>> hi, everybody. i'm sally thorner. >> i'm kai jackson. here's what people are talking about. new developments today in the controversy of an arrest of a harvard professor. massachusetts police say they are demanding an apology from president obama about the arrest of mr. gates. >> the law enforcement is making a show of force behind the white police officer who arrested a black scholar. >> we completely support sergeant crowley and the fine men and women in the cambridge police department. >> reporter: officers arrested professor henry gates at his home last week, after responding to a call last week. president obama amped up the debate, when he called the police department's actions stupid. supporters of sergeant james crowley want an apology. >> i think the president should make an apology to all law enforcement personnel who took

offense to this. >> to the extent that my words added to more media frenzy, i think that was unfortunate. what i would like to do is make sure everybody steps back for a moment, recognizes that these are two decent people. >> reporter: the other officer in the house says gates wouldn't identify himself, and shouted at crowley, calling him a racist. crowley didn't speak at the news conference and hasn't changed his position on the arrest. >> the apology won't come from me. i've done nothing wrong. >> if we watch these two people come together and actually create a resolution that doesn't end in some bitter lawsuit, i think there will signify progress. >> reporter: so far, neither side has planned for a face-to- face meeting. at the white house, joel brown, wjz eyewitness news. >> assault charges against gates have been dropped. an intense investigation is under way now in maryland, after a helicopter crashes on interstate 70, killing everyone

on board. the private helicopter was returning from an event to raise money for a troubled youth. eyewitness news is live in frederick, where the helicopter was based. that's where alex demetrick has the latest. >> reporter: the helicopter that was lost was flying under visual flight rules, not instruments. and not seeing what was up ahead, could have caused this crash. >> reporter: the helicopter went down in the median of the eastbound i-70, about 10:30 last night, along a stretch. all four people were killed, either in the crash, or the fire that followed. there had been storms earlier. but visibility may have been an issue. >> there was some limited visibility, due to the moisture and some of the fog, per se, in the area. especially around the upper levels of south mountain. >> reporter: at a briefing in hagerstown, the national transportation safety board said weather would be examined. >> based on witness reports, given to the maryland state police, the helicopter is

flying east over interstate 70. it impacted power lines that i understand were about 70 feet above the ground, before hitting the ground. witnesses reported that the aircraft was flying very low, that i they saw sparks flying before the aircraft hit the ground, and then there was a post-crash fire. >> reporter: the four-seat helicopter that crash side an r- 44. it was part of a fleet at frederick airport, owned by advanced helicopter concepts. killed were passenger kim felix, 48 from new market. and 24-year-old jeffrey nordas. and 43-year-old neil booth, who, along with the others, flew to hagerstown to conduct fundraising flights for charity. >> we just got back from a trip to nicaragua, helping the poor down there. feeding children in an orphanage.

he just loved giving back to society. and according to his man and sons, a man who loved flying. ntsb investigators will not release the name of the pilot. they did say, however, he has 636 hours of experience. recently passed a medical exam and has a commercial pilot's license. >> the helicopter crew initially postponed due to inclement weather. coverage continues now with meteorologist tim williams. >> hagerstown regional airport reported heavy rains throughout the evening last night. and thunderstorms in the vicinity. this is a radar loop, taking you back to about 10:00, to about 1:00. and you just want to look pretty much right dead center in the middle of your screen. and up towards hagerstown. there were several waves of strong, gusty thunderstorms that rolled through there from about 10:00 through about midnight or so. and as one wave moved on through, another came on across. and that is what we think may have played a role in some of these storms and some of the

problems they had out there. again, we had them all across the state. they moved from west to east. and that is something that they're going to be looking into right on in through this investigation. we will continue to be posted in this area, with the same types of storms. developing this evening. coming up with your complete first warning forecast. remember, wjz is always on. for the latest on the investigation. log onto wjz.com. tonight, the frantic search efforts are on the way to myrtle beach for a maryland boy who is believed to have grounded -- drowned. >> reporter: police say lonnie hill went missing. the child was in south carolina, while participating in a baseball tournament. search and rescue had been forming human chains in the water as they worked through the surf. officials have also launched aerial search efforts in case the child's body washed ashore. new at 5:00, we'll have more on the search efforts in

what rip kin baseball was saying about the tragedy. was michael jackson's death caused by one of the doctors he trusted? patty kaufman reports on the new evidence that may lead to criminal charges. >> reporter: evidence of manslaughter. that's what investigators were searching for in a raid of dr. conrad murray's houston clinic, according to his attorney. homicide detectives and dea took 21 copies and a copy of the computer hard drive. >> it is clearly a criminal investigation. looking at manslaughter. that raises the stakes substantially. >> reporter: a law enforcement source tells cbs news that it was based on a report pointing to propofol. also known as diprivan. >> the doctor was in the house. we're told there was a lot of evidence in the house that is linking the doctor to what happened to michael jackson. >> reporter: murray has not

specifically denied giving jackson the powerful anesthetic. but said he did nothing that should have led to his death. in a statement, his attorney said the doctor should not be a target of criminal charges, dr. murray was the last one standing when michael jackson died and it seems all of the fur is directed toward him. >> i'm not under investigation. i knew they were coming. >> reporter: his former nurse, cherylin lee told the early show, the singer begged fer -- her for the anesthetic. >> he suffered from a really bad case of insomnia and was told this medication, diprivan, would help him to sleep. >> the focus seems to be, was dr. conrad murphy responsible for his death? swine flu has claimed yet another life here in maryland.

suzanne collins has details. the department of mental health and hygiene has confirmed the fourth death in the case. officials say the adult is from the eastern shore. we know that person had no immediately apparent underlying medical condition or risk factor. as of today, maryland has seen 766 confirmed h1n1 flu cases. >> the cdc reports that as of last weekend, 263 people nationwide have died after contracting swine flu. the future looks grim. today, a judge denied an injunction to block the school closing. for the past week, they have been trying to raise money to keep the cool open. eyewitness news was at the courthouse for the judge's decision. emotional reaction coming up new at 5:00. let's check on the roads now, with sharon gibala at wjz traffic control. sharon, happy friday. >> happy friday to you. and our drivers are going to be

happy to get home. one of the big ones is going to be on 95, in the northbound lanes at 175, an accident there blocking the left lane with a backup to 98. it's a 40-minute setback there. 95 southbound, past 895. there is a crash on west street. there was an accident blocking the right lane. south side of the beltway, on the inner loop, there's a wreck working in monkton. a wreck at stans bury mill. and one at dundalk avenue. there's a look at your three slowest spots. the work there between 83 and 95, 20 minutes. there's a live look at 95 again. 50 westbound is jammed from thompson creek road to the bay bridge. this traffic report is brought to you by the maryland department of agriculture. eat local. go to marylandbest.net. back to you. still ahead on wjz

eyewitness news at 4:00 today. he built a multimill yoon -- multimillion dollar ministry. cemetery vandal update. one of the men accused in the unbelievable acts is released from jail. ♪ [ music ] well, this sure isn't your traditional wedding ceremony. but it has become the latest you tube sensation. here's a live look outside. meteorologist tim williams has your forecast coming up.

we've learned this afternoon that prominent author ilan harris has died. he rose to sell best-selling books before his death. the publicist says he died last

night. maurice daley was released after his wife posted the required 10% of his $200,000 bond. prosecutors say daley and others dug up and resold the plots for cash. daly's release came after a state scandal. a federal jury has convicted evangelist tony alamo guilty of taking girls across state lines for sex. he took girls as young as 9 across arkansas lines to have sex with him, dating back to as long ago as 1984. police say he pretended to marry them, all with wedding rings, while they were minors. an overnight hit on you tube.

drew levinson explains on wjz, their grand altar was anything but conventional. ♪[ music ] it was a twist and a bob or better yet, a hip and a hop. before jill peterson and kevin hines ever said their i did -- dos, they and their wedding party danced down the aisle. >> i grew up dancing and had a dance party. and even as soon as i got engaged, i threw it out to kevin and he said yeah. >> the future psychologist and future lawyer practiced with their entourage for just about an hour and a half before strutting their stuff towards the altar. most in the wedding party loved performing. others, not so much. >> a few people, like my brother, was sort of like what

are you doing to me? i can't believe you're doing this. >> reporter: the bride and groom's parents and the minister, were the only ones who knew. the video was intended for family and friends. but a million people downloaded it to watch the couple. >> we never would have expected it in a million years. >> never at all. >> nobody is rushing them to have kids. but if and when that happens, how will they handle the encore? >> yeah, we'll maybe have to set something up, like a dance in the delivery room? >> until then, they'll just have to be content with watching their wedding video. >> as of this afternoon, the wedding entrance dance video had received 1.6 million hits on you tube. >> i love it. a bit of a step backwards on wall street today. >> the dow was down for most of the day, but did rally in the closing hours. but the dow ends up 24 points

to close this week at 9,093. s&p was up 3. nasdaq slipped 7 1/2. but this has been the best week since the year 2000. let's go to new york now, where alexis christoforous has tonight's cbs money watch update. disappointing profits from microsoft and amazon snapped the nasdaq's longest winning streak in 17 years. microsoft posted its first full year of declining sales since going public two decades ago. it blames a drop in demand for pcs. consumer confidence also dropped in july. a survey shows people remained concerned about their jobs, so they're not spending. mirns -- americans have cut back on everything, including gasoline. the world's largest oil field company, earnings fell 57% last quarter. one thing americans are spending on is gas. pump prices are rising.

national average is now $2.47 a galton. that's -- gallon. that's still a lot less than it was last year, where it was above $4 a gallon. and palm seems to have gotten into a battle with apple. it says it can again connect to the apple itunes soft wear -- software. last week, apple shut it out with an update. coming up on eyewitness news at 4:00, you could call it one of the miracles of medicine, as a patient receives the first cardiac adult stem cell infusion. girls can do anything boys can, including launching rockets. i'm gigi barnett, at the maryland science center. coming up, we'll introduce you to girls who are excited about science. i'll have details ahead. and it's a great friday evening. get your forecast with meteorologist tim williams coming up. wjz 13 is always on. for the top stories on wjz.com, instant updates and first

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that's a pretty friday night. it's going to be jumping downtown tonight. >> yeah, a lot going on here. we were just talking about the international soccer football in town. and a lot of folks in this building going down there. a lot of things happening around -- and weather seems to be cooperating. we had a lot of storms pop up today. we want to take you north of the state line. we have training storms. just think of a training storm. and these have just triggered within the last 20 seconds, actually, a severe thunderstorm warning in new york county, until 5:15. nowhere else really seeing these storms. they had a few showers out toward hagerstown. they have all died away. we'll keep an eye on the forecast throughout the afternoon. for now, our temperature at bwi thurgood marshall is 61 degrees. relative humidity, not too bad.

winds from the north at -- temperatures in the 80-degree range. looking at 82 in cumberland. 83 down in ocean city's boardwalk. and 79 in the state capital. 81 in bel air. and 82 over in westminster. those north winds are helping us to dry out there. helping to keep the dew points and humidity levels down. dew point is pretty high. but continuing the temperature is high as well, there is enough know two the two that -- between the two that we are comfortable. we are looking at some improvement, at least for the short term before we start to heat up tomorrow. right now, we have a bit of a break. and this is all starts to dry out for the afternoon. so no real activity out there that we are really -- really keeping an eye on right now. we've seen these showers pop up. and then they just seem to fizzle. we're losing the heat of the day in the next few hours. and that's going to take away a

lot of the energy. but we're keeping an eye on this. with a warm temperature in place, we have a warm front that will be pushing through this evening. right on the edge, it's enough of a stir in the atmosphere. the cooler air mixing with this warm, humid air, that we could see some thunderstorms trigger. our satellite loop shows more activity than we have right now. this is all going to be the transition through the afternoon. we're looking at tomorrow. tomorrow's forecast, warm, with pretty dry conditions. good bit of sunshine. temperatures up to 93 degrees. small craft advisory tomorrow. sunset today at 8:26. with winds from the south at 5 to 10 knots. forecast looks like this. we're talking 64 degrees tonight. stray evening thunderstorm our shower down to 64. 90 degrees tomorrow. partly sunny. and for ocean city, things look pretty nice. 80 degrees or 81. chance of showers on sunday afternoon. but tomorrow, a gorgeous day. water temperature around 74. >> they've had a great season

so far. >> they really have. and just a reminder for you, be sure to tune in to cbs's primetime lineup tonight at 10:00. it's another episode of numbers that airs on wjz 13. tonight at 10:00, followed by eyewitness news at 11:00. and the orioles are in boston this weekend to start a series with the red sox. just a reminder, it's masn on wjz this sunday. you can see the o's battle the sox this sunday. katie couric has a preview of what's coming up tonight on the cbs evening news. katie? the government says it will give you up to $4500 to turn in your old, polluting gas guzzler for a new car. it's called cash for clunkers. and it's supposed to boost sales. but why do so many critics, including auto dealers say the program is a real lemon? that story tonight on the cbs evening news. shocking betrayal of the public's trust. tonight, several leaders of some of new jersey's most prominent towns, dip behind

bars after a major bust. a federal indictment on child pornography charges. eyewitness news continues with denise and vic right after

it is 4:29. 85 degrees and partly cloudy. hello, thanks for staying with eyewitness news. i'm denise koch. >> and i'm vic carter. here's what people are talking about. the government's cash for clunkers program begins today. the government is calling it a win-win situation. but as alexis christoforous reports for wjz, figuring out if you qualify is part of the problem. >> the cash for clunkers program is off to a bumpy start. the government is offering to put $4500 toward a new, fuel- efficient car to get gas guzzlers off the street. but it's been delayed. >> here's a shot that people

who have historically held older cars for longer, now it's a chance for them to come in. >> reporter: so buyers will have to wait a few more days to take advantage of the offer. >> if i could get a better car that is better on the environment and get money to put down on it, who wouldn't go for that? >> reporter: but your old car has to have certain qualifications. it must have an epa-rated gas mileage of 18 miles a gallon or less. that's not all. it must be less than 25 years old, and enjoyed by the same owner for a full year before trade-in. >> reporter: and remember, it's a buyer's market. experts say don't tell the dealer about your clunker up front. negotiate the best price for a new car first. >> they are bringing in extra people to work the weekend to answer questions. >> i think it's a great thing that they're doing. >> reporter: congress's $1 billion initiative is designed to help the environment, as well as struggling auto dealers. you can find more information

on the website, cars.gov. the offer is only good toward a new car. buyers won't receive any cash. but act fast. you only have until november 1st to take advantage of the deal or until the funds run out. alexis christoforous, cbs news, new york. >> and car dealers here in maryland have already reported strong interest in the program, saying they've attracted some customers who don't qualify, but still wind up purchasing because of their interest. a towson field hockey coach has been indicted on child pornography charges. >> reporter: well, vic, baltimore county police arrested 52-year-old john covach in march. he once taught a montessori school. police say the investigation began after covach had a sexually explicit conversation online with a detective who was posing as a 13-year-old girl. when investigators searched his reisterstown home, they seized computers with sexually explicit images of young girls. covach has been charged with

receiving and possessing child pornography. if convicted, he faces between 5 and 20 years in prison. police say they have made an arrest with a shooting. sky eye chopper 13 flew over the scene where it happened in columbia on july 9th. police say a 17-year-old boy is now charged as a juvenile, with starting the fight that led to the shooting. 18-year-old conte johnson was treated and released. police are still offering a $1,000 reward for information, leading to the arrest of the shooter. new information about the gang-related shooting that took place inside a montgomery county mall just days before christmas. prosecutors say 20-year-old anthony taylor has been found guilty of 16 charges relating to the december 23rd shooting at the mall. taylor allegedly helped start the fight between the bloods and ms13. one member of ms13 was shot. three mayors and several

rabbis are among the dozens of people arrested on charges ranging from bribery to kidney trafficking. kelly has details on how the alleged crimes unfolded. there were so many suspects, fbi alleges needed a bust. leaders of some of new jersey's most prominent towns. and rabbis, being led away in handcuffs. >> this is not about politics. it is certainly not about religion. it is about a shocking betrayal of a public trust. >> reporter: these are nearly two separate investigations. their common links. what the government calls a cooperative witness, reportedly this man, solomon direction, who became an informant two years ago. in what reads like a sopranos episode, he wore a wire for the fbi, handing out envelopes stuffed with cash to public officials in parking lots and laundering $3 million with the rabbis.

hoboken peter marino accepts $25,000 in cash. he told the cooperating witness, coat -- quote, you're going to be treated like a friend. and of those who oppose him, quote, they get ground into powder. >> politicians willingly put themselves up for sale. they existed in an ethics-free zone. >> separately, the cooperative witness gave what he said were illegal gains to the rabbis who allegedly hid the money, using charitable organizations. one suspect even offered to find a human kidney for a transplant. >> this is all part of a 10- year, public corruption investigation that has already yielded two weather high- profile indictments. officials say some politicians don't seem to be getting the message. >> new jersey's corruption problems is one of the worst, if not the worst in the nation. >> reporter: notoriety that no state wants. kelly wallace, cbs news, newark. >> more than 130 public officials in new jersey have

pled guilty or have been convicted of corruption since 2001. >> the state of delaware is hit with a big lawsuit from the four major pro sports leagues and the ncaa. kai has more on the sports betting controversy. >> the league argues that it would tarnish individual plays and game results. delaware lawmakers sign sports lawmakers into law, to help sign it into the shortfall. the state's books. congress banned all sports betting in 1992, but grandfathered four states including delaware that had already offered it. today's lawsuit was filed by major league baseball, the nfl, nba, nhl and ncaa. they argue that delaware's plans to allow single-game betting violates that clause because the state never offered single-game betting before. >> back in may, the delaware supreme court ruled that the new state law did not conflict

with the state constitution. but it stopped short. a world of trouble when her credit card was accidentally billed $23 quadrillion dollars. just looked it up, that's 15 zeros. lydia alcott was one of the people who fell victim to a major programming error. she wasted no time to update her facebook status to read, "very much in debt. in tonight's healthwatch report, a patient has received the world's first cardiac adult stem cell infusion. karen brown reports, it's all part of an fda clinical trial, using adult stem cells to treat congestive heart failure. >> reporter: today, mike jones isn't just a grandfather. >> i feel great. >> reporter: he's one of the first heart failure patients to ever have adult cardiac stem cells infused into his heart. doctors hope his own sells will

heal his damaged tissue. >> it just made sense to use the body to regenerate itself. >> reporter: the 66-year-old volunteered for the trial procedure after two heart attacks left him with severe congestive heart failure. back in march, doctors at jewish hospital in louisville, kentucky, did surgery to harvest heart stem cells. >> we were able to isolate the cells and show that they can make new tissue. >> reporter: over three months, researchers grew a million cardiac stem cells from jones' own tissue. just last week, doctors use used the cardiac catheter into his leg and hopes they'll regenerate heart muscle. >> reporter: doctors say 6 million americans have congestive heart failure, with 700,000 new cases every year. they believe that if this infusion process works, it will greatly increase survival rates. >> in this case, this will truly be a revolutionary treatment for heart failure. >> reporter: the cutting edge trial will last another three

to five years, during which doctors will monitor jones very closely. >> i hope to be able to have as normal life as about anybody. i might even start jogging again. >> reporter: doctors say this grandfather's attitude will likely be a big factor in his recovery. karen brown, cbs news, new york. >> over 6 million americans suffer from congestive heart failure. a warm and sunny friday. is there a chance of more storms? here's a live look outside, as the friday rush begins. now, let's find out how it will all begin. meteorologist tim williams has a look at the updated numbers from first warning weather. by the way, the rush hour has already started. >> hopefully your air conditioner was, -- was working while you're sitting in it. first warning live doppler radar shows. there is definitely a chance. but we have a front moving through. and while we do not have really, much out there right now, there's still a chance.

but we're losing the heat of the day now. the later we get into this afternoon, the clearer this scan gets, well, we're starting to fizzle out with these showers. 85 degrees now. and your saturday looks like this. we're looking at hot temperatures moving on into the region. and those temperatures will be with us right on through sunday, before we start to see any little bit of a break. we'll have a complete update coming up in a few minutes. let's check on the roads now with sharon gibala, at wjz traffic control. the rush always seems miserable on friday afternoons. and that is the case this afternoon. 95 still jammed. an accident has now cleared, 35 minutes there. an accident in monkton. and a few more in the city. some of them include west patapsco at magnolia, eastern avenue. 95, northbound, is jammed. so is 50 eastbound between aricialis boulevard. there's a look at your slow spots on the beltway.

26 minutes there on the top side of the beltway. there's a look at 50 if you're headed to or from the shore. no issues there. this traffic report is brought to you by maryland department of agriculture. maryland's best.net. back over to you. on the 40th anniversary of the apollo mission to the moon, some baltimore girls are launching rockelts of their own. it's all part of a summer program designed to get more girls interested in science. >> four, three, two, one! >> reporter: from the bleachers at rash field in the inner harbor, students from the girls program at the science center, watch their creations fly. one by one, hard work done in the classroom more than success as the rockets crash-landed on the field. >> i was like, wow, that's really cool. >> reporter: that's the purpose of the camp for girls to spark

their interest in all types of science. >> we bought buildings and we're going to shake them to see how well they were built. and if they fall, they weren't built very well. >> reporter: and since this week is the 40th an vertary -- an anniversary of the first lunar landing, each girl created a rocket of her own. complete with hearts, butterflies and polka dots. >> we filled them about halfway full with water. then connected the tubes with it. then pump today full of air pressure. once we pull the cord, all of that air pressure is built up and released. so all of the water comes out and the rocket goes in the opposite direction. >> i kind of thought it was going to come into the bleachers. >> reporter: over the last three years, at least 200 girls have participated in the program. some of them arrived shy and quiet. but by the time they leave, they're ready to talk about science. >> a lot of them didn't know they could do it. a lot of them are scared by rockets and how complicated they can seem. but when they build their own

and launch their ob, they -- own, they see, oh, that's not so hard. >> reporter: and they can do what boys can do, too. >> there's not really one gender that can do one thing. >> reporter: i'm gigi barnett, wjz eyewitness news. >> each girl was selected by a teacher or guidance counselor to attend the camp, which is sponsored by honey well. >> great. i hope they do go into science. >> i do, too. girl power. deadly scene in china, as a landslide claims four lives and injures dozens more. before his untimely death, the king of pop made a visit. meteorologist tim williams has your complete first warning weather forecast just ahead.

a passenger plane makes a crash-landing in northeast iran today. according to initial reports, the tires caught fire when the

plane landed. less than a week ago, another iranian plane crashed shortly after takeoff. a landslide hit a remote region of southwest china, killing at least four people and leaving 50 others missing. sally is following this story for the newsroom. >> reporter: they were employees of an engineering company, working on a project when the landslide occurred. the 50 people still missing are mainly migrant workers, their family members and other staff, who were repairing a section of the narc of national highway. -- of the national highway. about 600 people have joined in the search. heavy rains. and 15 hikers were killed two weeks ago, when they became trapped in a canyon by floods. there is good news for british singer amy winehouse. she has been acquitted of assaulting a fan last september. winehouse said she is relieved that a london judge found her

not guilty after a two-day trial. prosecutors claim she deliberately punched a woman who tried to take her picture. winehouse said she merely pushed the woman because she felt intimidated. opened up his leesburg home to michael jackson and his entourage. >> reporter: it was a difficult time for the king of pop who could not escape the media. his entourage was on a hunt for a hideout, but were out of ideas. >> they were just exhausted for possibilities and stopped for a bite to eat. >> it just so happened, the walters were featured on the cover of washingtonian magazine. >> he called me and said, guess who wants to come stay at our house? and i said, who? he said michael jackson. and i said, yeah,y hoo -- he should bring the pope, too. >> reporter: now he would have

to decide if michael jackson would stay here in his leesburg home. after consulting with his minister and a family vote, michael jackson would stay here for nine days. >> it just looked like he needed a place to stay and be sheltered from the storm. >> reporter: michael jackson had the whole run of the house, while the walters stayed in a hotel. 14 people in all, including jackson's three children stayed here. >> each child had a nanny, a important assistant, two chefs chefs and his boardguards -- bodyguards. >> i think he took a liking to del alone. >> reporter: jackson stayed in their master bedroom. >> when you deal with michael jackson, they refer to him as "the client" and the principal. >> and we called him michael. >> we called him michael. >> reporter: the couple witnessed odd behavior. the windows were taped up and said jackson slept during the day and roamed the house at night. we asked if they suspected drug use back then? >> something was helping him sleep during the day.

i don't know if it was sleeping pills or drugs or whatever. but something was helping him just kind of get off the world. >> reporter: the walters say jackson was a tormented soul. and no matter what people thought about the complicated entertainer, theirs was a simple gesture. >> we just wanted this to be that one period of his life that he looked back on and said, i had peace. >> the walters say they were never asked to keep michael's visit a secret. but they declined to disclose how much he paid to rent their home. >> it was probably a tidy sum. >> i'm sure. here's a live look outside at this hour. meteorologist tim williams has your updated first warning weather forecast.

it's beg your pardon a long peek for some people. and we want to see a good week. what have you got for us. >> i tell you, if you like hot and humid, i've got the weekend for you. we're looking at nothing really on the radar. which is a good thing. we're losing the heat of the day. binorth of the state line, up

in york, pennsylvania. a severe thunderstorm warning in effect. we call them, one right after the other, boom, boom, boom. and that is triggering another storm until 5:15. just another few minutes until those storms clear out. but we don't have anything like that, around maryland right now. looks like it's full steam ahead. and still have a chance to see something. looks like overall, we have a pretty nice forecast going into the evening. right now, our temperature is at 85 degrees. winds coming from the north. kind of cooling us down a little bit. drying us out. 61 is the dew point. barometer now, at 29.87. that is going up. around the metro area, temperatures are ranging from about 73 in oakland, to about 79 in elkton. and 83 down on the eastern shore. we have a few hot spots. d.c. at 84. easton at 84. and bwi marshall at 85. we have temperatures again in that low to mid80-degree range. that's going to be the case throughout the rest of the evening. fairly sticky. temperatures are not going to

drop all that much. this wind, coming in from the north is helping to keep our temperatures down a little bit and dry us out from all of those storms that rolled through here yesterday. take a look at our satellite radar composite. you see that there are some breaks in the clouds out there. good bit of sunshine out there. and each as a front is pushing through, it's really not helping the sunshine. and the heat is not helping this front to generate any real thunderstorms. and if you felt like it was tropical out there, over the last few days, it's because all of those storms that rolled through here yesterday, last night, and into even early this morning, generated in the bahamas. and they rolled right up the east coast. and now into maine and into the canadian maritime. and they have now taken all of that tropical air with them. but the heat, that's something we'll be dealing with right on through tomorrow. front gets out of here. this is saturday. looks like sunshine and blue skies. warm air moving into the region. and next chance of air sunday, with an approach of a front. with all that was said, small

craft advisory goes into effect tomorrow. next high tide at fort mchenry. bay temperature at 78 degrees. if you're planning to take a dip out in the bay. an evening thunderstorm is possible. 64 degrees is your overnight low. 90 degrees tomorrow. sunny to partly cloudy and hot and humid. it's going to feel like a typical summer kind of a day. >> well, it's about time. >> yeah, you know. >> makes us realize how beautiful we've had it. still to come on eyewitness news tonight. >> i'm alex demetrick in washington county, where a county helicopter goes down and kills four people in the middle of an interstate. that story as eyewitness news continues.

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crash. killed when their helicopter smashes into i-70. could weather have been a factor? a last ditch effort to keep towson catholic from closing. the latest on a meeting and what the future holds for the school, coming up in a live report. a maryland boy disappears. tonight, the search for the boy often the beach. check in with these and tonight's breaking news. >> eyewitness news at 5:00 starts now. interstate tragedy. a tragedy, killing all on board. >> tonight, investigators trying to figure out what went

wrong. >> hi, everybody. i'm sally thorner. >> i'm kai jackson. here's what people are talking about. it started outas a way to watch troubled youth. but they came crashing down on i-70. everyone on board was killed. eyewitness news is live in frederick, where the chopper was based. alex demetrick has more as investigators try to figure out what caused the helicopter's crash-landing. >> no doubt it was flying too low. the question is, why? the helicopter went down in the media, along a stretch of south mountain, near smithsburg. all four people on board were killed either in the crash or the fire that followed. there had been storms that followed. but visibility may have still been an issue. there was some limited visibility, due to the moisture and some of the fog, per se, in the area. especially around the upper levels of south mountain.