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and injured nine others talks about how to work on emotions to attract women. >> the couch matches, the women will be impressed. >> come i've here, there's some reading material. >> reporter: he lived her for ten years, he seemed happy and never thought he would be capable of mass murder. >> i felt like he was a loner who liked to keep to himself. >> reporter: she lives across the street with her daughter and boyfriend. she was distressed to learn from the chilling web diary he had his eye on her daughter. he wrote:police say had hate for women opened fire on a

class. she was shot in each shoulder. >> i tried to hole my breath because i was afraid if he saw me breathing he would shoot again. >> a vigil planned tonight for 6 hospitalized and the three that lost their lives. >> it is unclear when he posted the web diary or whether he had been updating it. he took his own life. sonia sotomayor pos poised to make history as the first hispanic justice. today is confirmation to the high court. she is expected to be easily confirmed. >> a "cash for clunkers" program vote today, it will give shoppers until labor day to visit deeper ships and make

a deal to get rid of their older vehicles. it could fun 500,000 new car sales. there's millions of dollars underway, employees once feared that the economy would put their facility on the chopping block. eyewitness news live in whitemarsh to explain. good afternoon, they're very excited here at the plant. many just finding out the news today. the elephant plant built transmission systems for gm, but they could have a major hand for a new program for more fuel-efficient cars. the money comes from the stimulus package and requires a

match from gm and could create jobs around the country. >> we failed to invest in this work. companies like china and japan were racing ahead. that's why the announcement is important. it represents the largest investment in this technology in american history. >> reporter: how things will change at the whitemarsh plant remains unclear. could it mean more jobs? gm managers say we're very excited about the news, we don't know the details or the scope of what it means for maryland plant. there's a team discussing the plans and they will determine what portion will be coming to the whitemarsh plant. gm managers hope to release details on what exactly will happen at the plant. thank you very much.

a local plant will share money with a plant in michigan and hope to develop the rear wheel drive system. family and friends gather to remember those who died in an helicopter crash on a highway. they were remembered at advanced helicopter concepts in frederick. they land on july 23rd after be the giving charity rides in hagerstown. it went down and one mom has not fully grasped the news. >> it's hard. you know, the door opens and you expect him to walk in. you try to be strong for her and you cry when you're alone. it's been rough and it doesn't seem right. federal investigators say they inquired about the weather

conditions before he decided to fly. >> it has been a rainy, gloomy morning across the area. let's look live outside. will that mean or translate to more rain this afternoon? it's cooler out there than you might expect. marty bass in the weather center tracking live doppler radar. >> thank you very much. good afternoon, i want to show the thunderstorms through the afternoon, and into the daytime hours. we're going to have to see a change in the weather that happened overnight when the dynamic for potential strong weather didn't exist. the heaviest rain up through elkton. let's go to doppler right now. what we're seeing is some continued shower activity right

around the beltway. i want you to note it's more scattered than steady. this is going to be the case as we move through the afternoon. we may get a few breaks of sunshine and maybe a thunderstorm, some continued showers around the area. we're going to stay on the cool side. the normal high is in the 80s. getting to 80 this afternoon. it's all good news, we're not swinging and sweating today and the rain overnight was a gentle soaking rain that we need. frankly, it's all been good. now the weekend is on the horizon and looking good. first-warning details of your time off coming up shortly. thank you, after a judge sets a new trial date, there's questions about whether lawyers will be able to find an impartial jury. live at wjz.com with more. if mayor will face trial on november 9th on charges including theft and perjury.

there's a new indictment, it includes new evidence against dixon and restores some of the charges thrown out. it could be difficult to seat an impartial jury. we want to know what you think. how difficult will it be to seat an impartial jury in the mayor dixon case? log onto wjz.com, you can find the poll question on our home page. dixon's attorney plans to file a new motion. there's new information about what caused a fire at -- evacuate at the library. a suspicious package was outside of the building. they determined it contained a balloon weight that was

homemade. a lawsuit will be dropped file against the archdiocese of baltimore and administrators after the school closed due to financial problems. the parents have agreed to dismiss their lawsuit with prejudice meaning they can't refile it. coming up, new information about the disappearance of a private investigator and a perp of interest in the case. a newlywed murder for hire. a woman hired a mittman to kill her new husband. it was an undercover police officer. marty has the forecast next. complete coverage continues with don scott, mary bubala and first warning weather with marty bass and tim williams. it's wjz, maryland's news

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every cut. every time. everywhere. there's a new development about a girl that disappeared at a resort. there's new information about a new person of interest in the case. the woman may reveal clues

about mccan's abduction. >> at 2:00 a.m., the witness became aware of a well-dressed woman who he describes as appears agitated. she was seen many the area of the restaurant/bar for some ten minutes walking up and down. the witness got up and walk over himself towards the woman. and they had a short conversation, the woman spoke to him briefly. this conversation was significant to the investigation into the disappearance. this is the woman who the investigators now wish to trace. >> the woman described as an australian, she will be the target of a world-wide man hunt if she doesn't come forward. they're not releasing details of the conversation. a new person of interest. police arrest a new wed from florida to hire a hitman to kill her husband. the 26-year-old offered an

undercover officer $3,000 to murder her husband. police play along, calling her at the gym to tell her that he was kill. she learned she was still alive and in the next room and her husband is in shock. >> you're the luckiest guy so play the lottery today. i get it but i don't get it. i should have been dead. >> the couple had only been married for 6 months, she's charged with solicitation to commit murder. steven tyler falls off of a stage, he step backward and he hit his head, neck and shoulder. but it's not clear if he's seriously injured. still ahead, looking outside, stick around, your

complete first-weather forecast is now 2 1/2 minutes away. looking at the midday stocks and last night's lottery numbers.

weather, complete forecast and the first warning of severe weather. >> okay, so this is, you were out in it this morning. >> it wasn't bad, the

temperature was good. >> right. it was good, beneficial, soaking rain as opposed to vicious thunderstorms that come through and the water hits and goes off into the sewers or takes the topsoil away. looking at the current radar, it's on tv hill 68, 78 for humidity. a bit of a breeze at 5. temperatures cool and hadn't moved in 8 hours. the barometer holding steady, here is first-warning doppler radar and steady rain is now a part of our picture, but i don't want to say they're isolated showers, but let's say scattered showers that will continue through the afternoon. temperatures in the region, again, really haven't moved. here's how it squared away this morning, easton at 72 degrees, 72 d.c., down from 75 this morning. 73 in hagerstown.

it's going to 64 to 68 in oakland. cumberland jumped from 68 to 77 degrees on the western edge of this moisture, a little bit of sunshine peeking out. 68 bel-air, 68 columbia, rock hall and kent island 69 and 70. this morning, 72 degrees. temperatures remaining steady. you can see sunshine out in western maryland. up to 77 degrees. so we have going the bust into sunshine this afternoon, it's not impossible. i don't think we're going to see a lot of sunshine, but if we see some sun, we may generate a light thunderstorm. nothing severe. this high pressure that has my attention, it's going to help to define your weekend as a big push of hot, humid air moves our way, it's going to be the warmest or hottest conditions of the summer so far. 80 today, 60 tonight and

tomorrow 84 degrees, a gorgeous day tomorrow. saturday is the day of change. find baby powder, you'll need it. the first warning details coming up. the orioles road trip continues as the birds had to toronto and on wjz.com. see the birds in action at 1:00 here on wjz 13. still to come on eyewitness news at noon, a renewed warning about bug spray, how the use may effect

in today's health watch, the ingredients in mosquito repellant maybe harmful. moderate use of deet is probably fine. wjz wants to remind you that the great prostate challenge is around the corner and part of the commitment, you can get a free cancer screening at the first mount olive free will baptist church and come out for the prostate challenge at the medical center.

let's go back to the news room for a preview. federal investigation understood way. the former mistress of john edwards is in court as they examine his finances. why is it you're more likely to get stuck with a big repair bill on economy cars? . the five-day forecast is next.

let's look at the five-day forecast, an interesting day and kind of a problem as the big push of air comes in. i want you to know, there could be some thunderstorms and you look into the mid-90s. have a great day. x