panic in the sky. a plane bound for baltimore makes an emergency landing when a hole opens up in the cabin. >> tonight, the check is under way to find out how it happened. >> hi, everybody. i'm kai jackson. >> and i'm sally thorner. here's what people are talking about. >> a flight into bwi landed unexpectedly, when a hole rips into the cabin ceiling. mike hellgren has the latest from the ntsb today. >> a real scare for passengers, but we're told they remain calm, as flight 69 made that emergency landing. right now, the ntsb, southwest and boeing, the plane's manufacturer, are all looking into what caused that hole. >> reporter: if you look closely at the top of this southwest plane, you can see the small hole that cause today to make an emergency landing at yeager airport in charleston, west virginia. the flight was on its way to baltimore, with 126 passengers

and five crewmembers on board, when the hole developed in the fuselage. >> when the hole happened, it obviously depressurized the cabin. obviously what would happen is that the oxygen would come. when that happens, the captain has to take the plane to a safe altitude. and then we made the option to divert and get that airplane on the ground as quickly as possible. >> reporter: no one was injured. passengers used oxygen masks that dropped down from the ceiling as the cabin depressurized. >> they would do a thorough examination to ascertain what the most likely cause was. >> reporter: wjz has learned southwest has inspected 200 planes nationwide, all boeing 737, 300 series jets for signs in the cracks in the fuselages. they found no problems. the hole was about a foot long. and right now, it's unclear what caused it. the plane had been in service since the 1990s and had passed a routine maintenance

inspection. >> reporter: southwest tells us that maintenance inspection happened earlier this month. at bwi marshall airport, mike helgren, wjz eyewitness news. >> in march, southwest and the faa reached an agreement, where the airline paid a $7 million fine for failing to inspect more than 60,000 flights with cracks in the fuselage. city police have locate the the body of a d.c. councilman's aide. more on desi dushane's body. >> the body was identified as the councilman's aide. it is two boat slips down from where he was reported missing monday morning. they say there is no sign. foul play. they are calling his drowning, and i quote, an unfortunate incident. >> over here on the weekend, enjoying the harbor. >> he was with a bunch of

friends. they were boating, hanging out at the inner harbor. and he was last seen sunday at 10:30. >> he served as press secretary. they paused for a moment of silence to remember him in this morning's meeting. sally? today, baltimore city police urged people to be careful along the inner harbor waterfronts. the survivor from the d.c. metro crash testified along safety experts. nine people were killed in the june 22nd crash. ntsb's system failed, possibly causing one train to slam into another. moments ago, a crash survivor, patrick remembered what happened that afternoon, three weeks ago. >> i heard a screeching noise. someone heard behind me that

she had derailed. then one of the loudest bank -- bangs i had ever heard in my life. everyone in the second car, and there weren't many of us, were thrown from their seats. i hit the seat in front of me. i don't really remember much about it. but i do remember being on the floor of the second car with dust, a lot of smoke, not much in the way of screaming, but all of my belongings had been thrown to the front of that car. >> the survivor also talked about climbing down from the train, looking out in front of him and realizing that the first car was up in the air. at that point, he said he realized there was something serious going on and there were going to be serious injuries. six lawsuits against metro have been filed by the victim's families. and legal experts believe damage could run in the hundreds of millions of dollars, by the time it's all over. two weeks after michael jackson's death, administrators of his estate are authorized to take control of his assets.

michellemichele gillen has more in the custody battle. >> nobody touch me. >> reporter: debbie rowe, the former dental assistant, had reportedly forfeited her parental rights in exchange for a big payout before. now, the new york post reports she's done it before. meanwhile, the los angeles coroner's office says toxicology reports on jackson's death may be complete this week. a british newspaper, the sun, reports jackson was so addicted to the sedative diprovan, that he begged to be put under for days at a time. a former nurse said the pop icon became so addicted to the powerful drug, following his many skin treatments and plastic surgery. >> reporter: today, jackson's fans gathered outside the london theater, where he was to perform his comeback tour. in a broadcast interview, jackson's father said he wasn't up to completing the 50-show event, and that he agreed to

only 10 shows. michele gillen, cbs news, new york. a new hearing on jackson's estate is set for august 3rd. today is the city's 1 plus 1 trash pickup begins. trash trucks rolled out for the first day. the crews will only go to each address once a week, rather than twice. that frees up other crews to also pick up lepsyche -- recycling each week. a live look outside right now. this long stretch of sun and weather has some asking where is the rain. meteorologist bernadette woods has the updated numbers. no complaints on the anchor desk. let's show you first warning doppler radar. spectacular around the region. barely even any clouds. the next storm will be moving our way tomorrow night into thursday. could play into our weekend forecast. we'll let you know what that means coming up, shortly. kai? >> all right, bernadette, thank you. let's check on the roads

with sharon gibala. >> overall, nothing too big going on. but we do have plenty of minor problems. the biggest issue that we do have is going to be some police activity in ellicott city. that is going to be blocking westbound frederick road at walker driver. -- drive. meanwhile, watch for an accident, approaching key highway on the right shoulder. no delays there. an accident, west pedonia, another at u.s. 40 at ridge road. and one more in odenton. odenton road at king mccullum avenue. as far as delays go, you'll find some slight ones. they'll be on the beltway, on the inner loop, between 83 and delaney valley roads. watch for speeds, not quite as what you would hope they would be. they'll be passing there, 24 miles an hour, and 17. and there is a look live at the beltway. looking good at wilkins avenue. this traffic report is brought to you by geico. log onto geico.com or call 1-

800-947-auto. back over to you. >> all right. thank you, sharon. the president's choice for the empty seat on the u.s. supreme court, answers the critic today. hari sreenivasan reports for wjz, judge sonia sotomayor is tackling tough questions about questions about her history. >> she did not answer her views on abortion rights. but she did say there t is settled law. >> there is a case that reaffirmed the will. that is the precedence of the court and settled in terms of the folding of the court. >> reporter: sotomayor was grilled on the second day of her confirmation hearings. and much was made of the judge's past comments that a wise latina might make a better have than a white man. >> you tell us what is going on here, judge. >> i do not believe that any

ethnic, racial or gender group has an advancement in sound judgment. >> the top republican wasn't buying it. >> you do believe that your background will affect the results in cases. and that is troubling me. >> my record shows that at no point or time have i ever permitted my personal viewless or sympathy -- views or sympathies to influence an outcome in a case. >> reporter: she also answered questions on a case she ruled on that was overturned by the supreme court. it ruled that a group of firefighters were discriminated against. >> this was not a quota case, this was not an affirmative action. this was a challenge to a test. >> reporter: the hearings are expected to wrap up by the end of the week. in washington, hari sreenivasan. >> president obama nominated sotomayor to replace justice

david suiter, who retired last month. a man falls 30 feet from a waterfall and holds on for dear life. how he was rescued. the first day of the rest of his life. disgraced financier bernard madoff arrivessa the his home. a washington mother says she killed her four daughters. meteorologist bernadette woods has your updated first warning forecast.

a scary moment for a german family when a small plane collides with their car. it was a close call for the couple and their daughter, who suffered only minor injuries. police say the pilot was performing an aerial acrobatic maneuver, when his plane struck too low. the pilot also escaped with just a few minor injuries. a dramatic rescue in georgia, where a swimmer is pulled to safety.

the 42-year-old man and his son were walking on the top of the falls when he slipped. kayakers who were also in the area called for help. les cuer -- rescuers loaded the man on the back of a board and rushed him to the hospital. a story of survival in southern california. rita garcia reports on how two hikers got separated from their group and got lost near los angeles. >> we did hear faint calls of people calling us. but we were too high up to even respond. >> reporter: jesus acosa and his friend leonardo madera thought they would never live to see another day. two are hours went by before they were rescued. the two were found tired, dehydrated, bruised and scratched. >> we were trying to find anything that had water that would be semi safe to drink. so we found a marker. and i noticed it was a washable one. so we started sucking on that.

leonardo had a shampoo bottle, that he had taken from a hotel. so we started drinking. it was actually not too big at all. >> reporter: the 27-year-old explained it was supposed to be a fun hiking trip with four friends. their destination, a waterfall inside easton canyon park. they strayed, said they would find an alternate trail. instead, they found themselves lost. come nightfall, acosta said a camcorder they carried was their only salvation. >> we decided, if we don't make it, let's give us at least a couple of last words to our families and friends. >> reporter: by dawn, weak and sick, they awoke to the sounds of help. rescue crews had found them. >> reporter: officials say if you are ever lost while hiking, don't wander around, just stay put and wait for rescuers. the man who pled guilty for the largest ponzi scheme.

he was sentenced to 150 years behind bars and will serve that time at the butte ner federal correctional complex. they say madoff's fraud may have cost as much as $150 billion. modest gains on wall street today. the markets will be able to build on monday's rally. dow was up 28 points. s&p up 5. nasdaq up 7. to get back to the 1800 mark. let's go to new york right now, where alexis christoforous has tonight's cbs money watch update. a glowing profit report from goldman sachs wasn't enough to boost stocks. the investment bank posted record quarterly profits. it's up big games in trading and underwriting. that's just a month after goldman paid back $10 billion in federal aid it received next year. but a mixed bag kept the markets in check. retail sales posted their

largest gain in five months in june. up a little more than half a percent. but instead of clothing and flat screen tvs, people were spending more on rising gas prices. and those also drove wholesale prices up last month. that has wall street worried about rising inflation. general motors says so far, rising sales are weaker than the same time last year. they are relying on the new midsized vehicle. the lacrosse is the first gm vehicle to be introduced since it emerged from bankruptcy. to track the latest business headlines, log onto cbs money watch.com. in new york, i'm alexis christoforous. if you have stacks of books lying around your home, you may want to sell them online. book buyers on the internet often pay more than the quarter or two you may get in a garage sale. sometimes as much as $15 or more. many of them also pay for

shipping and will even buy old textbooks. coming up, the wife of a champion petitions for freedom. she is accused of strangling arturo gotti with a purse strap. thanks but no thanks. the pennsylvania swim club invites a children's club back after they turned them away. what the campers have to say. could we finally see a break in the weather? meteorologist bernadette woods has your updated forecast. >> for all of the top stories on wjz.com, instant updates,

we have breaking news now from 695. captain mike is in chopper 13 with more. it initially started out, police tried to stop this motorcycle you see driving at an extremely high rate of speed. it is now on 695, headed through the dundalk area. you see he's passing these cars, literally like they're standing still. baltimore county police spotted this vehicle, attempted to stop it. it fled from them on pulaski highway. it is continuing now into the dundalk area, and baltimore county police have no vehicles on the ground that are actually

trying to stop this. at this point, their police helicopters are following him. they're hoping to get him to a place where it's reasonable. you see this motorcycle traveling in speeds of express of 1 -- excess of 100 miles per hour. police are not pursuing it at this point because it is strictly for traffic violations. intermittently here, maryland state police and maryland transportation authority police, have been trying to help the county stop this person from driving very wrecklily on -- recklessly on the beltway. let's check in with the weather. >> it's gorgeous outside. we're setting up for another beautiful evening tonight. i want to show you how we started out the day. 58 degrees. that ties our record low this morning. 48 degrees in oakland, versus 70 in ocean city. that's the range across the state in the morning. and is going to be again tomorrow morning.

in between, we're warming up pretty nicely. up to 83 degrees in baltimore. 80s pretty much across the board. but the thing that is incredibly impressive, and bob and i have been talking about this all day. how low these dew points are, in the 30s. we don't have a record now what the lowest dew point will be in june and july. that indicates how dry this air is. and that's why temperatures are going to drop again tonight. winds have been out of the north. that's going to keep this dry air in place, at least for now. out to the west, here's our next storm. it will be moving our way wednesday night into thursday. ahead of it, it's going to pump up warmer air. and eventually some more humid air. but it's not going to be as extraordinary as it has been in other julys because we are starting at such a low level right here. so the situation is this. high pressure in control right now that will give way tomorrow, as it does, we'll start to see those temperatures pump up. and then, wednesday night, into thursday, the chance for a couple of thunderstorms with this front.

this front is going to stall out in the general mid-atlantic area. if it's close to us, it's going to set up the chance for thunderstorms again on friday and on saturday, as this new low comes along that same front. that's where we're going to be watching as we head into the weekend. before that, though, some beautiful conditions outside. and they are going to continue. tonight, south winds. that's what we're going to turn around to. and by tomorrow afternoon, they'll be picking up. the small craft advisories. starting late tomorrow we'll go into thursday, because of the front coming our way. sunrise, 5:52 a.m. tonight, we are going down into the 50s. the record for tomorrow morning is 57 degrees. if we hit that 56, it will be a new record. then tomorrow afternoon, 89 degrees for our highs. so quite a swing during the day for tomorrow. then we're going to see that chance for some thunderstorms, wednesday night into thursday. and humidity will start to climb up as they do arrive our way. >> pretty incredible. >> yeah, can't complain. >> love it.

>> thanks, bern. just a reminder, everybody to tune in to cbs prime time lineup. it's another episode of 48 hours mystery followed by eyewitness news at 11:00. katiekatie couric has a preview of what's coming up tonight on the cbs evening news. violence escalates in afghanistan as more troops are sent there to fight. how do american soldiers priep for battle? -- prepare for battle. that story and more tonight on the cbs evening news. thank you, katie. the arrests are still climbing. how many criminals are now implicated in the slaying of a florida couple. lance in france. cyclers are climbing through stage 10. lance armstrong's chances at another tour. and shipping the kids off to camp this summer, what you need to know. and sky eye chopper 13 is following police who are following a motorcyclist on 695. we'll have the latest right after this.

it is 4:29. 38 degrees. thanks for staying with eyewitness news. >> i'm vic carter. >> i'm denise koch. we are following breaking news, a motorcycle being chased. >> the reason we call this a following is police initially tried to stop this motorcycle on pulaski highway in baltimore county in the whitemarsh district when the motorcycle driver fled from the officer. now, immediately baltimore county police called off the pursuit. they had no ground units following this, due to the dangerously high speeds that this motorcycle operator is going. now, right now, he's southbound on fort smallwood road. looks like he's trying to find the place to turn in here. there is a baltimore county

police roarpt over top of him, trying to follow the information it appears this is only for traffic violations at this point. they are trying to get the operator to do exactly what he has done. bailed off the motorcycle. county police are going to try to keep an eye on him. >> thank you very much, captain mike perry in sky eye sky eye chopper 13. the suspect has left the motorcycle is now trying to get there. police make an arrest of a florida murder couple. police believe the suspects may have known. ashley was overcome with emotion, as police announced they have the seven people responsible for her parents' violent murder. >> we have found them and they are in custody. >> reporter: the alleged ring

leader, leonard gonzalez junior, made his first appearance in court. charged with murdering a wealthy couple known for adopting special needs children. they say they organize the group that included maintenance workers and day laborers. at least one had worked at the billings' home. some had prior military experience. almost all had criminal backgrounds. and one unidentified suspect is just 16 years old. the individuals we have arrested for this crime, are involved with other areas and other crimes. >> reporter: the couple was shot to death last thursday. and police say the motive was a well-planned, home invasion robbery. it was caught on the family's surveillance cameras, installed to keep an eye on the kids. a safe was taken. but police would not reveal how the robbery turned to murder. >> who knows why a crime would spin out of control. >> reporter: nine of the couple's other couple's

children were home at the time of the eak attack. three actually witnessed it. >> police say there may be one more involved in the case. they will all be charged with murder. karen brown, wjz eyewitness news. >> reporter: at the time, the couple was caring for 12 children, all with developmental disabilities. let me out of jail. that was the plea of the wife of famed boxer arturo gotti. >> reporter: gotti's wife, amanda rodriguez is still being held in a brazil jail. she is the sole suspect in the murder, after police say she strangled her husband with her purse strap while he slept. now, her lawyers argue it isn't fair to hold her while police are investigating. rodriguez insists she didn't do it. and says she woke up after a night of partying only to find him dead. >> the couple have a 10-month-

old son. it is not clear if he was in the apartment at the time. and he is now being cared for by family. a group of children accepts the apology of a swim club that turned them away. but as elizabeth hurr reports for wjz, some of the children will not forget this incident. >> reporter: the delaware valley gymnastics academy brought out all of the toys and about a dozen coaches to accommodate these last-minute guests. >> we're just going to let them enjoy the day. >> reporter: oh, they are certainly looking like they are enjoying the day. but some admit, a dip in the pool would have been nice today. >> it's hot today. seems like a nice day to go swimming. >> reporter: the 65 children initially paid the valley swim club to spend monday afternoons there. but after just the first visit, they were told not to come back. the group is made up of mostly minority children. and the club is accused of

discriminating against them because of their race. allegations the club's president vehemently denies. >> our members share our concerns. they know what this is about. and our members all realized that we are being misrepresented. >> reporter: the club now says the children are welcome to return. but the children we talked to today say no thank you. >> reporter: because of what they said. and i don't want to have to go through that again. >> it was wrong of them to say those kind of things about us. and it really is hurtful. >> a lawsuit was filed on friday by an attorney for about 60 children. and demands unspecified damages. another teenager pleads guilty to the fire bombing in anne arundel county. the 15-year-old boy pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit arson. the teen agreed to testify against the others involved. he will be sentenced later this month. prosecutors say the fire bombing was retaliation.

christopher jones. new developments in the trial of a washington woman, accused of killing her four young daughters. she said the girls were possessed by demons. kai is live in a newsroom. >> reporter: this afternoon, a washington judge is listening to that recording, trying to decide whether to allow it in court. banita jacks' attorneys are pushing for it not to be allowed. in it, she said she had to help contain the demons inside her daughters' bodies. that contradicts previous statements by jacks that she has no idea how the girls were killed and that they all died in their sleep. autopsies showed that three were stabbed and one was strangled. in tonight's eyewitness news healthwatch, a troubling look inside veterans affairs hospitals throughout the country.

the government accountability office says female veterans returning from returning from iraq and afghanistan are not getting proper treatment at the hospitals. this points out exam tables, not having any doors. >> they say they will work on improvement. summer, of course, is officially under way. and for many children and teenagers, that means time for summer camp. but there is new concern among medical experts who say the spread of the h1n1 flu virus is very real. first, the virus is not going away, as the seasonal flu typically does by now. and campers close in proximity to each other can make it worse. >> i drank out of my friend's water bottle. and she warned me that she wasn't feeling very well. and the next day, she ended up going to the health center. >> reporter: kids have limited ability to wash their hands. >> the camper who you just

heard from did become sick from swine flu. >> a live look outside right now. eyewitness news has weather and traffic together. >> it really is the fact that the dew point is in the 30s. that is extremely dry air for july. nothing going on around here. ien mean, -- i mean, there are a few wispy high clouds. utah, 21%. it's a lot different out to the west. showers and thundershowers. from chicago to minnesota area. also to st. louis. that really indicates additional humidity and warmer temps are located. that will be moving in our direction late tomorrow night, maybe a thundershower at midnight and thursday. friday, maybe even into the weekend. rather humid. and yes, chances of thundershowers, finally coming our way. and we need it. denise? >> thank you, bob. let's check on the roads now with sharon gibala at wjz traffic control.

>> reporter: first i want to report an amtrak service interruption. that's going to be at east harford road because of a trash fire on the truck. hopefully they'll get that cleared up soon. meantime, there is someone on walker drive. traffic being in the eastbound lanes. a new one in cockeysville, york road at scott adam road. one at chesaco drive. too many to mention all in the city. some in perring parkway. north charles at west 23rd. and ramsey at south monroe. as far as delays go, there is a look at your drive times and your speeds on the top and the west sides of the beltway. just about 10 and 6 miles per hour below the posted speed limit. also slow between 895 and the toll plaza. there is a live look at the west side. west side all clear at wilkins avenue. top side, no delays yet at

green spring. this traffic report is brought to you by geico. log onto geico.com or call 1- 800-947-auto. back over to you. a gesture of openness amid a spirit of celebration. >> it is bastille day in france. looks a little different this year. france asked germany and india to participate in this country as the country looks to build military partnerships. and french companies hope this will create new buyers for their military supplies. after one day of rest, tour de france resumes today. seven-time winner lance armstrong remains eight seconds off the lead. he still is a contender, but this comeback may be more difficult than he thought it would be. >> reporter: the tour de france

riders are back on the road again today, heading toward the halfway mark of the world's most famous bicycle race. and the biggest story again is about the world's most famous bicycle rider, lance armstrong, who has won this race a record seven times and is currently sitting in third place. he's back this year, after a layoff in discovering even he can't just pick up where he left off. >> the break, the 3 1/2, 4 years, it's been harder than i expected. >> i don't feel old. but the time away, timeout competition. that race intensity. you can't replicate in any kind of training. >> reporter: armstrong is as famous for winning his victory over cancer as winning races. but this year is different. he's fighting not just riders from other teams but another star on his own team. spaniard alberto contaddor, currently ahead of him in second place. >> reporter: these two will have to go head to head.

but the rumor is, contaddor said if lance attacks in the mountains, he won't chase him. what will happen if contaddor attacks? >> reporter: and they will determine whether the phenomenal story of lance armstrong is over or still rolling along. mark phillips, cbs news, london. after today's stage, armstrong remained in third place. you know, third place is pretty darned good. for what he's been through. straight ahead, searching for answers. in an illinois grave yard. after hundreds of bodies are dug up in the name of profit. shot, while pushing a stroller. the father, not as lucky. and another gorgeous summer day. bob is updating your five-day forecast. that's coming up.

american exchange student, amanda knox gets a jailhouse

visit from her family. she is on trial for the murder of her british roommate. >> i know she was sad that it was her birthday again. she told all of us that she didn't want to spend another birthday in jail. but she always finds a way to be happy. so she was still smiling. >> knox'sknox's sisters are returning today, while there is a two-month summer recess in the trial. it will resume this fall. a chicago area cemetery remains a giant crime scene tonight. investigators have taken on the painstaking task of going over the cemetery grounds, inch by inch. >> reporter: cook county sheriff's employees carefully brush off headstone after headstone, marking some of them with an x. it's in preparation for that shoulder to shoulder step-by-step cemetery search. while the fbi will use a grid to comb the initial crime scene

area. >> everything has to be documented, photographed, logged before it can be removed. >> reporter: it's all in an effort to make sure no crime scene can go undetected here. four baroque detectives have been charged with digging up graves, burying someone else in the plot. and dumping at least 300 bodies into two areas of the cemetery for cash. leaving thousands still wondering where their relatives' remains are. >> reporter: but that's not the only traumatic result of this scheme. >> i've only got three that are kind of in the state of limbo right now. >> reporter: chicago funeral director august us cage say-- augustus cage says those families all need to lay a loved one to rest. they will store the remains until the cemetery reopens. >> do you think people will still continue to opt to bury their loved ones at baroque?

-- burr oaks? >> incredible, incredible -- credibility, credibility, credibility, integrity, integ rit, integrity. i think this went down in flames. >> they received information about buried family members. and that number continues to grow. federal officials say they now know the remains of a train crash. >> vic, the train operator is believed to be on the job. a federal panel concluded that she suffered from a sleep disorder. tests showed a medication in her system. a stroller, carrying a baby

was hit by a stray bullet. the family was walking near the modesto home when the shooting was heard. neighbors gave a description of the suspect to police. the father is in critical condition tonight. a nevada father is in the hot seat after he put his 11- year-old son in the driver's seat. >> i was just sitting like this. that was just in the center like this. >> police say the father may have been too drunk to drive. but his son said it was just a harmless driving lesson and that his dad was in control of the vehicle at all times. for now, the father is behind bars. a famous daughter reminisces about her times. coming up, marie osmond shares personal memories of her

lifelong friend of michael jackson. >> i think the things that touched me the most about his funeral was his daughter. >> the thing that moved millions also moved marie. >> i know what loss is. i know what that means to. lose your parents. and to lose him so young, i know will be tough for those kids. so to have that support they need, i hope they have it. >> each had a band of five brothers, thrown into a world of instant fame. >> do you ever get the feeling that your younger brother is watching you, waiting? marie remembers a moment when the families crossed paths. i remember being in hotels, one time in england. and having all of this fun. also tonight, did michael have a secret double life in las vegas?

plus, katherine heigl, britney spears and antonio sabato junior is looking for love on reality tv. we'll have more coming up later here on entertainment tonight. entertainment tonight, 7:30. the string of fabulous sunny days. are they behind us?

here it is, the middle of july. we've had like zero humidity so far this month. and not much in the way of rain. looks like we'll find it. we'll probably see some much- needed thundershowers. right now, 83. the dew point is at 39 degrees, extremely unusual for july. i'm telling you. 20% humidity. it's dryer here now than it is out in utah, portions of california and arizona. now, it's warmer out there. but that's amazingly dry air. southwest winds at 30.14. it's holding steady. around the state. fantastic weather. 85 today. 58 this morning. and that tied the record back

in 2001. our normal high is 87. normal low at 66. and the record, 1954, 101. and yes, i said, this morning tied the low record at bwi marshall at 58 degrees. many suburban areas were in the mid to low 50s. 75 in oakland. they were in the 40s this morning, by the way. chilly out there. ocean city at 82 now. dry air everywhere. 39. dew point means it's extremely dry. typically in the summertime, we had dew point in the mid to low 60s, each 70 -- even 70s at some time. right now, temperatures holding in the low 80s tonight. we'll be dropping again to really cool readings overnight. 50s and low 60s. again, a light little breeze. shifting more to the south and southwest. satellite picture. you can barely find a cloud. a few high clouds. that's about it. all of the action is out to the west. a lot of showers and storms in

the upper plain states. some of the this moisture will head to the west. warm front heading out there. that will bring us increased humidity. humidity starts coming up. temperatures won't be as cool. and more clouds after midnight tomorrow. as that system moves closer to us. we might see a shower or thundershower by thursday morning. and the best chance will come thursday afternoon, thursday night. maybe even friday. with this front kind of slowing down, we'll be in the vicinity here. while we have the chance of more scattered shower and thundershower activity, friday, saturday and probably again on sunday. won't be all that hot. south winds, 5 to 15 on the bay tomorrow. tonight, another gorgeous night. 56 at bwi. clear and cool. and tomorrow, sun, clouds, warming up to 89. maybe even a thundershower at midnight tomorrow night. >> there's no place better to be. >> gorgeous. still to come on eyewitness news tonight. i'm mike hellgren, at bwi marshall airport.

a plane headed here makes an emergency landing after a hole develops in the fuselage. what's being done to keep you

a plane bound for bwi is forced to land after a hole opens up the passenger cabin. body found. a man disappeared after boating with friends in the inner harbor. the link to the washington, d.c. council. a motorcycle eludes police. how does it all end? and check in for more on these stories and all the day's breaking news. >> eyewitness news at 5:00

a flight is forced to make an emergency landing. >> hi, everybody. i'm kai jackson. >> and i'm sally thorner. here's what people are talking about. a nightmare for passengers. 126 of them were headed to baltimore, when a hole opened up in the fuselage. but that southwest flight did land safely. and now, a major investigation is under way. eyewitness news stays on the story, live at bwi marshall airport. mike hellgren has complete coverage of the safety of these southwest planes and amazing video from that troubled flight. hi, mike. >> reporter: hi, kai. passengers describe hearing a blast and feeling the cabin pressure change immediately. that hole is right next to the