scare in the air. wjz takes you inside the baltimore bound southwest jet where a holes exploded at 24,000 feet. >> all of a sudden you hear a loud bang and all the oxygen masks drop and it is like houston, we've got a problem. >> tonight the developing investigation, passengerses eyewitness accounts and the airlines past problems with inspection. >> i am dick carter. >> i am denise. >> people are talking about tonight. >> those onboard heard a loud boom. they all made it back safely to baltimore but the focus of the

baseball sized hole tonight. >> responding to b an inflightier mergence. >> reporter: we obtained video from inside baltimore bound southwest flight 2294. >> this aircraft has 128 souls onboard. >> reporter: after a foot long hole cracked through passengercompartment. >> a roaring noise. you hear a loud bang and then all the oxygen masks dropped. the crew was running up and down the ail. >> reporter: this is the hole from outside. no one on the plane was severely injured. >> we had extreme pressure in that cabin like being deep under the sea, if you will. >> reporter: one third of southwest's fleet uses the same type of plane, boeing 737-700 series. they -- 300 series. they said they inspectedle all of them and found no problem. >> it doesn't appear uh it was

the kind of inspection that might detect small cracks, maybe something cat traffic. >> reporter: a lawyer and aviation expert says this appears to be a stress fatigue in the plane's aluminum skin. the plane was in service since the 90s. >> the problem should never occur. >> reporter: he points to a seven and a half million dollar settlement between the faa and southwest earlier in the year for failing to inspect cracks. >> we were hoping they had learned theirs will son from previous failures. >> the plane landed safely and is taxing. >> everyone started clapping and the captain was treated like a super star. >> reporter: they failed to inspect some 50,000 flights for

cracks. southwest says this is the first time this has happened to one of its jets. the airline did not experience delays because of those inspections today. a dramatic police pursuit all caught on tape. county police helicopter along with sky eye chopperrer 19 followed a man on a motorcycle where speeds were reaching 100 miles per hour. he jumped off his bike and disappear intoed the neighbourhood. officers never found him. police are invest gating a mysterious disappearence and now a a death, a staffer found in the water near canton. kelly spoke with the last person who saw this man alive. =ly. >> reporter: we may never know how henedded up in the water near canton but now his body has been found, they are all mourning him and saying his

life was cut too soon. in the canton harbour monday morning, h he woke up on his boat and realized his boyfriend was gone. h he had been with a group of 10 friends ton boat all weekened . he was last soon alive 10:30 p.m. sunday night. >> docking is usually the most treacherous. once you get back and everyone is accounted for you think everyone is safe. you just never expect anything to happen at home. >> reporter: the group assumed he h had left to visit other friends in the marina but soon police started searching monday morning. finally divers found the 29- year-old tuesday morning two boat slips away from his boyfriend's boat. >> at this point there is no evidence p of foul play. looks like he was here over the weekend enjoying the inner harbour and had an accident. >> the captain stays sober,

usually you have one sober lookout and we did. >> reporter: he was press secretary for a dc councilman and worked for the dc mayor anthony williams. his political and social network came together to remember him. >> one thing i know i will miss is his calling and saying how you doing, whats' up, what can i do? anybody need anything? what can we do? that was the greatness of him. >> i don't have the gift that he has where he can just walk into a room and suddenly he has a couple dozen friends. >> reporter: police say all evidence at this point, pins to an accidental drowning but there will be an autopsy. live in canton, wjz eyewitness news. >> there are two memorials planned for him. one in connecticut another in dc. exact details are not yet final. in the hot seat, sonia sotomayor faced a tough grilling from lawmakerses

today. for the first time she addressed her now infamous comment saying quote a wise latina would be able to make better decisions than a white man. >> the words i chose, taking the rhetorical flourish, bad ' doe e e yeah, i do not believe any ethnic, racial or gender group has an advantage in sound judging. >> sotomayored added that in her 17 years she never allowed personal experiences or opinions to influence on a case . she will have another full day of questioning tomorrow. on capital hill a subcommittee was held on last month's metro train crash p. today's testimony focused on metro's automatic signaling system. post crash investigation show that equipment failed off and on before and after the crash.

one passenger tacked a about the moment he will never forget. >> i heard a screeching noise, a issuederring feeling came through the car, some up with yelled behind me she believed we had derailed and then one of the loudest bangs i have ever heard in my life. >> metro's board chairman told law may recollects quote it is a mystery -- quote it is a mystery why the signaling system continues to fail. le all mt. row trains are being run manually system wide. feeting for their school a week after the closure was announced, parents and tonights trying to figure out a way to keep them open . new tonight, guy jackson explains the legal move made to stop the school from closing. >> reporter: a big legal move and an injunction in baltimore city court to stop towson from closing. parents, and students are are

concerned this is far from over. >> emotions run high at towson catholic in baltimore county. >> this place is my whole life and i tell you right now, if i have to find somewhere to go for my senior year. >> reporter: she was supposed to be a senior. those plans changed for her and other students when announced last tuesday the parish run school would close because of low inare rolement and a budget deficit of $650,000. >> the reality is the school no longer became a destination high school for children of parents in the parish. >> reporter: a meeting between administrators, students, parents address questions like schools for future seniors, jobs for teachers and staff, transcripts, class rings. >> teachers supposed to be doing my recommendations i won't be able to pass customs like junior class ring. it is not fair at all.

>> reporter: mackenzie would have been a sophomore. >> we were able to locate a school for her and just doing the best that we can do to make sure she finds a school that will offer her the same div.ty as here. >> reporter: despite the meeting with students and parents, legal action has been taken to stop towson from closing. we will give that to our lawyers to handle. >> the type of enthusiasm and support you see now would have been present months ago. >> that was attorney warren brown. he was not here as an attorney he hases a daughterrer who would have been a sophomore. >> our lady of mount carmel has invited the senior class here at towson to come and finish out the school year with them. some fine ever students will do that but there are ninth, tenth

and 11th graders who food a school to go to. some have found schools others are still looking. >> thank you. and tonight's rally was the third in less than a week. >> many people in baltimore are talking trash about the new one plus one plan. >> today was the official start to the controversial new schedule. instead of of picking up garbage twice a week, the city will only pick p once a week. the city is replacing the second trash collection day with are recycling pick up. they are expected to save the city $7 million. >> you will soon have a new way of crossing the inner harbour. baltimoreer city announced the expansion of the commuterrer forry service . free service runs already nearly two million dollars in federal stimulus money is being used to fund the

project. >> marylands' art scene is getting a boost. art's organizations will be kept into with nearly a million dollars from the stimulus bill passed earlier this year. much of the funding will be used to pass jobs in the arts. national endowment for the you are the arts promised to award money to save jobs here in maryland. >> kochs fired two mail -- coaches fired, two mail high school coaches are fired. some say they are not to blame. >> an evil blot surrounding the killing -- plot surrounding the killing of a husband and wife non-for adopting more than a dozen special needs children. >> jelly fish are making themselves felt along the mid- atlantic coast. that story as eyewitness news continues. >> humidity will start creeping back our way. coming up next.

it is 66 degrees and clear in central maryland. the complete first warning weather forecast is coming upment first a major break in the home invasion and murder of a florida couple with 17 children. police made three more arrests today, a total of seven people are now in custody accused of ticking part in the crime and morer arrests are possible. invest gators say at leasts one

of the suspects did some work at the home and one suspect is only 16 years old. nine of bird and melanie billings children were at home, none were hurt. members of the los angeles coroner's department searched dr. klein's offices today looking for additional medical records in order to determine what role drugs may have played in causing jackson's death. klein said he sedated him for medical procedures but but never gave him an unnecessary dose. she told police her children were possessed by demons t dc woman accused of killing her four daughterhiding their bodys in her home. a judge spent a second day reviewing police interrogation of jacks. the decomposing bodies of the children were found in her home. she e told detectives she had to contain the demons in her daughterrers body of. the judge is decides if the

interview can be submitted for trial. outraged after a frederick county high school fires two popular softball coaches over its alcohol policy. they invited the team and parents to a post season cook out. some parents brought beer to the party and shared it only with other adults. today, one of the coaches spoke out. >> i didn't provide it, i didn't drink it, but i did see some parents had it. apparently this is a violation and i accepted responsibility. >> i did have a drink. in fact, my husband and i brought some so i would be the culprit. >> frederick county public schools say rules prohibit alcohol at any function even if not on school property. meanwhile coach young is appealing the decision. he just lead the term to a twoa western regional title.

>> mid-atlantic be beach goers are feeling the burn, not from the sun but jelly fish. the number of people experiences jelly fish stings has jumped in the past few days. >> reporter: jelly fish are this woke's collectible. although collectors are paying a prices. >> i have been stung by them today. >> with we got stung today were. >> reporter: lifeguards are reporting hundreds of stings along the delaware coast. >> jelly fish have been everywhere and our kids have been in the water a little bit less and they know if they go into the water they will get stung. >> reporter: but just down the coast at ocean city, they are not a problem. >> for whatever reason, we e are not saying it. >> reporter: he is the captain of ocean city beach control and says geography may be the reason. >> warm water comes up from the gulf stream. that is further out, not so close to shore. when you look at the can you have which you are around the mid-atlantic, ocean city is tucked in.

warmer water stays further away and may get closes north of here. >> reporter: they come inle all shapes and sizes with pain levels to match. mosts have no stingers at all and are harmless. sea nettles do and account for most of the stings along the coast and in the chesapeake. one way to do it is apply shaving cream and then shave off any bashes. >> the vast majority of jolly fish stings are minor but those with allergies to bee stings are at more risk. obama was in st. louis before tonight's all-star game wearing the jacket of his hometown chicago white sox he throughout the ceremonial first pitch and got it to home plate. before the game, the president said h he just didn't want to bo bounce it up there. >> looked good to me.

>> made it there. >> i have done that. if you have never done it before it is hard to judge the distance and speed to get it over the plate. it is not that a easy. >> distance and speed. >> let's look at tempconditions. what a beautiful day it has been and a beautiful night. cool temps around the region. 66 now. to humidity up. dew point. winds are calm. holding steady. temperatures today. this morning. we tied low temperature 58 degrees this morning. after a high of only 84 degrees. norrer mall high is 87. a around the state, temperatures holding 60s to the west. low to mid-60s. some places upper 60s to low 70s. tonight many places again will be back in the 50s this morning. up in oakland, 40s. west virginia was 44 degrees and bradford pa in northern pennsylvania, 39 degrees this

morning. can you believe that. 71 in napa, 77 in the 60s north and west of the brake light way. very light winds. with light winds, clear skieses, that is when you get with dry air chilly terribles. out to the west, not far from st. louis, showers and thunderstorms. some of this moisture h will move in our direction. we expect increase in humidity and clouds. maybe a shower can break out to the mountains. late tomorrow night, probably see scattered showers and thundershowers. thursday afternoon, maybe friday, the best chance will come saturday as a warm front approaches, more humid conditions bring temperatures back to normal, even above. along the frontal boundary, something will develop along the front and enhance showers here. saturday into sunday. we get a chance of much needed rain even though we have had a lot offering the past few month, it has been dry the past few weeks. south winds in the bay, day

temp 78. tonight, clear and chilly, evening might break a record, 56 by morning. warming up to 89 degrees. perhaps a brief shower after midnight. the be best chance thursday afternoon, 88 and kind of h humid. 88 friday. cooling for the weekend, a good shot scattered showers and thundershowers. saturday lickerring into sunday. much needed rain -- lingering into sunday. much needed rain. updated first warning weather forecast tomorrow morning. >> baseball's best gather for the all-star game and a former all-star finds a new home

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adam jones makes an impact comes off the bench as a reserve for the american league and drove in go ahead run. a san diego closer heath bell, that gave the american league a four will have three lead. the game winner 4-3 american league remains unbeaten in 13 straight games. orioles will resume regular season schedule friday against the white sox in chicago. free agent pitcher martinez arrived in philadelphia, under went a physical, expected to sign a one year deal to join the phillys tomorrow. he pitched for the mets last season and native dominican republic in world baseball classic this spring. they hop he can boost the starting proation. martinez expected to make a few minor league starts before joining them. football training camp opens in less that two weeks. plenty of wheeling and dealing

under way. they have you be till 4:00 p.m. to morrer row afternoon to reach an agreement on a long term contract. no deal restricts him to a one year franchise. one guy getting a good deal, mat castle after one seasons as a starter in newing england. traded to the chiefs he gets a six year contract worth $63 million. 28 million of that guaranteed. castle never started a game in college, had a great year when he stepped in for tom brady in new england now one of the highest played pitchers in the nfl. in a recent survey tiger woods was ranked number 1 highest will be ranked athlete in the world. he made nearly $100 million. he was hard at with work in scott land today preparing for the british open which starts thursday. he has won three times before but never played a competitive round at the turn berry course

where this is being held. >> tour defrance saw no major changes to the overall standings. in change is good news for lance armstrong who maintains his third overall place. eight seconds behind the leader. back to the all-star game. in the home rounderrer by, prince fielder was the best in the long ball contest this year of. a victory for him, and a win for fans in wisconsin. they lined up a at the ticket booth to cash in on a deal tied to his performance. for each homer he hit, they took $1 off a ticket in august. that moons a $28 -- mean as a $28 ticket for five buckthey are not about to miss a deal in milwaukee. >> i guess not. >> thank you mark. >> thank you mark. we will be right back you know why i sell tools? tools are uncomplicated? nothing complicated about a pair of 10 inch hose clamp pliers. you know what's complicated? shipping. shipping's complicated. not really. with priority mail flat rate boxes from

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