innocent life lost. a suspected car thief crashes into another car killing the driver. tonight, new information on the woman killed and the police investigation. hello, everyone. i'm denise koch. some describe it as a scene out of a movie, a suspected stolen car crashes into another car, sending it flying into the air and killing an innocent movie. "eyewitness news" is live at the scene of the crash. mike hellgren has more on the victim and the investigation.

>> reporter: denise, police strongly deny they were pursuing that car but some witnesses agree, the victim's car was thrown 70 feet to the shot where i'm standing right now. flowers mark the spot where a young mother lost her life. skyeye chopper 13 was over the scene where a stolen car slammed into a nissan driven by kiera mckay, a 23-year-old, turning it into a mangled mess. witnesses say it sounded like a bomb. >> i have never seen an impact of that magnitude. >> the car actually flew through the air and tumbled. >> reporter: police say it started when the auto task force spotted the stolen honda and the spooked driver fled. they came they did not chase it. >> based on the way the driver was driving. they were ordered to break it off immediately. >> reporter: but eddie says that's not what he saw.

>> officers had their lights on behind the car. >> reporter: you saw the officers with their lights on behind the car? >> they didn't get a chance to follow it. >> it's like losing a child. wonderful, wonderful person from a very wonderful and beautiful family. >> reporter: this man has known the victim since she was 12. >> definitely a big loss for everyone. >> reporter: now, that teddy bear right there was just placed here by a minister who says she ran for her life when she saw that car charging up lexington street. we also want to tell you the police are unsure if the s.w.a.t. team members had their lights and sirens on at the time but they say they were in unmarked trucks. >> denise? >> thank you, mike. >> the suspect was in serious condition at last check. police say he faces several felony charges once released from the hospital.

tonight, about 60 homes in north baltimore are without water after a major main burst. here you can see crews working tonight to fix the 16-inch break. they've been out there all day in the 2800 block of kirk eve. the department of public works says the water seeped into the homes. we're told the age of the pipes contributed. a light rail train hits two teenaged boys killing both of them. police are releasing the findings of their investigation. pat warren explains why police are not filing any charges in the case. pat? >> reporter: that's right. no criminal charges will be filed in this case by the state's attorney. that according to the baltimore county police department. but the attorney for the family says that doesn't mean this case is closed. when connor peterson and wankmiller crossed and thought it was a wise decision. it turned out to be the worst.

>> i answered the phone like i always do when they call me. i said hi, sweetie, what's up. it was an officer. he said, there's been an accident. and then everything just fell apart. >> the biggest thing was they were on the northbound track, the southbound train that saw them and tooted at them. they knew this train is coming toward us. so they went on the other track. >> reporter: but debris on the northbound track caused a northbound train to switch to the southbound track and hit the boys from behind. baltimore county police informed the teens' families today there will be no criminal charges. >> the detectives talk to the operator and several witnesses and the video from in and outside this light rail train and this driver said he didn't see them. >> let me offer my con dome lenses to the family -- condolences. it's a terrible tragedy. >> reporter: the mta says now

that the criminal investigation is over, they will con duct an administrative investigation. >> what it did reveal is there are a lot of civil liabilities. in other words, the behavior of a number of mta employing didn't rise up to -- employees didn't rise up the crime but it was negligent. >> reporter: again, the mta will make its own investigation whether anyone was negligent. i'm pat warren, back to you. >> thank you, pat. welsh take a vote -- well, take a vote. that's gore o'malley's message -- governor o'malley's message. they can't decide to have the slots yet near the mall. many living near the mall are concerned about the traffic and crime that could come about. it will soon be fall and students will be headed back to

school. in tonight's flu watch, jessica kartalija says scientists are working to prepare for a crisis. >> reporter: more than 700 schools throughout the u.s. closed their doors during last spring's h1n1 flu outbreak. now the government wants to ensure mass closures don't happen again, saying only schools with high-risk students or a severe outbreak should consider closing. >> we absolutely hope no schools will have to close. but realistically some schools will close this fall. if they do, it's incredibly important to all of us that our students continue to learn. >> reporter: starting next week, scientists at the university of maryland, school of medicine will begin trials on a new h1n1 vaccine. this doctor is leading the study. >> we will be giving the swine flu vaccine to volunteers who

are young adults in the 18 to 64 age group. >> reporter: volunteers will be given two doses of the vaccine two weeks apart. that way scientists can determine whether one or two doses are necessary. >> there are still questions about the best dose to give and the best number of doses to give. >> reporter: in maryland, there are 766 confirmed cases of h1n1. five people have died from the virus. if the h1n1 vaccine proves effective, it will likely be ready for distribution in october. it's still unclear where the vaccine will be available and how much it will cost. the government is looking into whether the schools will be turned into vaccine clinics. >> they've already prepared a seasonal flu vaccine that should be available very shortly. we first recommend that people who are ready and willing to get a seasonal flu vaccine do that quickly so that we can be ready for the h1n1 vaccine by mid-october.

>> reporter: again, doctors are urging everyone, especially students to first get their flu shot and get the h1n1 vaccine as soon as it becomes available. at the university of maryland school of medicine, i'm jessica kartalija, wjz, "eyewitness news." >> stay with us for complete flu watch coverage for important information on the swine flu and past stories, go to wjz wam. eunice kennedy shriver is in critical condition. her health worsened after a series of strokes. it's not clear what sent her to the hospital today. she's probably best known for establishing the special olympics. she lives in hyannisport but also owns a home in montgomery county. well, a glimmer of hope on the economic horizon. new figures show unemployment is down but not by much.

there's talk this nation's economy is turning around. >> reporter: this individual was heading straight up the career ladder when the recession hit home. >> i was on the -- i thought i was on the right path and i would have that dorner office in a few years and the bottom dropped out. >> reporter: he lost his job last october and it is still working -- and is still looking for work. for a lot of people. the stock market celebrated after learning the unemployment rate dropped from 9.5 to 9.4% in july. 247,000 jobs were cut. that's the lowest number in a year. still, small comfort in industries like construction where jobs are tight. jobs are stalled -- you go through the bidding thing and basically once the numbers come in. they put it on hold. >> reporter: whether it's 9.5

or 9.4% employment, blue-collar workers say until people find jobs, times are still gonna be tough. >> we won't rest until every american looking for work find it. >> reporter: miller is heading to houston to join the family for the roofing business. >> the thought of going to texas where i've never even visited is a little bit overwhelming but i have to pay the bills. >> reporter: for now his job troubles are over. he hopes the same is true for the rest of the country. back to you. an consumer debt is shrinking. it fell to almost 5% in june. this is the fifth straight month americans have worked to pay down their debt and rebuild their saving. well, the sudden death of a popular tv pitchman. what killed billy mays? tonight the toxicology report and the illegal drug that may to blame. up next, what the shootings at virginia tech, northern

illinois and a pittsburgh health club have in common. a cat is tortured and set on fire. animal welfare reports try to save it as police look for the culprit. hottest days are coming. i'm bob turk will have your forecast coming up.

it's 68 degrees. the forecast is coming up but

first the first lady of south carolina no longer lives in the governor's mansion. sanford moved out along with her children. her husband admitted to an extra marry tell relationship -- extramarital relationship with a woman in argentina. governor stanford says he stands by his wife's decision. cocaine use contributed to the death of billy mays. according to a new report by the florida medical examiner mays used cocaine a few days before he died. while heart disease was listed as the primary cause of death, cocaine was listed as well. mays died in june at the age of 50. and we're learning more about the drugs given to michael jackson in the hours leading up to his death. "the associated press" reports that dr. conrad murray

administered sedatives, along with a powerful anesthetic and then a few hours later. he was dead. murray's lawyer says the claims are ridiculous. it turns out the same gun dealer what he calls gun accessories to the shooter in the pennsylvania shooter and the virginia tech shooter. he says he sells to represent pewable organizations and people. >> we sell to moms, dads, police officers, cia, fbi. nfl. we sell to a lot of people. we're probably one of the largest on-line companies. >> the dealer calls the shooters madmen.

and she'sing targeted. tonight, doctors are working to save the life of a cat that was tortured and set on fire. "eyewitness news" stays on the story we first brought you last night. suzanne collins reports on the criminal investigation launched by police. >> reporter: she's been named gabriel by barc workers. she's lost much of her fir and flesh after being set on fire. workers at this facility in pimlico say -- >> they poured a liquid on her and caught her on fire. >> reporter: animal control got a call for a cat on fire. but when they got here, the cat run off. it wandered with severe burns until it was rescued. the shelter has offered too to

adult the cat and the -- adopt the cat and offer vet services. earlier there was outrage after a pit bull was on fire and two teens were arrested. it's not been easy to get witnesses to agree to testify in court if someone is arrested. >> people can't put the link between what they will do to a cat, that's what we have to stop. we have to get the people who start with the animals first. >> on the street where gabriel was burned, neighbors are disgusted. >> animals, they don't harm anybody. >> totally unacceptable to us in this community for this to happen. >> reporter: suzanne collins, wjz "eyewitness news."

a thousand-dollar reward is being offered leading to a conviction in this case. if you can help, call police. a former ms. maryland has pled guilty to obstructing a police investigation. she was charged with conspiracy to distribute cocaine. her boyfriend is also charged. she was crowned ms. maryland in 2004. for the first time in six weeks, some naval academy freshmen will get to seat their parents. the first-year students have had little downtime since their -- their induction day. >> today was like -- sort of like you are waiting for christmas. the last half hour before we got here, all of my friends were ecstatic. couldn't wait to see my friends

and my sisters. >> a formal parade will be held tomorrow at 9:30 tom. >> 9:30 tomorrow morning, the weather will be fine. 3:00, not so good. sunday, that's a hard one. it's still comfortable out there. beautiful day. 68 now. the dew point is up. winds are come. temperatures, 63 out in oakland. beautiful out there. 70 at ocean city. 68 peck river. a lot of upper 60s. a very pleasant night. we do have a lot of cloud cover. temperatures won't be as cool. we got down to 59 last night. around the region mid- to upper os to a low -- 60s to low 70s and over in washington up to 73. winds about dead calm. they will start shifting more of a south and then the southwest and that will allow

very warm and increasingly humid air to move in. out here in the plains states, from southern illinois to the southern rockies, it's just plain hot and humid. that warm air is riding over cooler air. that's what's causing these complexes of showers. now, some of these are gonna get close to the region. we'll get some of the debris clouds. that's why we had the cloud cover. some of these showers still left over in eastern ohio may not make it here. it's possible we might see a shower in the afternoon. once that chance passes, we get into a southwest flow, here comes the heat, the humidity. warmest days of the summer are coming up before we see less humid and cooler air moving in. sunday, particularly monday will be really hot and uncomfortable. south winds, 5 to 10 knots. bay temperature around 80. still comfortable. some upper 50s maybe, possible.

clouds, sun, a bit more humid. 8 tomorrow which is normal. we go up to 92 on sunday. 95, maybe 96 or 97 some spots on monday. that will be the highest temperature all summer long. 92 tuesday. 98, chance for a thundershower on wednesday. stay cool, denise. denise? >> i will be okay tomorrow. okay. check in with jessica and bernadette woods tomorrow morning on "eyewitness news" starting at 6:00 a.m. the orioles are in toronto looking to but the brakes

mark's in toronto with the team celebrating. >> a good night. 46-63. that's their record so far. orioles baseball, gregg zaun

traded to tampa bay for a player to be named later. chad muller called up. on the field birds got a wakeup call, encounter with the blue jays. then they rocked them to sleep from there. what was a 3-0 orioles, with the win. when the os scored four runs. a fielder's choice beat out, hustle, hustle. 4-3, baltimore on top. bottom 6, starter shut down batters as easy as 3 up, 3 down. over 6 he allowed five hits and three runs in his second career victory. 8th a 1, 2, 3, inning for the reliever pitcher. nice defense, melvin mora. en route to an orioles,' 7-5 victory. game 2, orioles blue jays to be shown right here tomorrow at 1:00. ravens training camp from

westminster. o'neal cousins fell hard. hurt hition leg. hurt his leg. la darius webb not so happy. >> they are trying to get the best out of me. which i love it. i always want to be the best. to be the best you have to play with the best and against the best and i got the best with my team, you know. >> and that's our best sound bite. [ laughter ] gotta want to be the best to be the best. thank you, stan. it takes a lot of hard work to get to the pga. is there a future tiger woods in this bunch? that's next.

donations are starting to trickle in from people hoping to save the city police department's mounted patrol unit. earlier this week, "eyewitness news" broke the story that city budget cuts may force the department to do away with it. according to the baltimore sun, only $a 50 donations have come in. 2,000 is needed. shots of 4! could be heard

today. over 144 players of all ages lit the links. it was the an actual tournament for all of the golfers in the golf programs and their families. the golfers made new friends, learned new skills and competed in the sport they love. it's the soda fountain of the future. it features a touchscreen where you can choose your classics, with more you have probably never heard of. coca-cola is testing 15 of the machines in southern california. we'll be right back.