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gallegus reports for wjz. >> reporter: agents searched the las vegas home and office of dr. conrad murray. it's the latest development in the manslaughter investigation of murray. the private physician who was hired by jackson concert promoters and who was with jackson when he died. >> i looked for the items outlined in the search warrant. and if those items meet the standard of the search warrant itself, they'll be seized as evidence. >> reporter: cbs news has learned investigators are looking for documents, computer evidence, or any paper trail that is related to dr. murray's interaction with jackson, and any evidence of prescribing jackson drugs. this follows a similar search last week at a houston medical clinic, where murray also works. investigators also took a hard drive and documents there. >> reporter: the coroner is expected to release the details on michael jackson's death sometime this week. they said they were asked by the lapd to hold off on any report pending the
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investigation. >> reporter: a law enforcement source tells cbs news, the investigation is centered around the powerful anesthetic, propofol, also known as diprivan. and the medical report shows that diprivan is the primary cause of jackson's death. murray's attorneys say he did not administer anything that should have killed michael jackson. >> police found drugs in jackson's home, including a stash of propofol, an iv line, and three tanks of oxygen. baltimore county police continue the painstaking process of trying to identify three people killed in a street sweeper crash. denise is live in the newsroom with more on what people are learning today. >> reporter: well, sally, crash investigators learned the car had a temporary license plate at the time of the accident. the vehicle and the street sweeper collided just before 5:00 a.m., sunday morning, at
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the intersection of honeygo and whitemarsh boulevards. police are having a difficult time identifying the victims. they say the driver of the street sweeper escaped with minor injuries and refused medical treatments. strong words from city and religious leaders, as those behind a series of shootings, that wounded 18 people in east baltimore, remained on the loose. eyewitness news stays on the story, with complete coverage. mike hellgren reports from city police headquarters. we've learned that pregnant woman delivered a healthy baby. but there's not much good news in all of this. the violent feud between drug gangs has left a bloody trail across the city. >> it definitely hits home. >> on the radio this morning. >> reporter: naacp president condemned the unprecedented bloodshed in east baltimore. >> stand up and deal with what is happening in our community and stop pointing the finger, blaming somebody else, other than ourselves. >> reporter: 18 people were shot in five hours, including a
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pregnant woman and a 2-year-old in the 2600 block of ashland avenue. they were among 12 wounded at a cookout. that shooting and at least one other stemmed from a feud between rival drug gangs. the archbishop also weighed in on the violence this morning. >> the city is as bad as afghanistan, if not worse. >> it's a big city. and their needless are much greater -- needs are much greater than ours now. >> reporter: they have beefed up 37 foot patrol officers. >> i don't want to hear from the media about the whole snitching dvd and all of that, because that's crap. this is so important. you have innocent people who were shot and it could have been worse. >> reporter: investigators have made no arrests in the shooting. they say two gunmen carried out the mayhem. >> very well planned. there's a lot of work that went into that hit. >> reporter: right now, police are reviewing their operations, specifically their intelligence and why they may have missed
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signs that tensions were boiling over between these two rival gangs. mike hellgren, wjz eyewitness news. find out what had police running to the neighborhood today. plus an extensive look at the investigation. the families of virginia tech shooting victims want governor tim kaine to reopen a state investigation of the 2007 mass killings. relatives of the 32 people killed and the students who survived the attacks, say the review was incomplete. the families say they want more information about the discovery of the missing mental health records of sung wie we -- sung we joe. it's quick communication, but also more dangerous than previously thought. texting while driving. drew levinson reports for wjz, a new study out today warns of a very big danger out on the roads. >> reporter: accidents like this one shows how easily texting can cause a crash.
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a new study finds that when drivers text, their chances of getting into an accident increase 23 times. jeff robipson is -- robinson is in his suv every day. he says he sees more and more people driving and texting. >> i see it more than usual. on the highways, everywhere. >> reporter: the virginia tech transportation institute gathered research by installing cameras to continuously watch motorists and truckers, for more than 6 million miles. truck driver kevin mcgraph says it's a real hazard. >> i have seen a lot of people swerving into lanes. it's pretty scary at times. >> reporter: recent reports show how dangerous it is. >> researchers say texting is so dangerous because you take your focus off the road for extended periods of time. they found that texting drivers involved in accidents or near collisions were looking at the devices for nearly 5 seconds. >> reporter: that's enough time
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to cover the length of a football field, if traveling 55 miles per hour. scary for commuters on the road every single day. >> how can you text and drive at the same time? >> how are you doing? >> reporter: the study showed that it also increases your risk of getting in an accident, but not as much as texting. the safety institute wants the practice banned across the country. right now, only 14 states have laws against texting while driving. in new york, drew levinson, wjz eyewitness news. . president obama reached out into a key crowd today to get support for his health care reform package. the president told the 55-plus set that there needs to be more preventive care and more subsidies. this was an aggressive push to get a healthcare bill signed this year. sonia sotomayor takes her
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place today on the path to the supreme court bench. >> reporter: well, judge sotomayor won the approval. it voted 13-6 to send its approval to the senate. she will be the first hispanic and the third woman to sit on the supreme court. now, sotomayor is unlikely to change the ideological balance on the high court. she is replacing moderate liberal justice david suiter. the cleanup continues after sunday's monster storms. we showed you the damage in reisterstown, owings mills and eldersburg. but parts of timonium were hit, too. crews were cutting down dangling branches and putting fallen ones through the shredder. about 1,000 people remain without power, even today. it's partly and sunny and warm, with scattered rain showers right now.
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eyewitness news is here now. tim, it's warming up nicely out there. >> it is definitely warming up. and the humidity levels give it a little more warmth than it really is. take a look at first warning doppler radar. temperatures to 87 or 57 degrees. 57% humidity. we're looking at nothing by the way of showers. we just kind of zoom in to give you an idea. if you were traveling up just around bel air. a little earlier, you saw some of those. anything that comes through is going to be widely scattered. and that is going to be the course of the afternoon. we'll have your complete updated forecast, and talk about more storms coming our way. let's check on the roads now with sharon gibala. so far, so good, sharon? we don't have anything too major. but we have a handful of problems. so far, pretty good. we have an accident right now, working on 100. that's going to be 100 eastbound, on the 97 off-ramp.
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a crash in elkridge. and in essex, going on eastern boulevard, at south maryland avenue. one more on halfstead, panther drive. south of route 482. meanwhile, traffic lights, west pedonia. meantime, only slight delays on the beltway. on the north and west sides of the beltway. nine friep miles an hour is your slowest spot. that's going to be on the top side between 83 and 95. there's a live look at the west side. volume out there, but not too slow. tratraffic report is brought to you by the department of agriculture. maryland's best.net. back to you. well, it happened. a historic moment in rome, as michael phelps actually loses a big race. >> not only is he going to beat phelps, he's going to smash his world record. >> germany's hans beaterman hands phelps his first major loss in four years.
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and it doesn't come without controversy. the top of body suit beaderman wore in the race has just been banned by the swimming body. but it doesn't take effect until next year. beaderman admits it adds about two seconds to his time. michael phelps has a deal with speedo and chose not to wear a faster suit made by a different company. flight delays. the latest on the passenger bill of rights. florida couple slain. the latest on the 8 suspects arrested. and muggy and cloudy with a chance for scattered rain. get your first warning forecast.
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one of the men attacked by a tiger two years ago at the san francisco zoo is facing
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drug charges. police say cuber was carrying three grams of cocaine. they found it during a traffic stop. you'll recall, back in 2007, ballawall and two other men were attacked by a tiger after provoking it at the cage. he and his brother were injured. their friend was killed. they had been drinking that day. a company made famous for its stun gun has released an updated version. it is exhale of shock -- capable of shocking up to three people before having to be reloaded. it costs $1800, which is about $1,000 more than the current one. it's a stunning statistic, no matter how many times you hear it. 50% of all merges in -- marriages in the u.s. end in divorce. now, paints -- this paints a troubling picture of the toll
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divorce takes. when you're married, you are a team and tend to be happier. at least in our marriage. >> less stress. >> reporter: researchers have known for years that marriage is good for your health. >> husband, happy, healthy. >> that's what she tells me. >> reporter: but they have been less clear on how you'll do if you lose your spouse to divorce or death. >> with a divorce or depression like that, can lead to anxiety, or other kinds of psychological illnesses. >> reporter: divorce with wreak havoc on a person's health. analyzing data from nearly 9,000 adults, ages 51 to 61, researchers found that those who had been divorced or widowed suffered 20% more chronic health conditions, such as heart disease, diabetes, or cancer, than those who were happily married. it also showed that divorce can be more traumatic that not even tying the knot can reverse the
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role. >> someone is in a bad marriage, i would want to help them try to figure out how to make it better but wouldn't rule out needing to divorce. >> people who never get married are 30% more likely to show symptoms of depression. wall street today finished in the red. nasdaq was the only one of the three major markets to post gains. dow was down 12. s&p down 3. but the nasdaq up 8 today. let's go right to new york, where alexis christoforous has tonight's cbs money watch update. americans are losing confidence in the economy. even while the stock market has gained ground and economic indicaters point to the start of recovery, job security is the biggest concern. that caused the confidence index to fall to about 46. the number needs to be closer to 90 to signal that the economy is on solid footing. the confidence index is a big deal.
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it hurts retailers and other businesses, like office depot, which reported a much worse than expected second quarter loss. the company said shoppers cut back on computers, furniture and other big-ticket items. the bright spot comes on the housing market. home prices posted their first monthly increase in try years -- three years in may. the worst was las vegas, where prices continue to drop. and general motors is watching every penny, which means it is swinging the ax again on sports sponsorship. the automaker is announcing that it is getting ready to pull out. investigators have been rewriting their budget to focus more dollars on actual product advertising. for more business headlines, visit cbs money watch.com. a unique record is set at a minor league game in springfield, missouri. and it has nothing to to do with the sport.
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every fan wore a clown nose. a portion of the sales went to help leukemia society. coming up on eyewitness news at 4:00 today. unexpected treats. m&m swapped the tan for blue in the 1990s. now the candy's potential for health benefits may surprise you. a landmark del catessen -- delicatessen. the humidity and the temperature makes for within sticky afternoon. tim williams has the updated forecast. and for the top stories on wjz.com, go to wjz.com.
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okay. well, at least there's no storms now. >> no. i tell you, we need a little bit of a break, don't we? we have had those storms rolling through. we're still cleaning up from that. today is our bit of a break. tomorrow, we could have storms again. let's show you what's going on
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now. doppler radar, showing only one batch of flowers, down the waterloo, down the corridor. just a little bit of a shower down there. and one down around rockville. this one, just east of rockville. and kind of fizzling out. really not a whole lot going on in the way of showers or thunderstorms this afternoon. can't rule out another one happening in the afternoon. still very warm and very humid out there. so the summertime pattern continues. right now, 87 degrees is our temperature for the afternoon. right on target for the average high for this time of year. 70 is the dew point, which is very moist. don't be confused by 56% relative humidity, which seems pretty low. high humidity levels. mid-60s is where we are. 70 is very warm. east/southeast winds. 28.89 and rising is your barometer reading. winds to the east is helping to add to the moisture level. southerly is looking at the air. 91 in cumberland.
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85 in ocean city. and we're seeing in the immediate metro area, 83 in columbia, 87 in westminster. and 87 on kent island. talk about those winds. well, that easterly component is continuing to bring in moisture. and a nice change. it will be a bit of a change when this starts to come in off the sea and cool things down. but fornow, things are cooling off on the land. we did see the clouds break. front that stalled to the east of us, over the last few days, has been creating just enough of a dynamic to keep that flow in from the east. and we have been seeing all of those clouds. they started to break in the afternoon. but with that break, the sun really started to heat us up. now, what we're watching is a larger area of disturbance. down across, mississippi, the tennessee valley. it's going to continue to funnel that humid air in place. and the hot temperatures will be with us right on in through the week. that will not change. as that moves in by tomorrow, we'll see a chance of thunderstorms, some of them very strong in the afternoon. we'll keep an eye on that, as
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we move into the afternoon. another front comes in behind that. that's going to bring us chance of showers through the next few days. as it does, we're going to see this pattern continue. chance of showers every day for the next five. small craft advisory in effect, with winds on the bay from the south, tomorrow, at 10 to 15 knots. thunderstorm will be around tonight. but widely scattered. 72 degrees tonight. patchy clouds tomorrow and humid. strong afternoon thunderstorms. >> we are in that pattern, aren't we? >> we definitely are. coming up tonight on wjz 13. don't miss the hit drama "medium." and wjz and the orioles are teaming up to feed the hungry. and we need your help. during this weekend's home stand, take nonperishable foods to camden food drive. the wjz family will collect your donations at the gate. it's all part of the wjz continuing community commitment. breaking news in the city's corruption scandal.
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minutes ago, a local city councilwoman indicted. it could be the next major healthcare problem. primary physicians are in short supply. and clinics across the country are severely understaffed. could hundreds of millions of dollars solve this impending crisis? we'll investigate tonight only on the cbs evening news. a little boy has a rare condition. he's allergic to all food. how he's able to survive. shot to death at church. an usher testifies today in the trial of an abortion doctor murdered. a north carolina group was planning against the u.s.
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it is 4:29. 87 degrees and mostly cloudy. hello. thanks for staying with eyewitness news. i'm denise koch.
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>> and i'm vic carter. here's what people are talking about. >> breaking news. a grand jury has just indicted a city councilwoman and a prominent local developer. sally is in the newsroom with more. >> reporter: the state prosecutor has reindicted city councilwoman helen holton. she is now charged with violating campaign finance laws and conspiracy to violate campaign finance laws. both charges stem from a $12,500 payment for a political survey. just two months ago, a judge threw out the misconduct and bribery charges against her. but the state prosecutor refiled the charges against her. also, new in this indictment, prominent local developer john paterakis. he is accused of paying for half of the political survey for helen holton. the other person who paid for the survey, developer ron lipscomb, pled guilt to violating campaign finance laws last month. >> many members of the wjz team are working on this story.
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we'll have a live update, new at 5:00, on eyewitness news. home-grown terrorists captured. federal agents have broken up what they say is a terrorist group plotting attacks abroad, including israel. one man charged with recruiting his own sons. >> reporter: the alleged ring leader is daniel patrick boyd, who preferred the muslim alias, sifulla. boyd, his two adult sons, and four others, are charged with conspiring to murder, kidnap, maim and injure persons abroad. sources say the fbi used wire taps to infiltrate the group, as they stockpiled weapons at a compound. boyd, they say, attended tactics. and he wanted to recruit others who were willing to die as martyrs, but he didn't have much luck. boyd and the others traveled to israel in 2007, hoping to
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conduct terror activities. they returned to the u.s. a short time later without success. still, neighbors in north carolina were stunned by the arrest. >> i really can't believe. you don't see anything around here, except tobacco and cows. that's a little much, don't you think? terrorists? >> authorities are looking for an 8th person involved in this terror ring. they say the person may be involved in pakistan but say there is no real public threat. a man will soon be sent to a florida jail. the 28-year-old is a former staff sergeant in the air force. juan says stalworth arrived from alabama. he will be jailed with this man, leonard gonzalez junior, the alleged ring leader. they are two of eight people charged in the ninja-style killings. police say they were pictured on surveillance video, breaking into the home. police say stalworth carried
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one of the safes in the home. a new bill of rights. if you've ever been stranded on the tarmac for hours, you'll be glad to hear about this new legislation. nancy cortes reports on the airline passenger's bill of rights that is now in the senate. >> reporter: a usa today investigation released today says 200,000 domestic passengers on 3,000 flights have waited for more than three hours to take off or taxi to a gate. a passenger's bill of rights, working its way through the senate, would require airlines to allow passengers to get off planes that have been sitting on the tarmac for three hours or more. >> reporter: this is a common sense law. it's easy for them to comply with. >> reporter: some airlines argue most passengers don't want to get off because they hope to eventually continue to their destination. if the plane goes back to the gate for even one passenger, it slides to the back of the takeoff line for everyone else. >> it means that you have a
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high likelihood of having that flight canceled. >> reporter: the number of planes delayed for more than three hours on takeoff has actually declined since 2007. >> numbers show that bwi thur god marshall airport handle -- thurgood marshall airport handles delays better than most. we have an update now to the story that helped put teen gang violence back into the spotlight. a crofton teen. 16-year-old javel george and another teenager are charged with murdering 14-year-old christopher jones. this week, a judge has denied that second suspect. a request to leave the juvenile facility where he is being held. lawyers for the boy had asked him to let him live in delaware with an aunt. a little boy in australia, is baffling doctors with a rare condition that leaves him allergic to everything, except water. this is the mind-boggling story
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for wjz. [ burp ] >> reporter: most 5-year-olds would rather play than eat. but for taylor, he has no choice. he's allergic to anything but water. the closest he gets to eating is chewing on ice. caleb's only other taste treat is one brand of lemonade. all of the others make him violently ill, and he suffers severe abdominal pain. if he could eat, he has a wish list. >> like salami or chicken or cheese. >> we try not to go out to dinner a lot. because it's not fair thal caleb -- that caleb sits there and eats some ice and watches us. >> reporter: his condition so rare, doctors don't know if it will one day be cured. >> it's incredibly, emotionally exhausting. >> reporter: for now, he receives nutrients through a tube into his stomach, which he's hooked up to for all but
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four hours a day. the machine sticks into a backpack, giving the active 5- year-old the feeding he needs. >> reporter: for most children, sneaking a lolly is normal. recently, caleb gave into that temptation and became violently ill. he's since learned his lesson. >> he knows how much pain he goes through. because he has severe abdominal pain that goes with it that is almost crippling. >> reporter: his parents are organizing a bike ride from melvin to adelaide to raise money for research. >> about 6% of children have a food allergy, with the most common allergies being milk, eggs or peanuts. also, there is a new food benefit you never saw coming. new research shows the dye used to make blue m&ms can actually be used to treat spinal cord injuries. it is used in m&ms and blue gatorade. researchers found that paralyzed rats given this were
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able to walk again. the only complication, the rats given the injection turned a little blue. here's a live look outside right now. can we see some storms as we head into the midweek? eyewitness news has weather and traffic at this time. and tim is here with the updated numbers from first warning weather. we've seeing -- we're seeing a little blue out there today. we've seen first warning live doppler radar active. 57% relative humidity. and winds at the east, at 50 miles an hour. over towards scagsville. if you're traveling that way, heading on home this evening, just know you might run through a point where you have to turn on your windshield wipers and your high beams -- or your headlights, not your high beams. we'll talk about your complete updated first warning forecast and when some storms will be headed our way. >> let's check on the traffic now with sharon gibala. >> reporter: good afternoon,
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everyone. fortunately, still at this hour, nothing too major to report. we have some minor accidents to report. meantime, we have another one working in elkridge on hunts club road, just on montgomery road. in essex, there is a crash on eastern boulevard. and then also, 5 city accidents. some include east fayette. and north charles at westlake. traffic lights still on flash at east joppa at cedar hill road. as far as delays go, there is a look at speed. we're back up to full speed on the west side between 95 and 795. the top side is just a little slow, between 83 and 95. and between 95 and 83. so the inner and outer loop. there's a look at the west side. full speed there. there is a look at ocean city, if you're headed to the shore. no problems there. you can see, the sun might even be out. there's a look at the tunnels. everything looking good there. this traffic report is brought to you by the perry hall
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outback steakhouse. live adventurerous. go outback. back over to you. if you have a hunger for a good, corned beef sandwich. chances are, you head to a baltimore landmark. this has been part of baltimore for nearly 100 years. ron matz reports, if all goes as planned, the famed deli is about to get bigger and better. >> reporter: welcome to lombard street. and the legendary attman's delicatessen, where corned beef is king. >> i come here at least once a week. corned beef is great. >> every time i come to johns hopkins, i always stop here@@ -- at attman's to pick up something for mom. >> reporter: doubling the capacity. >> it will have more seating. and a new kitchen. new service area for all of the
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customers and try to do a better job. >> reporter: attman's was founded in 1915. you could get a sandwich for a quarter. residents have dined here. there is something about this place. >> atmosphere. the ambience. >> coming in, getting good food. meeting some people. running into old friends. >> reporter: a bigger restaurant will mean quicker service. >> they like quick food. they're willing to wait. but we know they're here for lunch. and they want to get in and out as quickly as possible. >> attman's existing building dates back to 1907. under the plan, it would be renovated for other uses. >> what we're trying to do is rejuvenate lumber street. we don't want to take anything away from lumber street. we don't want to knock down buildings like everyone else is trying to do. we want to get some life down here. >> reporter: ron matz, weench eyewitness news. >> now, attman's is not seeking any funding from the city.
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they hope to break ground in march of next year. straight ahead. laid to arrest. finally, a soldier killed in vietnam, is buried with full honor its, more than 30 years after his death in combat. why it took so long. lucky to be alive. two babies found in a pile of trash. how police found them. and it's warm and humid outside. very typical weather in baltimore. get your first warning updated forecast coming up.
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we want to update the breaking news. a grand jury has just indicted a city councilwoman and a prominent local developer. >> the state prosecutor has reindicted city councilwoman helen holton. she is now charged with violating campaign finance laws and conspiracy to violate campaign finance laws. both stem from a payment for a
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political survay. state pross security refinanced the charges against her. also, new from this indictment, prominent local developer john patterakis. he is charged with conspiring to pay for campaign finance laws. the other person, developer ron lipscomb, pled guilty to violenting campaign finance laws. >> we'll have live, complete coverage coming up at 5:00. four decades after he lost his life in the vietnam war, an american soldier is finally receiving a hometown funeral. john adam was declared killed in action, may 1968, when his body was shot down. his -- plane was shot down. his body was never recovered. but just this year, his family learned that his remains had been found. the patriot guard discovered
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him where he was buried with full military honors. members of congress heard tearful testimony from several victims from the scene who say they want to make sure it never happens again. mike parker has the story. the tears that were shed, in finding out about the atrocities that occurred there. >> reporter: but members of congress did not have to imagine those tears. they came again for real by wetsy williams. who buried her father in 1998. then was told that his grave records had been lost. >> as long as my ancestors don't rest, there girl is not going to rest until there is something done about this criminal act. you have raped us. you have robbed us. and you have nothing to say but sorry, we lost your loved ones' remains?
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>> she said her family paid, in her words, a mint, to bury our father, like the king that he was. >> will i let it rest? no. because you have not let my family rest. >> the acts of violence and indifference to the deceased were also an act of violence and indifference to those families who are still alive. state controller dan hines called for new laws to replace the federal system he called fractured and contradictory. >> why this happened, we may never know. but more importantly, could this have been prevented? my answer is yes. >> the members of the congress hope to determine what type of agency should be put in charge to prevent another grave- digging scheme. there is currently no federal
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regulation over diggers. officers carried a 23-month- old girl and 8-year-old boy to an ambulance, where they were taken to the hospital. two men heard them crying in the crash and called 911. the baby's mother was able to thank rescuers later that day when they stopped by the report to check on the children. a boat goes airborne and flips over nearly twice. the hydroplane was racing in a compication. the driver said the fiance and his newborn sown son were watching from the stands when the accident happened. and they all feared the worst. you go on a roller coaster and you go upside-down. i said it could be -- might grow up without his dad. the driver scrambled out of the boat. and tonight, he doesn't even have a scratch in sight. it's a different story for the boat, though, which needs a lot of work before its next big
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race. new video of michael jackson in his role as father. >> coming up on entertainment tonight, michael jackson's firstborn as a codler. only we have the home movies of michael's little prince. >> prince, learning his first words. >> say my name is prince. >> my name is prince. >> reporter: intimate, never- before-seen moments in neverland. michael the strict father. >> you have to. >> reporter: michael, also the doting father, capturing every moment for posterity. >> okay. right here. right here. >> prince, right here. over there. over there. go play. >> reporter: christmas at neverland, back in 1998, was especially bountiful for the almost 2-year-old. >> reporter: at one point, prince seems less interested in a present for michael, than he is in a lollipop from a friend.
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>> also tonight, michael's older brother, tito jackson sits down for his first tv interview and reveals where michael's body right now. we'll have that and so much more coming up later on entertainment tonight. and that's at 7:30, here on wjz 13. and straight ahead on eyewitness news at 4:00, it's hot and humid, with a chance of scattered showers. meteorologist tim williams has your updated first warning forecast after this commercial break.
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skies with a little more rain. that's what we need. but not the violent type. >> not at all. we only have one little place of showers anywhere in the state right now. just a little concentrated area. we'll show you first warning doppler radar. and some of of these showers are violent at all. this is a little area, near savage, jessop and scagsville. this is a little area closer
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in, i should say, the smaller area, where the showers are a little heaviary. for warm afternoon shaping up. temperature holding to about 87 degrees. temperatures updated to the top of the hour. but 70 is the dew point. and that's bringing us the very warm, moist, humid feel out there. mid-60s is when it really starts to feel somewhat oppressive. 70 is definitely very moist. 56% is your humidity. winds coming from the east/southeast. barometer now, at 29.89 and falling. around the state, we're seeing temperatures from about 80 on the low side to easton. we have 91 as you saw in cumberland. and ranging from 83 in bel air in columbia. stair woe have seen the winds coming in.
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depending how far east you are. but that southerly component has been helping to heat us up all day long. this is the procedural temperature the with that said, we will be watching the flow move on in. and i'll give you an idea of what will be moving our way for the rest of the week. and we'll see temperatures gist around, we'll call it, 87 and 90 for the rest of the week ahead. let's talk about the rest of the week. we will continue to talk about these temperatures. but at least right now, we are looking at temperatures just around prefn -- 87 degrees for the daytime high. and what i'm going to do is continue to update this for you. what i can tell you is that 90 degrees. overnight lows around 70 degrees. chance of showers and pretty strong thunderstorms tomorrow. and it can be kind of a repeat
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of what we're seeing over the weekend. i don't have any more trees left to come down. we dry out and calm down for the weekend. saturday and sunday look to be pretty nice. >> thank you. and still to come on eyewitness news tonight. city hall corruption. helknow holton is indicted. what she and a local businessman are accused of doing. coming up.
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coming up next. breaking news.
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the latest on the. the search for answers in the king of pop. and put the phone down. a new study shows texting while driving is even more dangerous than previously thought. breaking news. major developments in the corruption scandal of city hall. >> just moments ago, indictments are handed up against the city, prominent
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local developer and a city councilwoman. >> hi, everybody. i'm sally thorner. >> and i'm vic carter, in for kai jackson. here's what we continue to talk about. >> baltimore city councilwoman helen holton and businessman john patterakis have been indicted on criminal charges. pat warren joins us with the very late evaluate. >> this stems from the indictment of ron lipscomb. >> reporter: council wment helen holton is charged with two counts of violating campaign finance laws. charges before were dismissed and she told wjz that she was relieved. >> all of this is not over yet. there is still a window of time for the state prosecutor's office to appeal. >> reporter: now, it's come back to life. developer ron lipscomb is the mayor's ex-boyfriend,

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