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what do the 911 to trivial? first there was glenn beck. now two, personalities are planning a pair of dueling rallies. captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- we will begin tonight with a story that is heartbreaking for any parent to year. a little boy dies after he became entangled in a drip record appeared that happened on the 900 block of northampton drive. >> this is such a sad story. this is an apartment complex filled with young children. as you can im...

that -- boonesborough. well keep a close eye on that. horror at one of the nations most prestigeous hospitals, a man from arlington distraught over the condition of his mother pulled out a gun her doctor. the alleged gunman then ran back into the room, shot his mother and turned the gun on him. fox 5s bob barnard is live in baltimore tonight with what were learning about the suspect. bob. >> reporter: brian, theres still some confusion tonight over his name. police initially identifi...

shore in maryland. >> lets head over to tucker barnes. he has the latest on earl and what we can expect here, too. >> good morning. losing steam, earl is, but still a major storm as it pushes to the north and east. category 2. gusts to about 115. lets show it to you. it continues to track to the north, northeast about 18 miles per hour. here is the good news. the eye of the hurricane never crossed any land areas. the worst is out to see. you can see the cloud covers and the rain shower...

>> reporter: the ocean city beach patrol monitored the situation from vehicles after ordering their white wooden lifeguard towers taken down and dragged to the other side of the boardwalk for safety so they wouldnt be swept away by the surf. ocean citys mayor, rick, so that spo to us after one of his daily briefings by his emergency management team. >> the beach will be pretty rough. the surf, well see the erosion. well keep people out of the surf. we have restricted access to the surf...

after several hours sharpshooters ended the drama. the gunman identified as james lee is dead, everyone else safe and sound, the investigation, though, just beginning. fox 5s roz plater begins our team coverage live outside the building which is still an active crime scene. >> reporter: weve been told now the explosives team on the inside has discovered three packages. now given all that the main thing may be the hostage and -- hostages and everyone else got out safe. an employee on hi...

attached to his body work the small propane tanks and two pipe bombs. >> the explosive devices that he had could have done significant damage to that lobby area and would have been lethal. to him and possibly the hostages. the hostages, one security guard work the discovery employees. they were forced to lie on the ground. >> reporter: theyre listening to him saying he is ready to die. theyre listening to him basically saying, you know, that he has no concern for them or their lives. a...

>> good evening. since the afternoon weve seen the clouds rolling in and the surf getting higher here. conditions that are sure to only get worse as the storm moves closer to the coast. >> as the outer bands of earl begin to brush the outer banks, a sense of urgency. like the surf here, its growing. homes and businesses boarding up. families packing up. the growing waves are a lure for high-flying surfers and apparently for some visitors who refuse to leave. snr were going to hang in h...

school starts, there are new concerns about the busy road. jackie bensen joins us live with the story tonight. jackie? >> reporter: doreen, this is the community in shock. tragedy, a week before the start of school in fairfax county. in the center of the westbound lane of franconia road lay the twisted remains of a bicycle that had been ridden by a young girl. rebecca and two friends were riding. about 4:30 p.m. they attempted to cross the busy road. >> two of the bicyclists escaped an...

to grow more dangerous. officials have been planning for earl, and loose objects will be secured, but their hope is this storm will stay well offshore. >> we do deal with whether concerns year round, really. noreasters, tropical storms. >> at this point, earl is in the ocean, after having delivered blows to some islands. antigua and st. martin -- some cruises and flights were canceled. in ocean city, the big waves continue to roll in, but otherwise, the weather is perfect. one says he ...

inch and some locations could cause some trouble. we dry out this weekend. coming up later, well talk about all that. the rain, the week, and what is brewing in the tropics in a few minutes. >> well see you in a bit. thanks. throughout our region, drivers dodge road debris, making their way around flooded streets, detours, closed roads. this morning, drivers had to focus on 1/2 gaigt around high water. and road blocks. tonight we are seeing some signs of improvement for people trying t...