must be a great night to be dining outside. >> yeah. >> if you can see for miles

today. you can probably see washington monument in d.c. here. it's dry. there's no humidity to speak of. no haze. off to enjoy the beautiful weather. let's take a look at temperatures and conditions this afternoon. we got, believe it or not. most people thought it was only the low 80s. we actually got to 88 degrees. which was above normal for this time of year. records, 99 and 53 back in 1980. around the region now. just a few passing clouds. 73, oakland. we're at 85 here. 87 in d.c. 79. beautiful down at the beach. really, really nice weather. the next couple of days. if you're heading down that way. and garrett county will have nighttime lows near 50. chilly up there. 82, westminster. 85, annapolis. and 84 over in rock hall. nice, west breeze here. 5, 10, 15 miles know hour. that front has gone through the

region. winds bringing in more dry, pleasant conditions in the next several days. just a few passing clouds right now. off the organization -- portions of washington county. might see a few clouds in the next few hours. but generally, clear to partly cloudy skies tonight. and just a few passing clouds tomorrow. most of the action, well, some stuff out west. we're not really going to talk about that. but to our north, lots of showers and thunderstorms. new york state. northern pa. northern jersey. buffalo had storms earlier. now it's around boston, connecticut, new york, long island, new hampshire, vermont, and into maine. showers and storms up there, with that low pressure passing well to our north. we are looking at generally northwest flow. that means more dry air. just a few passing clouds. high pressure builds in. pleasant. the flow out of the north/northwest. keeps us from getting the heat and humidity. temperatures down there at 90, 95. humid, afternoon thunderstorms.

all along the gulf coast. eventually, this high is going to start moving off to the east. winds by saturday become more southerly. and that means the humidity will come back. at least for half of the weekend. and by saturday night. look for scattered showers and thunderstorms. in the meantime, northwest breeze tomorrow. 10 to 15. bay temp at around 77. tonight, call it clear to partly cloudy. few clouds. 52 tonight -- 62. beautiful night. lots of sun. a few passing clouds. pleasant and dry. tomorrow's highs, cooler than today. only 84 degrees. lovely for the first week or so in july. still to come tonight on wjz eyewitness news. more trouble for the bay. i'm suzanne collins in anap on theis. -- anap on theis. -- annapolis. crabs and oysters. a new report says that humans could be getting sick, too. i'll have that coming up next.

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it is 6:30. just before 6:30. and 85. here are some of the stories people are talking about tonight. relief for people, terrorized by a serial killer. police believe a career criminal, killed by officers, was the suspected killer. >> police suspect the person wanted for terrorizing a south carolina town is dead. >> the investigation can prove that mr. burris was near all three crime scenes on the date and times of the murder. >> reporter: patrick tracy burris's alleged kilting spree came to an end 30 miles away in gaffney, near gast ownia -- gastonnia, north carolina. someone noticed a suspicious- looking vehicle and called police. >> it looked kind of like what they were looking for. >> it really shocked me when the shots started going off. and i said, you know, this guy has got to be crazy to shoot at

three police officers. >> reporter: one officer was wounded inside the house. but police fired back and killed burris. investigator the say the -- investigators say the gun burris used was the same one used by the gaffney killer. >> we're stilltrying to figure out what his motive was. >> reporter: police don't know the motive but say the 21-year- old has a 25-page rap sheet. >> they will need to explain why this individual is out on the streets. >> reporter: they will also try to retrace burris's movements to determine if there were even more victims. susan roberts, cbs news, governmentonnia -- gas gastonnia, north carolina. lawyers for o.j. simpson are asking their client be freed while waiting for an appeal. >> reporter: simpson's lawyer says there is no risk he'll disappear if he is freed on

bail. he is serving 9 to 33 years. one of the two memorabilia dealers says he wants charges against simpson dropped. the man swore under oath, he didn't promise him anything to change his story in the case. >> a panel of judges will hear oral arguments on simpson's bail request in august. a conviction in a fatal carjacking in anapol i guess. leander blake-- annapolis. leander blake was only 17 when he and another man shot griffin in the head and ran over him during a carjacking attempt. an early morning police pursuit in carol county ends with the driver arrested. police tried to apprehend randy brown junior on outstanding warrants. they say his mother created a distraction while her son fled the scene. brown is charged with numerous

offenses while his mother is charged with obstruction. time now for a quick look at some of the stories you'll find in the baltimore sun. a look at the better and worse. and was the late steve mcnair a hall of fame caliber quarterback? for these stories and a lot more, read tomorrow's baltimore sun. and remember you can look for the updated forecast. a first of its kind procedure in baltimore increases would donor pool for people in need of a kidney transplant. healthwatch reporter kellye lynn says the wait is over for eight very fortunate people. >> reporter: doctors here in maryland have performed similar procedures but never with this many people. i have one hole here. one at my bull -- belly button. right down here. and one here. this is where they pilled the

kidney out. >> she had originally hoped to donate a kidney to a coworker. when she wasn't a match, it went farther than she ever imagined. >> my kidney lived, in peace, in st. louis right now. >> reporter: eight people who needed a kidney, now have one, thanks to a never-performed, 16- person, four-hospital kidney swap. >> we think that in the future, this is the paradigm that is going to be used. >> reporter: doctors from johns hopkins first flew a kidney to detroit. another went to first baptist in oak oag city. and a third, pamela's kidney went to st. louis. in exchange, all three sent a kidney back to baltimore. two other organs were donated and transplanted at hopkins, including the kidney that now lives inside robert brinkman. >> it's hard to describe. but it's truly a marvelous thing. >> reporter: the complicated procedure requires each person who needs a kidney to provide a

donor. she gave her kidney to a man in detroit. >> hadn't met him or anything. but evidently, the person is doing great. >> i talked to my recipient this morning. and she's doing fantastic. so it's like i've hit the maryland jackpot. the lottery has come my way. >> reporter: earlier this year, hopkins doctors performed a six- kidney domino transplant on the same day. this time, it took several days. >> if you do a six-way, or five- way swap, all in one day, at anywhere except a couple of places in the country is just not lojestically possible. >> reporter: robert was on dialysis for six months before getting his kidney. >> staples in my stomach. major surgery. and i immediately felt better than i had in two years. >> reporter: dr. robert montgomery says paired kidney donation can lead to an additional 1500 transplants per year. i'm kellye lynn, with

healthwatch. only about 6,000 people are expected to donate an organ this year. but 30,000 are on the list. in a namsz -- unanimous opinion, the committee said she earned a well qualified rating. her senate confirmation begins next week. they have no official role in that process. hay new government recommendation has begun to make the food on your table safer to eat. the obama administration introduced new safety standards. the proposals emphasize prevention. and also how to increase the government's response time to outbreaks. fish and crabs in the chesapeake bay are harmed by pollution. but a new report says it could be making people sick as well.

they tell suzanne collins, swimming and eating fish could be hazardous to your health. >> on a hot july day, it feels cool to jump in the bay. but the chesapeake bay foundation says beware. it says pollution that has harmed marine life also appears to be causing illness in people. bernie voice had a small scrape on his leg, and after swimming in the severn, it turned into a massive infection. >> next morning, about 5:00, the searing pain hits me in the back of the leg. i said, oh, my god, what the hell is this? >> voice says he feels the infection came from fecal matter in the river. it left him hospitalized for two weeks. the chesapeake foundation says there is more than anecdotal evidence, linking illness to pollution. >> the waters pose a very significant health risk. >> reporter: a new report with information from scientists shows fecal bacteria, natural

pathogens and even eating tainted fish may be causing increased infection of skin and blood infection, intestinal illness, liver disease ask even cancer. >> they can enforce the law. they can stop the exclusion. they -- the pollution. they can address the human health impacts. >> reporter: 32 beaches were ordered closed last summer. >> reporter: a scientist says the health department needs to test on weekends when people are swimming because all of that activity stirs up pathogens from the bottom. and he believes the levels would be higher. >> the report calls for more testing to keep people safe. >> the maryland department of the environment says it is working to improve water testing with the epa. and working with the university to improve tracking pollution. well, an update on the breaking news we have been telling you about for the last

hour. a plane, forced to make an emergency landing after a bird strike. eyewitness news is live at bwi in marshall. and mike hellgren has an update. we were just inside the terminal. nothing looked out of the ordinary there. this is bound for providence. and sky eye chopper 13 was over there. the plane landed safely. and mechanics are checking it out now. a few moments ago, we spoke to frequent southwest flyers for their feelings on this incident. i try not to think about the kind of things that can go wrong. because you've got to get from one place to the next. and if it's going to happen, it's going to happen. >> reporter: there were 139 passengers on board that plane. no injuries were reported. live at bwi marshall, mike hellgren, wjz eyewitness news. >> and of course we'll have the very latest on this story coming up. still to come. chaos for computers. the new virus that even the

smartest technicians can't stop. more than 100 people killed in riots. what's behind the violence? i'm bob turk. summer weather. i'll have your exclusive five- day forecast. and wjz 13 is always on. here are the top stories at wjz.com at this hour. for updates on the day's news

violent street battles have killed at least 150 people so far. >> reporter: police are calling this the deadliest ethnic unrest to hit china's western region in decades. the violence is escalating between the muslim minority and ethnic hahn chinese. groups of people could be seen trying to overturn buses downtown. while using hoses to try to control the riders. the government is blaming an exiled minority leader, while others are blaming the government. tensions between the two groups have never been far from the surface in western china, where the militants have waged a separatist campaign. nearly 900 other people have been reported injured in this violence. well, people in

afghanistan's northern cundus province cleaning up. four american soldiers died in the attack. it was just one of a series of deadly incidents across the country, making for the deadliest days for u.s. troops since they invide -- invaded in 2001. a woman ran over a baby with her van. it happened at a campsite on the 4th of july. the woman is accused of drinking and smoking marijuana before she backed her van on a nearby tent, killing the infant, sleeping inside. she is charged with vehicular homicide, as well as dwi. faces more than 40 years in prison. microsoft has issued a new warning today, affecting millions of computer users. companies say hackers are exploring a flaw. it only affects people using windows xp and surfer 2003. still, microsoft says they have not been able to build a patch yet. and caution people not to click

links in suspicious e-mails. president obama continues his trip to russia today. president obama and russian leaders have agreed on a deal to cut nuclear weapons and work together to prevent rogue nations from getting nuclear arms. and katie couric has a preview of what's coming up tonight on the cbs evening news. coming up, it was a tribute fit for a king. today, friends and fans alike gather to remember michael jackson's life and legacy. we'll bring you the inside stories tonight on the cbs evening news, live from los angeles. and a special edition of 48 hours, michael jackson, the final dance. and here's a look at tonight's closing numbers from wall street. we'll be right back.

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another fantastic july evening across the region now. will the rest of the week be just as nice? bob is updating the five-day forecast. if you like today and the next couple of days, you'll love it. actually, it's going to be a

little cooler 88 tomorrow. dry conditions by tomorrow night again. in the upper 50s to low 60s. very, very comfortable. all across the region. the next five days, as we head to the weekend. the biggest difference will come on saturday afternoon and evening. it will warm up. look for scattered showers and thundershowers. and looks like it will cool down again. by sunday, 84/66. awfully nice for july. denise? >> i should say. thank you. orioles appear to be homesick. >> mark has more coming up next in sports.

well, if you were with us last night at 11:00, the orioles were not doing too bad. >> had to play the whole game. >> gets them every time. another rough road for the orioles. they're out west in seattle. game 2 of that series with the mariners. birds have the worst road record. and they went down with barely a whimper. rookie pitcher brad burgson got the start for the orioles. he did start well. but there were probably a few

he wished he didn't throw like this one. in the 6th inning. off the wall in left field. o's trail, 2-0. and there was no comeback magic in this know -- in this one. o's were frustrated by jarrod washburn. he throws the game of his life. the lefty allowed one base runner the entire game. it was a nick markakis single back in the fifth. and every other baltimore batter was retiring. a one-hit shutout for jarrod washburn. a 5-0, orioles defeat. i 19, the guy went out. and only gave it the one hit. with one base runner tonight. you took your -- tip your hat to i on -- to a guy like that. >> one of the best in baseball season. i give the guy credit. he was on his game. and boy, he certainly pitched a gem. >> reporter: what washburn did was hand the orioles their fifth shutout this season. birds have lost seven of their

last nine games. their 12-27 record away from home is the worst in the afl. o's decided to give the start to jeremy guthrie tonight. o's hitters are in for another challenge. they're facing former teammate erik bedard. a lefty coming off the disabled list to make his first start in a month. o's and mariners. 10:10 tonight. on masn. baltimore swimmer michael phelps dives into a pool. continuing his work toward the world championships in rome. outside, he joined jared the subway guy. phelps will be featured in a few commercial for the sandwich shop. assembling more fuel for the pool. mixed results, working its way back from the spectacular olympics of last year. >> i'm just going into rage. you know, it's with having a year like i had, kind of taking six months off and getting back

into -- finally getting back into some kind of shape. you know, i'm just going in and expecting anything. i know anything can happen. i've trained pretty well. but i want to make the world champ team. hopefully do some best times and see what happens. >> famous first food consumption. phelps photos included him downing food that he put together himself. he made his own sandwich. he begins competition in anap on theis tomorrow. -- annapolis tomorrow. lance armstrong. day four of the race. armstrong and his team were the fastest in a 24-mile timed trial today. they finished 18 seconds faster than the runnerup. that moves armstrong to within a fraction of a second toward the overall tour de france lead. he is a seven-time chance. he retired from racing after winning the tour in 2005. the next leg of the race covers

122 miles. and they hit the mountains this weekend. and we'll see how much stamina and strength he has now at age 37.

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a special cbs primetime lineup at 10:00. michael jackson, the last dance. that's it for us tonight at 11:00. i'm denise koch. thanks for watching eyewitness news on wj ♪ we are going to see the king... ♪ >> couric: tonight, a moving and musical tribute to the king of pops. ♪ i'll be there... >> couric: thousands say good-bye to michael jackson, his fans, his friends. >> today, although our hearts are aching, we need to look up where he is undoubtedly perched in a crescent moon. and we need to smile. >> couric: his family. >> we has been the best father you can ever imagine. and i just wanted to say i love him so much.

>> couric: i'm katie couric in los angeles. also tonight, the world joins& together. ♪ we are the world >> couric: through television to watch and listen at home and in theaters to michael jackson, the farewell. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news"