job turned into sudden death and hours of effort to retrieve the victim's body. the call first came out as a rescue in a neighborhood on cold spring lane near morgan state. >> excavator was moving dirt. the operator stepped on to a ladder. for some reason fell back into the hole in the exterior walls of dirt collapsed and came down on him. >> reporter: paramedics found the man dead from apparent cardiac work. and rescue turned into hours of work to retrieve the man's body. >> i commend the baltimore city fire department for the hard work. they risk their lives to help other people. i think it's at miles an hour rabble. >> reporter: he had been working in this trench about 10 feet deep replacing a residential sear line. >> so quick, out of nowhere. it just happened so quick. tragic, but sad situation. something that started out so simple cost somebody. >> reporter: it took most of the afternoon to free the man's body because the same collapse that took his life also threatened those trying to free him. an autopsy will ultimately determine an official cause of death. >> alex, thank you. the name of the victim is withheld pending notification of all of his family members. well, it is another code red heat day with a lot of uncomfortable weather across maryland and much of the country. the steamy conditions made things difficult for public works crew trying to repair a water main break. not really a pleasant day to do just about anything outside. right now out there it's still very humid with an air quality alert in effect for the entire baltimore metro area. let's go to meteorologist bernadette woods. >> want to show that you the thunderstorms are off to the south, at least for now. we are going to open up this and show you there are a lot more thunderstorms out to the south but for the most part we don't have any in maryland now. the thing is, temperatures keep going up. 94 now, and you can see there are a lot of 90s around the entire state. when you factor in the dew points, it feels like 97 in baltimore, 98 in easton, 98 in elkton. so the heat is in place and it is going to continue. we'll have that forecast coming up. >> tonight 20 suspects are behind bars for the uganda terrorist bombing that injured an ellicott city teenager. her legs were shattered in the explosion. a johns hopkins worker also died. the bombers targeted crowds when they were watching the world cup final on television. police say the suspects all have connections to a is a mall lee militant group. >> is an update tonight from the gulf of mexico. the government just extended that evaluation period for the new oil containment cap. take a look live underwater. it could be another 24 hours until we know if this latest effort to stop the leak is actually working. tonight manuel gallegus reports for wjz. he has the latest. >> reporter: no new leaks and no busted wells. so far bp's experimental cap is preventing any more oil from gushing into the water. >> the longer the test goes, the more confidence we have in it. >> for two days engineers have monitored the pressure and temperature around the well. sonar and robots search for signs of rupture in the sea floor but have found none. bp says they will continue their test through sunday. even once the well is capped for good, gulf residents know they have a long way to go before getting back to normal. and they're anxious to move forward. >> we're definitely not seeing the tourism. >> this woman runs a farmers market. she says the oil has brought a sense of dread to her coastal town, just like hurricane katrina d. >> that uncertainty, that fear where things have gotten beyond your control, and there's nothing you can do, if you have that helpless feeling. >> reporter: despite the economic hardships, it was still a busy saturday at the market. vendors say this is an important time to support their community. >> reporter: what motivates to you do all this? >> it it's just the love of this area. >> reporter: locals are still too nervous to be hopeful about an end to the spill. but they won't let the oil drive them away from their way of life. in long beach, mississippi, manuel gallegus, wjz, eyewitness news. >> also tonight the u.s. coast guard says that a giant oil skim there was brought in from poor you the gull cannot be used in the cleanup that apparently is called the whale. it is too big and too hard to maneuver. police are investigating a filings shooting, and officers arrived in the 3800 block of park heights avenue. when they got there they found a 27-year-old man with a a gunshot wound. doctors pronounced him dead at the hospital. no word on suspects. in baltimore county a woman daze after police arrest her in essex. police say they encountered the woman when they were responding to reports of a suspicious person. detectives tell wjz they arrested her after she tried to stab an officer. that's when she went into cardiac arrest. doctors pronounced her dead at franklin square hospital. several good samaritans, several good samaritans helped police arrest a suspected hit- and-run driver this afternoon. according to witnesses right there at the scene, a man struck another vehicle here on east northern parkway. after the crash, witnesses say that driver tried to run away, but there was one man there who actually went right after him. >> i began chasing him down the alleyway here. i caught him about sherwood. we held him until police came. >> that accident happened around 12:30. the man who tackled the driver, mr. fox, is also running for state delegate in the 43rd district. he had been campaigning in that area when the accident happened. we also have an update on last night's light rail accident. the deaf woman struck by a train is expected to survive. the mta says the 40-year-old woman stepped out in front of that train near the baltimore convention center stop. she was treated for nonlife- threatening injuries and the accident does remain under investigation. there's a recent study out there that ranks maryland among the worst when it comes to bicycling safety. but our own cyclist, mike schuh, shows us new research which leads to a different conclusion. >> reporter: recently we've seen two local cyclists die in high-profile accidents. one down town, one in the county. now comes this study. it asks, do the health benefits of cycling outweigh the safety risks? the overwhelming answer is yes. on average, the risk of accidents while cycling tack away five to nine days of their lives, but the beneficialesques added, on average, three he to 14 months to their life span. this cycling cancer nurse has heard of the study. >> the ultimate survival for people who exercise regularly is enhanced. >> reduced stress, increased muscle and lower blood pressure are all seen as benefits. >> i think it's a win-win situation for everyone. >> i find this study particularly interesting, because i oftentimes ride into work, and i put in a long raid on the weekend, so i probably do about 100 miles a weak. that is a lot is are exposure to traffic. there are ways to be safe. one of the most obvious is to be seen. whenever i read i'm wearing neon green or neon orange. i have a bright flashing light and an extremely flashing rather light, bright enough to be seen in the daylight. >> so i have this motto, see me, hear me, but don't touch me. a friend of mine who commutes in the day uses a whistle. here he is. jim miller. his round-trip commute is 10 miles. >> very few difficulties with cars. it's rare. but certainly the exercise factor keeps me in great shape. every day i get to work out for 20 minutes going to and from work. >> he's even gotten rid of the family's second car. >> it's better to be seen looking geeky than to be dead looking cool. >> in aniston, wjz, mike sha. >> good advice from mike. that study sampled a half a million cyclists in the netder lands. a successful saturday at art scape. thousands pouring into baltimore for food, fun, and some pretty great music, too. this afternoon people were out there dancing to the sounds of r and b artist gordon chambers. there was also plenty of water and cool treats to help people beat the heat. you could see a lot of crowds out there. i am imagine being in that. the free arts festival does continue tomorrow and into the inc. if you want to head out when the sun goes down, a good time to do it. still to come on wjz eyewitness news, domestic violence. this new picture some say it could send mel gibson to jail. and exploring the big apple. how a maryland middle schooler won the trip of a lifetime. >> a new ranking reveals which baseball park fans love. i'm gigi barnett at camden yards. coming up, where does oriole park fall on the list? the details are just ahead. ,,,, lawyers say a stunning new photo could send mel gibson to jail. radar on-line says this picture was taken the day after gibson's former girlfriend accused him of domestic violence. if the picture is authenticated the actor could land behind bars, according to some legal experts. authorities are also looking at audiotapes in which gibson allegedly threatens her. that new jersey parking garage that collapsed yesterday suffered a second collapse today. officials initially believed there could have been someone trapped inside but crews searched for hours and they didn't find anyone j. a lucky middle schooler from maryland got a moment to shine on national tv. seven art students won an all- expenses paid trip to new york city. they also got a spot on cbs's early show. one of them, jacob poindexter is of linthicum. sounds like a great time. while the orioles may not be the best team in the league, pretty down there, if ask you me, but, anyway, the birds home field at least is scoring some points with fans. camden yards is now on a list of one of the best places to watch a baseball game in the country. gigi barnett has more. >> reporter: from the sky, the retro look of oriole park stands out. but according to travel website cheap ticket.com, taking a seat inside is one of the best places to catch a ball game. >> i believe it's one of the best parks around. this is my second time down here, and i just love it. >> reporter: oriole park took the number two spot on the list, only behind boston's fenway park. butt it's not just the activities inside the park during the game that fans love. it's the history of camden yards that stretches back to the days of the great bambino. >> thousands and thousands of people come here for tours of the park, so it's a destination in and of itself, even beyond just the games that are played here. >> we came here because it's supposed to be a very nice park, and we wanted to see the park. >> reporter: and cutting edge technology also put o's park at the top of the heap. fans say the new hd video scoreboard installed back in 2008 and the hd speakers in 2008 make watching the game crystal clear. >> used to go to memorial stadium. it's a far cry from memorial stadium. the atmosphere here is wonderful. >> reporter: while camden park is number two, also in the rankings, yankees stadium, dodgers stadium, and wrigley field. >> ironic, we were just talking about two hours ago about when we're going to go to our next game. >> i know attendance is way down, but it's a fun time. >> and once in awhile the team pulls out a surprise. >> and if you are going tonight you are going to want to drink a lot of liquid. >> it is going to be hot. here's what we're looking at temperature-wise. 94 degrees. the heat index makes it feel like 97. this heat is going to stick around, and we will have that forecast when we come back. 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is 10 1, not quite there. we started out at 74. coming in at 94 right now. a lot of low 90s around the region. when you factor in those dew points in the 60 it feels like upper 90s for a lot of us. to get any relief you have to go out to the mountains. 83 in oakland. the winds have turned to the southwest. it's that southwesterly wind that's really keeping all of this in place and is going to for the next few days. we're sort of locked into a weather pattern that's not going to change all that much. we have the main storm track off to our north. there are some isolated rounds of thunderstorms off to the south of us because there are some leftover boundaries that are sitting in the heat, so they fire up the thunderstorms. the main storm track subpoena in this area. so with it off to the north it has locked up all of the cool air, and we stay on the hot side of things. so there's still that stalled out boundary to the south which will give way to scattered showers and thunderstorms each and every afternoon, but notice the main storm track pushes off to the north. we will see it start to change later next week, but until then our best chances for showers and thunderstorms are going to be tuesday, wednesday, and thursday afternoon, as we head through the forecast here. but in this kind of heat, wouldn't be surprised if something popped up each and every afternoon. so when we look at the middle part of the week, here's that storm track off to the north. cool air locked up north of it allowing all of that meet to pump up from the south. with that heat around and the moisture in the air there is that chance daily for pop-up showers and thunderstorms with our best chance being with a couple different storm systems. so on the waters, bay temperature now up to 83, winds out of the west at 5 to 10 knots. tonight we're going down into the 70s. it's a warm one out there. tomorrow, up to 94 degrees. there's a slight chance for a late-day shower or thunderstorm but most of the day is going to be dry. then we see increased chances for the following days after that. as the storm system is passing off to the north of us. but even as we head into thursday not much relief. we go back up to 94 degrees and still can't rule out a shower or thunderstorm to pop up. adam. >> never ending, bern. next in sports, we're previewing the action at camden yards. home game coming up at 7:00. stan will have a preview coming up next. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, we just had that story about camden yards, one of the best ball parks in the country. if the team could just get on that list it. >> good news, i would say optimistic news that could bring good results. orioles hoping to straighten up and fly right following a tremendously disappointing first half of the season. now brain roberts, the second baseman, could return from his three-month stay on the disabled list due to back problems and pneumonia as soon as next weekend. we'll let you know. but there's nothing like a 10- game homestand to start things off right. starting with toronto last night. starting pitcher brad berge facing a toronto team that has more home runs in the major leagues than anybody else. aaron hill adding to that total. 3rd inning, contact. good connection off bear gee son. jays' pitcher only allowed a couple of home runs, and he struck out five. julio lugo, the final out, the o's 8th strikeout of the game. the winning streak ends. it was four straight before then, but they fall to the blue jays last night, 4-2. >> you don't want to fall behind early, because they look for a pitch in an area, and when we had some success here of late, our pitchers are challenging hitters and throw a lot of strikes. the pace of the game was very quick, very good. keep the defense on their toes, and good results have come. >> this reminder, masn on wjz this weekend, the orioles continue their sear wrest toronto tonight at 7:00. tomorrow afternoon at 1:30, both games live right here on wjz. swing to golf, british open, shot of the day, miguel angel jimenez. a shot high up in the air onto the green. spectacular. second round leader, now the third round leader. he stands at 15 under, four shots back at 11 under is paul casey. elsewhere, biking's ultimate competition, tour de france, stage 13 today. lance armstrong finished four and a half minutes back. he's 36th overall the rider from kazakhstan today's winner, just over 4 hours 26 minutes, but that gay right there, andy schleck of luxembourg. mike d'antoni and the newest nicker knickerbockers superstar. big man flying the friendly skies. wizards in their half-court offense. patrolling the middle, look at that. nicks win in overtime. finally, different strokes for different folks. green spring racket club, the senior league hosting a weekend tennis tournament. check out these two guys. both of them 75 years old. and these 80-year-old guys, i did say 80, folks. helping to prove that on this beautiful saturday afternoon, look at the reaction, their get up and go has not gotten up and gone. that's sports. i'll see you at 11:00. >> hope i've got that energy when i'm 80. tonight at 11:00 on wjz, we he ear going to have an update on that heart break story, the search for kyron horman. new tonight, his father believes two people could be behind it. a milestone in maryland. the boy scouts of america celebrating their centennial. they're showing baltimore what they are all about. be sure to watch cbs's hit new drama, the bridge at 10:00 p.m. that's immediately followed by wjz news at 11:00. the nintendo wii craze is now growing to olympic levels. sean johnson kicked off the first nationwide wii tournament in new jersey this weekend. the wii games are open to kids, adults, and senior citizens alike as they vy for a spot at the national championship in los angeles. that is coming up in september. hey, if you're on a wii fit, some of those things can be exhausting. that might some day be a real olympic sport. >> it's fun knee to watch them 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