"wjz eyewitness news" starts now. health club carnage, a gunman storms into a pennsylvania gym opening fire. chilling details about the shooter and why he targeted women. hi. i'm sally thorner. >> and i'm kai jackson. >> the lights went dark and gunshots ring out and less than a minute later, four people were dead. it was into a pennsylvania health club. >> reporter: the man police believe opened fire inside this gym outside pittsburgh was a loner and may have faced repeated rejection from women. he has been named as the gunman that killed three women and him self. >> we do not believe any woman that was shot or anybody that we interviewed said they had

any type of relationship with this man. >> reporter: on a website registered to his name, he wrote that he had not had a girlfriend since 1984 and in another entry said, women just don't like me. there are 30 million desirable women in the u.s. and i cannot find one. a member of the health club also talked about plans for a shooting, writing on august 3rd, last time a tried this in january, i chickened out. let's see how the new approach works. neighbors described him as antisocial. >> this will sound awful, but when i was watching this on tv and talked about the car and i thought it might have been him. >> reporter: a member of the all female class that he targeted said a man walked in wearing work outclothing, sat down a duffel bag, turned off the lights and opened fire. >> my buddy richard was covered in blood and a couple of other

guys had blood all over them. reporter: women killed range in age from 38 to 49, nine others were injured. his website showed the attack was premeditated. and there were more than 4600 words on the web page detailing plans for the shooting. breaking news from south baltimore. chopper 13 over the scene. this is on the 2900 block of denham circle in cherry hill. two suspects wanted for armed robbery have gone inside a house. we don't know if anyone else is inside or if they have any hostages. any information about the man killed downtown baltimore while riding his bicycle. his name is 67-year-old john yates. he was riding his bike and maryland avenue when a box truck hit him. the driver kept going

apparently unaware of what happened. the police are now searching for the driver. a young woman's neck was slashed in a indicate continue liquor store. so why is the man not serving any time? >> reporter: she was stabbed to death nine months ago inside that store and her father mike is saying that asia's killer found not criminally responsible. he said that his daughter deserved much better from our so-called justice system. he found her killer naked inside a pennsylvania chapel days after the stabbing. he was reportedly babbling in cohere enterly saying that he had sinned. he was leading a life helping children at the time of her death. she was working at the crystal high school in baltimore. free at last. two american journalists held for nearly half a year inside north korea are back home on

u.s. soil. they were wisked out of the country by former president bill clinton tonight. >> reporter: from captivity to the arms of their loved ones, journalists euna ling and laura lee were reunited with their family. >> we saw stand before us president bill clinton. >> we knew instantly in our hearts that the nightmare of our lives was finally coming to an end. >> reporter: north korea's reclusive leader, kim jong-ii opened the door to mr. cling tonight they were sentenced to 12 years of hard labor, accused of entering the country illegally. they had been on a reporting assignment for al gore's tv network. >> we want to thank president

bill clinton for performing this mission. >> reporter: it has been extremely difficult for this family and friend left behind. >> she has spent more time in north korea than she has at home. >> to look in her eyes was absolutely undescribable. >> reporter: so far they have not said much in captivity. they said that they were held separately most of the time and eating only rice with rocks in it. >> and now we stand here home and free. >> reporter: the women are exhausted and after some rest, they will eventually tell their story. the white house insists that north korea was not promised anything in exchange for the two journalists. more stimulus money is headed our way, this time for

the general motors transmission plant in white harsh. >> reporter: the plant is one of several that will get money to build electric cars. it is slated to receive more than $100 million. it will develop a rear wheel drive electric system. it is part of the $900 billion stimulus bill approved by congress later this year. it totals nearly $2.5 billion. and president obama said it will help the nation develop a fleet of cleaner and more efficient vehicles. it's not clear whether this will generate any new jobs for the plant. and the plant will be required to match the plant with the funding. the trial date is set for mayor shelia dixon but her lawyers hope it doesn't get that far. their battle played out downtown a few hours ago. >> reporter: the judge agreed to throw out the old case against the mayor that is something that the prosecutor wanted and now the new case he brought begins with the trial

date set for november unless it gets dismissed before then. the mayor's attorneys plan a vigorous fight when she heads to trial on november 9th. >> we're going to deal with the case within the schedule that's been set. >> reporter: that is if they don't get the case thrown out beforehand. among the new motions, the state prosecutor abused the system by bringing back back charges dismissed as flawed but rewrote them. >> we're going to get a little more discovery on the new charges. we expect that we'll file a new motion with respect to the grand jury and other issues that we're going to be filing. reporter: mayor faces several charges. the prosecutor accuser of stealing gift cards meant for the need yeah and failing to report expensive gifts she received from a developer doing business with the city. the prosecutor said it's

required under the ethics code and is optimistic about this case making it to trial. >> absolutely. i think that's why the grand jury returned the indictments again. >> reporter: the mayor has long maintained her innocence. the investigation has been going on now for about three years. trial dates have not yet been set for city council woman. you recall both of them were charged in the prosecutor's investigation into city hall corruption. i'm not going anywhere. those are the words from the leading man in maryland's republican party. he made the comments just weeks after party leaders gave him a vote of no confidence. he said that he still has the support of most of the members gop and not afraid of being forcibly removed. they're critic sizing him for not raising enough money and not registering more voters. the water main break that

has been snarling the traffic in north baltimore is not getting any better. there was a leak in some repair work that had already been done. traffic is still being diverted. they have been working to repair the busted ten inch water main since yesterday afternoon. it has been a dry day today. will that change anytime soon. bernadette woods is here with the numbers. we have a front coming our way. there's not much with it right now. i want to show you first warning doppler. nothing at all in the state. here's where we're seeing the moisture from the front. part of it to the north and a lot more off to the south. and the southern part is going to get its act together and scoot through the mid-alantic tomorrow. and that will bring big changes, more clouds and cooler temperatures and a better chance for rain and thunderstorms. we'll have that forecast coming up. and now let's check on the

roads right now with sharon. >> reporter: just a few accidents to worry about. one is on he is seem and terrace road. watch for an accident in towson in the clearing stages. and a handful in the green isberg avenue. east lafayette at call bert. and that one is in the clearing stages. watch for a water main break blocking the right westbound lane of north parkway between roland avenue and falls road. there is a look at your drive times and your speeds for 95 as well as the top and the west sides of the beltway. the beltway is looking pretty good. you can see 37 miles an hour. a 12 minute drive there. and the west side is looking pretty good at will kens. no issues at baltimore national pike. this traffic report is brought to you by the cook rein firm. call them at 1-800 the firm.

back over to you. still ahead at 4:00, star singer sentenced chris brown will learn his fate. will he see jail time? flying danger, the warning about lasers that one pilot wants every passenger to hear. staying safe while you ride the jails. and take another live look outside. will we see rain tonight. you're updated forecast coming right up.

anytime now r&b singer chris brown is scheduled to learn his punishment for a high- profile crime. he is likely to be sentenced to five years probation and community labor. his career has suffered from the fallout with radio stations refusing to play his music and

sponsors dropping him. transportation secretary is taking steps to keep people from texting or using their cell phones while driving. >> i would ban drivers from texting immediately. >> he announced a summit to be held next month to discuss new legal measures to keep people from being distracted. he said that too many fatal accidents take place because of distracted drivers. a minnesota teenager is the first to be convicted after shining laser into a helicopter. his dad said that he was just killing time and he blinded the crew of a state police chopper. >> it could have killed us. >> reporter: jim england is not talking about a weapon or firearm. he's talking about this, a green laser pointer typically used for office presentation dollars. but while patrolling last night, it was used on him. >> we looked away to the left

and saw where the laser was coming from. >> reporter: using a high- powered spotlight, he followed the laser to a home where a 17- year-old was the culprit and then a mapping system where he was found hiding. and now he could be charged with a crime. jim was hovering about a thousand feet when the laser went through the cockpit. but these lasers can actually be seen from as far as away as ten miles. and when the laser hits a cockpit it becomes a weapon. >> it's really dark and somebody lets off with a camera with a flash on it. you know how intense that bright flash and after image, and you have that circle in the middle of your eye. same thing. >> reporter: ironically the same thing happened next year and almost caused him a crash. two days after it became law, it paid off. >> we were laughing and chuckling about it actually. we were like can you believe

this our law was written because we got hammered and we were hammered again. >> 17-year-old could face up to a year in jail and a fine if convicted. what happened on wall street today? let's go to new york and get the money watch update. >> reporter: wall street summer rally is on hold after disappointing news about the economy. private employers cut 370 jobs in adjustment and wall street is waiting for friday's july jobs report. it's expected to show the unemployment rate ticked up from 9. five% to 9. seven%. and business in the service sector was weaker than expected last month as more people spend less. it is made up of retail ares, banks, transportation and hospitals. and the resession is putting a squeeze on the post office. it lost $2.4 billion from april through june as more people rely on e-mail and electronic

bill payment. that brings the year's losses to $5.7 billion. post office asks congress to cut delivery from six days a week to five. the consumer products maker says it expects more decline. sales of upscale products were hit the hardest at p and g. for more business headlines, head to cbs money watch.com. here's a look at the closing numbers from wall street. the dow is down 39 points and the s&p 500 down three and the nasdaq down 18. the sale of beer in germany has taken a steep plunge. they blame rainy weather, smoking bans and aging population and a present of more health conscious people. they have dropped to the lowest level since the germans began keeping tabs in 1991.

>> betterly, hops, what is not healthy about beer? >> carbs. airport bomb threat. why people that know the suspect he was more likely to tickle the ivory than blow up a terminal. the grim picture for the postal service just got darker. cloudy now but rain later. your forecast is coming up. "wjz eyewitness news" is on for the top story on wjz.com. for instant updates and instant

this home was severely damaged when a tree fell on top of it and another completely destroyed after lightning struck causeing this fire. cars were stuck in water measuring a foot deep. no reports of any serious injuries. back home no, flooding to speak of. but could we see rain soon? that is the magic question, isn't it? it looks today for the most part, the thunderstorms are holding off. but we're got nothing do rule out something coming up in the evening hours.

but we do not have that much bad of a day for all of us. washington d.c., ocean city, temperatures 87 degrees and the dew point have been creeping up. but over all, we sort of held off most that have real heat just off to the south for today. because of that, the winds are out of the northwest. and that is what is holding most of this up. there's a front moving into the state. but it's broken up into a few different pieces. and we've benefited so far from it. you notice the showers trying to move in from the west. and with that northerly winds that, is keeping us comfortable for now. but when we open it up, we'll show you here's where a lot of the action is. the heavier thunderstorms pushed down to the south. notice this batch that hands over west virginia. this is forming a new low along the front and it's going to raise in the mid-alantic and the northeast tomorrow. and because of that we stayed on the dry tied today.

but that will change tonight and tomorrow. tomorrow as that low comes on top of us, a better chance for heavy rain and a few thunderstorms and the winds will turn around to the northeast. and some people may not get out of the 70s. that gets out of here for friday. and we have a nice break in the action before the next storm comes our way this is a different one. the majority of this is going to pass off to the north for us. but there's a lot of heat on the southern side. and since it will be directed north of us, we're going to see it warm up sunday into monday with the temperatures getting into the 90s so on the waters with all of this going on, you see the northeast winds tomorrow that is a cool, damp one for us. tonight, shower and thunderstorm is possible. but tomorrow, better chances as the low comes up. and not only showers and storms but rounds of heavier rain and going up to about 81 for the high. if you're headed down to the beaches over the next few days, it may force showers and thunderstorms thursday into friday morning before that

round gets out of here. and at this point it looks like everything holds offer to the north saturday and sunday with the temperatures on the rise. not a bad place to be in it does start to heat up. >> exactly. the orioles road trip continues this week and they head on to toronto next to take on the blue jays. see the birds in action this saturday afternoon at 1:00 p.m. right here on wjz 13. and be sure to tune in tonight. katie couric has a review of what is going to come up tonight on "the cbs evening news". there's a costly back procedure. is it worth it or leave you feeling worse? that is tonight only on the "cbs evening news". life saving call, and amazing call from california

when a woman's throat was slashed. how a kind hearted woman keeps her alive. a woman crashed drunk and

it is 4:29. 84 degrees and partly sunny in central maryland. thanks for staying with eyewitness news. eight people, including children were killed on a new york highway. and police say that the woman behind the wheel was not only drunk but also high. here's new reaction from people that knew the victims. >> reporter: 36-year-old diane schuler drove her minivan nearly 2 miles the wrong way on a parkway. investigators thought there must be some medical reason for her actions. now they say her blood alcohol was twice the state's legal limit. >> the toxicology shows that

diane schuler had a blood alcohol content of .19. the legal limit is .08%. >> reporter: and what's more. >> toxicology also reveals that she had a high-level of it. hc. it is contained in marijuana. >> reporter: the crash killed shul letter, her two-year-old daughter and three young nieces and her five-year-old son was seriously hurt. and three men were killed in a second car. >> her daughter is dead the other kids are dad. my father and brother are dead because she chose to do this and get in a car. now i'm angry about it because it could have been avoided. she had a choice to make and she made the wrong choice. >> reporter: a deadly one. police say that the driver was heading the wrong way when she struck an suv and hit a

third vehicle. her minivan then burst into flames. we're learning more about the man accused of bring a fake bomb into new york's la guardia airport sparking and evacuation. >> reporter: a homeless man is accused of causeing that scare over the weekend. people that know him say they're in shock saying he was actually a talented musician. this is one day before the incident. he visited a piano store. a store employee is not a terrorist and never would have thought he would do something like this he is charged with placing a false bomb in a transportation facility and making a terrorist threat. back to you. he is undergoing a psychiatric evaluate before his court appearance tomorrow. she was beaten, her throat slit and then she was left to die in a canyon. this is how the 20-year-old california woman survived a violent attack. >> reporter: i never had a daughter or any other kids.

but if it would have been my daughter, i would have been so happy that someone took care of her. >> reporter: a 90-year-old lifesaver. a 20-year-old had to climb the side of a mountain to survive. >> what is the emergency? >> someone cut my throat. >> reporter: before dawn on this road, three men slit the throat of a young woman, beat her repeatedly and then dumped her in a ditch and left her for dead. >> she was quite -- not disoriented but all shook up. >> reporter: running on atren lienal and the will to survive climbed out of the ditch, up the steep embankment and up the mountain side. she ended up in arlene boatright's backyard knocking on her side door. >> she had her shirt off and holding it tight or her neck.

>> reporter: she is bare foot and struggling to stay conscious. the two women called 911. >> they stabbed you in the neck. >> i'm about to pass out. >> reporter: despite a 4-inch cut on her throat, he was able to describe her attackers and their car. >> it's a green eclipse. >> reporter: and about a half hour later as police were checking evidence at the crime scene. >> as they were doing that electronic the car drove by. our offered stopped the car inside we found a shovel and rope and all three suspects. so we feel they were coming back to finish the job and bury the body. >> reporter: would you like to see her again? >> i would. i really would. if i had a chance i would see her. >> reporter: what would you say. >> i would say your angels came so see you.

the three suspects have been arrested on attempted murder and kidnapping. safety issues on the dc metro system. how can they be fix sned officials say all they need is a little money. >> reporter: metro officials say they need more than $7 billion for capital projects over the next ten years. they say it's necessary to have safe and reliable service. the money is needed to maintain the aging rail network that includes fixing problems, highlighting during -- highlighted during june's deadly crash. metro has stepped up efforts to get money from the federal government as the local governments say funding systems have to deal with their own budget woes. a recent study found seven of the nation's biggest rail transit operators have about $50 billion in unmet needs. the bad news has gotten worse for the u.s. postal service. the agency is reports a loss of $2.4 billion from april to june. nearly doubling the losers for

the year. the plunging numbers are being blamed on a decline and lack of advertising. in an effort to reduce costs, the agency has proposed closing several hundred post offices including five in the baltimore area. the "cash for clunkers" program could soon be extended. the senate's top democrats say that a significant number of lawmakers are ready to move forward with the $2 billion extension. it gives car buyers rebates up to $4,500 for trading in gas guzzler. soaring demand ate up the first billion dollars quicker than predicted. the session was scheduled end on friday. senators are speaking their minds whether they died to nominate sonia sotomayor the next supreme court nominee. the gop continues to launch attacks against her. >> reporter: outside the capitol, sonia sotomayor's supporters rallied with a loud

message for the senators inside. we'll remember. >> they're going to be groups people like me to make sure that latinos remember how they voted when it's time to elect them. >> reporter: the political consequences could happen if they vote against sonia sotomayor. but most gop senators have made up their own. >> i will vote against her. >> reporter: more than three- quarters of the republicans are voting against president obama's first supreme court choice. they argue she would bring a liberal bias to the bench. >> those called to judge must adhere to the rule of law, no matter what they personally think the law should be. >> reporter: despite all the arguing, there's not much sussense. at least seven republicans say they'll join the 60 democrats and vote to confirm the south

bronx native to the high court. >> this is not a hard call. this is ought to be an easy call for members here. >> reporter: senators could make that call as early as thursday when they vote on whether to make the 55 federal judge the next supreme court justice. joel brown, "wjz eyewitness news". the senate democratic women are describing sonia sotomayor as a role model for women and minorities. missouri senator kit bond stated that he will break from the party and also vote for sonia sotomayor because she is a well qualified jurist. weather here in maryland and across the country has been wild as of late. the people in iowa saw a unique downpour. a water guyser was seen shooting out from the ground in de moines. it was due to a water main break. the water shot up several stories into the sky causing some flooding in the area. that's no big deal around here. live look outside where it is

still relatively calm. we have weather and traffic together and bob has the updated numbers. it was cooler than expected. we only got into the low and mid-80s in most places. there's shower activity in the south. right now it's quiet around here. but across west virginia, virginia and the carolinas, there's a batch of moisture that is starting to organize. we expect to see overnight into tomorrow, chances of showers and thundershower. the best chance will be south and east of baltimore. from city to washington d.c., we can see showers late tonight into tomorrow. so put that on -- take your umbrella. you'll need it tomorrow as you get away from the city it looks like more sun by tomorrow afternoon. now let's check the roads with sharon gibala. we're happy not to have rain on the commute because we don't have much to report. traffic very light around the

area. just a few issues. one accident is on 295 northbound at the baltimore belt way. one accident in the city on urban avenue. in the meantime, do watch for a water main break in the city that will block the right westbound lane north parkway between roland avenue and falls road. as far as delays go, we have one on 95 northbound from key highway to for the mchenry tunnel. and then you have a break and it slows down from the 895 merge to the top side of the beltway. there's a look at your drive times on the south and west part of the beltway. 95 is the biggest delay there. there's a live look at west side no problems on the top side at park heights this traffic report is brought to you by the owings mill steakhouse go. outback. back over to you. once upon a time in america, drive-in movie were the rage. but they have quickly become a thing of the past. but now some diehard do-it- yourselfers are taking it upon themselves to bring the movies back and they're doing it with

their own special twist. >> reporter: john young admits that he's a movie nerd. on summer weekends, he pulls a film projector out of his side car and plugs in an old guitar amplifier and waits for sunset. welcome to what young calls his gorilla drive-in. >> you're not an audience member as you are a participant. >> reporter: movies get shown on makeshift screens or the side of buildings. and tonight it's back to the future for 200 fans. some in costume or driving the signature. once there were 4,000 drive-ins across the country where you see in your car, enjoy the show or whatever. now there are just under 400 traditional drive-in. here, though, tradition takes a

backseat. just getting a ticket requires and elaborate scavenger hunt had. young drops clue bets lotion of a hidden radio transmitter. you must then drive to the area, tune in the signal and decode the secret message, only then are you in. >> it's fun and it's like a thousand times more fun than just seeing a movie anywhere else. >> it's elite kind of. not everybody knows about it. >> reporter: 2800 miles away, it's top gun under the oakland bay bridge. brian kennedy first connected a projector and transmitter to his car battery in 2005. >> show up and it's like this mystery and you get there and everyone is watching a movie and you tune in and that's definitely part of the experience. >> reporter: whether caddy shack at a driving range or meat balances at a summer camp, who knew pairing old school

movies with new age technology could be so appealing? we sort of have that here ourselves here. straight ahead, serious charges, a teacher accused of having sex with one of her students. the punishment that she's facing. michael jackson's last concert. how the movie could soon be made. and could the clouds return to rain? bob turk is updating your first warning forecast coming up.

motion city retailers are now being charged with selling a banned herb. after raiding shops yesterday, ocean city police found three businesses still in possession of the substance. there is no statewide ban on salvia. and those caught with the herb

now face jail time and fines. all students in washington d.c. may now get tested for sexually transmitted diseases at school. a new program requires all children to attend lectures about stds and then he can opt to be tested. a study found that 13% of students were infected with and std. a former english teacher from kentucky is accused of sexually abusing a high school student and she continues to maintain her innocence. >> reporter: 26-year-old nicole howl always wanted to be a teacher. and her dream became true last year when she was hired to teach english in a high school in dayton, cincinnati. in december, rumors began to fly that she was having sex with a 16-year-old football player to the school. she reported the rumors to the principal only to be suspended

a few days later. and then in january, the covington police charged her with first degree sexual abuse. the teenage accuser said that they had sex four or five times at her apartment last fall. if convicted, she faced one to five years behind bars. she maintains her innocence but knows even if she's acquitted, she may never be trusted in a classroom again. if she is convicted of first degree sexual abuse, she would have to register as a sex offender for 20 years. a full length motion picture filled with footage of michael jackson's last rehearsals could be coming to a theater before you. >> reporter: the film would come with all the elements of a major studio release and even a director's cut. the probate judge has till monday to approve the deal and has already scheduled a hearing

to see if jackson's mother, katherine has any objections. there's reportedly more than a hundred hours of jackson preparing for his come bacon certificate in london. and the attorney for michael jackson's mother is talking about her legal battles. >> reporter: coming up on entertainment tonight, katherine jackson's lawyer comes to et to defend his client. is she a tough as nails client or a mother that will do anything to protect michael jackson legacy. he spoke to our kevin frazier about the legal battles, the investigation, and the secret autopsy and the heartache almost too much for a 07-year- old grieving mother to bear. >> beatles have their family and elvis has their family there's no reason to deny her

because she was his most trusted person in the whole world. >> reporter: how is mrs. jackson doing? >> she's holding up well. i worry about her. i'm sure the family worries about her. she had a special people in her step yesterday, which was very pleasing to me because her days in the courtroom haven't all been most pleasant. >> reporter: and brad pitt's candid new interview about sex, drugs and the thing he fears the most. plus the very latest on paula abdul's departure from "american idol". we have that and more later on entertainment tonight. that's at 7:30 right here on wjz 13. even on holiday, russia's prime minister likes to stay in the pot light and this year's he's doing it bear chested. they caught putin enjoying

shirtless horseback ride ring. he did soft end up when he ---

i was braced for hot weather and walked out the front door and said, it's not to bad. >> the one thing we have been missing this summer is the 90 plus days. >> i'm not missing them. >> today only got to about 84. much cool are than we expected. we had a lot more cloud cover. but all and all not a bad day at all. 84 dew point is up to 67. tending to dry things out and put a big squash on any thundershower development. and so fart barometer is holding steady. around the region, the coolest spot as it normally is, oakland 76. the hotspot coming off the land does heat up.

93 at ocean city. washington d.c. at 90. so we've been in some nice air the last 24 hours. it's been a little more humid. we have a nice west wind around the area. and that brought us some drier air aloft and put a cap on any of the thundershower developments. however down to the south and southwest, we're watching a batch of rain that is beginning to take shape over southern virginia and the carolinas. and we expect low pressure to move along the stalled front that is going to go through the region later tonight. you can see showers breaking out. and we expect to see some of this expanding late tonight into our region, particularly from the baltimore, washington area south and east. southeast, virginia and low shore. you see the heaviest rains. we expect to see showers in the area after midnight and then during the morning tomorrow and thursday. we'll see the risk of showers, particularly south and east where we could see heavy rain tomorrow. this is all because of this low pressure that is going to slide to our south and southeast. and by late in the day on

thursday, drier air moves in and it looks like thursday night it clears out. friday looking like a really nice, beautiful sunny drier day. and this weekend, the high moves off and we get back into return flow, a risk of showers and storms and much warmer temperatures coming just in time for your weekend. northeast winds five to ten knots. sunset 8:13. tonight lots of clouds coming in later, maybe a shower or thundershower coming in much later, 68. tomorrow only the upper 70s. some rain and thunderstorms, particularly in the morning and then hopefully by north and west of the city, we'll see clearing. steady rain possible south and east of the baltimore region, particularly delaware and the lower eastern shore. but a much cooler air with the winds off the ocean. only 78 tomorrow. >> that is much cooler. still to come on eyewitness news tonight... >> reporter: we're downtown

baltimore where a trial date has been set in the corruption case facing mayor shelia dixon.

coming up next, trial set, major dixon fights the charges against her. her lawyers and the state prosecutors speak out. shots ring out at a fitness center and three women are killed. the killer's words before the masker. coming up, the technology police are using to find a driver. check in for me of these stories, eyewitness news at

5:00 starts now. this is wjz tv, wjzdt and wjz.com baltimore. from the city, to the county to your neighborhood, now complete coverage on wjz 13, maryland's news station. date with justice. a judge sets mayor's new trial. >> hear from the prosecutor since the indictments were announced. >> here's what people are talking about. the judge threw out the old charges against the mayor and set a new trial on new, similar charges. eyewitness news is live at city hall. mike was in the courtroom and has reaction from all sides, mike. >> reporter: the prosecutor's old case which the judge found