son, this father and his friend is gone far too soon. >> heavyweights took part in a memorial service honoring michael jackson. with special tribute performances by mariah carey, stevie wonder, and a host of others, michael jackson were his signature glove and glasses as a tribute. many say that this was more of a celebration, a tribute to a man who admired him -- inspired some entertainers and capture the heart of millions around the world. outside the staples center, a media completely surrounded every street corner almost before the service began. nearly a dozen cars led his body to the center.

as for the thousands of fans expected to show up without a ticket, police were ready. they kept them nearly two of blocks away. the spirit is enjoyed by millions. >> michael was the biggest star on her -- her if -- earth. >> and uestimated 1 billion people saw the service world wide. it was a national experience that baltimore city departed. we're joined from downtown baltimore. >> we talked to so many people today who broke their routine in order to watch the service and most importantly watch it with other people.

michael jackson's memorial service took over the main hall of the library on tuesday, broadcast live on a 10-foot tall tv screen. >> he was just so natural, so creative, so inspiring. folks may time to remember the king of pop, investing in work, and on cellular phone streaming live video. >> michael jackson has always been a part of my life. >> it is special to share this with billions of fans. >> this was a moment people wanted to experience together. >> this is a fully functioning record player. >> dr. arnold lombardy explains

why. >> celebrities are people that become friends in your home. they are people who you emotionally in print, and whoever that may be, it is a way for people to safely and in a focused way express the kind of a motion when they die. >> people love mike, and we know mike, because we grew up with mike. he has been singing to us for 40 years. we know and love him. >> the library has been showing events for he 40 years. >> we have continuing web coverage. to see clips of the service you can go to wbaltv.com. it is right on the front page. we now want to update you on breaking news from 5:00. emergency officials are on the scene at thurgood marshall

airport after a southwest airlines plane hit several dozen birds. after circling the airport several times, the pilot was able to make a safe emergency landing. officials shut down one of the biggest runways, and that was one of the biggest delays to could imagine. >> lamont davis is accused in last week's shooting of a 5- year-old girl. davis had been under the most intensive supervision for more than a year, including placement and group homes and the juvenile facilities. but over the objection of prosecutors, davis was returned to the community to be monitored through a device. tonight we're looking at the

debts of two teenagers, their bodies found near light rail. we have breaking details. >> officials have confirmed through video evidence that the to a 17-year-old boys, conner peterson and kyle lankmiller were hit from behind as they walked near the he lutherville station at around 3:00 sunday afternoon. they were operating in a single track mode because of debris found in the north station. they were walking northbound on the soundtracks, but because the northbound truck was close, people were running in both directions on the soundtrack, and that is how he got hit from behind. but officials say that the driver of the train did not see the boys and never stopped. here is what they had to say about that.

>> a number of factors affect this. height, elevation -- there are so many. it is not cut and dried to just say what did you see. >> the driver was taken out of service, question, and given a toxicology test. meanwhile, that is the best answer they can give, because it is under investigation. more for you tonight at 11:00. until then, wbal-tv 11 news. police are investigating a baltimore county drowning. cedric done dark west swimming when he suddenly needed help. officials think he may have suffered a medical emergency. there will be an autopsy.

trying to kick off the smooth operator campaign. more and more people show up at shock trauma during the summer. the chief physician says they have received 40 more victims than they were expecting just this week. >> we just took care of a kid who failed to the door she it occurred and has a horrific set of injuries and his life is irrevocably changed. he will live, i hope, but he will never be the person he was before his crash, and his 23 years old. >> if you have an aggressive driver in your site, you should dial #77 immediately. reports as the waters of the chesapeake bay becoming dangerous to people.

more people are getting sick from dangerous bacteria. john has details. >> climate change leading to sea level rise is an effective pollution that is well known. >> dirty, polluted water puts people out of work and makes us sick. >> in an effort to call attention to the health risk posed by humans, his story makes an example. he lived on the severn river for 50 years before this happened to his leg. >> i went swimming with my grandson and had a small scrape. >> overnight, his fingers a swelled and the pain increased so much that he had to call 911. >> i spent two weeks in hospital. this broke out on the side of my

calf and became a big sort, about an inch deep. >> clean laws are not being enforced, and that put itself at risk. the entire region, six states are affected. i just hope we can start cleaning up the bay and they can do something about the farmers, the runoff, the sewage plants, and all of the things that are important. >> experts recommend the following heavy rain, people should wait 48 hours before using water recreational lake. -- recreational league 0--

recreationally. a decision to offer more summer courses is paying off for towson university. usx, which will explain the trimester. the latest on the death of steve mcnair, including what the medical examiner is saying. war today, but a cold front is moving in. we will have a forecaster ahead. fios guy! where ya headed?

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advertisers would be required to put a toll-free number on each fire, and fliers can be requested that they no longer be delivered to the address. one of the archdiocese of baltimore's oldest high schools is closing. towson catholic will not reopen in the next term. there are only 160 students enrolled, compared to two under 44 last year. we're told that the drop greeted a $700,000 budget gap. about 20 teachers are affected. summer school has become popular for one university. >> it is to impart to the number of courses offered in three summer semester spirit will live with the story. -- three summer semesters. we are live with the story. >> at towson university, it is

not unusual to see a less than crowded campus. but recently, members have been picking up, for good reason. >> i'm a double major, so taking these classes, i will be able to graduate in five years. in offering more courses towards majors like education and math, they have launched what they think is a successful program. >> there is much more strategic planning, looking carefully at how to maximize the use of facilities and make it possible for students to graduate quickly. >> that means giving students more chances to complete the work. >> some of my friends are taking as many as five class's in the summer. i would say there's a good number of offerings, yes. >> i've more time to reflect and

to research on everything we're learning. >> we have of writing courses to choose from, so we can work toward our interest expense as well -- a variety of courses. >> they may build on the program and offer more courses next summer. there the first school within the university system to pilot the program, so more than a underclasses, labs, and internships have been opened. now, your 11 instaweather forecast. >> a good deal of sunshine and warm temperatures today. we did over to normal levels. 88 at the airport, our official station, and 89 at the inner harbor. record high for the date is 99 degrees back in '93. the pollen count is low, with

even mold coming down. it is still warm but not that stifling humidity you get in july. 88 in college park. 85 degrees at hagerstown, 86 in downtown baltimore at this hour, at the bay bridge. dover, 85. if you look to the north and west, you see a cool down. 71 at cleveland, 73 detroit. there's a front marching in to push weather off of the coast. we're keeping an eye on western maryland, thunderstorms that want to get going but are not having much success. you see just a few isolated storms there. they do not produce any thunderstorms in our area, so there is probably less than a 10% chance. and these clouds at midnight,

this is the front moving in, pushing up the coast, so by the morning it is clear and comfortable. 57 to 64 for the low. the store making its way to eastern canada almost stalled there, spinning its wheels. it is pushing the front through our region and we think it will be strong enough to settle in so that when this day and thursday featured nice, supple weather. a little cloud cover thursday. friday will be mellow, but storms art tour northwest, so you law have to worry about a thunderstorm until saturday evening. 87, so once again, we're running below normal temperature and with the northeast breeze, low humidity. that is the unusual feature. western maryland is a picture- perfect summer day, sunni and

70. it little breezy over open waters, up to 50 miles, but on sure, sunny skies and a comfortable 84 degrees. sunshine and about 80 degrees at ocean city. the seven-day, again, keeping in mind that 87 is a normal high, we only see that once in the next week on saturday. other than that temperatures remain below normal. it is not cool -- night temperatures are nice, 50's and 60's. sunny to partly cloudy skies and the rest of moving in sunday evening. -- a thunderstorm moving in saturday with showers sunday and monday. there are two ways to look at the orioles game. you can lament the fact they could not hit ort you could take your capt. a guide pitching for the other team who had only the

slightest blitz. it did not take long for brad to get one launched office radar press russell goes to the other end. plenty with jarrett washburn on the hill. the guy was unbelievable. he retired his first 11, then this, then he made his other batters out. this is the one stop that made him not have the game. what were double with the bases loaded -- the orioles lost again on the road, 5-0 as the final. it is the former a's versus the person having trouble filling his shoes. he is just off the disabled list, finding out that the no. 1 starter can be a pain. whatever happens with pitching, it is on likely will be as awful as it was last night. things were so bad that dusty

baker decided not to let his pitcher's pitch anymore. interpol, an infielder. it is his second day, and he gave up five runs in one inning. he outdid himself, giving up six runs in one inning and getting tanks for it. grand slam home run, raising his era from 45 to 49. for those that don't know that much, that is really bad. it is the worst loss ever. the medical examiner from tennessee said the lack of motive is making police reluctant to conclude that the macon near death was a murder- suicide, but it is still suspected as a likely scenario and it would be surprising if that is not the ultimate conclusion. his legacy continues to be a hot

topic. the response to him was overwhelming that voters for the hall of fame did not consider him hall of fame material. only two out of the other 22 responding said that they would respond. other voters said he never threw more than 40 yards and his numbers were good, not great. the memorial is coming on thursday and peeked over will held up our coverage. america, whattaya say to big cheesy-steaky-ness!

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it was warm, but not that bad. very tolerable, and the next couple days did batters to brokers come down a little bit.

around 60 at night is truly a bonus for this time of year. we will hit the weekend and it will heat up of that, and there will be a chance for a thunderstorm. that's saturday since temperatures up to normal levels. >> we will do our best to enjoy that. >> by the news coming your way next. you can count de will have full coverage of the memorial service for michael jackson from los angeles tonight. >> in the meantime, thank you for joining us. see you back in tonight for 11 news at 11.

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