hello, everyone. this is what people are talking about. we have breaking news from baltimore county. crews are on the scene looking for a possible drowning victim. we're live. let's go to captain mike perry with more. >> reporter: we're in the 8500 block of sandy plains road off cavanaugh road in north point where apparently an adult male, 21-year-old, was in a rear yard. several adults were swimming off the end of a pier when one went under. police responded very quickly along with fire personnel. fire personnel entered the water looking for the maen who submerged moments earlier. they were unsuccessful although the police officer was apparently kelling others that he could feel the victim but he could not raise him because he was so heavy. firefighters have send dive teams to the scene just a short

time ago. the dive unit did find the victim, the victim is now on the pier, this he are attempting resuscitation. the victim has been in the water about a half hour or no. the water temperature is 75 degrees. there is some hope here but it dwindles as they try to revive the victim. we'll keep you updated as we gather more information. >> thank you, reporting live. and unanswered successions about the murder of steve mcnair. and he was shot in a tennessee condo. a short timed ago the woman bought a gun days before their bodies were found. we have coverage and adam may has the late of the on the investigation. >> we're waiting for test results from the police department but in the meantime and family and tell a newspaper

that he was in the process of getting a divorce and planning to marry the waitress he met six months ago. new pictures emerge of mcnair and his girlfriend. they were vacationing a few months before thend to both their lives. on saturday afternoon, a close friend found the former ravens quarterback in his condo shot four times, twois in the head and twice in the chest. and his girlfriend was found shot ones in the head with a piston under her body. the evidence so far suggests murder-suicide but police have not come to a conclusion just yet. >> a doctor from the medical examiner's office. and he did the examination of the bodies. and the autopsies in the morning n twitch he led the ravens to a 13-3 record and a championship. he ended his impressive 13th season in 2008. >> my career will speak for

itself i can reflect on it. >> he started his career in houston. >> he whats a great player. he is one who, he would see an opening where he could make yards he would run. >> reporter: off the field he had personal problems and a handful of alcohol-related run ins with the law. >> and and he was not in violation of the law he left the seen by taxi. >> reporter: there will be a viewing for him thursday and he will be buried saturday in mississippi. >> news of his death shocked

maryland. coverage continues with more reaction. >> reporter: moments ago his former coach with the titans spoke about his death and how he got messages of sympathy from ravens coach and players. >> i was with john harbaugh and i appreciate the text from ray lewis and some of the other players. and they found out that you know they offered their condolences. >> we want to hear from you. you have already e-mailed www.wjz.com. if you have thoughts about the former quarterback. one writes: he brought the team back into limelight. they burn out too soon but their legacy lives on. we want to hear about your thoughts and memories. you can e-mail us at www.wjz.com web alert. or you can click on the link right on the home page. back to you. >> thank you.

and we're always on. check in with eyewitness news for coverage of the murder of steve mcnair for updates and more reaction go to www.wjz.com. a short time ago for the teen accused of the crime that sparked outrage throughout the region. and we're following the story tonight. alnext. >> reporter: a short time ago, 17-year-old lee month davis was ordered without bail for firing a shot that struck a 5-year-old girl in the head. davis had been placed on home monitoring one day before the shooting after he pled guilty to a juvenile charge. davis is believed to have cut off the home monitoring device. on thursday he got into an argument in southwest baltimore and fired shots at another teen. one bullet hit the 5-year-old in the head. salary. >> the child remains in critical condition at shock trauma. and people are heading to los angeles less than 24 hours before the memorial tribute for

michael jackson. the fans chose ton acontinued the service are picking up tickets. karen brown has more from los angeles with the latest developments. >> i have the bling. >> the bling. [ laughter ] >> reporter: lucky fans are getting ousted before the memorial. >> i will wristband you now. >> this he have been driving to dodger stadium to pick up the tickets and wristbands for the service. >> i never worn anything in my -- won anything. i won this. for real. >> reporter: more than a million and a half fans registered to attend the service. and zach whitney was one of the names chosen. >> it will be a wonderful experience and great tribute to a wonderful man. >> reporter: los angeles police are urging those without ticket to watch the service from home. all five networks will broadcast the memorial. a effort is underway here to

accommodate the media. in court, wrangling has started over jackson's estate. >> woo very no reason to believe this will turn into a nasty fight. >> his mother filed to oversee the estate but the singer's long-time attorney and family friend should be in charge as jackson laid out in the will. >> do not touch me. >> over the weekend cameras caught up with his ex-wife outside of her home. the mother of his two older children is reportedly still deciding whether to fight for custody. she is not expected to attend the memorial. jackson's family will have a private sair mon beforehand. >> we'll bring you extensive coverage of the memorial tribute to michael jackson starting tomorrow at 1 p.m. at this hour police are asking for your help to find a critically ill missing killed. brandon dunbar was last jean june 28th when he was making a

visit to the store. he does no the have mental problems to keep him from coming home. and anyone with information is asked to call the missing person's unit. the number is on the screen now 443-984-7385. a great start to the new work week following a pleasant weekend. here is a live look outside now. it feels more like early june than july. and we have weather and traffic together. bernadette woods is here with the updated numbers from first warning weather. >> hello out there. let's get you doppler radar. there is there is nothing going on around us. temperature-wise very comfortable. and the dew points and they are low. just off to the north there is a front. that's the next one that will come your way. there is the temperature 84 and humidity down to 33%. this is going to move our way you see there is not a lot to

it. what that means for the forecast. and traffic control. >> we have a lot going on and the camera that's the remnants of a fire that's on 95 southbound. watch for an accident that's going to be on 95 northbound blocking the left lane. traffic is just released on to the left and you are looking at 7-minute delay. and an accident on 95 northbound this is past 198 with lane closures. another on the top side and that's on the shoulder. and you are looking at 1 on the 83 southbound and one more on that one at blocking all lanes. the alternate will be 543. orleans and howard and there is a look at the drive times and

speeds on 95. not doing so well there on 95 because of the two problems that the truck fire and the accident. there is a look and no delays there. and if you suffered a personal injury call the cochran firm. or go to cochran firm.com. back to you. >> thank you, sharon. the president is in moss cow for his first summit with russian leaders. and we have more from washington. both sides agree most must be done to prevent the spread of nuclear technology. >> reporter: with the stroke of a pen, the leaders of the u.s. and russia reached an agreement to reduce the largest nuclear stockpiles by a third. as we keep our commitments we must ensure others keep theirs. to that end, we have discussions about north korea and iran. >> reporter: during the first summit meeting, the president

and proceed med deev tried to block the program. as for iran. america wants to build a system to protect european allies from possible attack. russian leaders have been opposed to the project but the president said he is open to further talks. >> translist: this is for reaching a compromise on this difficult subject. >> reporter: the white house says that the president is trying to repair trained relations between the u.s. and russia. moss cow is reaching out by moving a helping hand in the war on terrorism. the kremlin is allowing the united states to send weapons over and across russian territory into afghanistan. it will save troops time and money as they continue their new offensive against the taliban. >> russia's participation and contributions to the effort put are important. >> reporter: the president will meet with former russian president and current prime

minister putin, officially he is the number two person in russia but many believe that he is still calling the shots. in washington. >> the president will outline vision for relations at a speech tomorrow at the new economic school. still ahead, deadly allergy. millions of americans allergic to peanuts. a dream vacation is a nightmare. late of the on the monorail collision at disney. a fire in a meat processing company. and stick around for the first warning forecast.

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and fumes from a meat packing plant force the evacuation of people from the area. 100 firefighters battled the blaze last night and this

morning. people within a mile of the plant were told to leave. luckily no injuries were reported. a plane taking off from an airport over the weekend crashes killing two people on board. and the victims are believed to be a michigan man and his son. investigators say the recovery effort has been hampered by the fact it is in a very rural area that is extremely difficult to get to. a collision at disney world as two trains crashed killing a person. >> reporter: with a packed trunk and lucy wong and family pull in for breakfast. news of the fatal accident from years ago filtering down. >> it is too early. we just so you the internet. we did not expect it. >> the pictures of the scene jarring and more so for people hoping for summertime rest. here the crews leave disney after the accident that killed

a driver causing a wild scene inside the magic kingdom. >> it is so sad, i don't know. you have to think about it right now. >> reporter: they were not expecting this. right now authorities tooic to sort out details as stunning as they may be for visitors like the wongs it will not stop their trip but it will give them pause. >> when he told me one people die. that's it. >> the collision is the first fatal accident in the 38-year history of the park's monorail. a chase ends in texas. here is the scene a few moments ago. a suspect in a mini van chase for yearry an hour. and the suspect pulled into a garage. he tried to escape by jumping from the roof of a building. he was injured and taken into custody. a roller coster day to start the week on wall street.

>> the do you remember is down big this morning but rebounded by the closing bell. the dow ends up up 44 points. to close at 8325. s&p is up 2 1/3. let's go to new york where we have the money watch update. >> and gm could be on the fast track out of bankruptcy. a judge ruled the automaker can go ahead with the plan to sell the bulk of assets to a new government-run company. they include the chevy, cadillac. buick and gmc brands. they can leave its debt and liability so it can emerge as a vie lab company. some are promising to adeal but if the sale goes forward, gm could emerge in the next two months. that would be a relief to wall street but for now the energy market is throwing a shadow. disaent ting unemployment reports from around the world have investors worried that the demand will decline. that's pushed the prices down

64-dollar as barrel. a drop of $10s from last week. the market will be on the agenda as leaders meet to discuss the global economy. the finance ministers have started gathering for the g-8 summit. and pepsico is looking overseas for markets with good growth potential they like what they see in russia. the giant is teaming up with the largest bottler to invest another billion dollars to boost manufacturing and distribution in russia. for more headline goes to money watch.com. in new york. kathryn brown. >> thank you. still ahead at 4:00. caught on tape. mentally challenged students to fight each other. the leaders of this club face justice. on the waterfront in fells point. and the ocean race may be sailing back into baltimore. we'll have the story when we continue. and will this encredible

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beautiful weather. look who is back with it. >> who? >> you. [ laughter ] >> welcome back. >> where is this person? >> were you on vacation. >> sorry. >> weather-wise. it is beautiful outside. we all know that. want to show you numbers to go along with it. we checked out 85-degree degrees. the average at 87 and look where we started. 58 degrees and coming in around 84 right now and i want to point out the dew point is 52 degrees. that's incredible for his time of year in this part of the country. we're usually in the 60s. pushing the 70s that's why it is muggy out there and sticky. with this dew point in the 50s. it is low and one of the reasons for that is because of the northernly wind we have in

place. and it moved by to the south. and kicking in the wind and keeping the drier air in place. it will continue. we have changes coming there is another front out there. and this is going to move into the very dry air you notice that it does not have a lot with it to begin with. as it moves through tomorrow. a shower and storm is possible but most of us is going to be dry with additional clouds from where we were today. after that front gets out of here we're going to stay cool and before we start to warm it up. and leaving us and coming down from the north and you notice there is another storm to the west. we'll have to watch this and middle part of the week but what is behind the storm is some really warm air. it will come our way friday into saturday after we deal with comfortable conditions here. the forecast it looks like

this. pretty comfortable. we're going down into the 60s. mainly clear skies out there. tomorrow we get up to 85 degrees and mix of clouds and sunshine. and there is a chance we could have a shower. and moving through and the low 80s. and the middle part of the week. and if you are one of those who likes the weather it could be moving our way. >> and what a diplomatic way. >> i'm not a fan. [ laughter ] >> and tune into the prime time lineup at 10. another episode and csimiami. and still ahead... a preview of what is coming up tonight on the evening news. >> i'll anchor from los angeles as the city sets the sage for michael jackson's memorial service. there is expected to be a outpouring of emotion as fans and stars from all over the

world pay tribute. join me for coverage from los angeles tonight only on the evening news. what is next for sarah palin. she steps down as the governor. light rail mystery. body of a teen found near the tracks in baltimore county. how did it happen? >> on the loose a search for a serial killer in south carolina. we continue with denise after

84 trees, sunny. thank you for staying with eyewitness news. vic is off today. this is what people are talking about. investigators are working hard to uncover clues in a series of shooting deaths in south carolina. they're coming up early. we have more from cherokee county where people are taking matters into their own hand. >> most residents of gaffney, south carolina, are staying

inside with the doors locked. >> they're scared to death, everyone you talk to, they are packing heat. >> and he is out on his motorcycle looking for a serial killer. >> this is awful. you start feeling terrible. >> reporter: investigators are trying to find this man. police say that physical evidence links the killer to five shootings deaths this past week in the rural community. >> every day that we we're getting close. >> a handful of witnesses have got a look at him providing investigators with the description for the sketch. >> salt and pepper hair, a ball cap on at all three of the locations. hair comes down over his ear as bit. >> steven tyler and his daughter are the latest victims shot here at the family's business on thursday night. police believe that they didn't know their killer they were in his path. >> her friends are devastated, knee never did anything to

anybody. that smile i'll miss her smile. >> over the weekend people attended the funeral of two other victims an elderly woman and her daughter gunned down at home. >> he is going to get caught, it will end. >> until that happens. >> police are asking everyone to be cautious and travel in groups and look in on neighbors who live by themselves. susan roberts, cbs news in gaffney, south carolina. >> people many canceled plans, armed themselves to protect themselves. miami police are searching for the gunman who opened fire at a house party this morning. 12 people were wounded, 3 of them citely. they believe as many as three gunmen entered the house and opened fire. it happened before 1 a.m. this morning. and police say that an ak-47 and two pistols were used in the attack. a teen is killed another injured. this he were discovered on the light rail tracks in lutherville. police are trying to figure out

how they got there. we have details. >> it happened after 3 yesterday afternoon. a spokesperson said the operator on the northbound spotted the boys lying on the track. the driver got off and ran back to the boys and one was taken to a hospital where he later died. the surviving teen was ming vacked where he is being treated. there were no reports of a train streaking anybody. they were suspecting all trains for signs of damage. back to you. >> thank you. residents say there are signs warning anyone against walking on the light rail tracks. investigators are trying to determine what killed a man they found at the scene of an apartment fire. firefighters found the 32 year old man unresponsive inside a second floor bedroom of the home in hagerstown. no oneles was inside. an you a sopty will determine law he died. they are searching for the cause. maryland's u.s. attorney is

hiring three new prosecutors to focus on gang related cases. he will use racketeering and conspiracy laws to prosecute gang members and leaders. the volume of violent crime cases is growing. a record number of prosecutors are working on the cases. a deal from the man who was arrested in the largest cocaine bust in maryland history without help. we have more. >> and he will plead guilty with intent to distribute row cane. and the cocaine would have been worth $2 million on the street. he was a major distributor of drugs in baltimore. he face as mandatory minimum sense of 10 years in prison and a maximum of life in prison. denise. >> despite the admission his attorney filed a motion challenging the search of his

truck as unconstitutional. e the mans who name is sin mouse with the war has died. robert mcnamara died at 93. he had been in failing health for some time. he served as secretary of generals in the 1960s is known as the architect of the vietnam war. he himself admitted that the conflict was terribly wrong 30 years later. the reasons behind the sudden ring nation of sarah palin are a mystery. as weir report from alaska, many believe that the governor has a i another motive. >> the most recognizable face of alaskan politics is stepping down and her term should last another 18 months. >> i've given my reasons no more politics as usual. i'm taking my fight for what is right in a new direction. >> reporter: she made it clear. >> it may be tempting and comfortable to kind of keep your head down and plod along

and appease those who say sit down and shut up. that's a worthy, that's the quitter's way out. >> reporter: she has support in the republican party. she may par lay it into a bid for the white house. >> the rank and file of the republican party look at sarah palin and see part of themselves in her. she will attract large crowds of republicans just by virtue of the fact she is sarah palin. >> reporter: but with no official platform to campaign from, resigning early now her creatics say she may start to see that support erode. palin is keeping her thoughts to herself. >> i think of the magnet that says, tonight explain your friends don't need it and yourenmys won't believe you anyway. >> in a twitter update she said she was looking forward to going fishing with her family. the baltimore county council is considering a bill that would ban businesss from

leaving fliers. they are scheduled to vote on the bill. it would restrict delivery of fliers to homes and apartments. and include a toll free number on each flier that the homeowners could call to request that they noening whoer be delivered. you don't need a flier to know that the july days. it is warm but not hot. not your stipcal weather. ta esnot even humid. and one thing we have not seen are the high temperatures. >> we may get warm and that's nice. and temperatures in the 80s. a nice breeze and dry to the north-northwest. there is a bit of a chance and new york state upper michigan. and up there and that ill with be getting close and the chance of showers and part of the year

around 20%. and the forecast just in case somebody in the region sees one brief showers. and reinforcement of more dry air. the wind is more out of the northwest later on. and the southwest and bring in more heat and humidity. beautiful days. cannot last mover. >> thank you. let's check on the roads. >> we have a situation on 95. we have a truck fire that's blocking lanes that's going to be on 95 southbound. and blocking two right lanes. it is being moved over to the shoulder. this is a backup to 395. another crash northbound. and lane closures there. the delay and has gone. another accident and inner loop. that one on the shoulder. a flight delay and in.

and. >> and the alternate. one more and on forest garden and delays approaching that one. as far as the delays go. back up to full speed and 95, talk about an early accident at the tunnel. here is a look. and running smoothly on the west side. and this traffic report is brought to you by pennsylvania events company. choose a frustrate value for your next vacation. go to lancaster county doak to plan. >> thank you. it has been here three times in the past now it could be coming back bringing dollars with it. the volvo ocean race. around the world it could be sailing back in baltimore. >> we were interest in 1998 when the ocean race then the whitbred, sailed in the chesapeake. you could feel the commitment.

>> amazing they're just amazing. the eight month race covers 40,000 miles and four oceans. this is the most extreme. >> it stopped here two more times and baltimore lost this year's event to boston. >> we want it back here. this is a great event. we have seen the impact we had in the past. it is a matter of would we find the finances. >> and it will be a challenge to raise the $3 million needed to host the event in 2012. >> our challenges are mainly economic. we want to be responsible. we have run this in the plaque. and it is. that was if the best of economic times. >> along the waterfront, businesses are opening that the yachts will turn. >> it is a big event like and example when the yankees or red sox are in town. not only business for that time

but generate as lot of repeat business. >> and the race was last here in 2006. that's when a quarter of a million people tacked the waterfront here. packed. it was really a site. >> reporter: a sight they hope to see again. >> the locks was victoried three you a bidding process. the race will select its host cities been january.

up with person is dead and others injured in new york. they were going to i froms when it rolled on to its side and hit a ledge. it tore down 30-yards of

guardrail. a woman was pinned under and killed. police say a florida teen accused of killing 19 cats in miami fits the profile of a sociopath. the 18-year-old was arraigned today. according to an affidavit unsealed this morning, the suspect responded with laughter when police first spoke to him about the cat deaths n all more than 30 dead cats were found in miami in the past few months. mr.is removed box cutters and needles from the suspect's home. e jury selection after abuse at mentally ill facility. >> reporter: they are trying to suppress evidence a cell phone with videotapes of a fight club. two men are charged with orchestrating the fights among the residents at a school for the mentally disabled n march, 20 videos going to 2007 were found in a cell phone that was turned into police. it showed the school staff forcing res didn'ts into

bouts, kicking them and egging them on. 11 staff members were identified in the video. six have been charged. >> none charged work at the school. and the un may need a billion dollars to fight the swine flu. 430 people have died another 94,000 infected by the hine hine virus world wide. but expects fear the number of people may be higher than that. and britain's health minister said it faces 100,000 new cases a day by the end of august. it is estimated that 2 million americans have an allergy to peanuts. and how man's best friend is fighting the allergy. >> reporter: billy looks like an average 9-year-old boy. he takes piano lessons. russian classes. and like any boy, loves going

out for a big plate of frys. but until last year it was nearly impossible for him, who is allergic to peanuts, to do any of these things. >> i could not go to the carnivals,ky not do hotel rooms go to some restaurants. it was really harsh. >> but all that changed when remi trained to detect the smallest trace of peanuts in food and the environment, joined the family. >> without remi i would not be here right now. >> his allergy is so severe touching anything with a tiny amount could send him into a potentially fatal shock. >> my job was to follow him around at a distance where i knew i could get him with a pen if he up toed something he was rousing his throat or could not breathe. >> when remi walked in she opened dart to a new world for billy. >> and she finds the peanuts and where it is tells me where

to sit. >> remi sniffs down everything and everyone billy may contact in contact with. >> and each cost $10,000. >> i feel that remi and the people who trained her are heroes. >> this dog has changed our life. it is a life of normal and for us that's a good feeling. >> debby turner-bell in tampa, florida. >> that's great. there are two centers that train them to sniff out the peanuts. dozens of people are now homeless following a fast- moving fire in massachusetts. this is the scene in springfield. and it took 65 firefighters several hours to get it under control. one person was treated for smoke inhalation. michael jackson's mother

with a warning about painkillers. we have more with mary hart. >> coming unon entertainment tonight, michael jackson's mother talks about her son's addiction to painkillers, the chilling interview that could have been a warning. >> i asked some doctors they said it's not uncommon for them to getting whod and hard to get off them. >> in december of 1993. she would talk about his dependency. at the time his tour had ended and he went into rehab. >> it's not uncommon for a person to get hooked on the pills. michael had an operation and had severe pain. i news this and on the road he had an operation on his gums. >> nothing would change how much he loved mikelele ya, he is my baby. i very close to him when he was at the house. i say there is no time, no the a day goes by i don't think about every last one of my

children. i love them all. >> a mother's love is never ending. and tonight we're down at staples center for the final preparations for the memorial. we have new home movies of michael's kids as our investigation continues. coming up lart on entertainment tonight. and that's at 7:30 who here on www.wjz.com. and taking a walk on the wild side 200 feet in the air. look at this. tight-rope walking. an expert walked across a 1000- foot cable, stretched above the allegheny river in pittsburgh. hundreds watched as he ma ed it without a net. he made it across in 25 minutes. he will talk across the grand canyon later this year. well a great start to the work week. our change is coming. the update after this break

and this weekend was just really, really perfect. >> and beautiful conditions and sunshine. >> and down to the south and southern virginia. and did see rain and they missed it and on the edge of the clouds. and a beautiful and low humidity to go with it. and the mid80s. and dry air. look at the dew point, 52 degrees. and 32%. and the reason the wind at 6 continues to bring in rather dry conditions. it should remain at least for several more days and barometer it is holding steady right now around the region. temperatures 85 after a 58 this morning. cannot be beat. 87 by the way, is the average temperature. it was close where they should be but it was so much drier than it tip consider i is.

if you have 87234 july the dew points are in the 60s and it feels sticky. we have not seen anything over 90. one day in april that was the hottest day so far. no 90s. 65 is the normal 678-9101 in 1999 and 51 back in 1979. >> around the state clear skies 75 comfortable and oakland and want to know a great beach weather this afternoon. the next few days. hot spot is cumberland. and the region and temperatures in the low 80s. and close to the water. winds gentle. northwest and clouds just a few off from the mountains. we had some and moved off. we're sandwiched in between some rotten weather. humid and showers and storms from about, i would say along the golf coast. a weak boundary. chances and 20% or less.

and we'll see clouds in the afternoon the front as proposes but i think most areas will stay dry. for us we'll see clouds where they the dry weather pattern will condition. and thend of the week and it will move off and many whatter and bringing in humidity by the weekend. may feel like summer. and northwest 5 knots around 75 degrees. and please and and nice 60 again. tomorrow lots of sunshine back up into the low to mid80s. slight a slight chance of a sprinkle or shower and a few isolated locations. didn't post it but had to tell you about it. sorry about that. >> it will continue. still to come... >> one teen is dead.

another injured. down near a light rail station.

coming up next on eyewitness news at 5:00, breaking news at browning. more on the desperate attempts to save a young man in baltimore county. was it a murder-suicide because of a lover's quarrel? we are waiting for the latest from nashville police regarding the death of steve mcnair. two teens found lying along the light rail. how did they get there? tonight the star studded

list of the celebrities participating in the michael jackson memorial. eyewitness news at 5:00 starts now. this is wjz tv, wjzd and wj z.com baltimore. from the cities to the county to your neighborhood. now complete conference on wjz 13, maryland's news station. hi, everybody, i'm sally thorner. >> i'm kai jackson. updating the breaking news we first told you about at 4:00, an apparent drowning. captain mike hellgren perry -- mike perry joins us with the details. >> reporter: firefighters received a call in the 8700 block of -- in the dundalk area of baltimore county. a man jumped off a pier into the water, then