air lift her and about 45 minutes later they told me to go to caroll county general. >> reporter: did you get a chance to see her? >> not before. >> reporter: police say she was hit and killed by a drunk drive, kevin smith, he lives just a few miles away. she was standing about here on francis scott key talking to group of friends that had pull over on the sigh -- side of the road. the driver crossed the white line. >> when they contacted smith they immediately observed alcohol on his breath and furthered the investigation along that line and ultimately arrested him for driving under the influence. >> reporter: he faces three charges, bail set at $20,000 outraging the family. >> i'm mad and angry because you know, the girl was part of

my life. i have a son and a daughter and i live for my children and he ripped half of me away and he can get out on $20,000 or $2000 or whatever? he shouldn't be allowed out. he should never be allow out. no parent should have to go through what i went through last night. >> reporter: tonight state police continue the investigation, they're not sure where this driver was prior to the accidents. she was going to be a sophomore in high school. adam may, wjz news. smith is held at the detention center. let's update the breaking story, toxicology reports released in the death of steve mcnair. the results. >> reporter: we're learning that steve mcnair had a blood- alcohol level twice the legal limit at the time of his death.

he was shot to death by his girlfriend july 4th. he was probably sleeping when he was shot twice in the head and then in the chest and then she turned the gun on herself. two days before the shooting, she was arrested in nashville for drunk driving. police video shows her telling officers she was high. a man is on probase for selling the gun to his girlfriend. a man at chick fillet says he was robbed at the parking lot. he was about to make a drop for the restaurant. before he left the parking lot, someone got inside his car and demanded money. he fled with the bank deposit and he returned unharmed. >> family of the man accuse of

shooting two police officers over the weekend are speaking out and saying they're sorry about what happened. one of the officers and the accused shooter is recovering. mike. >> reporter: officer jerome shaurette is in stable condition after surgery and the family of the shooter says he's a good man who snapped. new pictures wjz obtained shows shawn sinclair, the man accused of shooting two police officers loaded into an ambulance. he's had a battle with mental illness. >> i'm here to apology to the families and whatever happens. i heard what they say, that he was a maniac and he probably was but he was not in his right mind. he's a caring man. >> he worked at this foot

locker and has five children and an arrest record back to 1993. police say on saturday he assaulted two women he had been involved with and ambushed the officers responsing. one officer was in this car. >> he say he was tired and ready to die. he said there's going to be some trouble down here. police car pull down the street and he went up to the car and shot all of his bullets into the car. >> reporter: home video obtained by wjz shows the aftermath. some say police beat him after the shooting. the commissioner responded. >> i have very few apologies to make about his condition or the outcome of this incident. if our men weren't there to stop this maniac, who knows what he would have done to innocent people on the street. >> he has a family, he's not a

maniac. he has a family. i definitely don't know what made him snap. >> the other officer has been released from the hospital. he's happy to be alive. the police commissioner calls the wounded officers heros. reporting live at shock trauma, wjz news. thank you. they say shawn sinclair used a 9 mm handgun. a man faces theft charges after driving away from police and causing a serious accident involves four children. calvin kurtis was pull over and he fled and hit another car on jacobs road. their conditions are unknown. in the other car, 3 adults and a 3, 6 and 9-year-old were taken to the hospital with non-

life-threatening injuries. here's a live look outside, what the can we expect tonight? eyewitness news live with coverage. we're tracking live doppler radar. >> beautiful weather this july with little rain. we have a good shot of getting some today and tomorrow. looking at radar, there's a batch of precipitation around virginia and come moving towards our region. we have a good batch down to packs river and thunder and lightning as well. light rain just leaving ocean city area. out to the west, some thunder around. cumberland, moving up. we have a chance of showers today and tomorrow. tuesday's out look. >> we have a chance of thunderstorms because the storm is making its way up to coast

south to north. it's going to move through giving us a chance for showers and storms and get out of here on wednesday. we'll have the full forecast coming up shortly. the upper chesapeake bay has a visiter. a manatee. look at these photos from the national aquarium taken by a police officer over the weekend. it's unusual that manatees venture further than the georgia coastline. they want to keep a safe distance from the animal. apollo astronauts celebrating are on a new mission, they want america to lead another space race and put a man on mars. the latest on the crusade for wjz. a man on mars should be the next giant leap for

mankind. neil armstrong met with the president hoping to push a new president to a new frontier. neil armstrong was the first man on the moon. buzz followed 40 years ago. >> we, the planet earth is going to send some people one day to the surface of mars. >> reporter: astronauts agree it should happen. they want the mystery solve. can mars sustain life. the human brain on mars and we can answer the question. nasa will launch a science lab to arrive at the red planet next summer. no human flights are in the works. >> the duration of the flight almost 3 years puts us in a situation where we need new technology and new capabilities to go to mar.

>> the surface must be the next race in space. the president reviewed the plan. they now dream of mars and hope the president will turn the dream into reality. astronauts aboard the international space station celebrating the first moon landing. this is the second walk where they hooked spare parts to the space station. the crew is working on a broken toilet for the space station. still ahead, pregnancy and the city. the hidden danger that could make your unborn baby's iq drop. thieves broke into churches over the weekend and they worry it could happen again. that story is next on eyewitness news. . i'm ron matz in southwest

baltimore and you're about to see an amazing piece of art work. larger than life when eyewitness news continues. could we see some much- needed rain this evening? bob is updating the forecast. now, complete coverage

. baltimore county in shock after three churches are broken into. how they got in and what the thieves were looking to take. >> reporter: police still have a lot of unanswered questions about the church break ins but they think the motive was fast cash. >> reporter: the senior pastor addresses a shocked congregation on sunday. it was one of three that was broken into. >> the robbers came through

the window. >> reporter: they also pry up the w of two other churches and they're located a couple miles a part in baltimore county. >> to have three in one night in close proximity. that's not something we normally have. >> they did not vandalize the church but ransacked each one. >> everything was pull out. papers piled up on top of the dresser, papers on the floor. after trashing the room, the thieves made it to this cabinet and stole a heavy safe. it was empty, but they found an envelope of $40 in cash. >> we're not sure what they wanted. but that's all that they took was the cash. >> reporter: the attack is unbelievable to some. >> it's horrible that whoever did it breaks in a church and you're stealing from god. >> it's going to get worse as

the recession gets worse. >> reporter: police urge anyone with information to come guard to prevent another church from being victimized. police are not disposing how much money was stolen. hi, cristty. we have some problems to report in the hard hartford area. northbound 95, starting to see some congestion from key highway to the tunnel, ten minutes through that. the northbound inner loop is sluggish. moving to the west side, stop and go from security boulevard. the normal delay on 70 eastbound, that's the ramp on the beltway. as far as city accidents, one to update you on. let's look live at the west side as you can see we're

building some heavy volume. this report brought to you by subway. an updated favorite pile high with toppings, subway, eat fresh. 80% of maryland's inmates fail drug tests before being booked. it's statistics like that that brought heavy hitters to bring a drug treatment behind bars. >> reporter: central booking may not be known for methadone for heroin addicts, but it brought the drug czar to our city. >> it's not because baltimore has more problems than any other city, it's because baltimore has more solutions. >> reporter: the mayor was praise for her compassion for the population. >> it's a passionate issue

when you talk about drug problems an all types of drugs because i had someone in my family that was a person, my brother, who went through that life and had two parents, well educated, but who had that struggle. >> reporter: the meeting was hosted from all levels of government. >> when 80% of those arrested for crimes fail the drug test they are given at the booking, we also know that more than 9000 of these incarcerated men and women are released each year returning to our community. >> our system is badly broken in this country. i am a cosponsor of the act to change the numbers in america, we incarcerate too many people, we spend too much money and we're not safer as a result of it. >> the senator supports

funning programs that helps addicts. some clouds and a shot of rain which we desperately need. we feed the rain. 81, that's it. dew point is 57. humidity 42%. east winds at 9. moistening things up and the barometer holding steady.

. beautiful weekend. very nice. the only complaint we're getting from farmers, we need some rain it's been beautiful and low humidity, but we have been deficient this month. not last month. but this month with all of that sun and dry conditions, it's getting dry. we have rain around the region, it's mostly south now. some of it is going to effect the region. pretty good batch of rain to packs river. some thunderstorms as well. most of it looks like to the d.c. area, a few sprinkles

leaving the ocean beach region and more showers through allegheny and western washington county and portions of garrett up to the north towards pennsylvania. around baltimore, just a few sprinkles showing up across some of the mountain areas east of fredericson, generally some possibility of some showers moving in this evening and hopefully we get some decent rain. 81 at dwi. 65 they're getting rain in oakland. cumberland down to 72 and showers. the dew point hasn't come up a lot. very comfortable. upper 70s and more like early september than mid-july right now. east winds have been bringing in some additional moisture off of the ocean keeping it cool. temperatures not extreme this week anymore around the region. a lot of clouds, sprinkles

across virginia and during the day they move north. we have a lot of dry air, the radar shows precipitation, nobody is reporting anything except down in virginia. hopefully we get some of the rain and get some precipitation. a big batch of rain across florida moving up the east coast. a lot of it passes to the east in the atlanta ocean and out in the mountains getting some lifting of the moisture around the mountains. we do have a pretty good batch of rain. hopefully some in tonight and during the day tomorrow. looks like a wet afternoon in some spots, wednesday most of it passes us, thursday another chance of getting rain as the front approaches from the west. bay temperature around 78 degrees. tonight, hopefully some showers and maybe some thunderstorms. 66 tomorrow, pretty good shot, maybe 60% of showers and thunderstorms.

also more humidity but not going to be that warm. only upper 70s, normal high tomorrow is 88 degrees, some areas could get 1/2" of rain, some 1/4", and west of us maybe an inch of rain tomorrow which would put a nice dent in the dry spell in july. >> a lot of brown grass. >> thank you. still ahead, soldier held captive, the taliban kidnapped the soldier, the offense to get him back. michael vick is released from federal custody. what is next for him. one plus one is 0-3 in

. this the wjz and wjz.com baltimore. from the city to the county, to your neighborhood, now complete coverage on wjz 13, maryland's news station. it is 5:27, 81 degrees and cloudy. welcome home, here are some of the stories people are talking about. trash in the neighborhood. residents adjusting to the rules on sanitation and so are the workers. there are complaints on both sides. eyewitness news tells us what they are. hi, pat. >> reporter: keeping in mind, we're new at this, one day for trash and one day for recycling, the one-plus-one plan pick up tons of trash minus the households they some

how missed. one plus one is one week old and there's trouble on both sides. people who put it out and people who pick it up. >> they're running neck and neck. >> the residents who got it right while the city got it wrong according to some. >> i had the recycling here, they were supposed to pick it up on friday andy not. the neighborhood is calling and i keep calling. i say can you pick up the trash across the street and my trash. they pick theirs up and not mine. my trash is still here. >> reporter: the city got the call. >> there's probably a situation with the crews and the new maps missed that one, but we made sure we picked up the trash and recycling. >> reporter: okay, no.

because the recyclabilities were still on the curb. >> it's supposed to be cutting down on the rat problem and they don't pick up the trash. >> reporter: the number to call 3-1-1 is still busier than usual. >> if it's the end of the day and it hasn't been picked up, call the 3-1-1. >> now it's one day, you think they would have been straitened out, they say we're working 24 hours, no results. >> reporter: the city urging everyone to have patience, it's a transition period. they suggest you call 3-1-1 otherwise they won't know how to help you. officials say they will adjust the balloon -- plan as

needed. racing tried to have the by for slot machines review. the circuit court judge up held the rejection earlier this year . a new report for the attorney general's office criticizing the juvenile system zeroing in on a treatment center. they've been unable to produce a positive culture. back in may, 14 escaped from the center. they claim some hampered the investigation into the escape. they point out all of the youths were back in custody within often hour. a mission to rescue a soldier captured in afghanistan. there was a video released of

the prisoner prompting outrage. >> my name is bowe bergdahl. >> reporter: they're working around the clock to rescue an american soldier captured in afghanistan. >> we're concerned about the kidnapping of our american soldier and are working to do all we can to obtain his safe release. >> reporter: 23-year-old bowe bergdahl vanish off of the base and was not heard from until saturday when the taliban posted this online. >> the american people have the power. >> they call the 28-minute video nothing but propaganda and says finding the soldier is a top priority. >> we're sparing no effort to find the young soldier and my personal reaction was one of disgust at the exploitation of

this young man. >> reporter: the neighbors in ketchum, idaho knew it was him but stayed quiet fearing for his safety. friends gathering at a coffee shop where he worked before enlisting. >> they're doing okay, as well as can be expected, they have a strong family. >> reporter: the obama administration says they're doing all they can but negotiating with the taliban is out of the question. elsewhere in afghanistan, four more americans killed by a roadside bomb making july the deadliest month in that country. the chilling murders of 6 people across two states. more on the southern slayings. >> reporter: new details about

jacob schafer and his relationship with the victims. he faces 5 counts, another count of murder in alabama where he's held behind bars, that's where police say it began with the beating death of an acquaintance at his wife's family business. it ended with his wife, her family and a neighbor. >> they said the motive was domestic but the lone victim may have been in the wrong place at the wrong time. michael vick's sentence has ended. his two months of home confinement ended and he's free to meet with the nfl commissioner. if he gets the thumbs up, it won't be with the falcons. she's getting are for

surgery after breaking her ankle ankle. the democrat spent the night at the medical center. she says she's getting excellent care. fans of the rock group has cancer. he's diagnosed with cancer and will need surgery. but the group says it was found early and it's treatable. all of the boys' tour dates have been canceled. studies shown that the air we breathe can hurt us, for the first time researchers linked air pollution to brain damage in the womb. it may lead to lower iq scores for kids. living in the city, she worries her unborn baby is exposed to

pollutants. >> reporter: she should be concerned because air pollution could cause a threat to unborn children. >> it's a mixture harmful for the early-dropping brain. >> reporter: 250 moms in new york with a backpack with an air monitor. >> the to be comes over the shoulder and collected in the breathing zone of the women. >> reporter: they gave them iq tests and the kids exposed to the highest pollutions scored 4 points lower. >> i think we can say it's relevant. the most common sources, emissions found in all cities. when a mom breathes them in, they can reach the baby.

>> doctors say the study suggests that pollution may have the same effect on the developing brain as exposure to lead. they will monitor the kids to see if their school performance is effected. this mom says she will pay attention to what she's breathing in the city. further research being done on the findings but some say it could help explain why lower income children do worse academically. strenuous exercise can hurt your memory in the long run. women who engage the hard exercise hurt their memory. moderate exercise sharpens skills.

the town council receives a helmet law for scooters. they're seeing more scooter accidents than before. the proposed order dance is under consideration. time for a quick look at some stories in the morning's edition of the baltimore sun. protecting teens from getting credit cards. the nascar internship program. and checking in with the rock duo, for these stories and more read tomorrow's baltimore sun and look for the forecast at the first weather team. it's been two years many the making. eyewitness news has a sneak preview of former governor and mayor schaferer. the final touches put on the man that defined baltimore. >> reporter: it's william

donald schafer larger than life. it's the work of rodney carol who wanted to capture him in his glory days. >> this gesture of turning, it's a real schafer addressing a crowd, addressing someone personal in the crowd. that's the kind of man he was. >> he was unable to pose because of poor health so carol worked from photographs and found inspiration is his shoes and one of his suits. >> they have to be his clothes. the way he wore his shoes, the way his weight settled into them. >> there's even a mayor's action slogan, do it now. only a few pipe have seen the tribute to a legend. >> it's amazing. people will be really, really touch when they see this piece.

>> reporter: this week, the transformation to bronze will begin. >> cast it in ceramic and melt the wax out and pour bronze in. the statue will be deck -- dedicate on his 88th birthday. >> everything on track and schedule, everyone is cooperating, it's going to be great. >> the schafer statue located on the baltimore visiter's center. still to come tonight on wjz, amazing rescue, a child gets trapped in a burning vehicle and it's caught on tape. paula abdul may be parting ways with american idol. some much-needed rain

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. cloudy skies and the rain to the south. looking at radar, there's a batch south of washington annapolis and making a move to the north. later this evening, maybe up to 7:00 or 8:00, we see some rain in the baltimore region and thunder and lightning and some may see some decent showers. might be a wet day. we have a look at the tuesday forecast. >> reporter: we're going to see the showers on and off through tonight and that's how we start out the day. as we head through the afternoon, the same thing, on and off rounds of thunderstorms possible. it will hold the temperatures down into the 70s tomorrow afternoon. it is july. for the rest of the five-day forecast, here's bob. another chance of showers

on thursday. it's going to be humid and feel like summer again. 86, chances of rain diminish in some areas friday and saturday. 86, 88 warm and humid to start the weekend. thank you. an incredible effort underway and caught on tape. a family of three trapped inside this burping car. they rushed in to help. they were able to get them out. a four-year-old boy was the most severely burn and the mother told police she likely fell asleep and hit a tree. it was a rescue at sea. three men got off of a burning boat. a coast guard tried to put the fire out. no wore on what caused the fire. an overnight brush fire gets close to the sacramento airport. flames seen for miles away.

it took 3 hours to get the blaze under control. operations at the airport not effected. the investigation into the cause going on. a colorado man fights off a mountain lion while on a trip. he jump out of the brush and took a swipe at him. he grabbed a chain saw and hit the animal on the shoulder. >> i hit it and that was enough. it had enough and left. which i didn't expect it was going to. i was sure it would circle around and try again. >> he is grateful his children weren't hurt. full employment won't be seen for about 6 years. a jobless rate predicted at 8%

next year. about 100 new jobs created at a gm facility south of detroit thanks to an electric car, the chevrolet vault. each day we'll bring you suggestions to save you money. here's mary bubala with one way you can ride out the recession. >> magazines in moderation, you may be spending money you don't have to. the average cost of a magazine is at $3. experts say most americans buy two a week. savvy savers have a couple sites they have shared to get magazines for free. try freebiz.com. tree all free magazines.com. check the fine print.

some say participating required. i'm mary bubala trying to help you ride out the recession. thank you. for more tips, go to wjz.com and click on our special section on the home page and check out tomorrow's baltimore sun. paula abdul's manager says she may not be returning to american idol. she was invited to remain and was optimistic about her contact. with auditions beginning next month, she's not been offered a contract. checking in with eyewitness news, the new stories coming up, live with a preview. mission to the moon, it's the 40th anniversary of the moon landing and new at 6:00, the man in charge of bringing you the pictures brings you the news. the former lieutenant governor lashes out at president obama's health care plan. wait until you hear what he says. check in for these stories.

let's go back to kye. a charity near seattle, a group of women scrubbed cars for make a wish foundation, they refused the proceeds because they did not want to be connected to the car wash. the need for speed is still alive in an 81--year-old nascar driver. he made history as the oldest driver in the series race. >> he raced at age 17 in 19456789 he's won four nascar cup races and a member of the hall of fame. he wants to show the young kids he's still as good as a 40-year- old. >> sports is next. the orioles road trip

takes them to yankees stadium. the latest plus the start of soccer here in baltimore when eyewitness news continues.

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the orioles would love to have the guy. they're heading to teams that visit the bronx have a history of rough treatment at the hands of the yankees. only once in the last 20 years have they emerged with a winning season from the stadium. they celebrated with the old- timers yesterday. mike's first-ever yankees old- timers game. they claim him in new york. another baltimore connection,

the present-day slugger, for the second time in 3 games delivered the game-winning homer for the yankees. he leads in homeruns and runs driven in, they're the top- hitting team many the league. the o's could use the type of start tonight that guthrie delivered in chicago yesterday. guthrie looked like an ace. in 8 inning, allow only two runs. it was guthrie's first outing since the viral infection. a 10-2 victory. dave hernandez faces them tonight. in football, the ravens begin in westminister one week from today. the search is onto find help. the ravens bring in a couple of

candidates with the retirement, again, derek mason announced the retirement but it's not recognized by the nfl and won't be until he files formal retirement papers. he says it has nothing to do with money but he has lost the enthusiasm to play ball and there's more important things in his life and he hinted he may change his mind. derek mason wet to officially retire. david beckham play last night. the italian team will be here on friday. the game tied, then it's beckham with a corner kick. he's old but good as he delivers a beauty to jordon who

scores who tied at 2-0 and they play english team coming up on friday night, 70,000 fans will be here, tickets are all sold out. it's the first of the big events we've seen here on the soccer level. >> could be the start of something good here. >> we'll see. >> still to come. >> police say thieves broke into three churches over the weekend and now they worry it could happen again.

. two officers shot. the suspect's family speaks exclusively to eyewitness news about what happen and why they're apologying. a girl on this rural road was hit by a drunk driver. the emotional reaction from her family coming up. the man who helped bring the moon down to earth for all of mankind. rain in the region, are we in store for some storms. the forecast coming up. eyewitness news at 6:00 starts now. this is wjz tv, wjz.com,

baltimore. from the city to the county to your neighborhood, now complete coverage on wjz 13, maryland's news station. gunfight, the family of a man accused of shooting two officers speaks out. >> tonight, what they're saying and new insight into the shootout in west baltimore. hello, everybody. >> family and friends of shawn sinclair speaking out to wjz just days after police say he opened fire on a pair of city officers. he spoke of ening his life and faced a number of challenges. >> hello, the officer, jerome shaurette, in stable condition. he underwent another surgery this mog