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good evening, thank you for joining us. we have a lot happening in the weather department. there's a heat advisory and it was hot in paterson park. some people keeping cool in the water and others, they decided to find shade under the trees and one thing was sure, the direct sun wasn't where you wanted to be. we have the weather coverage and we'll start with bernadette woods. there's a new storm warning? >> yes, just issued for harford county. this is until 7:30. we have a severe thunderstorm warning for cecil county until 7:15. in addition to all of that. here's the thunderstorm watch until 11:00 tonight. this line of thunderstorms is just clipping northern eastern parts of the state. most of the activity well to the north and rising sun,

thunderstorms coming through and elkton, it's picking up for you around it's a few minutes away and bel air n about 15 minutes. hail, gusty winds are possible with the storms. now, i want to show you the map. it's not a threat just for today, but tomorrow, there's a heat advisory from noon to 10:00 tomorrow. it's getting hotter tomorrow. >> doctor and big storms and -- and big storms and we'll check back in the news cast and now, we'll check in with derek valcourt and he has more on the heat. >> reporter: well, this is one of six cooling centers open in the city on pennsylvania avenue. it will be open again tomorrow and tuesday as the city tries to help people deal with the intense heat. >> reporter: on a day like this, it doesn't take a long walk down the street before your cooling system kicks in and you start sweating.

>> you're human, we're going to perspire. you have to play it safe. >> reporter: the heat rising off of the pavement enough to make your miserable. >> reporter: i feel like i'm about to melt. i want to take may clothes off, but they would arrest me. ingly i'm not a hot weather person, i prefer snow any day. >> reporter: the city monitors the conditions and today through tuesday, they're turning the six community action centers into cooling centers. >> we have had about 15 to 20 people so far. >> reporter: with fresh ice and free water, most importantly, a place to relax in the air- conditioning. the temperatures this high can be dangerous >> we have a lot of elderly folks and folks with chronic health conditions without air- conditioning. it's important for folks to check on them, make sure they're okay. >> reporter: it's not just people, but animal advocates

say it's important to provide pets with water and keep them out of the heat during the dog days of summer. >> reporter: the city's offering free bus passes to people who want to get to a cooling center and they don't have a ride. if you want more information on the passes, call the information line at 311. we're live on pennsylvania in west baltimore, derek valcourt, eyewitness news. here's a list of the cooling centers that will be open tomorrow from 9:00 until 7:00 on monday and tuesday during the code red heat alert days. the cooling centers will offer air-conditioning and ice water to help residents stay cool. go to the park centers thought the city and if you don't have a way to get there, the city's offering free transportation for a free bus pass on the heat days. call 311. and we're always on, go to wjz.com for more coverage of the first warning weather and

for more on the forecast and the heat and the cooling centers and for updated information on the severe thunderstorm warning just issued, go to wjz.com. i want to go to the other big story, the tragedy on the hudson river, the wreckage of the helicopter that collided with the plane has been pulled from the water. here's the latest. >> reporter: the helicopter that collided and crashed into the river was pulled out of the water this afternoon. divers recovered four bodice and located the wreckage of the planes and still searching for two of the nine victims. >> there's 30 feet of water. >> reporter: the ntsb is investigating the accident and could recommend changes to help the air traffic move safely on the corridor. pilots could pick their own routes away from the tall

buildings. >> if we identify safety issues that need to be addressed, we have the ability to issue safety recommendations. >> reporter: the recommendations aren't often implemented by the faa, it's suggested that helicopter tours be tightly regulated. they're on on demand flights. a report shows that 109 died on the flights in 2007 and 2008. there were no deaths in the commercial plane accidents. >> they can make the helicopters operate in a lower altitude than the fixed wing planes. >> it took the lives of six. >> reporter: this 16-year-old was a passenger on the plane along with his father and uncle. >> he was giving of his time. >> reporter: investigators are seeking the video and pictures

of the collision to help them determine exactly what went wrong. cbs news, hoboken, new jersey. this was the deadliest air accident since late in 2007 when a commercial plane killed 265 people in queens. and back here in maryland they're picking up the pieces from a crash this weekend. the ntsb is investigating what caused a small plane to go down in a corn field. a man from davidsonville was flying with his friend from edgewater, they were flying out of the air par and they crashed minutes after takeoff. a safety system meant to prevent train collisions failed before an accident in washington, d.c. this comes from the nssb. they -- ntsb. they say in march, a subway operator had to use the

emergency brakes to avoid hitting another train. a spokesperson for d.c.'s metro says that the incidents involved separate equipment. well, a kitten is still struggling to survive after being tortured. jessica kartalija has more and this is the latest of the animal abuse cases in baltimore city. >> reporter: another brutal case of animal cruelty. witnesses saw the boys torturing the 8 month old kitten by throwing bricks on her. >> they caught her and poured a liquid on her and set her on fire. she was rolling around and got the fire out and they picked her up again and caught her on fire. >> reporter: she was burned on her side and back. she wandered for ten days. >> and her burns are on one side of the body, not all over the body. >> reporter: now, just a week

later, she's getting much needed tlc. >> she's purring and she loves attention and to be petted. she's in no distress at all. we're watching to be sure that the infection does not accelerate. >> reporter: this is one of several recent animal abuse cases here in the baltimore area. >> five cats have been tortured and four tortured and killed. >> reporter: earlier, a pit bull was spoked with gasoline and set on fire. the dog who a phoenix died in an animal shelter. >> really, the only way this can be involved is if witnesses come forward so the crimes can be prosecuted. >> reporter: in a few weeks, she may have a new home. >> we'll take our time and go through everyone's applications and we thank everyone that's extend themselves in donations. and also, in wanting to give

her a home. >> reporter: jessica kartalija, wjz eyewitness news. people doing this are sick. if you have any information on this case, call the baltimore city police with the information. well, we're working to help raise prostate cancer awareness. we kicked off free screenings and the first one hosted by the first mount olive free will baptist church. the congregation left their space for the cause. they were talking about the importance of screening and especially for at risk african american men. the free screenings are part of the continuing community commitment. come out for the cancer challenge on september 26th and marty bass will be there. and still to come. we'll have the full forecast on all of the big weather changes and including severe thunderstorm warning and a

deadly chase and a traffic stop ends tragically. buying and sell anything a slow economy, why some stores are making a profit. i'm gigi barnett in towson, that's coming up. abrasive on dentures? look, scratches collect and grow cause bad breath instead clean without scratching causing bacteria every day

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and the driver drove through the stop sign and slammed into a pickup. four were ejected from the scene and three were also killed in the car. special olympians are sending their well wishes to eunice kennedy shriver. she was hospitalized friday. she's had strokes and the younger sister of president kennedy organized the first special olympics in '68. and gas prices across the nation are jumping once again and the average price far gallon of regular went up 16 cents to $2.64. it's expensive compared to what we were dealing with, but last year, it was 1 dollars 20 more. and if you're filling up here, it will be $2.56. and many retailers are downsizing and some are seeing

profits by targeting bargain shop is and thrift and retail stores are booming. >> reporter: all of the jeans, shoes and clothes were first bought from customers and they're a resale store and along with thrift and consignment shops, they're seeing a sales boom >> they have everything. >> reporter: he owns it and began noticing the trend last year. people saw a way to get cash and they realized, i might be more motivate thousand dollar than six months ago -- motivated now than six months ago. >> reporter: and then, a spike in sales. we've had record sales and we're busier than ever. >> reporter: here's how the resale works. en customers bring clothes into the resale store and they get cash for them and they're put

on a hanger and wrack mark down is less than what the shoppers would find at a retail store. it's ideal for college students like this lady -- lady going to school. >> it's a good deal, the shirts are like five dollars >> reporter: the stores are growing and it's a trend that will continue. >> the people who didn't shop here before found us. even if the economy is good, they like a good deal. >> reporter: retail stores are banking on it. i'm gigi barnett in towson. that would be fun. >> and sales at good will are also up. 23 stores reported boosts this year. >> if you're a bargain hunter, here's your chance to be on the price is right. you can take part of the search on thursday from 10:00 to 1:00. it will be at the maryland spca

an falls road and there's a form to fill out in advance. find that on wjz.com. the link is on the top of it. >> it's time to check in with bernadette woods, we have severe weather coming in. >> we have a lot going on now and it's with the same warm front from yesterday. it's clipping northeastern parts of maryland. cecil and heart fort, thunderstorms and probably putting down hail and winds and lightning and in addition to that, we'll have a heat advisory for tomorrow, we'll have it all whenr ur

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until 7:30. actually one was extended and we'll update you on that in a moment. we're seeing right around elkton, strong thunderstorms right now, just pushing to the south and it's the worst of it. possibly, hail in this line and also damaging winds possible with this. it's moving to the south quickly. we've seen purple and that's the best chance of hail and that's off to the west and also, this line goes to the northwest a little bit here and northern baltimore county, they could be seeing a thunderstorm or two come your way coming to parkton. this one's dying down. this is the one i was concerned with and it doesn't look like there's a lot left to it. let's show you what we have going on. we have a lot of watches and warnings. this is a watch in effect until 11:00 and there are more thunderstorms along the line and the track looks to be the same. they're the warnings we were seeing and underneath all all of this in the pink, accessive heat watch in effect for

tomorrow. from noon until 10:00. you thought it was hot today, it's getting hotter tomorrow. first, we'll start out with this, rain earlier today in cecil county and that was out of here and hazy sunshine warmed things up and we're clipping the northeastern parts of the state with the thunderstorms now. temperaturewise, 84 because of the thunderstorms and 92 in baltimore and 95 in d.c. and when you factor in the humidity, it feels like 97 degrees and 99 degrees. 94 at the ocean and a little cooler and 84 in oakland. so, here's how it looks on a large scale. the same storm track with the warm front and to the north, we're in all of this warm air and we'll be until we deal with the cold front up there. 'll be coming in a day or sew and until it gets here, temperatures will top out in the 90s. by the middle of the week, it pushes south and and it's going to give us a chance of shower

and thunderstorms into the end of the week. a few chances coming our way. on the waters, winds out of the west at 10 to 15 knots and we'll be in the 70s tonight and the thunderstorms dying down and tomorrow, 97 degrees for the high. the record is 100 degrees. we'll be close. don't think we'll break it. after the 94 tuesday with a chance for thunderstorms, and a better chance later in the week with the next round of the storm.

interesting matchup between an old school veteran and a new kid on the block.

brian matusz in the second league start. right here, scootero had a home run. blue jays, 8 and he allowed two runs off of 9 hit answer he struck out four. now, in the second inning, the o's send a shot in the second corner and the o's take a 2-1 lead and it's 6-3 baltimore before the former o, now the bird of another doll -- color and he scores and they take 2 of 3 and oakland and anaheim tomorrow. elsewhere, i scream, we all scream for ice cream in kansas city. they were robbed by the royal's betten court and great dives and a flip and oakland heading to baltimore tomorrow.

they beat kc. ravens camp, westminster maryland where nothing significant occurred outside of the sunday practice. >> we have guys out there, and it's going well. you hear stuff like you're watching the harmmy movies and then, you get those, you get those holes and the opens, and that's the biggest part, being with the ones. they know how to get out there. >> that's the line backer gooden. >> and finally at watkins glen new york. it didn't happen. and thanks to the electricity. they pulled the plug on the race and it's postponed because of bad weather. that's sports for now and i'll see you again at 11:00. speak of bad weather, we have new warnings. >> yeah, kent, caroline until

8:00 and cecil until 8:00 and we have that severe thunderstorm warning for harford until 7:30. you can see the strong line of thunderstorms moving to the south east. >> it looks like they're clipping the side of bel air and crossing the water now. >> we'll keep you updated at our website and we'll see you at 11:00, see you tonight.