hello again, i'm don scott. >> i'm mary bubala. breaking news from baltimore county. police say they've busted up -- they busted a couple on distributing child pornography charges. let's go back to sally thorner live in the newsroom. good afternoon, sally. >> reporter: good afternoon don and everybody. police arrested an essex man and woman. they are charged with filming, distributing, and promoting child pornography. the male suspect is also charged with child sexual assault. detectives say known victims range in age from two to 13. police urge anyone with children who may have had contact with them to contact police. >> bond is set at $5 million.

a man is pronounced dead after he is shot by city police only to show signs of life soon after. did the error cost him critical minutes of medical care? eyewitness news is live. weijia jiang is at shock trauma where the man remains alive. good afternoon, weijia. >> reporter: good afternoon, mary and everyone. as the suspect is here clinging to life that is certainly the question many people are asking. and while the investigation is ongoing, at least we know now several minutes passed before he was even transported here. it was here at sean's food market in the west arlington neighborhood where a group of city medics made an unthinkable mistake. it started at 4:30 a.m. saturday when police responded to a burglary. moments later police shot the suspect in the head who medics claimed was dead. >> they indicated he presented with no vital signs and was pronounced on the scene. >> reporter: a fire department spokesman says the medics returned to their statement

only to be called back to the scene minutes later. turns out the suspect was very much alive. >> the patient performed some gestures in the presence of on- scene officers that indicated that he may still be alive. >> reporter: the department has launched an internal probe into what went wrong. for now the names of the medics responsible are not being released. and for now the suspect is here at shock trauma. again, in critical condition. police are not releasing much information except to say the entire incident started when he lunged at officers with a screwdriver. we're live at shock tray ma, weijia jiang, wjz, eyewitness news. >> weijia, thank you. drivers who fail to slow down in school zones may soon be caught on camera. ron matz is live in the newsroom with the latest news on speed cameras for baltimore county. >> reporter: good afternoon, don. baltimore council members will decide whether to bring speed cameras to the county. police want to see 12 speed cameras installed on streets near county schools.

opponents argue the true motive is revenue and not safety but police say they are only focused on public safety. speeders would face a $40 fine if they are caught on camera. police have not decided near which schools they'd like the cameras to go. don, back to you. >> thank you very much, ron. a final vote is set for september 8th. if approved cameras could be installed soon there after. a fort meade soldier is dead after a sky diving act. searchers found him near middle peninsula regional airport. that's near west point, virginia. the 53-year-old went missing while taking part in a civilian training accident. some airline passengers are shaken aboard a rough ride on a continental airlines flight. the turbulence was so bad the plane was forced to make an emergency landing. dozens of passengers are in

gurred. >> reporter: the injured passengers from continental flight 128 were treated right on the tarmac at miami international airport. rescue crews used whatever vehicles they could find to get the people from the plane to the ground. >> we had to use the catering trucks. they have elevators that serve food to the aircraft. we used those elevators to bring the patients down in a safe manner. >> more than 20 were injured, four seriously when the boeing 767 bound from rio de janeiro to houston hit turbulence. >> all right the plane takes a dip and rises up, and you see people screaming, please, help. >> 168 passengers were on the jet around 4:30 this morning when the plane encountered rough air just north of the dominican republic. the pilot was forced to land in miami. because of customs and immigration regulations, the uninjured had to stay on the

plane for nearly three hours. the flight heads on to houston today. the passengers on board are hoping for smooth air between florida and texas. in new york, drew levinson, wjz eyewitness news. >> another of the passengers described the flight saying it was so violent some of the flight attendants were thrown against the cabin's roof. >> from the northern tier of maryland to the eastern shore many are still cleaning up from a weekend of wild weather. a storm system moved through elkton yesterday dumping one and he three-quarters inches of reign one hour. tornado warnings were also in place in would in some counties. >> i think we would call at comfortable summer day. it's not bad, but it feels like summer. >> i like that. bernadette woods, good afternoon. >> good afternoon, ton and

everybody. it has been a rough week of weather that we've had. the good news to report today is that things are calming down, at least for a day. want to show you first warning doppler radar. nothing going on in our area. we have not seen that much lately. when we open it up we can show you the storm from the weekend now well offshore and down to our southeast. you can also see this one off to the northwest will be approaching us but it is not going to move our way today. however, with the wild week of weather that we have had, we've also seen some changes in our rainfall, and for more on that we're going to sent over to marty in the outback. >> hey, bern. thank you very much. numbers can get boring every once in awhile but every once in awhile it's the numbers that tell the story. for 23 days in july we had bare al trace of rain. in our rainfall, not deficit, but the rainfall that we had on the positive side of the scale, was at about three and a half inches up from northerly when we began the month. at the 23rd, we had almost used up our reservoir, if you will,

of rainfall. well, now we are, look at that with 3.15 inches of rain, essential through four storms over the past ten day, we're back up to three and a half inches on the plus side of our normal rainfall. so indeed we did after bit of a mini summertime drought, but that was quickly erased over just a third of the month of july. so the question is is when's our next rain coming? are we going to add to that 3.54 total? well, maybe. just depends. meteorologist bernadette woods with some midweek thunderstorms likely and those details coming up shortly. >> marty, thank you. two dozen people working for the university of maryland system will soon find themselves without a job. the university will lay off 24 workers in addition to freezing all hiring. the system is trying to cut $40 million from next year's budget. these cuts are expected to save $12 million. is drivers wishing to trade their clunkers for cash are probably safe if they make that

swap today or tomorrow but the future of the program is definitely in jeopardy. the senate is deciding whether to approve $2 billion in funding to pre seven the program. the house already approved that extra money. some senators may only sign off if the rules require consumers to get highly fuel efficient vehicles. thanks to your generous donations the wjz orioles food drive hit one out of the park this weekend. we teamed up with the orioles wives to collect cash and canned goods. denise was one of our eyewitness news family members manning the bucket. others of us were there on friday and saturday, and it appears we helped raise a lot of money and a truckload of nonperishable food items. >> and red sox fans were good? >> as generous as always, which is saying a lot. >> still to come on wjz eyewitness news, the fate of jackson's estate. a judge is deciding right now

who will manage the king of pop's fortune and who will care for his children. >> also, could o.j. simpson be released from prison? simpson's attorneys are working the system in a nevada courtroom. and meteorologist bernadette woods will be back with another look at the first warning forecast. have you heard about miralax? miralax relieves constipation with no bloating. no cramping. no sudden urgency. announcer: only miralax is clinically proven to work like that. restore your body's natural rhythm with miralax.

a developing story from baltimore county. several people hospitalized overnight from carbon monoxide poisoning. it happened in the 700 block of ship friend road in middle river. four patient were taken to bay view. six others to another hospital. all of the victims are now recovering. the baltimore county fire department tells wjz a dirty filter in a hot water heat ser the culprit. michael jackson's mother kathryn zane los angeles courtroom today. a judge is expected to say who will raise his children. arguments are also underway over who will manage jackson's fortune. >> reporter: a judge is expected to name michael jackson's mother kathryn the legal guardian of the pop star's three children. it's fart of a custody deal between the 79-year-old

grandmother and debbie rowe, the mother of two of his kids. >> when they see each other, it will be the first time that they ever met, and michael and debbie rowe were married for three years, sought it just shows you how strange his life was. >> reporter: but the battle over jackson's fortune is just beginning. katherine jackson wants to be named executor of tess state, arguing she's been left in the dark about too many details. jackson named his longtime attorney and a friend in the music industry as the exec you stores. >> she takes 40% under the l. she's a beneficiary. she's entitled to a certain amount of financial information. the judge will decide how much and under what conditions. >> reporter: kathryn's lawyers will be careful not to challenge the will outright. if the lawyers choose to fight the will and she loses, she could end up with nothing. and mrs. jackson is expected to get an allowance for herself and her grandchildren. michael jackson always paid for their expenses. court documents show jackson's

estate is worth about $500 million, and the battle over michael jackson's fortune is hardly a private family matter with media from all over the world watching. manuel gallegus, wjz eyewitness news. >> last week kathryn and debbie rowe struck a personal agreement for the grandmother to have custody with rowe having visitation rights. >> another high-profile court case is happening in nevada. a state supreme court is deciding whether to release o.j. simpson from jail. simpson's lawyer is hoping to convince the court to release simpson from prison while his case is up for appeals. simpson and his codefendant were convicted in a heist at a las vegas hotel room. simpson is serving 33 years for the armed robbery and kidnapping. and still to come on eyewitness news at noon as you take it another live look outside, your complete first warning forecast, now two and a half minutes away.

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welcome back, everybody. the sun is shining. we've dropped the humidity just a bit out there today. now, we're not done with the stormy weather pattern yet but today looks to be much less of a chance if any out there at all. we're at # 3 did he grinz baltimore, and the dew points have been in the low 70s. we're coming in at 60 degrees right now, and that's why it feels a little bit more refreshing outside. as far as dew points go across the board they are down for everyone, and this is a temporary thing so don't get

too used to the but we are seeing everything from low 60 into mid-60s as compared to the 70s of the past couple days here. so that is one thing that we are to cushion on. still hanging on to 72 degrees in ocean city but 59 in oakland. winds are light out there. generally they turned around to the northwest overnight. that brought in some drier air. but now we're going to see them turn back around to the south as the next front off to our northwest approaches us. as does it we'll see those chances for showers and thunderstorms start to increase but it is not going to happen today, thorpe tomorrow. now, in this kind of a weather pattern, it is always possible for an isolated shower or thunderstorm to pop up, but it's a very small chance, if any, today, and still a small chance tomorrow. the chances go up on wednesday. we get rid of one symptoms, here comes the next one from the northwest, starts to move across the state on wednesday, and as does it we could see some strong thunderstorms with it. that could linger into thursday with the chaps for a shower or

thunderstorm. so today a little bit of a breakout there. 87 degrees. tonight we're going down into the sick. tomorrow we go back up, and we go above where we've been. 92 degrees. humidity starting to build once again. and that next front will approach us on wednesday, increasing those chances for showers and storms. so even though there is always a chance in this kind of a pattern, it's not like it has been the fast couple days with these widespread storms. >> and lots of rain. >> incredible. >> thanks. still to come on eyewitness news, injured at school. more kids than ever are getting hurt in pe class. we'll expose the problem. remember, wjz is always on. here's some of the stories we're following on our website at this hour. for constant updates go to

in today's eyewitness news healthwatch, keeping kids active in school means more kids are getting injured. new research shows injuries in gym class are up 150%. middle schoolers are the most likely to get hurt. experts blame a lack of adult supervision. most kids aren't getting enough vitamin d. researchers say the deficiency puts seven out of ten children at risk for bone disease and high blood pressure.

pediatricians recommend kids eat more milk and fish. >> check back in with eyewitness news today at 4:00 4:00, 5:00, and 6:00. >> reporter: danger behind the wheel. surprising now statistics on older drivers being involved inaccidents what. some states are doing about it. and baby for sale? police rush to the scene after a father says he will sell his infant daughter for drug money. join us for these stories today at 4:00 right after dr. phil. >> thank you very much. stay with us, the five-day forecast is next.

welcome back. here's a look at the five-day forecast. >> let's take a look at what's going to be a rather steamy day. tomorrow we're going to # 2 degrees. you can call it hot and humid. wednesday and thursday we'll pop in the chance of a couple of thunderstorms. i think the most problematic day is going to be wednesday. 90, then 88 on thursday. a little bit less humid, a nice breeze. saturday seasonal. >> and it's a csi night at 10:00, followed immediately by eyewitness news at 11:00. and final until noon, we all know what it's like to be tired. well, walkers can finally take a load off with the help of a robot suit. a japanese robotics company created the suit to help the injured and the weak.

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