hello again, i'm don scott. >> i'm mary bubala. >> we begin with breaking news out of glen burnie where a man has been shot outside an apartment complex. now several area schools are on lockdown. good afternoon, wee. >> reporter: good afternoon don and everyone. even though school is out for the summer there are still a lot of summer programs, and with a potential murder on the loose police are not taking any chances. a qung man in his 20s shot and killed. the scene, a glen burnie apartment complex nothing less than chaotic. now surrounding neighborhoods are filled with anxiety. police say the person who pulled the trigger is at large. >> you haven't had that much of it going on in the neighborhood so it's kind of scary. >> as it stands we don't have a motive. we're continuing to interview witnesses to determine if there's possibly more than one suspect involved in this. >> reporter: at this time police don't even have a description of the suspect. he is most likely still armed, but they have taken serious

precautions. the shooting put several nearby schools on lockdown, including ripley. >> it's such a nice, quiet great place to live so when you hear things like that it makes you worry. >> reporter: because police know so little they are relying on witness accounts, and anyone with information to help them solve what happened and, more importantly, find the. for now we are live at police headquarters, weijia jiang, eyewitness news. >> if you have any information on the shooting you can reach anne arundel police at 410-222- 8700. >> we are learning more about the aid to a washington, d.c. councilman who was found dead in the inner harbor. today police say they're investigating his death as an accidental drowning. 30-year-old desiing deschane went missing have after an

afternoon of drinking on a boat. it could be their last hope. parents and alumni are trying to keep towson catholic high school open by taking their fight to the court. >> reporter: good afternoon, don and everybody. the alumni association is seeking an injunction from a judge which would force the school to remain open. they say the parrish broke its contract with students because the parents had already paid tuition. that money will be returned but parents and teachers are strongly protesting the decision to close the school. don, back to you. >> thank you very much, sally. the school has been facing dwindling enrollment and increasing operating costs. >> a top corrections officer is in washington pressing for authority to jam cell phone signals in prison. this issue is front and center in the state since an inmate

arranged the murder of a federal witness behind bars. under federal law, jamming cell signals is illegal. among the maryland officials speaking today the man charged with running the state's correctional facilities and u.s. senator barbara mikulski. troubling news about the metro in washington, d.c. federal investigators say the signaling system continues to fail periodically. that problem has been linked to last month's deadly crash in which nine passengers died. the system is supposed to automatically prevent crashes by detecting passing trains, then transmitting speed and stop information. a passenger plane has crashed in iran killing everyone on board. the plane had just taken off from the aren't tehran and was heading to armenia. witnesses say they saw the tail section catch on fire, then shortly after the plane

spiraled and hit hard. investigators believe poor maintenance may be to blame. it is iran's worst air disaster in six years. the president's choice to be the next u.s. supreme court justice is undergoing another day of grilling on capitol hill. here's a live look where sonia sotomayor is answering tough questions from baltimore republicans. so far, she is standing her ground. >> reporter: sonia sotomayor remained cool under fire as she returned for another day of intense questioning on capitol hill. >> on all issues i followed the law. >> reporter: it's the third day of hearings but the subject remains the same. senators asked her what she meant when she said that a wise latina would reach a better conclusion than a white male. >> you indicated, please correct me if i'm wrong. i'm trying to quote your words.

a quote failed rhetorical flourish that fell flat. >> it fell flat. and i understand that some people have understood them in a way that i never intended. >> also back on the agenda is sotomayor's ruling that white new haven firefighters were not discriminated against when the results of the promotion test they took were thrown out. the supreme court overturned that decision. but democrats dominate the committee and the senate. and they were much friendlier. >> is you're a hero to the baltimore baseball fans. you allowed the strike to continue so cal ripken could continue to be the iron man. we want to invite to you a orioles game. >> good morning. you can assure your constituents that i have been to camden yards. >> reporter: unless there's a big surprise, the first

hispanic nominee will win the support she needs. in washington, wjz, eyewitness news. >> sotomayor is expected to be confirmed within the next week or two. >> hopes are thigh space shuttle "endeavour" will be able to lift off tonight. here's a look just moments ago at that time kennedy space center. nasa has set a launch time vie 6:03 think. the flight has been delayed five times due to mechanical problems and thunderstorms in that area. in our area this noon, we are still sitting pretty under some gore just skies and loving conditions. eyewitness news live with the complete first warning weather coverage. >> beautiful afternoon. >> boy does it look like it. and meteorologist bernadette woods in the first warning weather center. >> first warning doppler radar, there is nothing in our area still. overall it's going to be another nice day. however, we're going to start to warm it up because of a

front moving our way. it's going to pump up some warm air, then this front is going to move into the mid-atlantic starting tomorrow. not going to be as big or strong as we're seeing out to the west but this is something that we'll be monitoring. for more on what's going on here is marty. >> thank you, bern. good afternoon. let's take a look at a graphic. this is kind of an interesting cold front. it's getting its birth up near the hudson and james bay region where we'll start to see some fronts move our way in september. fall, if you will. looks like by early next week when the vortex of that cool, if you will, air is over your neighborhood, temperatures may not get out of the 70s. meteorologist bernadette woods with those cool details coming up shortly. now back inside. >> marty, thank you. the baltimore ravens will be keeping their franchise player. terrell suggs has agreed to

sign a six-year contract with the team. espn is reporting the deal is worth $63 million. plus, a $33 million signing bonus. suggs has played for the ravens for the past three years. >> still to come on wjz's eyewitness news, a caring couple murdered. new details released in the deaths of a husband and wife in pensacola. how the attackers may have trained for the crime. a cure nor america. congress takes a major first step in expanding healthcare coverage. your complete first warning forecast is still coming up.

>> troubling details released about the men accused of killing a florida couple. investigators now say the men trained for a month to prepare for the robbery. part of that training may have been in marshal arts. byrd and melanie billings were shot in their home last week.

some of their 17 children may have even witnessed the murders. >> we've shielded them as much as possible, and that's probably my fault. i know that they need to know. they have asked questions. it has been talked about with the ones who have asked questions. >> the couple adopted 13 children with devout mental disabilities. they also had four of their own. >> a major step forward in the push to expand healthcare coverage. just a short time ago a senate committee passed a bill to revamp healthcare, expanding coverage to nearly all americans, but the bill comes with a hefty price tag costing $600 billion. and some republicans on the hill aren't exactly on board. >> obviously the president, having just gotten back into town, is awfully anxious to engage in another rush and spend activity. he's clearly trying to get us

to pass a healthcare bill before the august recess when one has not even yet been written. >> the senate also provides federal aid to families making about $# 8,000 a year. is he was the only oriole on the field last night but adam jones made his presence felt at the all-star game in st. louis. here he is with a fly way out to right field. that ends up the game winning run. american wleeg wins 4-3. we are celebrating a very special anniversary. the man sitting next to me, don scott has been here -- he's still here -- has been here on television hill for 35 years. ron matz is live at wjz.com with more on how we can all join in on the celebration. hey, ron. >> let the celebration begin. we have a couple of ways for you to take part. the first is a very unique web poll. we want to know as don celebrates 35 years here at

wjz, what should he be named for putting up with marty for all these years? your choices are, a saint, united nations ambassador, or wjz 13 general manager for a day. go to wjz.com and cast your vote. we also want you to e-mail your congratulations to dofnlt send them to wjz web alert, or click on the link at the top of the home page. very exciting, st. marty is with me. lots of stuff going on. >> i'm here till 3:30. i'm just taking a nap on your shoulder. actually, it feels pretty good. >> he's helping with the voting process. >> we're going to party like it's the hamptons on a saturday night. >> i love it. make sure you tune in tomorrow for wjz wjz's special coverage

as we celebrate don's special day. >> they did not give me the day off, by the way. >> i know. >> still ahead -- i wouldn't want it off, anyway. stick around, your complete first warning forecast now two and a half minutes away. >> maybe the day after. >> nope. next week. >> next week, yes. first, here's a look at today's midday stocks, then last night's mega millions wing numbers. x

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so this is how we started out the day. cool once again, 58 degrees in baltimore, very close to the record, but the record this morning was 57. you see across the board it was a cool morning. but things are starting to change this afternoon. we are warming into the low 80s already. we're going to top out in the upper 80s. the dew points are starting to come up a bit out there. still somewhat comfortable, because we're in the 50s. that's not too bad for july. that is going to continue to climb tonight and tomorrow. tomorrow is going to be a warm and muggy day. the winds are turning around to the south ahead of a front that's moving our way. this is the front right here. it's going to move in tonight, and tomorrow we're going see the chance for a couple of thunderstorms with it. what happens after that we're going to show you on this map here that it generally stalls out in our area for friday. so later friday into saturday there's another chance for showers and storms as this next

low moves our way. it looks like right now on sunday that we'll try to get out of here at least temporarily. the warm air is going to stick around for the short term, but after this low finally gets out of here it will cool down. so the forecast looks like this today. we are looking at a nice one but a warmer one, up to 89 degrees fore a high. humidity starting to creep up. that's going to keep our temperatures from dropping overnight, 68 for the low. tomorrow 88 degrees is what we're thinking for the high. the chance for a couple of showers or thunderstorms. more humid and warm out there tomorrow, and then we'll see some more changes as we head toward the weekend. since they are giving me off for your anniversary tomorrow, i wanted to say happy anniversary. >> thank you very much. >> e-mail him tomorrow. >> your vote counts. >> still to come, a new report is out on drinking and driving. coming up in healthwatch, why more americans are putting down their keys. >> here are the top stories right now on wjz.com.

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some new research may help people with brain tumors once considered fatal. >> in today's healthwatch researchers have discovered 17 genes that may contribute to

the development of glioblastoma. the findings may eventually lead to tests that predict patient survival and drugs that target the specific genes. according to a new report fewer americans are driving drunk. the survey found in 2007 the number of drunk drivers was down 71% from the mid-1970's. researchers credit tougher laws and tighter enforcement. >> thank you very much. >> check in with eyewitness news today at 4:00, 5:00, and 6:00. sally is in the newsroom with a preview. >> hi mary and everybody. michael jackson's doctor could soon be charged in his death w. autopsy results just days away, the investigation zeros in on jackson's medical records. shark attack survivors face their fears. they head to capitol hill. you won't believe what they want. stick around, the five-day forecast is coming right up.

welcome back. here's the five-day forecast. >> let's take a look at the numbers. we've already discussed the thundershower possibility. notice the downturn. i just think it's amazing that it will escape the weekend. welcome spring to summer. now back to you. >> all right, thank you very

much. it is the second csi night of the week. tonight at 10:00, another episode of csi new york, immediately followed by eyewitness news.