than a dozen children with special needs. >> the multiple motives police are pursuing in the brutal crime. >> hi, everybody. i'm sally thorner. >> and i'm kai jackson. >> a husband and wife who helped more than a dozen developmentably-disabled children, are found murdered. three men are in custody tonight. but no one seems to know a motive. >> reporter: tips led to three men wanted in the murder of a florida couple. burt and debbie billings, known for helping children with disabilities, were shot in their home thursday. an arrest warrant showed that they -- went there to rob them. both face murder charges and will be in court tomorrow. gonzalez' father, leonard gonzalez senior, will appear in court today, on charges of evidence tampering. police say the 56-year-old

tried to paint over the red van spotted on surveillance video, leaving the billings' home. police are looking into multiple motives. >> we have a sort of tie with this family through a business relationship. but to state that the participants in this crime knew the billings family, we cannot confirm that. >> reporter: gonzalez senior told investigators he was the getaway driver and that several other men were involved in the break-in. the billings had extensive surveillance at their house to look after the children. each had two kids from a previous marriage. and together, they adopted 12 children with autism, down syndrome, and other developmental problems. >> especially melanie, referred to as an angel. they opened their home to children with special needs. >> reporter: police say the children were sleeping when their parents were shot. they're now staying with relatives.

>> calderon and gonzalez junior are both being held on $1 million bond. anne arundel county police find the body of a woman inside a freezer. and tonight, they still don't know why it was there. denise is in the newsroom with the bizarre star. >> the discovery was made on furnace branch road. investigators found doris lee cook inside a freezer at the country club apartments where she lived with her two daughters. they believed she had been dead for several weeks. the woman's grandson found her body and called police. he says his grandmother was bedridden and suffered many medical problems before her death. the state's attorney's plan to toughen laws on the disposal of bodies. scare at the courthouse downtown. the building was evacuated because of carbon monoxide. it was coming from a forklift inside the building's garage.

several people were treated at the scene. the building reopened for the afternoon. new relief may be in sight for bge customers. jessica kartalija explains the just-announced initiative, why it will cost you money. >> reporter: bge wants to install 2 million of these. they're called smart meters. and they insist it will save their customers plenty of cash. >> reporter: bge unveils its new smart grid initiative, a plan they say could eventually save gas and electric customers almost $3 billion. >> bge plans to install or upgrade more than 2 million smart gas and electric meters for every home and business in our service territory. those advanced meters will be part of a two-way digital communications network. that will enable us to record energy usage and provide customers with more information about the amount and cost of energy that they are using. >> reporter: bge says they'll install the smart meters on

homes reducing peak electricity usage by a third. they're asking for $200 million in federal funding to pay for it. and customers would have to pay a surcharge fee that would be added to their bill. >> the most important benefit is lowering the energy bill. projecting more than $2.6 billion in savings to bge customers over the life of the project. >> we have to pay for it, but there's supposed to be a reduction? i don't understand that. very unique. better find out why. >> reporter: here's the catch. customers would be charged a surcharge fee starting in 2010. but they won't see any major changes to their bill until 2012. in baltimore city, i'm jessica kartalija, wjz eyewitness news. >> bge is maryland's largest gas and electricity provider, with more than 1 million electric customers alone. retail gas prices have fallen every day for two weeks now. analysts say they will go even lower between now and labor day.

analysts say it climbs as low as 25 cents. wjz is monitoring the price of gas. last month, a gallon of regular was $2.56. today, it is below $2.50. the nation's cheapest gas, by the way, now is in wichita, kansas. the confirmation hearings for sonia sotomayor are under way. and republicans are voicing their concerns about president obama's pick for the supreme court. hary sri navassen reports that the majority seems to be smooth. >> so help you god. >> i do. >> reporter: judge sonia sotomayor, promised senator fist she is confirmed to the supreme court, lawill -- law will drive her decisions, not

her emotions. >> my experience has been to weigh things with the law. >> reporter: they laid out the lines of questioning they planed to follow. when they grilled the first hispanic nominated to serve on the high court. >> she believes her role is not constrained to objectively decide who wins based on the weight of the law, but rather in her personal opinion who should win. >> case after case, she rolls up her sleeves, learning the facts, and applies the law and comes to a conclusion. >> her path to the supreme court will be relatively smooth. >> unless you have a complete metdown, you're going to get confirmed. meltdown, you're going to get confirmed. >> reporter: she is not expected to shift the balance on controversial issues like abortion rights or affirmative action. but the nominee will surely be

asked about her remarks about wise latinas making good judges. she ruled against a group of white firefighters. the high court found they were discriminated on, based on race. lawmakers will question sotomayor tuesday. >> today's hearings were interrupted three times by anti- abortion protestors. in a little more than an hour and a half, nasa will make a fifth attempt to launch the space shuttle endeavour. stormy weather had delayed the launch four times now. here's a live look. nasa has begun loading liquid nitrogen and oxygen into the shuttle. there's a 40% chance that the shuttle will blast off today. just a few clouds on a beautiful monday here. but most of the state, seeing sunny skies and pleasantly warm temperatures. meteorologist bernadette woods is here with the first warning weather. humidity is gone for the

summer, right, bern? >> well done. well, we haven't seen some of it yet. we still have august to get through. but right now, it is feeling fantastic outside. most of us very comfortable. and very dry. however, just off to the south, close to where the front is, over virginia, we're seeing some thunderstorms. they have been clipping southern maryland. and a pop-up shower or thundershower on the eastern shore. we can see that as we head through the eastern hours. otherwise, temperatures am continue through the short term. let's check on the roads with sharon gibala at wjz traffic control. overall, we are not doing bad, especially as far as congestion goes. we don't have any. we have a few accidents, though. one of them is going to be in windsor mill, north rolling road at rolling bend road. another in parkville. that one already in the clearing stages, though. watch for a water main break in rosedale. that's blocking all westbound lanes at kern avenue. and some closures downtown already forart scape, which is

going on next weekend. some of the roads affected are mount royal avenue, and east preston. as far as delays go, as i mentioned, we don't really have any -- only place we're not at complete full speed is going to be the top side of the beltway, between 95 and 83. but that's really only 5, 6 miles below the posted speed limit. there's a live look at the west side, looking good at wilkins avenue. no issues. this traffic report is brought to you by the cochran firm. if you've suffered a personal injury, call the cochran firm. or visit cochran firm.com for a free consultation. wash worries. the alarming high number of slips and falls in bathtubs and the reasons why. the controversy continues in pennsylvania, where a group of children are barred from a swim club, some say because of their race. without a trace. the young girl missing for weeks. her father about to be deployed in iraq.

the latest on the case. some sun, some clouds. meteorologist bernadette woods is updating your first warning forecast.

a near deadly accident in india, where three trains tip over. it happened as crews were working to build a new metro rail through new delhi. look at this. you can see one of the cranes falls on the ground, with the truck mounted, buckled under the weight. six people were injured in this accident. and several people narrowly escaped injury. workers are repairing the roof in boston. some people standing on the street. saw it happen and quickly moved out of the way. all they wanted to do was swim. instead, dozens of children are

finding themselves in the middle of a heated debate, after being told they're not welcome. the swim club is now accused of racism. >> no justice, no peace. >> reporter: protestors gathered outside the gates in huntington valley saturday, some of these people not directly connected to this controversy. >> they can't get away with just letting this flow over and that the media and the people are going to take notice. and we're going to fight for change here. >> reporter: but others, like george sadler, know all too well, the pain it has caused. his stepdaughter, arsele bagwell was told not to come back. >> how did it make her feel? >> she was so mad. >> this is not something you ever expect a child to have to worry about growing up, well, am i going to be accepted here because of my skin color? >> reporter: the controversy began monday, when about 65 kids were supposed to go swimming at the valley club. they paid nearly $2,000 for the summer long arrangement.

but when they arrived, several kids they say heard racist remarks from white members. some members pulled their kids out of the pools. and a few days later, the camp was told not to come back. >> i heard them say, what are they doing here? and they pulled -- and i'm assuming that that means "african americans," because they pulled their children out of the pool. >> never heard those words said. and that does not stand for what our board or what our club stands for. >> reporter: the pool's president and his wife said it was a safety issue. >> because of the sheer number of children in our shallow section, were basically unable to swim. >> reporter: just a short time ago, the swim club announced it will work out an agreement for the camp to return. meanwhile, a commission is investigating whether the club violated civil rights laws. >> a big start to the day -- wall street.

investors looking at positive news over the banking industry. s&p up 22. nasdaq up 87. let's go to new york, where alexis christoforous has tonight's cbs money watch updates. the federal deficit has topped a trillion dollars for the first time in history. the giant gap is not a huge surprise, in light of the government spending plans to boost the economy. but with three months still left in the fiscal year, it's intensifying fears about inflation and higher interest rates. but for now, wall street has focused on the brighter outlook for the nation's banks. goldman sachs is an influential star. the banks report second quarter earnings tomorrow and is expected to announce strong profits. jp morgan chase, banks of america and citigroup are expected to make announcements this week. general motors trying to stay alive. hoping to resurrect the pontiac

g-8 and rebrand it as the. big payday for ryan seacrest. he signed a three-year contract at a reported $15 million a year. this is reportedly the richest ever for a tv reality host. in new york, i'm alexis christoforous. president obama's plan to cure america's healthcare system got a boost today. just before noon, the president nominated dr. regina benjamin to be the next surgeon general. he says she will make sure that american families have an advocate for reform. the president's plans got sidetracked last week as he traveled abroad. he said he is now back and congress should be ready to work out an agreement. researchers make a huge find in japan, literally. they have just finished putting together what they claim is the world's biggest dinosaur skeleton. it stands 115 peel feet tall.

coming up at 4:00, organized demonstration. why dozens of same-sex couples kiss and snuggle in utah. a slight chance of showers or thunderstorms this afternoon. we're reupdating your first warning forecast. wjz is always on. for top stories on wjz.com, instant updates and first warning weather all the time, click wjz.com.

beautiful day. >> uh-huh. >> it really is. really is. the humidity buildup over the weekend. and it got hot over the weekend as we lost humidity. now we've lost both of them. one thing we are still seeing is that there is a front off to the south. and because of that front, a couple of showers and thunderstorms, the farther south you go. generally, this is where we're seeing most of the action there and farther south into virginia, where the front is. but a couple of isolated showers and thundershowers popping up. along the eastern shore and southern parts of maryland. that is a possibility through the evening hours. this is what it looked like earlier today. the clouds moved in last

evening. then they broke up again overnight. and there's that front right on the edge of the dryer air that is starting to take over the entire state. winds are pretty light out there. take a look. the dew points have come way down into the 50s. still seasonably warm outside. 80s in the mountains. here's a better look at that front off to the south, where most of the action really is. and us on the dryer, more than side. that's going to continue as this all scoots off overnight. behind it, high pressure is going to dominate through the day. keeping it comfortable once again. when that happens, winds are going to drop down to the south and draw warmer and more muggy air, wednesday into thursday. wednesday night into thursday, there is a chance for a couple of thunderstorms with that front. however, when it gets out of

here, knocks it down again into the weekend. all of this going on, we have a bay temp of about sketch degrees. west wind, 5 to 10 knots as we head into the day tomorrow. tonight, we are going down into the 50s. a very comfortable night out there. then tomorrow, we warm it up into the mid-80s. low humidity. mostly sunny skies. we will warm up as we said, midweek. but when that front gets out here, takes the heat with it. been pretty incredible. >> i feel like it's going to be some harsh august coming around. >> but no scientific -- >> no. we have breaking news for you right now. let's go to captain mike perry in sky eye chopper 13. >> reporter: we have a homicide. this occurred on east 30th street, north of alameda in north baltimore. baltimore police are on the scene, conducting an investigation. there is no word at this time

on suspects. back to you on tv hill. it is a csi night on cbs. still to come on wjz eyewitness news. the secret cia program that never came to be. why democrats in category say they were left in the dark. mystery still swelling around michael jackson's death. his health, the doctors, and the custody of his children.

it is 4:28. 85 degrees and mostly sunny. hello. thanks for staying with eyewitness news. i'm denise koch. and i'm vic carter. here's what people are talking about. new murder allegations,

surfaced in the investigation. ben tracy has more on this. >> reporter: was michael jackson murdered for his money? that's what the london tabloids claim his sister latoya told them. michael's father joe jackson has made similar allegations. >> i suspect foul play somewhere. >> the family can never have closure, seems to me, until they know what happened, when and how, the last 12 hours of his life. >> reporter: but just what jackson was like in his final hours depends on who you talk to. his concert promoters say he appeared healthy. but tmz reported he was an anesthesia addict, seeking out doctors to provide drugs, such as diprovan. >> there are a lot of celebrities who will have doctors on their payroll for $30,000 to $50,000 a month.

and the doctors will come to your home, at 1:00 in the morning, 2:00 in the morning and give you whatever you want. >> reporter: during a 2003 raid of jackson's neverland ranch, they found multiple pills, described by multiple doctors. some had names of multiple employees, though they appeared to be jackson's himself. ben tracy, cbs news, los angeles. a custody hearing was originally scheduled for today. that hearing has been postponed until next monday. a washington, d.c. woman is still awaiting trial this afternoon, accused of killing her four daughters and living with their decomposed bodies. salty is standing -- sally is standing by live in a newsroom. the judge is deciding whether to include statements bonita jacks made to police. authorities found the bodies badly decomposed. one girl had been stabbed, one

strangled and beaten. the other two strangled. they believe the bodies were in the house for seven months. jacks requested a bench trial, so there is no jury in the case. two members of a baltimore cult still don't have lawyers today, a year after being charged in the starvation death of a 1-year-old boy. the trial for queen antoinette, an trevia williams is scheduled for tuesday. and baltimore judge has appointed lawyers for the two. members of the cult including the mother are accused of denying him food or water because he failed to say "amen" after meals. police believe a suicide in washington, d.c. may be connected to the murder of two marylanders. firefighters were called to a home for reports of smoke. what they found was not a fire. instead they found two people stabbed to death. officials say the smoke was coming from a stove that was

left on. the same morning, a 53-year-old man jumped to his death. as it turns out, the apartment was leased to his name. police believe the man who jumped may have been the killer. wiping out al qaeda forces. kimberly dozier reports, former vice president dick cheney is under fire tonight. >> reporter: director leon pineta informed about the top secret program and cheney's involvement late in june. >> hehe was told that the president -- the vice president ordered that the program not be released. >> reporter: pineta has now canceled the program. military sources dismiss these reports as overblown. they tell cbs news, they already have the right under existing u.s. law to take out

high targets like osama bin laden. the cia is under different statutes. so it needed presidential finding to work alone or through them. u.s. officials also say it's unclear that cheney broke the law by keeping whatever it was quiet. the law states congress must be kept informed, unless it risks the unauthorized disclosure of classified information. mr. cheney was probably wrong in not briefing the congress. but in a sense, he was also right. because as soon as congress was briefed, they leaked it. >> they believe this information was leaked to take the heat off speaker of the house nancy pelosi. she accused the cia of lying to her about water boarding, a charge that current cia director leon pineta denies.

a boxer's wife is the suspect. they believe she strangled him with her purse strap. a lawyer for gati's wife, 24- year-old amanda rodriguez are insists she was innocent, saying she was not strong enough to hold her husband down. but police believe that gati was drunk before he went to sleep. doctors will perform surgery to relieve pain in her shoulder. she is expected to be release shortly after the surgery and will spend tuesday at home with her husband in delaware. it's a billion-dollar vaccine for a virus that may not be all that deadly. they say this is a battle that must be waged, even if it's proving to be no more deadlier than the regular seasonal flu. priya david explains why. >> reporter: washington is racing to develop a vaccine to combat the h1n1 swine flu, fearing the sometimes fatal virus could sweep the nation in

the coming months. >> the potential for a significant outbreak in the fall is looming. >> reporter: the government is now putting big money into finding a vaccine fast. >> there will be another billion dollars worth of orders placed to get the bulk ingredients for an h1n1 vaccination. congress has agreed with the president that this is the number 1 priority, keeping americans safe and secured. >> reporter: according to the centers for disease control, 211 americans have died after contracting h1n1. a cdc map shows some h1n1 activity in almost every state, with widespread illness in more than 20 states. hawaii saw 100 new cases in just the past week. and in colorado, the air force academy says more than 80 cadets are being tested for h1n1 after coming down with flu- like symptoms. some summer camps are closing early after 50 outbreaks among

campers. in britain, actor rupert resident, who plays harry potter's new friend in the movie is now recovering. [ inaudible ] >> i'm not going to die. it was honestly fine. >> you just can't let your hair down with a virus like that. you have to keep your eyes pealed. just because it's mild now doesn't mean can can't change and come back in another form in the fall. >> it's winter and flu season now. to see what effect h1n1 might have here in the coming months. bolivia announced its first two swine flu deaths sunday. when exactly the flu season starts, weigh can't predict. we can't predict. but we will have a vaccination ready by mid-october. >> some caution rushing a vaccine to market can lead to adverse effects. such as 1976, when the flu pandemic threatened and never

happened. only one person died from the flu but 25 died from the vaccination. and more than 500 developed a severe autoimmune disorder from it. priya david, cbs news, new york. maryland has 3600 confirmed cases of the h1n1 flu. two deaths had been linked to the virus. but both people had preexisting conditions. a surprising new study shows how hazardous a bath or shower can be for children. >> researchers say more than 43,000 kids take a trip to the emergency room every year for tub or shower injury. according to the report in the journal pediatrics, roughly 2100 children each day hurt themselves by slipping and faulting in the bathroom. young people are especially greater risk. more than half of the injuries were found in kids four years of age and younger. about half of the injuries were to the face, followed by head and neck. >> experts say parents should

take preventive measures. turning now to our weather, it's another picture perfect july day. here's a live look outside, where it is mild and still very dry. eyewitness news has weather and traffic together. bob is here with the updated numbers from first warning weather. pretty good round of weather here. but we have a few very isolated showers that have just developed in the last hour or two. take a look at radar. one piling up east of the city. let's go down that way now. there it is. southeast of miami beach. and east of holly beach. to the southwest of aberdeen. one little shower over the bay there. moving off to the east, over toward the eastern shore. another tiny bit of a shower just north of taylors island. and a little more activity over central delaware. most of the stuff down across southern portion of the bay, but it's possible a few spots will see an isolated shower. there's another one right there, south of the anne arundel county line. right there. so a few pop-up showers. otherwise, pretty dry period

coming up. even a chilly night on tap. we'll talk about those temperatures in a few minutes. denise? >> thank you, bob. we'll check on the roads with sharon gibala. >> reporter: overall, it's been a quiet commute, as far as congestion goes and serious problems. we have a handful of minor ones. a minor accident still working. a new one in pikesville on old court alt reisterstown road. you're looking at three. south hilton at frederick. and west fairmont at katherine. one in annapolis on forest drive. and a water main break in rosedale. that's still blocking westbound lanes of golden grain road. art scape closures already in effect. even though it's not until next weekend. you're looking at mount royal, oliver and preston. we're looking at very, very minor ones on the top and west side of the beltway, as well as 95, just a mile or two or three below the posted speed limit. there's a look at the west side.

wide open at wilkins avenue. a little busier. there's a look at the top side, looking good at green spring. this traffic report is brought to you by pennsylvania dutch visitors bureau. go to lancaster county.com to plan. back over to you. nasa is hoping the fifth time is the charm for launching the space shuttle endeavour. you're looking live now. you can hear folks talking in the background. it's set to blast off tonight, after a month of delays, due to hydrogen leaks and bad weather. the space shuttle endeavour is fueled and ready to go, again. it was set to launch a month ago but was twice scrubbed because of hydrogen leaks. it was delayed saturday to make sure all electrical systems were working after lightning struck near the launch pad. and storms around the pad and an emergency landing site, once again forced nasa to call off sunday's attempt. this trip to the international

space station may be a science mission. but this is a construction job. >> we are crane operators, construction workers. we're going to replace elements of the station, install new elements on the station. >> reporter: their biggest chore is adding another major piece to the giant japanese kebo space lab. they begin when the shuttle docks with the station in two days. >> reporter: the station recently doubled in size to 6, so it may get a little crowded up there. it's like a big family in space. and several relatives coming for a short visit. >> reporter: it will be the first time there has ever been 13 people living on the space station. for nasa, it's a real test for its life support system. they'll try out the recycler that converts urine to drinking water. out of the missions, this is considered one of the most ambitious. >> i will not argue with you at all. it is an extremely challenging, complex mission. >> reporter: nasa hopes to

complete the mission by next year. at the kennedy space center, drew levinson, wjz eyewitness news. >> it is set to blast off tonight. if it lifts off, you'll be able to watch it live here on wjz 13. straight ahead on eyewitness news at 4:00. statewide search. the father of a missing girl desperately tries to get her back before he is deployed overseas. 100-acre crime scene. families return for their loved ones remains. we're still riding that streak of nice weather. how long could it last? the updated forecast is ahead.

more u.s. troops are killed in afghanistan. insurgents used improvised explosive devices. it is unclear how the fifth soldier died. so far this year, 107 troops have been killed. there were 151 desperate in all

of 2008. jury prosecutors have formerly charged john denan yuck with nearly four counts of being an accessory to murder. the ukrainian native was deported back to the u.s. in may. doctors cleared the way earlier this month. two weeks after the disappearance, the search continues for a missing washington state girl. lindsay baum disappeared in 1996. >> small town of mccleary, washington, officials and volunteers spent the weekend, handing out flyers at a festival, hoping to spark leads. and authorities authorities have said there are few leads. we're really appealing to the public to get us pointed in

the right direction. >> reporter: lindsay's parents marked her 11th birthday with an appeal to bring her home safely. her father is set to deploy to iraq soon. >> please, bring me my daughter home before a have to leave. >> reporter: the case has shocked those within the small town of mccleary, with a population of less than 2,000 people. >> this is a small town. these things don't happen. yet here they are. >> when lindsay was originally disappeared, there was no amber alert, as the disappearance did not meet the criteria. three prisoners broke out of the indiana state prison and made their way to michigan. one of them has been captured by a security guard for chicago's mayor richard daily. in the process of identifying people in tens of thousands of people is now

beginning. sally is in the newsroom with more. the bur oak -- burr oak is in a crime scene. there are calls for reform of a cemetery industry. four people were arrested and charged with desecrating 300 graves. the bodies were dug up and moved. family members are still working to find out if their relatives' gravesites were disturbed. investigators plan to do a grid search of the cemetery to identify those still laid to rest there. >> it is also expected that a clab class -- class action lawsuit will be filed against the cemetery owner. gay men get in trouble for locking lips. so a kiss-in was held in support of the pair arrested. they were detained when they locked lips while on a plaza owned by the mormon church. the pair was ultimately cited for trespassing. a first for the catholic church.

the commercials still aren't your typical promotions, with many inserting some sort of ideology. station managers say now that the station runs 24 hours a day and via the internet, it's feasible for ads to play. britney is in paris. and mark steines has more. >> reporter: coming up on entertainment tonight, britney in paris. only we were behind the scene as the american pop star brought her circus to france. ♪ [ music ] >> hi, et. welcome to paris. >> reporter: britney continues her tour extravaganza. >> i'm very excited to be in paris. it's one of the most beautiful places i've been to so far. very cool. >> reporter: she's been performing to sold-out arenas, all through europe. >> it's a challenge sometimes. but so far, it's been really cool. >> reporter: one of the most challenging aspects of the tour, changing things up now

and then. >> we have to up the apty. -- ante. otherwise, it gets really boring. >> today, we have a song called mannequin, that we're putting in the show, which i'm really excited about. so it should be interesting. ♪ [ music ] >> also tonight, the very latest on the michael jackson investigation. why his sister latoya believes he was murdered. plus, the rarely seen footage of michael on the dating game. we'll have that and so much more coming up later. you can see entertainment tonight on wjz. passengers riding an amtrak train through one california site. about 100 people lined up along the side of the tracks and pulled down their pants. local for authorities say this year's gathering was a lot more hectic than last year. this was the 30th year for the moon over amtrak. event.

>> i think we may have seen a practice because we're a family show here. >> you know, i hope so. 100 people mooning a train wouldn't be too delectable to me. >> one is too many for me. here's a live look outside. bob turk has your updated first warning forecast after this commercial break.

beautiful outside. great weekend. but you know, my grass is getting a little crunchy. >> yeah. turning a little brown. >> correct. it's extremely dry this month, after all the rain we saw in april, may and june. for the last couple of weeks, more on temps. a lot of sunshine. yes, the top layer of soil has gotten very, very dry. we'll tell you how dry in our next show. we've gotten more statistics for you. one southeast of the city there. it's approaching the folks in tallchester beach. another down to the south just to the southeast of the aa county line and calvert county, moving to the east. south of st. michael's. you can see that system moving in that direction very shortly.

another in highlington. all moving off to the east at 15 miles an hour. some folks will be lucky enough to see a few scattered showers this afternoon or evening. most of this, you can see, will not. but there's still a chance around the baltimore and d.c., annapolis area. between now and let's say 8:00 of a pop-up shower. not a great chance, but a slim, slim chance. yes, we need rain now. 85 degrees. but the humidity is very low. the soil is really drying up rather quickly. dew point low at 51 again. dry, west/northwest wind. barometer, 29.86 inches now. holding steady. around the state, a lot of sunshine most places. pop-up clouds here. you may see some showers down there. 76, oakland. 84 in cumberland. ocean city. nice weather down there. 83 degrees. around the baltimore region. right around the low to mid- 80s, but still very comfortable. nice little breeze now, out of the west/northwest. brought in dryer air.

we had a chance of getting showers saturday night. and most of us did not see a drop. the showers that were with us, way down to our south, most of them in southern virginia. and as you see, just a few very widely scattered showers right now. west and north of us, clear as a bell right now. probably stay that way. another flow out of the west/northwest, continues to bring us dryer than normal conditions. to our south, hot, humid, thunderstorms all over the place. for us, an area of high pressure should kind of guarantee us at least several more days of beautiful weather. by wednesday night, warmary tries -- warm air tries to move in. maybe a shower by wednesday night. better chance on thursday. as the humidity will finally come back. winds tomorrow, northwest, 5 to 10 knots. forecast for tonight. i'm sorryalated shower possible. -- isolated shower possible. low 60s downtown. sunny, dry, humidity 86. but once again, very comfortable. >> good stuff. >> the best. still to come on eyewitness

news tonight. i'm mike hellgren, with a follow-up to a story we first brought you on wjz. an elderly woman's body found in a freezer. police say her relatives put it there. but what does the law say when

the body of a woman is found in a freezer of an anne arundel county apartment. why no charges may be filed. i'm jessica kartalija, in baltimore city. bge wants to put one of these at your home. it's called a smart meter. and they say it will save all of us quite a bit of cash. but how does it work? and what do customers think

about it? i'll let you know in a live report. sonia sotomayor is closest -- closer to becoming the country's first hispanic female to sit on the supreme court. hear from the local latin community of the significance of this process. >> check in with these stories and all the day's breaking news. disposing of the dead. >> it stunned many in her anne arundel county neighborhoods. but it may not be against the law. tonight, why some are trying to change that. hi, everybody. i'm sally thorner. >> i'm kai jackson. here's what people are talking about. police say 83-year-old doris cook was in the