man who escaped from police custody. this is wjz tv and wjz.com, baltimore. from the city, to the county, to your neighborhood, now complete coverage on wjz 13, maryland's news station. hi, everybody. here's what people are talking about. the weather, this was the scene a short time ago. heavy rain falling in some areas right now. bob is tracking first-warning radar. >> just cancel for areas west of the city, you can see clearly, east of us and they have severe thunderstorm warnings in effect, as you can see the shore all the way down to eastern queen ann, all that

moving east, northeast, some heavy cells with the heavy rain clearing the city from from the bay. heavy stuff approaching the upper eastern shores, cecil county, it's in your neighborhood and will be there for the next hour. it's heading towards salisbury. you can see it's clear out. there could be some showers later on tonight, but right now, looks like a quiet evening. just a few showers beginning to pop up south of washington, you can see some stuff and maybe some more developing over the mountains, we're not done with the shower activity and more developing tomorrow and they can be heavy downpours as well. >> thank you. part two of the weather show with stories of how hurricane bill is effecting the eastern shore. eyewitness news spent the day

in ocean city where dangerous swells are arriving at the beach bringing the danger of rip currents thanks to hurricane bill. more on how hurricane bill is effecting our state. >> bill definitely is going to effect us through weekend. while the storm has weakened, it's down to a category 2. it's making a turn, bermuda to the north, the u.s. eastern coast is there and bill now starting to make a spin to the north and the northeast as a result. what we're watching with the storm is how quickly it moves by, it won't move through with the rip currents, we're looking at the storm moving through as a category two and maybe a category 1 storm. right now bill is sustained 110 mile-per-hour winds and moving

at 18 miles per hour. here's the graphic. the way we're expecting it to play out, 7-15-foot waves along the shore, maybe 1-2-foot tides along the mouth of the bay. but we're not talking storm surge but rough seas and rip currents, that's the eastern shore from main all the way down into miami. >> thank you. stay with us all weekend for instant updates on hurricane bill. log onto our web site for the latest storm track and our special hurricane session. >> one man survived a wreck from a plane. >> a pile of wreckage is all that is left from a small plane

that crashed near the airport. some how the pilot and co-pilot were sitting on a curb near the bus stop. >> i was taken back, how did you walk away? >> the men are severely burn, one has burns over 30% of his body but they're talking. >> i try to get a story but they were in shock. they didn't realize what was going on. >> the twin craft was carrying blood. they were attempting to land in the middle of the night when something went wrong. >> some point down the runway, it attempted to do a go around to abort the landing and during that time, it climbed a little bit and struck a tree and came to rest in the parking lot. >> reporter: this is the same airport where a small plane took off and minutes later crashed with a helicopter over

the hudson killing nine people. federal investigators are on the scene trying to piece together what happened. wjz eyewitness news. the pilot, 54-year-old george is from pennsylvania. the co-pilot -- back behind bars, a prisoner who escaped is caught. more on the charges devin campaign is facing. >> reporter: he was hiding out and was convict on felony theft. a deputy was driving him when he escaped. champagne choked him with the hand cuffs before trying to climb out of the window. a tip led them to a home he was hiding out with his brother. >> thank you.

champagne faces attempted murder charges for the attack on the deputy. >> held without bail. a hate crime beating, two men will stay behind bars, a 17- year-old and a 16-year-old charged as adults for attempted murder. another one was arrested after 76-year-old man was found beat within a bat. a student collapsed at a football practice. we brought you the story first from queen ann's county. more on what happened. >> reporter: a chaotic scene as a dozen or more players fall ill. emergency workers check for signs of heat exhaustion.

they check for the possible they were exposed to chemicals. >> we don't have wore on hazmat, they all appear like dehydrated. we're keeping our options open. >> the team was on the field in less than an hour. >> i saw about 12 guys lined up and they were on their needs throwing up. i saw a couple throw up and then all of the ambulances came. >> coming up tonight more information. to avoid a conflict of interest, a judge handles a case of a judge who admits to deflating a woman's tires. he cannot take criminal cases until the investigation is complete. he admits he let the air out of

a woman tires because she parked in his spot near the courthouse. she left notes alerting the woman but she says she didn't get any notes. >> this weekend is your last chance of getting thousands of dollars for your old clunker. the government is putting the brakes on the program. >> reporter: douglas smith took a look at this ford hybrid and sat down to fill out the paper work. >> safety-wise it's good. >> he got here just in time to save $4500 trading in his 14- year-old minivan. the program is running out of money and will end on monday morning. on this final weekend, the owner is expecting a flood of business. over the next two day, he has 75 customer appointments, the number he would normal have

over a two-week time span. the problem is, he is out of stock. >> the dealership collected 150 clunkers good for business but good for the environment because these old gas guzzlers are off of the road for good. on the downside, it's had its bump. he's waiting for $700,000 from the government to reimburse the discounts he gives to clients. >> i wouldn't get $3500 or $4500 for it. >> the white house has no plans to renew the program. >> dealers must have all paper work submit by 5:00 p.m. on monday. checking on the roads in traffic control. >> i got to tell you, a lot of

people will be heading down to the beach and looking at 97, you're going to be jammed, 97 southbound to 50. 50 is going to be slow from 97 to the southern river bridge. the inner leap seeing a big back up. to harford road 40 minutes. outer loop, liberty to 70, 10 minutes. you can see it pack. a lot of people heading out this afternoon and looking at green springs on the inner loop topside, it's a stop and go mess the entire way. the traffic report brought to you by the department of agriculture. >> still ahead, swine flu threat, a warning for food service workers and the role

they could play. attorneys for a florida mother charged in the death of her daughter reveal how they plan to prove her innocence. starbucks charges more for some drinks. >> severe weher moving through, get your forecast.

police arrest a connecticut man after he steals a boat in broad daylight. you can see the officers are following the boston man up i- 95 near east haven. the suspect started weaving and it flip. the officers have the suspect in custody. a man causes an emergency landing when he takes off his clothes on a southwest airlines flight. it was in route to missouri

when the man exposed himself to the woman sitting next to him and he punch her in the face. he was completely naked during the arrest after the flight. arguments for the upcoming murder trial for casey anthony. she's accuse of killing her two- year-old daughter. they believe newly released photos could change the case against her. >> reporter: if casey anthony's defense team can raise doubts whether haleigh her body were in the woods it could change the case. >> they're important foreseeing the truth whether it's for the defense or the prosecution. we're not taking sides. >> reporter: but the pictures tell a story. >> it shows dense underbrush.

dense foilage and in some areas a wall of foilage and it shows that the area is wet. that would make it consistent. >> he told the names of the volunteers and explain why he would not allow them to go where the bo body was, it was too wet. a surprise visiter, listen closely it's. it's her grandfather. he was told by casey anthony's defense team it felt the release was inappropriate and he should demand that they stop releasing the information. the lawyer and the former

client went into an office and shouting could be overheard and then about 1/2 hour later, they emerged. >> it's clarified recent miscommunication. we all want to know what happen to caylee. >> i want to know what happened to my gran daughter. i need to know what happened. >> casey anthony has pleaded not guilty. >> a solid end to the week on wall street. it seems the major indexs are at the highest levels in months. the dow was up 156 points, the s&p 500 500, up 1 18 points. let's go to new york where we have tonight's cbs money

update. home resales have the biggest monthly jump in ten years in july. sales climbed as low mortgage rates and depressed home prices bought out the buyers. they rushed to take advantage of a tax credit that expires this fall. the report was another sign that it's rebounding. a conference in wyoming, he say the economy is about to start growing again. i cautioned it will be a slow recovery. more people out of work means less consumer spending. fewer customers made their ways into stores. southwest is on its way to providing in flight wi-fi on

their flights. u.s. airways will offer it next year. you can track all of the action on cbs money watch.com. the price of your compare copy is about to change. starbucks is raising some prices on some harder to make beverages. the company will cut prices on simpler ones like a plain cup of coffee. coming up, a story of family visiting a grave site find evidence of voodoo where a loved one is buried. goat your updated forecast. >> wjz 13 is always on. for the top stories and the instant update, click wjz.com.

complete forecast and the first warning of severe

weather. that's a very dramatic picture. >> it tells a story, there's some areas seeing rain like you wouldn't believe. annapolis has one inch of rain in the last hour. downtown a trace. that's the story. blue sky, clouds. you don't have to drive far to see the difference. first doppler telling the story. you can see it here plain as day. the storms rolled through and came through after 12:00 and moving towards the eastern shore, they've generated storms for many of the areas, it's a developing story, right on down to maryland-delaware line is where you see the thunderstorms. that's case for the next 45 minutes. this is still just kind of ahead of the front moving through tomorrow and as a result, there's watches and warnings in effect this box

here is a severe thunderstorm watch through 9:00. we'll keep you posted. right now, the temperatures are around 74 degrees. a lot of moisture out there still, the humidity at 93%. winds calm but have been coming in from the west, southwest, they have calm down a little. 29.85 and rising. around the state where the rain has fallen and the temperatures have drop, 74 at the airport. look at the eastern shore. 90 in easton. 90 in ocean city. 84. low 70s to around 80 degrees, 84 in the nation's capital. the wind from the west, southwest a ahead of the front moving through tomorrow and with that flow, we're getting warm air in place. the front brings with it cooler air, you can see the front from

texas. on the back edge, we'll see more comfortable conditions. in the meantiming we'll see the showers generated through the evening tonight into tomorrow off and on and some storms, one right behind the other that could generate some flooding. we'll keep you post. it's going to work to keep bill away from us, bill is moving west, northwest at 18 miles per hour and as it does, it's going to be hitting the front and going to be deflected to our northeast. currently the winds are sustain at 100 miles per hour and the storm is down to a category 2 status and moving along the eastern sea board saturday and sunday, generating some rip currents and high surf. 9-15-foot surf and swells along the shore throughout the weekend. we'll keep you post. the front moves through and it's the lesser of the evils,

we'll take the rain as long as we keep a category 2 storm away from us. this is what the we will be dealing with, sunday is nice. looking at sunset at 7:53. small craft advisory through 8:00 and here's the forecast down to 72 degrees, showers with a heavy thunderstorm and that's playing out, tomorrow, 84 degrees, heavy thunderstorms and watch for some flooding as some of the storms set up shop over the neighbor. if you're going to the shore, do yourselves and the life guards a favor, stay out of the water. 70 degrees is the water temperature, but it's going to be a rough time to be in the water. just take heed. >> i hear someone say the waves may be far out, it may not look as dangerous as it is. >> and they come in and carry you out. be careful. >> thank you. don't miss the prime time line

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13, maryland's news station. it is 4:30. 74 degrees and there's some showers throughout maryland. hello, everyone. denise is off today. here's what people are talking about. the search is on for a suspect in the murder of a former swim suit model. from l.a., the victim was once married to the suspect. >> reporter: police named a suspect in the brutal killing of the model, it's her ex- husband ryan jenkins,. >> he's an animal. what has been done to jasmine is up speakable. >> she was found strangle and stuffed inside a suitcase. new details. >> the fingers and teeth were removed. >> police believe jenkins fled to his native country canada. he took his boat to point

roberts wednesday where witnesses say they saw him. then it's believed he crossed the border on foot. he has a history of violence, in june, he was charged with domestic violence for hitting her. jenkins a reality show contestant reported her missing hours after her body was found. he's been on the run since. >> it's believed he took his father's plane to. >> a florida judge has yet to decide if to show the video of a murder couple in florida. >> it shows what happen the night the couple was kill inside their florida home. external video was release. the billings were well known for adopting and caring for a

dozen children with special needs, newspaper -- 9 of those children were at home at the time. 6 men, a 16-year-old boy and a woman have been arrested in the case. they believe the motive was robbery. police say other arrests are possible. >> a preliminary report on a deadly plane crash in carroll county. two people on board were killed. witnesses saw the plane's engine stop before it crashed. fellow investigators say that some of the control cables were corroded. >> a law firm defending itself from lawsuits following a train collision. one train plowed into another. federal investigation into the cause continues.

>> u.s. officials say that so far there's been no problems with the tests of the new swine flu vaccine. kye has the latest. there's been no serious side effects so far. the vaccine appears to be safe, doctors won't know if it's effective against the swine flu. also tonight, experts warning those in the food service industry to be proactive in protecting themselves against the flu. they think 40% of the workers will get the flu. a medical center in southern california just added a baby to its staff. she's helping doctors and nurses save lives.

>> if baby she stops breathing. >> she's turning blue, doesn't have enough oxygen, so i'll give her more oxygen. >> the computer simulator can do many things a real baby does and used to help the staff practice worse-case scenarios. >> we can learn from our mistakes. >> you can hear the heart beat, take a blood pressure or take a pulse. >> it can have seizures, cry, and even react to overdose of medications. >> it's a way of making the hospital one of the safest hospitals around by having this training. >> who would use it? >> we have nurses and many

metal professionals. >> they hope anyone from farmtists to physical therapy can learn from her. word spread fast of her arriving and some even threw a baby shower to welcome the new edition. >> she comes with wires and a $35,000 price tag. most of our area under a severe thunderstorm watch. it's hot and humid and we could see some heavy rain. eyewitness news has weather and traffic together and bob had the updated numbers. that ship may be heading to the atlantic. they will have to watch out for bill. most of the activity shifted to the east from delaware, redding, philadelphia

approaching dover and some severe warnings for that region through about 5:00, but it's moving quickly to the east as you can see. it's clear the city, clear the bay, rock hall about over up to the east of the region. up to dover, that's where we see some heavy showers and cambridge down to elliot, to the east, that's moving towards salisbury, there's a flood warning from earlier rains, but looking west, more showers developing over west virginia and that's going to get to us later on tonight. we're not out of the woods and probably tomorrow as an actual front moves through, squeezing the moisture out of the atmosphere letting us get into some dryer air by sunday. a great week next week. thank you. let's check on the roads with meredith at traffic control. today is a perfect example

of why you should learn your back roads. it's a mess out there. seeing a lot of delays on the southbound side of 95 at 212. an accident with some lanes blocked. outer loop is another 40 minutes from providence and the bay bridge eastbound 50, watch out, it's a mess, 16-miles from davidson road to the bay bridge tolls. not something you want to deal with. i would suggest getting some dinner before you head out. traffic control is brought to you by visitor's bureau. thank you. the ravens thank you -- think they have come with some fun. >> the cartoon animals sent

back to the while, some raven animals set free inside ravens they -- stadium. they are showing madagascar 2. >> kids don't like to sit still, if they can run around and watch a movie, it's a night out. >> it's not about the kids. >> it's date night. >> you can hang out. >> they can run around. >> did i mention, if you want, you can run around on the seal, at the 50. not only is the movie going to be on the big scream, but the audio is pumped through the massive speakers throughout the stadium. >> you have to be a rookies member and the event is $6. >> sign up and pay for tickets online or show up in person.

but if you wait until then. >> we are accepting up to friday. the lines will be long. >> get inside and where else can you be adult, run the field? mike shoe, wjz, eyewitness news. okay, tickets cost $6 and parking is free. the movie starts at 7:00. everyone will be move to the club level to watch and you can call for more information. straight ahead at eyewitness news, nightmare flight left on the tarmac for 9 hours. john edwards mistress claims he's the father of her child. the weekend is here with severe thunderstorms. bob has your forecast.

officials in libya keeping the lockerbie bomber out of jail. he was charged with the pan am flight that killed 279 people. most were americans. he was set free on compassionate grounds. they say he had only months to live. >> family and friends for stacy peterson is searching for the southwest suburbs, the missing woman's husband is a key suspect and awaiting trial in the murder of his third wife. >> it's been ten days since christie was abducted while talking on her cell phone. they ended the ground search

but they're still desperate to bring her home. >> she was last seen on august 11th in blaresville georgia. she was on the phone with her boyfriend at the time. she told him a strange car was following her and she heard a struggle and the words don't take me. they located her cell phone three miles from where they believe she was abducted. >> until we find additional information that will point us in the direction, we need to suspend that and be prepared to bring those people back when the information develops. >> reporter: investigators follow up on a thousand leads but still have no suspects. the boyfriend has been rule out. >> the worst nightmare of her lives not knowing where your child is. >> christie is a mother of a 15-year-old and worked as a probation officer. a louisiana man calls it a

miracle after he survives being struckly lightning. he and a near by tree was struck and his roommate found him unconscience but breathing. the lightning killed a dog living a couple houses down from him. new information about a nightmare flight where passengers were stuck on board the flight and grounded for nearly 12 hours. more on what they're learning. >> fed officials say they pled for hours for the passengers to get off of the plane. it became a 12-hour ordeal after the flight were diverted because of bad weather. they could not leave the plane, the only airline denied their request. they say it's a clear example of why they need a passenger bill of rights.

thank you. the new information comes as part of a federal investigation comes earlier this month. a family finds voodoo dolls at the site of a family member's grave and discovered animal remains and women's underwear. they don't know the significance of the items. >> john ed wars war -- edwards expected to take a paternity test to see if he's the father of his mistress' baby. >> he admitted to an affair last november. >> a secret from cindy crawford and more about michael jackson's death. >> coming up on entertainment tonight, new drug revelations

from the surprise witness, she tells diane what she uncovered the last time she saw the king of pop. >> you found some drug boxes in his bath room in a hotel and kept them. >> i did. >> what kind of drugs were in them? >> one drug which is not the u.s., it's zoloft. another drug i think it was paxil. >> that's an antidepressant. >> she say it looked like a pharmacy. >> syringes? yes. >> turn kits? >> yes,. >> were there surgical gloves? >> yes. >> and masks. >> also tonight, praying the pounds off and dinner from a

dumpster. supermodel cindy crawford reveals her secret, she has cellulite. >> you can see entertainment tonight. the amusement park announced a roller coaster debuts next spring. the intimidator is in honor of the late nascar driver dale earn dale earnhardt. it has a lift, a drop, it will be the tallest and fastest of its kind on the east coast. still to come, it's friday and it's a stormy one in some areas, bob has your updated forecast coming up

now, first warning weather, complete forecast and the first warning of severe weather. looking outside, there'sst there's a boater that doesn't worry about the storms. he's having fun today. >> the thunderstorms moved through the region, it's off to

the east. we have a chance of getting more activity because there's another batch to go. that's going to be moving across the mountains, around 8:00 or so. most of the activity is extreme northeast maryland, dover, cambridge, up to wilmington. all that moving quickly to the northeast, there's been some heavy rain and flooding reported in a few spots, but it's quiet right now. one sprinkle or shower. later on tonight, we'll probably see some more moving in. no problem, they've canceled the severe thunderstorm watch. it continues for this area east of the bay until 9:00, they canceled that. look at the temperatures around the airport, temperatures still in the 80s. 90s at some spots.

this region, 76 oakland. packs river 77. rain has dropped the temperatures at some spots. we ha some good showers generally in the 70s . winds south, very light in some spots where they have what the thunderstorms. they've been picking up. this is due to the front that is moving through. it's like a pre-frontal trough and there's a front to the west. we expect to see more activity popping up and because of the orientation, you can see several hours of continuing rain. one thunderstorm after another. that's what we call training thunderstorms. some areas could see two to three inches of rain. it's moving through at a good

clip. later on, i expect to see more rain. it's been downgraded to a category two. moving northwest, a nice quick turn, bermuda hit by some rains and going to make a quick turn, all of the models in agreement by sunday, it will brush through as a tropical storm moves through. by the time it's to our coast, probably a category one storm. the biggest issues is up to 6- 6-12-foot waves. dryer air comes in. next week looking good. still seeing some showers and thunderstorms. some could be local, down to 72 tomorrow with a front in the area and still some heavy

thunderstorms mainly by 3:00, most of it should be done. 84 tomorrow, cooler than today. as we look into the next several day, next week, looking good. thank you. still to come. >> on the eastern shore, the latest on those football players that got sick and collapsed yesterday. the story ahead.

we'll tonight out what happen and how the students are today. >> in howard county where an

inmates caped from a sheriff's car and assaulted the deputy, where he was found, that's next. he crashed in a plane and got set on fire and some how walks away. a maryland man survives a plane crash. the eyewitness news starts now. this is wjz tv, wjz dt and wjz.com, baltimore. >> from the city, to the counties to your neighborhood, now complete coverage on wjz 13, maryland's news station. medical emergency, overcome by heat, a group of students collapse. >> questions linger over what made everyone sick at the same time. >> hi, everybody. >> here's what people are talking about. at this hour, parts of maryland breaking for