. >> reporter: the entire incident is shocking to richard forcer. he is gardner's boyfriend of 2 1/2 years and thought she was going to aruba with her family. he suspects foul play. >> all i can imagine, while she was there, whatever was happening to her, she was screaming for me. >> they know each other a couple of years as friends. and i think they met on a dating site and after that, they spoke with each other and they saw two times a month. and they have good contact with each other. through the telephone. >> reporter: now, aruba authorities won't say why giordano is a suspect in this case. meanwhile a search of records shows another woman filed a peace order against him last year. >> thank you very much. you will recall aruba is the same place where alabama teenager natalee holloway disappeared in 2005. her body has never been found. the murder of a johns hopkins researcher trial continues. the mother was on the phone with her son when she heard his gasp for years. prosecutors say 38-year-old john wagner and his girlfriend attacked pit karen to get money to buy cocaine. the baltimore fire chief is defending recruits caught up in a cheating scandal. 20 recruits received copies before taking the test. the instructors should take all the blame. six employees have been recommended for charges. the fire department says all of the students involved have since been retested and all have passed. some uplifting news about the state of maryland's economy. treasurer nancy cobb says standard and poor's will not downgrade this state's perfect aaa bond rating despite the decision to downgrade the country's. the governor says that will enable the state to better invest in roads, jobs and schools. and as jay dow reports for wjz this morning, the news is looking better on wall street and beyond. >> reporter: blokele markets picked up this morning where wall street left off. asian stocks jumped in early trading, one day after u.s. stocks rebounded from their biggest loss in almost 2 1/2 years. >> the whole day was sort of a crazy day. >> reporter: the dow swung up and down before closing with a gain of 429 points. investors got a boost in confidence after the federal reserve announced it would keep record low interest rates for two more years. >> i'm just going to go on and deal with the rollercoaster as it goes. up and down. i mean what can i do? >> reporter: congress is on recess until next month. still, many lawmakers are getting an earful from constituents frustrated with washington and the economy. >> this is a question. i asked a question. why not tax the rich more? >> reporter: a town hall meeting with senator john mccain turned ugly. >> frustration and anger. the belief is that we have not come together to address the issues that are of great concern to them. >> reporter: both parties will have to come together soon as part of the new debt deal. a bipartisan so-called super committee of 12 lawmakers will be responsible for finding more than a trillion dollars in deficit cuts this fall. three members have been appointed. the rest of the panel is expected to be named next week. in washington, jay dow, wjz eyewitness news. >> and despite yesterday's come back, the dow is still 12% off its high for this year. for a brief moment, apple gains the title of america's most valuable company. and at one point yesterday, apple stock value moved ahead of exxonmobil. the computer giant has more than doubled the net income in worth thanks to the sales of i-phones and i-pads. exxonmobil rallied to finish slightly ahead of apple. singer song writer gavin degraw is oust the hospital this morning after he was beaten up by a group of men in new york city. he was attacked by the men 4:00 a.m. sunday following a night of drinking and was then hit by a taxi cab. he suffered a concussion and a broken nose among some other injuries. police have yet to make any arrests. the first-ever black u.s. secret service agent has died and here in maryland, charles gittens joined the service in 1956 and worked out of offices in charlotte, north carolina and new york city, investigating counter fitting and bank fraud. he retired from the secret service in 1979 and went to work for the department of justice. he was 82 years old. turning to sports. the orioles are still looking for some kind of spark as another new pitcher loses in his debut. reyes put on an orioles uniform for the first time and pitched against the white sox last night. we only last four innings and the former toronto blue jay would give up two homeruns. and a baltimore born player gavin floyd would get the win for the white sox 4-3. he is one of the nfl's bad boys turned team player. rickey williams is one. the most eccentric players in the league and the sports director mark viviano is here to explain why. >> good morning. a self proclaimed rebel at hart. rickey williams is one of the more fascinating personalities in sports. a documentary on his unconventional life journey aired on espn this year. his journey now brings him to baltimore, as a backup running back for the ravens. he signed a contract and joined the team for his first training camp practice yesterday. williams' resume includes a heisman trophy, the best in college. his pro career has been mostly productive but more known for how he walked away from it all for a while to travel and pursue a spiritual life. he used marijuana, dealt with social anxiety disorder, and played in canada, when he was suspended from the nfl. overall, he has enjoyed a 10-year career. the last three with the miami dolphins. in the past, he was villified and ridiculed and now a raven, he says he has no regrets. >> i think i respect the game more and i appreciate the game more than i did. but i'm not 20 years old anymore. so my parties are a little bit different. but i appreciate the game. and i love to compete. and i use my mind more than i use my body, but still, the body is strong, and i enjoy playing this game. >> williams says he is happy to be reunited with cam cameron, the ravens offensive coordinator who was williams coach in miami four years ago. williams is not expected to play in the ravens preseason opener at philadelphia on thursday night. don, back to you. >> thank you very much. the game time tomorrow night is 7:30. fun stuff. youtube. espn. what viv was referring to was one of those great movies made for tv. run, rickey run. 30 on 30, espn. so some of the most quality television you would ever want to see and i am going to set time aside. did you see it? the stage manager, bob russo? >> you will love it. >> quote russo, it is great, you will love it. i am going to watch that. i'm definitely going to watch that. you know, enough of the joking. we've got two guys behind flacko that can bust a game open just like that. it is going to be some fun. really honestly is. let's take a look at a graphic here. we've got beautiful refreshing breezes. coming into the area. and the fact of the matter is, the weather, the feel of the weather is only going to be getting better as we move through this day. we've already lost a ton of haze. a bunch of humidity. and every hour of this day will slowly but surely even lose more of that stuffy feeling. 91 will be the high. beautiful right now. in the low 70s. tomorrow, exceptional, with temperatures actually below normal. guys, it is 12 minutes after 6:00. we're in front of the snowball stand. >> i can just tell you, i know how to live. >> are these guys open every morning? >> no, you know what, when channel 13 call, people get strange things and they will get up at this time of the morning and open the snowball stand for you. the power. feel it? we have a couple of snowballs and you will get a sugar rush. this snowball stand is off the beaten path. there is a reason why we're here this morning. because i got good taste buds. that's one of the reasons. i will explain more to you. when we come back on eyewitness. is more important than ever. at remax.com, you can find experts in short sales or bank-owned properties or commercial real estate, agents who can help speed up the process, no matter how intricate. and that's good news, whether you're trying to sell or hoping to buy. because the only sign you really want to see is "sold." nobody sells more real estate than re/max. good morning lieu louise. thanks for being with us. you see people wearing lime green. anything other than black. secret. her first job, making and mixing up snowball flavors she buys raw ingredients and no one flavor seller can meet her discriminating taste. >> it's easier to buy the commercial somethings. >> don't talk me into it. it wouldn't take much. it's hard work. >> reporter: originally, the homemade flavors were cheaper, not any more. >> we can't change, we would have a rebellion from the customers. >> reporter: this isn't ground ice, it's shaved ice. commercial flavor mixes are too sweet for this. >> so you bought the commercial stuff and regretted it? >> yes. >> reporter: here we go, the house specialty, raspberry lemonade. >> it's a secret, not even on the menu. then, i hear this and suspect maybe that she's with the cia. >> homemade marshmallow. >> it's a secret. >> i'm trying to do it perfect. >> come here to the secret shack with no name and you can expect a few things, country on the radio and your ice shaved thin and secrets you may never forget. back, now live, the owner is making a special snowball for rich, the photographer. look at that, that's shaved ice. that's not granular stuff. that's shaved and unbelievable. how did you come to raspberry lemonade? >> well, they're standard flavors and put the two together. >> reporter: you told me that you missed your own snowball? >> yes, we had a conversation on the beach about them and it made us glad to be home. >> reporter: let me see you pour it. i love when the color goes on to the ball. one of the interesting things is evidently, after we did this story, people actually showed up and wanted to come to the snowball stand. >> yes, you put us on the map in a positive light and people came and asked for exactly the flavor i served you. now, it's mixed and on the menu. >> now, it's a premix? >> yes, the power! >> reporter: what's cool, i made a wrong turn, i don't know if you noticed, i didn't have my tie on 15 minutes ago. coming off the beltway by u.s. steel, you turn on to spare row's point road off of north point and come up spare row's point road and go to ruth avenue on the corner. >> reporter: and the place has a name. it's called the freezing point. >> it's a secret. >> reporter: so, live from the snowball stand. if you were open at 6:00, i think you'll have more business. >> thank you for coming. >> thanks for having us. there will be a ton more heat, trust me. believe me when i tell you. the sign language for september in baltimore. >> sometimes in october, too. >> just mince away here on wjz. >> reporter: hillary clinton and cal ripken team up to prove they have hearts of gold by helping the youths of japa,,,,,, if i were a customer, i'd like nonstop travel because it's quicker. because it's convenient. it's just the best way to go. keeps the cost down. 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[ laughter ] [ ding ] a heavy hitter in the world of sports. hillary clinton and cal ripken jr. teamed up to help kids. >> >> reporter: it's their love of the game that brought the players to america. they're in washington for the state department's sports exchange with japan. ripkin is serving as goodwill ambassador for the u.s.. he played in china in 2007. it's about spreading goodwill. that goes across all administration and the cool part, you're representing united states. >> reporter: on thursday, he'll bring the exchange students here to watch the orioles play the white sox. this is more than a cultural exchange, it's a way for the japanese students to heal after they were dealt a devastation. >> reporter: some of the teams visiting lost relatives when the earthquake and tsunami hit japan in march. they believe that despite the cultural differences, sports is the language that anyone can speak. [low audio] >> reporter: cal ripken is traveling to japan in september. i'm kai jackson, back to you. he'll not be paid for his works, but the government pays for the travel expenses. right up next here on wjz: >> reporter: good morning, i'm andrea fujii, a montgomery county man is held in aruba for murder. that's ahead in a live report. there >> reporter: taking the rap. a mayor's race goes hip hop. and if you're about to head out for your morning commute, no problems to get in your way. let's send it to marty. we're telling you how to win a trip to taste your favorite hometown dish on coffee with. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, it's 6:30 and gorgeous outside. lots of sunshine, not as much humidity as we've become accustomed to. let's look at the graphic. it's a little bit humid out there. the point is made, the air is nowhere near stuffy like when you went to bed. it's only getting better every hour. friday, off the charts. on the way to 91 degrees. 89 degrees this evening. it will be a beautiful wednesday. thank you, and the rush from sharon gibala at wjz, traffic control. hi, don, good morning. it's a great morning on the roads. the only problem we had was a downed tree, everything is also at full speed for the home. you can see by the speed sensors. there's a live look at 50 from the bay bridge. you don't have issues there. there's a live look at the westside of the beltway. this is brought to you by your toyota dealer. you'll find quality cars and trucks. toyota, moving forward. back to youing don. thank you, very much, at the top of the news, a secretive trip and a tragic ending. a frederick county woman is missing after going to aruba with another man and leaving her boyfriend at home. >> reporter: good morning, don and everyone. the man that she went on a trip with is now being detained in aruba for her murder. authorities won't say why he's a suspect. >> reporter: this is new video of the arue ban beach -- this is the beach. this man said they felt they were being pulled out by a current. she made it back and she didn't. authorities spent days searching for her and found nothing. as they called off the search saturday, he tried to fly back to his home in gaithersburg. >> [thick accent] he was detained for murder as a suspect. >> reporter: his attorney says he did nothing wrong. >> reporter: he gave the place all kinds of operations. >> reporter: the incident is shocking for this man. he's gardner's boyfriend. he suspects foul play. >> i couldn't imagine that while she was there, whatever was happening to her, she was screaming for me. >> reporter: they know each other for cup -- >> they know each other for couple of years. they met on dating site. saw each other a few times a month. they had good contact with each other through telephone. >> reporter: a search of maryland court records shows he had a history of theft and he's divorced. apparently, a different woman filed for a peace order against him. >> thank you, andrea. six years ago, a teen from alabama went missing on aruba. her body has never been found. a suspect in her disappearance is awaiting trial elsewhere. there's update on matthew van dike who disappeared while covering the situation in libya. >> reporter: the libyan government confirmed that matthew is alive and in custody there. ruppersberger has been in contact with the libyan authorities. he disappeared in march. for months, the officials didn't have information about his where abouts. >> we know that the libyan government released some journalists from new york city and we hope we're going to be successful and use the same strategy to bring matthew home as the government did to bring home the new york residents. >> reporter: his mother is glad to hear the news and not sure what to make of it. right now, he's still behind bars. thank you. the news is excellent to his girlfriend. she says everything's moving way too slowly. thousands of officers are trying to stop rioting in london. to give you an idea of how widespread the violence is, sales of aluminum bats are up 16,000% since the rioting began. this election stems from anger to limit the power of public employee unions. most of it came from out of state. as for the american economy, what a difference a day makes after monday's sell off, stocks rally, that the interest rates will be kept low. that's slowly trickling down to the gas pump. this morning, you'll still pay $3.65. and the candidates vying to be another mayor held another debate without mayor stephanie rawlings-blake. she didn't show up at the forum, she's pressing her challengers to pay for specifics on how to plan city taxes. and one candidate is hoping hip hop will win him some votes. here's pat warren with more. >> reporter: frank conoway gives his campaign a hip hop beat. [rapping] >> we don't have time to define the other candidates. i thought a rap would help me. >> reporter: his definition is the definitive bad rap. [rapping] >> reporter: some of the candidates are taking it with good humor. this realtor says it's entertaining and he's been entertaining all along. he says it's keeping with the style he's been exhibiting. in a five way race, it's a challenge to distinguish themselves. the rappers may not win the race, but they could get him votes. >> we have placed a link to the entire song at wjz.com the city's historical preservation board gives the go ahead for the senator theatre to build two more screens and a wine bar. according to the baltimore sun, contractors are submitting bids before the new job at the senator. >> they have to have internet and xbox. that's about it. >> are you serious? >> have i ever lied to you before? >> well, there could be crazy people. i rode a bull, i'm crazy, same thing. >> reporter: he went to new england after the end of the lock jute, he says he's looking for a temporary roommate while he gets settled up there. >> the ravens will be getting things settled. he met with the ravens to discuss things here. >> last night, markakis was called out. the white sox had a win yesterday. 4-3. sea rear that will -- serena williams is working her way back from health problems that knocked her out of the top 100 in the world rankings. >> well, the u.s. open is the next major marble event. what does it start, in two weeks? >> that finishs up on labor day, right? well, we have curtis stone joining us we've seen him on a bunch of different things. >> he's talking about your favorite hometown dish. got sharon gibala at traffic control. and just a great august first warning doppler weather radar forecast. stay there, we'll be back. ,,,, aaaa... aaaa... aaaa... aaaa... a caramel mocha iced coffee? ahhh! deciding is easy with the new caramel mocha iced coffee from dunkin' donuts. try this sweet combo today. america runs on dunkin'. i got a guy. who? the drive-thru guy at dunkin'. everybody's got that guy. hurry in for dunkin's tuna salad and new tuna melt sandwiches. america runs on dunkin'. it's a ton less hazy and humid. 59 in oakland and pax river and ocean city. easton and hagerstown. 67 in elkton. 77 rock hall. 67 bel air and 71 in columbia. this is the big story here. this is a big push of refreshing air coming into the region. we've taken the dynamic of rain coming out of the forecast. even though it's 91 degrees this day, the humidity slowly peels out and tomorrow, secondary front runs through the region and it's gorgeous. going for a high of 91 and not as humid. tonight, the 64 degrees low. tomorrow, 3 degrees below normal. it's an acceptional run of mild weather from mid-august in the mid-atlantic. the details from this drive from sharon. we have a delay on the westside of the beltway. 46 miles per hour on the westside outer lupe. we can show you the live look at the westside. we can show you a brake light here. overall, it's looking fine in the shot here. the outer lupe is in the shot. there's a live look outside at a and sandy point. you won't run into any problems there. there's a look at 83 and warren road. this is brought to you by toyota. marty and don, back to you guys. >> this is brought to you by curtis stone's satellite interview. >> reporter: curtis, welcome. man, it's great to have you here. it honestly is. your schedule is jam packed. >> yes. >> do you say, i just want to make eggs and go to bed? >> i do that once in a while. that's the good thing, you should do it. i travel all of the time. i spend a lot of time in hotels and different spots best way to do it when you're on the road is to eat with a loaf. get the local culture and that cuisine. i've teamed up with hotel indy go. you can go to their facebook page and dish on your favorite dish. we're trying to spark this discussion about different places and what's the best dish from that place. it can turn into a heated discussion, of course. if you partake in the program, you'll win a trip to new york city for two. >> how so, explain that part? >> well, you dish on your favorite dish on facebook/hotel indigo. it can be a favorite dish that you cook or from a restaurant. we get the discussion started and if you're the lucky one, you win a prize for two to new york at hotel indigo. >> it's that easy? >> yes, it's that easy. >> i was going to say, we're trying to encourage the discussion of local food and learning from the local neighborhoods. >> and cooking from organic foods. any time i'm on vacation, i won't go to the concierge and say, where should i go to dinner. if i'm in a store, i'm talking to someone and i want dinner to be special, where are you going? poll the locals and you'll find whole in the walls that knock your sox off. >> it's about that journey to finding the place. >> you can ask your taxi driver and someone you meet on the street. it doesnt' matter. as long as you get the information from the locals. we happen to be in paris. we were staying at a little designer hotel and i was talking to the guy behind the desk. i said, where do you go to get italian -- italian food. he said, my wife and i go around the corner to this little italian restaurant. it will knock your sox off. they had five tables and they cooked italian with a parisian flair. it rocked my world. it was a good mix of italian done with great french flair. ask the locals. >> that's right. that's the way to do it. >> you're in l.a.. if i'm coming out next week, let's say i want good comfort food. where are you sending me? >> well, to me, that means different than what i knew in london and australia. it's about mexican flair here. that's what l.a. does really well. it sort of, you know, you can go to east l.a. and get incredible fish tacos and there's more things you can get. >> well, you gave everyone a good hint. go for the mexican flair. that's what you're all about. that's step one in finding a great meet. >> curtis, thank you for being was. we'll see what we can't come up with. >> have a great day. >> thank you. >> nice seeing you. that's a cool thing. if you were in baltimore now. someone said, crab cakes. where would you send them that's not on the zagat survey? >> i bet everyone's got their favorite. let's send it into the break now. ,, man: my employer had been putting together a program for executive education, grooming the leadership abilities of their top 5%. a requirement to be accepted in the program was an undergraduate degree, which i did not have. that was the wake-up call i needed. ♪ don't want to miss a thing strayer university has afforded me the opportunity to progress to the level that i am now, which is chief information officer at the largest teaching hospital in southern new jersey. i'm michael sinno, and i earned let's look at the forecast today. going for a high of 91 degrees. partly sunny. nowhere near as humid as when you went to bed. temperatures in the 70s. clear skies. hi, there, marty. two new problems since we last spoke. one is an accident. that's on defense highway at baldwin avenue and now, a downed tree in timonium at london terry. if you're heading on the road, 45 miles per hour is the average. there's a live look outside at the westside at liberty road. this is brought to you by home paramount pest control. the search will continue for a frederick county woman who left her boyfriend home to go to ahuman being baa -- aruba with another man. a man says she was pulled out to sea by a current. the authorities detained him in a suspect in her disappearance. some promising developments for a search for a missing journalist in libya. he's alive and this is the first admission from the country that they know of his where abouts. more than a dozen recruits aren't to blame for having the copy of the ems test before the exam. the instructor should be to blame. state leaders warned that the downgrading of the u.s. could impact the state's rating, but it didn't. some new guidelines to boost the female crab population in the bay. current recommendations could lead to overharvesting and more restrictions could be made next crab season. most are captured after mid- august. as the ravens prepare for the game tomorrow night, ricky williams was on the practice field in owings mills yesterday. he's going to back up ray rice. he won't play tomorrow night in the first preseason game in philadelphia. stay with wjz-13, maryland's news station. also, the latest on the frederick county woman missing on aruba. we have just learned that the violence in london claimed at least one life and police bobbies ar,,,,,,,,,,,,,, beth! hi. looking good! you've lost some weight. thanks! you noticed! you know these clothes are too big now, so i'm donating them. not going back there again. good for you! how'd you do it? 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