chopper should never have taken off last night when it did, flying low in bad weather. >> it is the pilots obligation to be pristine lee cautious. >> his attorney is an expert in aviation issues. he says what happens at the scene of this i read crash may be traced to impatience. the pilot waited two hours for bad weather, then took off before the storm had fully move on. >> always, you have to be as cautious as possible. here we have a vehicle with four passengers. it was at its maximum weight. >> it was not just whether. the pilot was following the interstate below for guidance but at only 70 feet above the down rigid above the ground. >> there is a rise of about 1,000 feet into poverty from where he took off to where the crash occurred. >> he says the pilot appears to have failed to account for that rise in topography.

>> he got too low and crashed into these high-intensity power lines. these helicopters are not survivable, so it was a catastrophic event. >> the ntsb says the pilot did not like experience. >> he had 630 hours of total flight experience. she was certified as a commercial pilot and was also a flight instructor for advanced helicopters predicts it appears the renna mechanical problems. >> it is the most popular helicopter made. i believe that the robinson fleet sells more than all other manufacturers combined. >> while robinson r44 is extremely popular, he says it is also not aircraft known for its crash survivability. >> three of the fourth victims worked for advanced helicopter concepts in frederick. the fourth was a friend of theirs. >> family members of those

killed were distraught. they did speak about their loved ones. >> 39-year-old george tudor started working for advanced helicopter contents two weeks ago. according to his mother, he wanted to fly since he was 7 years old. she said she had a pilot's license and just last week finished the safety training program in california. after graduating from no. 0 high school, george did a stint in the navy. his mom described him as a risk taker. he is survived by a 14-year-old daughter. family members say he would call her half a dozen times a day to say i love you. 24-year-old jeffrey had a pilot's license and was trained. his brother dan released a statement of -- a statement saying he made everyone around him want to be a better person. i will truly miss him more than

anyone can imagine. this is truly a devastating loss to everyone that knew him. >> he was the ceo of the sales bridge solutions consulting firm. he was a native of england who moved to the u.s. with his wife and children in 1997. he coached a youth rugby team and was a master swimmer who competed in the 2006 world championships. mr. booth was the director of a charity performed by the advanced helicopter used foundation. authorities identified the person -- before the passenger as eight regional sales manager. she had been active with a girl scouts, chairman, and the pta. the victims were taken to the state medical examiner's office. funeral arrangements are incomplete. >> we have continuing coverage of the helicopter crashed on our

website, wbaltv.com. you'll find a far gallery, video from the scene, as well as video from today's news conference. >> tonight, our team has confirmed the arrest of councilman sam moxley. he was taken into custody around 1:30 a.m. this morning. he was involved in an accident in which one person was injured. he refused to take a breathalyzer. calls to the council and have not been returned. a former police officer is in delta nine, sentence for a fatal accident involving alcohol -- is in jail tonight. he was also accused with leaving the scene of the accident. >> this has been a devastating, horrible thing for the family.

>> it was in january 2008 when 28-year-old antonio martinez died in iraq in harbor county. he and two passengers for on their way to a construction job in delaware. officer dana hall pleaded guilty to negligent homicide and failure and to stop and remain at the scene of an accident, resulting in death. prosecutors wanted a seven-year sentence. >> i think the responsibilities that come with being a police officer and leaving the scene of the accident, and someone being killed in the accidents was worth more than 18 months. >> the question is not what is the value of the life of a horse all that has been killed -- of a poor soul, as much as how you punish someone who has killed

someone whose life is invaluable? >> he resigned from his job in april. he was off duty and had just left a party at a officer's home. more than a five hours after the crash, his blood alcohol level was slightly higher than the legal limit. in court, hall apologize to the victim's family, telling them and the judge, i do not know what happened. i dozed off before impact, and it was a huge mistake not to investigate further. the judges seem to take into account his police work. >> he is immensely grateful that the judge did not include a period of incarceration in the division of correction. as a former police officer, that would have been the third tragedy in the case. >> a former police officer going into correction, that things can happen in there. i am sure that weighed heavily on the judge's mind. >> authorities to list and

called off the search for an 11- year-old girl who fell off the boat into the water in kent county. authorities say she fell off the boat while on that sassafras river at ordinary point. a search call went out at 4:30 this afternoon. skype team 11 was over the scene as rescuers searched the water. they say they will resume their search efforts in the morning. >> into ninth project iguana meat economy court, the hotel will not generate a profit -- it reported a $17 million loss for 2008. the city on hotel which is my aunt -- managed by hilton, opened last august. city officials had hoped it would boost revenue from convention an event bookings and tourism. >> anger, frustration, and

outrage from families over a ruling they hoped would keep towson high school open. it was a last-ditch effort to keep the 87-year-old institution from closing. today the judge denied the order. >> it was as a matter of law whether this relief could be given, could be provided to us. >> attorneys for the family say they will continue to explore legal options to keep the high school open. >> throngs of fans turned out as to of the best teams in soccer squared off right here in baltimore. >> they faced off in that stadium. the world football challenge wrapped up about an hour ago. i see the umbrellas out in full force. >> it is asked if the skies

opened up and applause. it is the first foray into international soccer, reduce competition. it proved a rousing success. >> well done. >> more than 71,000 tickets were sold as fans paul then to see world-class soccer -- piled into a world-class soccer for the first time. >> i never thought we would see the stadium this credit for a soccer game. >> soccer brings everybody together. it is a great sport. >> of course, some remain confused.

most onboard -- tonight he is ready to dole them out. >> it is great to watch a world- class team runaround. they are making plays. >> it was absolutely electric. >> i cannot say anything more about this game. it is phenomenal. >> and the game did live up to the hype. to-1 -- 2-1. we will have results coming up later in sports. >> a special homecoming for a pro basketball star with global routes. tonight on what she was presented and her message to use.

>> dozens of hospital patients on alert about possible exposure to a deadly brain disorder. why the hospital says it is at fault. >> president obama reaches out to the cambridge police officer. tonight, here with the president had to say. >> we made special arrangements to have that rain showers there. he will talk about the forecast for the weekend in just a moment. it is raining at

>> maryland health officials have confirmed that it for a person has died from the h1n1 flu virus. state leaders said the difference in this case is that the eastern shore resident had no apparent illnesses or risk factors like the previous cases. the state health department says this case emphasizes just how serious the h1n1 flu can be for

help, unvaccinated adults. tonight officials at a wisconsin hospital are notifying patients of the possible exposure to a deadly brain disorder contaminated surgical instruments. administrators say the patients who had narrow surgery procedures done there could have been exposed to the disease. officials say one patient at the hospital died this week of cjd. they say the instruments were also in use on dozens of other patients. >> even if one was exposed, that does not guarantee that one would develop the disease. >> at least 83 patients have been notified, and instruments were taken out of service. officials say the instruments were sterilized, but experts believe there may not have been enough to destroy contamination. >> president obama made a surprise visit at the white house daily briefing. it was his attempt to the escalate the ongoing controversy surrounding the arrest of an

african-american professor by white police officer in massachusetts. >> the surprise visit at the briefing by the president calls his remarks earlier this week that cambridge mass. police sergeant james crowley acted stupidly in the arrest of harvard professor can read gates. >> i actually does have a conversation with sergeant jim crowley. >> admitting he contributed to the uproar, he said he could have calibrated his words differently and put a bit of the blame on both sides. >> there's an overreaction in pulling professor gates out of his home. professor davis probably overreacted as well. >> at an earlier news conference, crowley did not speak, but his supporters did, saying he went by the book interesting gates last week. >> after its own intensive investigation, the cambridge police department also expressed

its support for a sergeant crowley, clearing him of any wrongdoing. >> he told w. agh thursday that gates was immediately confrontational when he and another officer responded to a call about two black males breaking into the house. >> i said i was investigating a break-in in progress. he responded, why, because i am a black man in america? in a very agitated tones. >> his version is at odds with what gates told cnn. >> i demanded to know his name in his badge number. he would not say anything. i said are you not responding to me because you are a white police officer and i am a black man? >> the disorderly conduct charge was dropped, although he is said to be contemplating a lawsuit. while president obama says he is hoping for something else. >> my hope is that as a consequence of this event, this ends up being what is called a teachable moment.

>> the president says sgt crowley even suggested that he, professor gate, and the president all get together soon at the white house to smooth things over, with the help of a beer. >> another one of those days when the atmosphere was loaded with moisture. a cool front passed to the east of town but was close enough to upset things. here is what the radar look like late this afternoon and this evening. you will notice a bunch of thunderstorms moving through southern pennsylvania, reaching down into the northern counties of maryland. the first batch missed the city, but we did have some thundershower activity overhead for a while. some of that was severe weather. it has kind of settled down now, but we have one little shower left. you can see it on that image, but let's go into little closer. there is that one local radar

echo that picked on pete. there is no lightning or thunder, and is dissipating as it approaches the bay. here it produced just over a quarter inch of rain. most of the grain went around the city limits. let's look at some of the temperatures around the area and see what happened. 87 was a high at the airport. a typical 88 for this time of year. morning lows were in the 60's to around 70. hot springs, 64, and 70 at winchester. the computer is drawing a blank for everybody else. here is the satellite picture. i have drawn some weather features in.

the more significant storms are out ahead of this brought out over the atlantic. a partial front over parts of new england. the next whether feature that will affect us is out in the midwest. the cool front will approach late tomorrow into sunday. when it runs into more of this heat and humidity, it will stabilize things again. our forecast overnight, maybe a rumble of thunder, but the chance is going down. tomorrow it will be a hot day, mostly sunny. late in the day, after 6:00, may be an isolated thunder shower could pop up. it is a small chance, but is there. out in western maryland that tomorrow there is a chance for some scattered thunderstorm activity. temperatures will be near 80 around the bay. temperatures near 90 and an isolated star late in the day. daytime hours at ocean city should be dry with a temperature of about 88 for the high. the futurecast shows the dry

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>> two new ships sailed into baltimore this morning. they docked at the inner harbor today. skype team 11 was over the scene for the arrival. it is part of the northern trident six month deployment which kicked off in april. there will be open to the public tomorrow until 4:00 in the afternoon. >> a professional basketball star returned today for a special presentation. he was the first player selected in dwi in may -- in the wba draft. today she presented the key to baltimore she -- she was presented the key to baltimore. she said that even though she has achieved great success, she has not always been on top of her game. >> when i went to school, i play around. i did not want to focus our study. i did not want to do none of that, but i remember my dad saying if you do not get your grades together, you will not be

allowed to play basketball. >> angel has vowed to come back and help with that committee. her next game is scheduled for thursday. >> as the world's version of football arrives in baltimore tonight, the reagans have a new receiver on the roster today. receiver on the roster today.

>> to soccer fans across the country, baltimore became a

destination tonight. they poured into the stadium from far outside the area to see chelsea take on milan. you could not miss the obvious passion at the statement tonight as chelsea wins at 2-1. the world football challenge did not take long to pull fans out of their seats. top shelf, 1-0, chelsea in front. a nice set up, and he puts it in the net. it is all tied at 1. it looks like a world cup crowd at times. the crowd is going in the second half. 2-1, chelsea on top. not done with a throw yet.

a possible tie, excellent save. he saves the win for chelsea as chelsea takes it 2-1. all in all, a brilliant success on the world stage tonight in baltimore. >> it was a very important match. you are talking about two of the best teams in the world. for me it is very special. we worked together for so many years, and today i think was very exciting. >> this just in from the news desk. mary ann is in love with leonardo. the orioles found themselves in a dramatic situation in boston. in the end, they can do nothing more than lead it to disappointment. they lost 3-1 after loading the bases in nine.

he gets the single or the right side of the infield. that ties the inning at 1 each. a single to right. he nailed him at the plate. that held the score at 3-1. bases loaded, two outs, full count. melvyn more at the plate. jonathan on the mound. struck him out, and the orioles godown, 3-1 the final tonight at fenway. the ravens have added a veteran to their receiving court today. andrew bennett earned the contract this afternoon. he suffered a foot injury last year and had only one reception

for the rams. he says he has rebounded from entry and must recharge his career. he brings us size to the ravens receiving corps. that could open up the raven's options in the red zone where they have struggled for the past several seasons. first he has to prove he belongs. the training camp is under way tuesday in westminster. for lance armstrong, hopes of the eighth win at the toward france will have to wait until next year. he is already committed to that race, so you cannot accuse him of becoming the brett favre of cycling. tomorrow he could capture a symbolic victory. it is one of the toughest by climes and all of europe. he has never won this stage in even his previous seven wins. armstrong rose it -- goes into tomorrow's climb in third place,

almost 5.5 minutes behind the leader. and mary ann is still in love with leonardo.

>> rain chances are scanty, but they go up on sunday. the rest of the way, there is a rain chances, but most of the time it will not be raining. >> [ cheers and applause ] [ cheers and applause ] [ cheers and applause ] a'm