpected by the ravens. >> yeah, he did not pass the conditioning test. ss part of our process is everybody has to pass the conditioning test to be sure that they areeready to compete. you know, it will be hot out here. practiccs are fast. and we want to make sure that guys are physically ready to %-at.ice at tte pace we practice so when he passes theú conditioning test, he will practice. >>as the ravens get ready toú head into the season, onus squarely on flacco. who has never kkown a season -ithout the playoffs. having let club to the post season, ech of the last two seassns. the ravens spent the off season shoring up the offenseeto give joe flacco more weapons and as he enters season three, joe flacco knows he is heading up a unit that has a chance to be good. >> i will go out there and run the showman. and go up and downtown field and put points on the board and come out successful. that's what we are doinn. working o and when he get everybody here in a couple of days, we will see what we have got. >> training camp is his ground to prepare for the season. and you have to grind through it and get used to the other guys. but hh is ready to have a great season because of the work he has put in. guys of his talent level with the team that we hope to be, he is going to play well. -> elsewherr, in the afc north. bengals have a new weapon tonight. they signed this guy. veteran receiver terrell owens to one year. $2 million..3a base salary of and could double that if all incentives are met and along wiih chad it could create a great tandem even though heeis 36. last year in buffalo he caught 55 passes 800 yards andd5 touchdowns. bengals won out over the rams and jets that got in the bidding today. >> to and ocho cinko on the same team. plenty of fireworrs there. back to you. >> thank yoo, bruce.ú >> fans got their first chance to see the ravens at training camp today. but for most that'ssall.3ú they could just see them. team said in the past some kids were pushed around aad almost hurt by adults trying to et autographs. so now kids only. and only once a day. most fans we talked to disagree with the new pplicy. but some parents that have seen say they think it is a good idea. >> my son aden was up in the %-and there were a lot of older guys up there. trying to hustle in. and gee a bunch of stuuf signed. and he was pretty much crushed. >> parents need to chhck in kids and get a wristt and to gain access to the playerr. only kids six to 15 are allowed in. and they can only bring in one thing to be signed. the eam said fans will hhve access o autographs at other events throughout the year. >> ♪ amazing grace. ú% and dol fever invades the -ig easy. more than 6500 hopefuls got to sing for producers in new orleans yesterday. ú%ose that got the okay sing for the judges on thursday. >> and we want to get you to the very front of the line. fox 45 baltimore iiol is thursday at east point maul. thh winner f our singing contest gets a guaranteed ú%dition, in front of american idol producers in new jersey. for more information go to 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