key role in the fight against the swine flu. more on the vaccine and testing here. >> reporter: ground breaking research being mean core. the school hopes to get hundreds of volunteers for the vaccine testing. 37,000 people have been digged with the swine flu. >> reporter: the university of maryland school of medicine will be one of the nation's leaders n. testing of the vaccine for the swine flu. it will begin evaluating vaccine that is could protect people across the country and across the world from the strain that's camed 211 people nationwide. >> everybody should be vigilant. that means you're paying attention, taking steps now to protect yourself and your families in the event it comes back more difficult. that's pat of our communication strategy.

>> reporter: that announcement follows the first human trials of the swine flu vaccine earlier this week. >> we're clear what the usual dose and what we call the schedule of vaccination is. because this is a novel strain of flu and sometimes we can get results a little different from the normal seasonal vaccines, we're going to be running a trial to confirm the dose. >> reporter: the severity seems to have gone down but health officials are preparing for a more serious outbreak later this year. >> the potential for a significant outbreak in the fall is great. >> we wan to prepare for a worst case scenario. >> reporter: the federal government is spending $1 billion on a new vaccine and the university of maryland school of medicine is one of eighty federally supported

testing centers nationwide. >> let me say how honored we are to play a role in the global race to defeat this new public health threat. >> reporter: this is the only testing center in the mid- atlantic. the government hopes to have a vaccine ready by mid-october. >> human testing is already under way in office trail. we have breaking knew in the michael jackson death investigation. we have more on the raid by the dea in houston. >> reporter: federal drug agents and houston police raided the office of doctor that was with michael jackson last month searching for evidence of manslaughter. two police officers guard the offsider doo of the clinic while police searched the premises for more than two hours, looking for documents about the anesthetic propofol, a drug jackson may have taken

before his death. they left with a computer hard drive and 21 documents. murray has already been interviewed by police and his attorney has denied any wrong doing. >> the coroner's office is expecting to release autopsy results next week. it rained hard for a couple minutes just about an hour ago. we're starring to see scattered showers in the area. outside right now, it's definitely on the humid side. >> you can see the thickness in the air once again. these are the thunderstorms we have going on around the region. they are scattered about.

>> right around millington, up and one more out to the west. hagueers town, just south of comberland right now, that's picking up. we do have the chance over the next few days for more. we'll have that forecast shortly. a nanny remains behind bars charged with showing pornography to children in her care: police say 22-year-old asea showed pornography websites to a 5-year-old bone and his 10 and 12-year-old sisters. he's also accused of asking the boy to stand nude in front of a camera. >> it was totally unexpected. i would have never ever thought something like that would happen. i guess you can't judge somebody by what they look

like. she just didn't seem like that kind of person. >> please don't take for granted anything at all when leaving your children in the care of friends, neighbors or a professional. you can never ever be too careful. >> the mother contacted police after her son refused to be around the nanny. a victory in the senate for gun control advocates, rejected a bill that was expected to pass as an amendment to a defense spending bill. some say it would infringe on the laws of 11 states including maryland. and it's a long way to go for the push for health care. tonight obama will try to win back the spot of american people. >> reporter: president obama has a lot of convincing to do. opponents paint it as a budget

breaker that's being rushed through. tonight the president will attempt to retake control of the debate. >> reporter: he'll have his work cut out for him. republicans and everyone some democrats are urning the president to back off his deadline for getting a bill through congress before its august recess. >> many of us do want to take the tomb to deliver the kind of reform americans actually want. >> reporter: president obama's found himself on the defensive and forced to take an even bigger role in trying to get a bill to the white house. >> this is hard. there's no way around it. >> reporter: some say the house will meet the president's deadline. >> i have no question that we have the vote on the floor of the house to pass this legislation.

>> reporter: the bigger battle is in the senate, where it is likely they will keep to talks going after the break. tonight the president aims to get them moving faster and convince more americans he's doing the right thing. >> given the struggle on capitol hill, the approval ratings slipped from 43% in april to 28% now. tonight the conference will air i right here. and there's no new owner yet as we have a live report on what's being called a bizarre auction. >> reporter: the baltimore city will retain control of the historic theater because no one bid the value of the theater's mortgage. the city took over the theater earlier this year because the owner was deep in debt.

today's auction cleared all outstanding liens but the highest bid was $800,000, not snuff to city the $950,000 mortgage. area residents a friend of senator owner tom interrupted the auction claiming the city hasn't acted in the best interest of theater or the people. >> and the mayor says she would like to see the theater remain no matter who owns it. let's check the weather right now. >> as you know, rain on the roads never seem to mix for the commute. we have a budget of accidents including major roadway, one opt inner loop approaching delaney road, 26 minute backup. and there's an outer loom backup as well for rubber necking. we have a i want outer loop at 83 with a backup behind that. 83 southbound between 28th

street and perry hall, there's a crash. another one philadelphia road at rost koa boulevard, within on dorsey road at central avenue and too many to mention in the city. meantime, we have slow downs on 95 northbound jammed 95 to the beltway. 7 minutes average speed of 18 miles an hour there. there are your three slowest drive times, all on the topside of the beltway. 23 minutes on the topside of that northwest side. there's a live look at the top -- or west side. there's a look at the topside. all are jammed. still ahead, third time in

five days, what astronauts were doing today. cancer groups, what they want to see on the packages of hot dogs. and a short rowe on a humid afternoon. get your updated forecast.

the international space station crew had to carry four batteries about 170 feet to reach their goal. they store the power collected by the solar wings. nasa wanted new ones installed before the old ones died. there are two more space walks planned. and in the health watch, a cancer group wants to force hot

dog makers to use warning labels. eating hot dogs on a regular basis can cause cancer, they say. they have filed a lawsuit against several companies like sara lee, kraft foods, hebrew national and others. millions turned their eyes to the sky this morning as dawn turned to darkness. the must see event swept across asia, no ticket required. millions made the most of the longest solar eclipse the world will see for more than a century. it began in india where darkness descended just after the break of dawn. >> it's a bright star in the sky. it was as dark as night. >> reporter: thousands of hundred dues gathered on the banks of the ganges river in the belief that bathing in its

waters during special occasions cleanses away sin. but a rerent triggered a stampede and an elderly woman was trampled to death. others dared to get a closer look, soaring high above in the specially chartered flight together and unobstructed view. a huge path of the asian continental was swallowed in darkness, stretching from the philippines to south korea, bangkok to beijing. in some parts it lasted as long as 6 minutes and 39 seconds. at a zoo in japan, they were the last to see the moon up staging the sun. it's the last time the world will witness such a spectacular eclipse for another 123 years. >> within on island it was

enough to confuse the calculate. villagers say cows headed for feeding troughs thinking it was dinner time despite the early morning hour. a bit of a step back wad on wall street today. the dow was down by the nasdaq was up. the dow ended down 35 points. the nasdaq was up 10. let's go to new york right now. >> reporter: it's day two of the fed chairman's congressional testimony on the economy. ben bernanke reiterate that had any recovery will be gradual and interest rates will remain low for some time, enticing some homeowners to refinance. mortgage applications jumped northeasterly 3% last week. and chrysler is upping the ante in the government's cash for clunk, program, matching the $4,500 the government will put up to get people the trade

their gas guzzlers for more efficient vehicles. they can get 0% financing on most of their models. get the mannan if you don't have a car that's eligible. and the recession is put ago squeeze on avon. it will cut act 1200 jobs over the next four years. it will also close plants in ohio and germany to save money. follow all the money news at cbs money watch.com. in just a few days there will be one place in hollywood where tourists are guaranteed to spot stars. madamee touseseauds is opening another museum. >> they are moving along.

those are very real looking. >> that's pretty good. >> that looks like britney spears. coming up at 4:00, saving money on groceries. we'll take you to a unique auction that's getting more popular by the day. stepping up efforts to keep marylanders to avoid the cigarette tax. and it's cloudy outside, we'll get the new forecast. >> we have the top stories at wjz.com. click wjz.com for updates all the time.

i came in here with no rain, then it rained and then stopped again. >> we have thunderstorms all around the region. there are a now them out there. this is what we have going on medicine we'll first take you to the one that made it way through the city. it's moving off to the north,

and parts of northern baltimore county you can see. there's this one out to the west and this one is going to be making its way to they are month about the next ten minutes or so. out to the wes of that, we have a few more of those, more of a cluster in maryland. these are moving off to the north. there's a few more to the south that could follow this same track. as we go to the eastern shore, more thunderstorm. we do have a batch in delaware right now. but this is also drifting off to the north. so you're hearing this thumb i, going to pick up before it moves out of here. let's show you earlier what we had going on. that gave way to this. the thing is, we discovered one storm. but the next one is on the way so the chances tomorrow go up with the next storm copping in. because of the storms right now, the wind are all over the

place. they are in the process of turning around to the south with the next storm approaching. this is the highest we've seen in sometime, up to 69 degrees. this is typical for july. we haven't felt this? some time. we're coming in at 84 degrees right now, 89 d.c. already, 84 down at the ocean and lower 80s outwest where we have more thunderstorms today. we did make it to 87 degrees, closer to the average but not quite there yet. look like we'll come close over the weekend. we're going to come down with the temperatures because of this next storm. it is coming in through the west. the shield of rain right now is going to be more scattered showers and thunderstorms tomorrow into friday because it's going to take its time to get through here. at the same time, notice this offshore flow, something that's being watched because the center of it is over the waters

right now. that will move off to the west and this is coming out to the west. small craft advisories are in effect. tonight scattered storms, 6 degrees. tomorrow we go up to about 82, going to be a muggy one with showers and thunderstorms possible. if you're lucky enough to be heading down to the ocean, tomorrow and friday will break. this is the kind of time that you're going to want to get into the wart to cool off. it's going to be muggy. >> going to be? >> it is. it's going to continue. and after you watch the president tonight, stick around for csi: ny followed by the e.g. news >> they're being called the lost generation, the growing number of underage salesgirls

forced into prostitution. this woman's nightmare began when she was only 15. >> been raped more times than i could probably count. >> we'll go inside and operation trying to rescue these girls. that's tonight on the cbs evening news. last line of defense, a convicted child killer gets a chance for an appeal. missing medical records. health documents misplaced for more than two years. where to state found them. state of the unions in quarantine after a confirmed case of the swine flu.

it is 4:29. thank you for staying with eyewitness news. as we told you earlier, the university of the maryland school of medicine will be one of nation's leaders in fact testing of the swine flu vaccine. that comes as northeasterly two dozen students are confined in china after someone in the group is sickened by the flu. how they are being treated. >> i'm not really scared. >> reporter: your visit to china probably isn't doing too well if a news crew wants to interview you. >> i think they will take good care ofs. i just spoke with someone else. >> reporter: she's one of the lucky ones, spending the week quarantined at a hotel. one has a confirmed case of the swine flu and is in the hospital. >> we've been treated well. we've received american food,

we have a tv. >> the purpose is 22 students from the greater washington, d.c. area to learn something about chinese culture refrigerator as the sponsors of the trip, they are trying to make sure everyone is taken care of. >> we want to make sure their health and welfare is taken care of. >> i said, my gosh. >> reporter: on his visit, he went through the same screening the students did. >> when we landed, we have to sit in the seats, okay. and then we see people with nurses and a gadget to check your fore head. >> a grown up of children and teachers from britain were in a similar situation last week. and the virginia tech massacre, we could soon get new

insight into the shooter's mind. we have new developments. >> reporter: his mental health records from the university have just been discovered, found in the home of the former director. it's not yet clear what was inside the records and whether more could have been done to treat him. another big question right now, why were they ever removed from campus in the first place? it's likely to be brought up in court as families of two of the students kill ready suing the former director and the school. they claim gross negligence in the prevention. >> they claim the information was never passed on to the therapist that dealt with him. and testimony may help investigators piece together what happened on july 9th as masked men invaded a home dressed as ninjas.

byrd and melanie billings were well known for adopting children with developmental disabilities. a u.s. soldier has gone a.w.o.l. james gonzalez disappeared from his hometown in texas. mow the military and his family are trying to find him. >> reporter: what happened to army private james gonzalez? it's a question authorities and his family are trying to answer more than a week after he went missing near the mexican border. >> at first we just thought that he would show up or call or we'd hear something. and a someday went by, another day, another day. >> reporter: the fbi told the family the army received a call, claiming he'd been kidnapped, demanding $100,000 ran some and the u.s. troop be removed from the border. family members last saw him july 11th at his mother's house

near corpus christi. the soldier said he was going to visit friends in the border city of laredo, texas, before returning to post. he never returned. >> just hoping that we get that phone call, hoping that we get the phone call that they found him alive aand well. >> he was awaiting trial in september related to charges after and argument with his girlfriend. we have an update on a retired baltimore county police officer mauled by a grizzly bear in wyoming.his son says the worst of his injuries is a missing tooth. he came across mother grizzly and her three cubs while hiking. he shot and killed the bear. a convicted child murder may get another shot at freedom.

>> there was a letter to the court in may 2008 claiming the public defenders didn't do and evening job. it set pile until november of 2008 and deadline the file such and appeal came and went. now a judge says the letter can serve as official notice and he can request and appeal. he was convicted in 2002 for kidnapping and murdering his girlfriend's 8-year-old daughter. her body was found in a snowy field days after she disappeared. the judge called this and unusual and unprecedented case. washington, d.c. medical examiners say they are unsure how four girls died before they were found decomposing in their mother's home. but they say they are confident the girl's mother kills them. they couldn't determine causes of death. three girls had marks indicating they had been strangled and the fourth

appears to have been stabbed. cigarette smugglers seeking to avoid paying taxes,. >> reporter: these are missing something very important to the taxman, a maryland tax stamp. >> for us it's a violation of the law. we're enforce to go law to create a level playing field. >> maryland has the fourth highest per pack tack if the country. nearby virginia is only 30 cents and south carolina just 7 cents. >> the in fact of matter is with the recession there's there are smuggling of cigarettes because our tax in maryland is $2. up in new york city it's more than $4. >> reporter: the state may be lose ago half million dollars in tabs a year. >> now we're almost double the violations.

i think we confiscated a 172,000 packs overgreats last year. >> reporter: organized crime is in and out in on the action. >> this is more illegal activity by individuals who traditionally smuggle drugs, heroin and cocaine. now they look upon cigarettes as another attractive item to make money off of. >> the state with the highest tax per pack is enjoy new jersey at $2.57. new york city is above $4.50. how many of you saw brief heavy showers come and go? it look like the skies are drying out once again. bob is here with the updated numbers.

this is moving south to north right now across your county and just for the of baltimore hartford county area. showers moving through that region about 30, 40 minutes ago. we had a shower between 2:30 and 3:00. more activity out to the west, toward carmel and moving toward pennsylvania as we. one shower moving up to the nor as well. around the baltimore region, a few more showers up in the mountains. down to the south, it's pretty quiet. maybe one shower there wes of fredericksburg, virginia. we might see one of two showers tonight and a better chance hopefully tomorrow. thank you. we'll check the roads right now. unfortunately lots of accidents and a lot of congestion this afternoon. st. francis assist latest accidents, we have 29 northbound at brokenland parkway blocking a left lane, new within on the northwest outer loop between 795 and liberty road, see the delay 21

miles an hour there. on the topside, inner loop approaching delaney valerie road, that's in the clearing stages but a 31 minute backup still in place. 83 southbound at 28th street in the clearing stages, york road in perry hall and accident silver spring and perry hall road and philadelphia road at wall shaw boulevard. and corey ode at central avenue, still a few accidents working in the city. they are clearing as we speak. as far as drive times, 95 northbound looking at about and 8 minute delay between 19 and the beltway. there are your speeds and drive times. on the topside of beltway, 34 minute on the north side. there's a live look at the west side at wilkins avenue. not much better at groan spring avenue.

we all like saving money on groceries but a new way you may not have thought of, buying at auction. >> reporter: this is to we aring rock grocery auction in maryland maryland. we're talking meat, fish, snack foods, drinks, you name it. among tonight's bidders, number 1248, linda dickerson, a self- drabbed grocery auction junky. >> i have six grandkids that live with me and i need haul the help i can get. >> reporter: she travels the country looking for these auctions. she loves the savings. >> i'd say at least 60, 70%.

>> reporter: at the grocery store, 24 lunchable packs go for $48ed. at the auction, it's # dollars. ham steaks are $7 and $2.50 a voice here. two boxings of trace kits $8, compared to $4 at the auction. >> i think they're great. >> reporter: to get the food from wholesalers and overstock, some of it is close to expiration, some with years of shelf life left. there are lotsover frozen items. they have become so popular, it's mover today bigger quarters. >> it's gotten even more enormous than it ever was. >> she's such a fan of the auction, she says she's going to auctioneer school so she can open her own business in florida. >> i've thought of auctioneer

school. up next, a controversial i- phone president clinton, how to low allocate your closest cannabis club. and the first rain we've seen in a while. it didn't stick around log. wealth have the forecast coming up.

a former california least is blind bars accused of molesting a boy more than a decade ago. 75-year-old dennis lions was said to have molested a boy in the early 19ed 50s. he was previously charged with

molest ago child in 1978 and that case was never prosecuted but the church paid $4 million in settlements. a man is accused of murdering his wife aboard a cruiseship. passengers say they are shaken by the way the carnival staff handled it. >> reporter: six women say they were enjoying their cruise when they say the cruise ship staff told them it was a minor medical energy and someone slipped in the shower. they feared for their safety so they want today tell others about the murder. it was only then the staff members told them a suspect was already in custody. back to you. robert mcgill of l.a. was arrested a charged in the death of his wife shirley. investigators say he admitted to killing her with his bear hands during a domestic

dispute. indiana troopers plan only ride being truck drivers on highways so they can catch people speeding or being unsafe on the roads. they hope to educate the public to be more careful and respectful when driving near semi trucks because they have more climbed spots and can't stop as quickly as people think. you've seen i phone happens to help you find places. what about find your local pot dealer? it's a reality for those speak medical marijuana. >> reporter: take a look, cannabis clubs on your i phone. this $3 down load will literally pinpoint pot sellers near you. >> i have the hundred due curb. i think this is what you're going to like today. >> if you see it in here, it

has cannabis in here. >> reporter: his is one of 80 owe cannabis clubs in l.a. alone. >> reporter: medical marijuana shops are sprouting up like weeds. some neighborhoods there are more of these than mcdonald's or starbucks. >> this gookal search revealed 24 star buck, 10 mcdonald's and more than 39 shops selling medical marijuana. >> money does funny things to people. >> reporter: some want to limb the number of clubs. >> there that big of a demand for medical marijuana? >> i know the demand is there. whether it's legitimate, that's the question. >> there could be fraud taking place, right? >> you're right on point. >> reporter: to jason, it's about treating those most in need of medical marijuana. >> with 800, 9 # 0 potential facilities in the l.a. county alone, you can't tell me that every one of those is for the benefit of the patient. >> reporter: but with happens

to find medical pot and all the potential profit, cannabis clubs are finding that grass is greener. >> some estimate the industry is weather $15 billion. one of the baldwin brothers is filing for bankruptcy. stephen baldwin and his wife are million offense dollars in debt. the documents say he owes $1.2 million and two mortgages on a property outside new york city. the home is only valued at $1.1 million. he al owes more than a million dollars in taxes and about $70,000 in credit card debt. police in nevada say they have no. intention of opening a criminal investigation into ben roethlisberger after a woman accused him of sexual assault. the lawsuit claims the steelers star raped an employee at a hotel in lake tahoe.

the police say to accuser would have a file a criminal complaint. his lawyer denied his client did anything wrong. the only requirement for people trying to set a world record in chicago was a sense of humor. they tried to break the guiness book of world record for the largest numb of people wearing groucho marx glasses. after they played dress up, they enjoyed a screening of duck soup. the previous record was set in missouri with 4077 people. the chicago crowd surpassed that number. what a tempt so their talent. >> we could do that. i mean, that's an easy one to break. just need glass and people. >> tell everybody watching right now. showers today but the sun is back out. >> we'll have the updated forecast right after this

there was so little rain at my house i could probably count to drops. >> well, in some places it

didn't run at all. again this afternoon we've seen pretty good showers in some pots. the air pollution was 0 yesterday and today. all the rain right now for the most part knot of the region. still showers out of virginia right now most of the activity seems to be moving north. up across york county, up towards york, pennsylvania, heavy rain. another little shower going to die out here on the eastern shore. so some folks lucky enough to see some rain. it's been extremely dry this month. we'll look at numbers in the next hour. take a look at temperatures. it's warmed up and gotten pretty humid. dewpoint up as high as it's been in a long time, 69, humidity 60%, barometer 30.07 and just falling a tad. the coolest spot, oakland 73,

sunshine and hot, 90 degrees reported in easten, 84 ocean city, 89 washington. the dewpoint feels like summer finally, upper 70s because of the rain. right now we have a north wind. most areas so you recall or south easterly flow. this afternoon and morning we saw a few breaks and sunshine then the clouds building and showers popping up quickly. they move through right like gang busters, really quickly. it didn't move for a long time. moving up, a few more showers in virginia and still a chance of rain. tomorrow a better shot as a front out to the west will weaken but has a pretty good impulse of rain right now. also offshore, more moisture moving off the east coast. bemight be in the ripoff zone but i think we have a good

chance of showers and activity tomorrow. some locally and gusty wind as well. there will be run on the coast and in the mountains. in between you plaint get a whole lot but a good shot. the low pass to the west and it's warp and humid once against again. the weekend may not be that bad. tonight look for scattered showers and thundershowers ending, then patchy fog overnight as we saw this morning, 68 for the low and tomorrow low 80s, muggy and sun and showers and thousand in the afternoon and evening as well. >> thank you. we like the rain. still to come, human testing for the swine flu vaccine beginning right here in maryland. we'll have that and why the outbreak which has slowed in

i'm suzanne collins at the juvenile justice center. the police commissioner speaks out about whether his officer should have handcuffed and locked up three elementary age boys. that's coming up next. office raid. police search the houston clinic of michael jackson's doctor nearly a month after his death. what they were hoping to find. check in for more of these stories and all the latest breaking news. the news at 5:00 starts now. this is wjz tv.

from the city to the counties to your neighborhood, now complete coverage on wjz 13, maryland's news station. first of its kind. university of maryland medical center leading the way for the swine flu vaccine. >> tonight, the clinical trial that may help prevent the spread of a potentially deadly virus. hi, everybody, sally thorner maryland at the forefront of medical history with a ground breaking h1n1 vaccine study. for the first time since the swine flu virus swept across the world, thousands will receive the vaccine in hopes of treating the witness. eyewitness news is live at the medical center on where the vaccines will be given. >> reporter: first we start with the testing. that's crucial. they want a vaccine in