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>> they found illegal doses of propofol. this is a powerful anesthetic, typically used at hospitals for surgery. they found it in dr. conrad murray's bags. according to the investigation, he told investigators he had been giving michael jackson the propofol to treat sleeplessness. >> i have done all i can do. i told the truth. and i have faith, the truth will prevail. >> reporter: the warrant also states that dr. murray was worried that jackson was adijted to -- addicted to the drug and was trying to get him off of it. but after jackson repeatedly demanded the drug, he gave him some, and jackson died. >> reporter: while jackson's death is considered a homicide, so far, no one has been charged and no one has been arrested. >> michael jackson was 50 years
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old. he is scheduled to be buried next month. back here in maryland, police are investigating the murder of a man found shot in his baltimore county home. adam may explains, there was no forced entry to the home, making the homicide even more puzzling. adam? >> reporter: yeah, sally, and a very unusual neighborhood. police say the victim was shot multiple times, most likely knew his killer. >> reporter: homicide detectives returned to velvet valley way, an upscale neighborhood trying to solve the murder of 51-year-old scott green burg. >> there was no forced entry. the house had not been ran socked or robbed, which leads investigators to believe that he knew who the killer was, and the killer was there on a mission. >> reporter: eyewitness news reviewed court documents and learned that the victim was going through a divorce. and in 2008, was also charged with second-degree assault. detectives tell eyewitness news, they're not aware of any connection between the assault and the murder. and the ex-wife who found the body when she went to drop off
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the couple's children for a visit is not considered a suspect. at the moment, really there is no motive that the investigators know. in fact, they're hoping someone out there might help and give should idea of what could be behind this. >> reporter: scott greenberg's family owns a place in west virginia. it's called the home away from home. >> reporter: the details have been slow to unvalve. un ralph. -- unravel. baltimore police are hoping anyone who may have seen greenberg in the last couple of days will give them a call. >> anybody with information is asked to call baltimore county police or metro sciem top -- crimestoppers. 866-7-lockup. there is another swine flu death. >> they confirmed there has been a 7th h1n1 death. the latest victim is an elderly adult from washington's suburb.
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the person's name and age will not be released. but we do know that this person had serious underlying medical conditions. state health officials urged everyone to get a seasonal flu vaccine now, in addition to getting the h1n1 vaccine when it becomes available in october. back to you. >> thank you, weijia. the centers for disease control reports, as of last week, 522 people nationwide have died from swine flu. ravens' linebacker tony fein is out of jail following his arrest after assaulting a police officer. fein's attorney calls it racial profiling. new reaction from the mayor. >> reporter: she is defending police saying that fein was out of line. fein's agent is saying his client was targeted simply because of the clothes he wore and the color of his skin. >> reporter: it's what unfolded off the field that put national
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attention on the rookie raven. police say he pushed a sergeant at the johnny rockets in the white street pavilion. so they hauled him off to booking. >> the information i have is that he did not adhere to the commands of the police. >> reporter: they -- someone reported that they saw fein and some friends pass what looked to be a shiny object. and they called police. it was really a cell phone. a sergeant arrived and saw fein wearing a hooded sweatshirt that he believed could conceal a weapon and asked fein to stand up. fein would not. for this reason, sergeant donato grabbed fein by the sweatshirt and forced him to the ground to place him under arrest. >> the bottom line is, people can't be jerks at the inner
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harbor. >> fein's agent claims it is racial profiling. >> i don't believe that's the case. and i don't accept that in this case at all. >> reporter: the ravens said, like all citizens, tony will get his due process and have his opportunity to explain. there are two sides to every story. >> i don't think the police were out of line for questioning him. >> reporter: jessica key lives in baltimore and believes more aggressive patrols are necessary. >> if somebody does have something, i would want the police to protect us. and i think they do need to be a little more aggressive because of the increased violence. >> fein is a prior veteran and has no prior arrests. >> police say nobody was injured in the arrest. this man and woman are accused of robbing the pnc bank in the 1200 block of crofton boulevard in crofton this weekend. the teller handed over a note.
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if you recognize either of these suspects, you're urged to call police. it is the end of the road for the highly successful cash 4 clunkers program. but it did hit a few bumps along the way. alexis christoforous reports for wjz, that a tough road could be ahead for car dealerships, now that the big government rebate is gone. >> no, it's taller than a regular minivan. >> reporter: tony defiglia is the owner of a brand-new cargo van for his business. he took advantage of the $4500 rebate for his old, gas- guzzling suv. >> the fact that we were getting a nice rebate is really what made the deal. >> reporter: but tony found a tough time finding a dealer that would cash in his clunker. although monday was the last day for the program, many dealerships stopped offering money back over the weekend, including the country's largest auto dealer, auto nation. the reason? a swarm of business left many dealers without cars. >> we had to turn a lot of
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people away. because the inventory is just not there for us anymore. >> reporter: the clunker program may have catapulted car sales. but many dealers still haven't seen their money. this dealership has filed more than $en00,000 -- $700,000 in rebates. it's only been paid $80,000. sales manager fred chacon says it takes over an hour just to do the paperwork for one clunker deal. >> spoke with the government today. they just will not give me a deet when that money will come through. >> reporter: they believe cash 4 clunkers increased sales to 700,000. now they expect it to drop. >> by the middle of 2010, we're going to start to see some noticeable improvement in the new car market. >> reporter: dealerships are hoping the money from clunkers can keep them running until then. >> it's estimated that 800,000 vehicles will have been sold by
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the time the reimbursement program starts tonight. a 40-inch water main broke tonight. tonight, city officials say it may take weeks to repair. the line has carved out a big chunk from saratoga street. yesterday, millions of gallons of water poured out of the pipe. it carved its own tunnel, causing the street above to buckle and give way. the water main break directly affected the social security building and the university of maryland hospital. according to dpw, repairing the damage is going to be such a huge job, a private contractor is going to be used. here's a live look outside. there's a few scattered clouds out there. but that's not the story. for more on our conditions, let's turn on meteorologist bernadette woods who is live in the first warning weather center with the latest. the story as we've lost most of that humidity we have been dealting with -- dealing
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wfor the -- dealing with, for the past week or so. this is still causing a couple of thunderstorms over southern parts of the eastern shore. they're not moving very much. so just not a lot of wind out there to push them along. thunderstorms to the north of salisbury. one has drifted south of pocomostly cloudy city. and -- poke city. they will die down overnight. and the drying trend will continue. we have a warmup coming your way. all right, bern. are you ready for football? ravens sure are. we know you are, kai. anyway, the ravens are, as they kick off the second preseason game in a few hours. eyewitness news is live now at m&t stadium. derek valcourt is there, live. hi, derek. >> hi, sally. although this is the preseason game, the fans really are pumped up here. a lot of them are already lining up for autographs. that's in part because this is going to be a big game for the team tonight. because as you mentioned, they
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are going up against their former defense. bart scott is playing for the jets now. the fans here have a lot at stake in this game emotionally. for many of them, they're optimistic. >> i feel i go to that this season. last year is a good start. joe flacco rules. >> tonight, it's hard to say how much the starters play in the first half. we'll see. second half is down. but it's a preseason game. so just a learning experience for the young guys. >> you hope in preseason, nobody gets hurt. i think the season is going to be great. i think after last year, they got nowhere to go but up. rookie coach isn't anything. we'll see what happens. >> and padre louis. decided to stay long with us. he's my favorite player. >> hopefully they win. but it doesn't really matter. it's preseason. it's like glorified practice. but i think they're going to be pretty good this year.
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i'm going to say 10-6 and go to the play-offs, go to the afc championships again. i'm pretty excited about this year. it's going to be fun. >> reporter: this time, though, they're hoping for a different result at the end of the afc championship than they got last year. fans really keeping an eye on tonight's game. of course, it doesn't get under way for a few more hours. so they have plenty of time to build up more anticipation. >> all right, derek, thank you. cbs is your place for football this friday. see the new england patriots take on the redskins. kickoff, 8:00, here on wjz 13. break down. okay? >> all right. we're going to practice. still ahead on eyewitness news at 5:00. branching out. baltimore city is set to open several new high schools, designed to help certain students. baltimore is declared a national heritage area. and that means money. more when eyewitness news continues. a newly released report reveals more allegations of
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prisoner abuse. now, the obama administration is responding. in washington, i'm whit johnson, that story coming up. and the updated first warning weather forecast, with meteorologist bernadette woods.
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major break in the case. tonight, adam may reports, why the case could be in jeopardy. defense attorneys raising more questions in court about the dna evidence. >> outside a jazz club last suspect september during an armed robbery. but now, defense attorneys say there is a flaw in critical dna evidence. >> other people's evidence has come up. >> correct. the way the dna report reads,
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it would read, say, president ahn. and at least other people, not even known. possible other suspects. >> jason silversteen represents charles mcgainey. it is my belief at that time, mr. mcgainey had not been a suspect in that case. >> it could be a big setback. >> it might not have been the most professional. but they are only going to suppress it if it violates the constitution or a statute. and my guess is, i think it's a close case. but i think the government's argument is probably slightly stronger. >> they will not talk about the specifics. >> all i can say is that we will investigate that thoroughly and investigate our case before a judge at the proper time. usually, a delay like this
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is only a couple of months. but in this case, the judge has given both sides extra time, so they will not be back in court until january 2010. at the courthouse, adam may, wjz eyewitness news. >> thank you, adam. another motion to dispriss -- dismiss the motion is due in another several weeks. police say a woman was hit while walking on the sidewalk in the 7400 block in glen burnie. she was taken to the hospital where she died. the driver of the minivan which hit her drove off. police say they found the driver later at a royal farms store. criminal charges are possible. if you're waiting for someone to get home from work tonight, let's check on the traffic with sharon gibala. the top side of the beltway has been a mess all afternoon. we have an accident now to make things a little worse. it's on the inner loop. you're looking at a backup.
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some include west belvedere. meantime, a water main break in timonium, still blocking a right lane. one other water main break in the city, blocking all lanes at saratoga, between mlk and green. you're looking at delays on 95 northbound between pulaski highway and the beltway. and significant delays as i mentioned on the top side of the beltway, about 22 minutes on the side. this traffic report brought to you by subway. you could win a vacation or a prius hybrid. it's a controversial report. cia investigation methods under scrutiny again. as they reveal harsh tactics. whit johnson reports. will any criminal charges be filed? they held a power drill and
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a handgun. he is ahelrashle nahemi. they also told september 11th suspect, khalid sheikh mohammed they would kill his children if any other attacks happened on american soil. those tactics and mox executions were used in cia secret prisons in an effort to get information out of this. two former agency directors tried to keep it under wraps. they called the reports ancient history. and insist they have already been disciplined. but officials here are already launching their own investigation. attorney general eric holder is assigning someone to look into whether cia officials broke the
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law when they used harsh interrogation techniques. >> the obama administration has created a new interrogation unit led by the fbi instead of the cia. former agency official bob barr says that's a good idea. >> nothing that i've seen suggests that torture got us better information than the fbi got from interrogating the same individuals without torture, without abusive techniques. >> reporter: mebs of the new unit will have to follow new directives. among them, no more subjecting prisoners to sleep deprivation, for long periods in an effort to gain more information by sleep deprivation. >> a short time ago, attorney general eric holder took time to look into this. we've had a long stretch of very muggy weather. that is gone at least for now. the dew point down to 62
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degrees. humidity, look at it. 50%. 82 degrees outside. with a breeze out of the northwest. and we will have your forecast when we come back.
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that would be a nice place to be tonight. >> that's a beautiful shot right now. oh, what a great afternoon for that. and overall, for most of us, it's been a great afternoon to be outside. the one exception, southern parts of the eastern shore, we do have thunderstorms around. and it's from the same front that has broughtub problems -- brought us problems the past few days. now, it's starting to move away. but the tail end is still causing showers and thundershowers. and eventually, it will leave us overnight. the reason we're finally starting to move is because hurricane bill is out of us. so behind that front, this is what we were dealing with. 85 degrees here at bwi marshall. above the average, which is now down to 84, definitely taking a turn downward with those averages. and temperatures right now, we're seeing a trend that is changing also. 82 in baltimore at this hour. take a look at oakland. 75 degrees. and the dew points are the biggest difference. we were in the low 70s.
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yesterday, actually. the second part of the weekend. we dropped down. and that's why it feels a little more refreshing outside than it has in quite sometime. winds out of the northwest, bringing in that dryer air. and we'll continue -- will continue to during the day tomorrow. overnight, we did have some down to the south. but generally speaking, the dryer air starting to take over. and will continue to for tomorrow. because of this high pressure right here. it will settle on top of the mid-atlantic as we head through the day tomorrow. and then after that, it starts to leave us. it will allow temperatures to start warming up behind it. but the thing is, with such dry air in place, even though we warm up, to near 90 degrees on wednesday, when this front comes in on thursday, there's not a whole lot of moisture here. so pop-up showers and thunderstorms possible. but not the intense rains we've seen lately. and as we head toward the late part of the week and the weekend, we see another front headed our way. and bringing us the humidity once again a bit. but not like what we had over
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the past couple of days. out on the waters, winds out of the southeast at 5 knots for the day tomorrow. tonight, we are going down to 62. any thunderstorms will die down overnight. and tomorrow, we go up to 89 degrees. so it will be warm out there. but not that high humidity that we had at the end of last week. we get up to 90 on wednesday before the front comes our way and knocks the temperatures back down again. we'll have the five-day coming up in a bit. still ahead at 5:00. reality star, suicide murder. tonight, we're learning new details in the death of a model. the number 1 suspect was also found dead. now, police wonder if there was an accomplice. i'm manuel gallegus, in los angeles. a new study finds it will be best to keep infants in car seats only for a limited amount of time. we'll explain coming up. the first day of school kicks off for many in anne arundel county. but others have to wait until later this week. i'm weijia jiang, that story is straight ahead on eyewitness news.
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it is 5:29. 82 degrees and mostly sunny. and less humid. if you're just getting in, welcome home, everybody. here's what people are talking about tonight. it was back to school for thousands of anne arundel county students, while others have to wait to start class. as weijia jiang reports, construction workers halted the openings at nearly 20 schools. even though many students had to start the school year late, after seeing why, parents
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and students say it's more than a fair trade. summer is over for the anne arundel county students who started the new school year on monday. >> about half of our students are in school today. we try to get the schools open. >> most 6th graders and 9th graders went to class, while others went to school for a different reason. free town elementary celebrated a brand new opening. they will start classes on tuesday. >> it makes it sort of chaotic at home, honestly. and that was confusing for some of the parents and the kids. they came to school anyway. even with all of the postings. >> we are looking forward to going to school tomorrow. freetime 4th fourth graders, kayla miller, too. >> now we have the teachers. every day, we learn more and more and more. >> one of the updates is what
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is called a smart board. it has completely replaced the chalk board and has touch screen and allows students to be more interactive. >> i want you to promise me, you and your parents and everyone gathered here, that you will make the most of every opportunity that this building offers you. >> reporter: kayla certainly says she will. and starting school is -- school late is not a problem when this is the reason why. >> and they also will be opening a new magnet for the science and arts and a new science and math program. >> students in baltimore city and baltimore county return to school on monday, august 31st. hopes are high in baltimore city, as classes get under way. some of the focus is on three new schools, run with a purpose and vision. vic has more on the accelerated schools. >> students have to be at least
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two years behind before they can enroll. [ inaudible ] says the focus encourages children [ inaudible ] also today, [ inaudible ] >> to continue, dr. alonzo addressed the controversy over his recent $29,000 bonus. he said it's a sign he's doing his job because the bonus is based on school performance. alonzo said he had -- >> i actually took a lower- based salary than other superintendents around the state. and i said, if you want to increase my salary, make it about the performance of the school system. i think that they should be paid performance for everybody. >> alonzo said the school district has become distracted and he wants parents to get involved in their children's education. a former director at a virginia tech counseling center will not face charges. robert miller says he found the
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records of seung-hui cho with personal items he packed up as he left his job. miller left virginia tech's counselorring center more than a year before cho killed 32 people, as well as himself on the blacksburg campus. howard county police are charging a 74-year-old columbia man for the first homicide in the county this year. sky eye chopper 13 is over the scene in columbia. he reportedly struck a fellow resident, 91-year-old james brown in the head on august 17th. the victim entered hospice care and died saturday. the international hunt for the man who was on reality tv show is over. canadian police say they have found the body of ryan jenkins. >> reporter: in this hotel, reality show contestant ryan jenkins was found hanging from a coat rack. >> preliminary evidence suggests he took his own life.
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>> he took help for the hotel from an unidentified woman. she registered, then he disappeared. 32-year-old jenkins wasnessed for the murder of his ex-wife, jasmine fiore. fiore was naked and mutilated, her fingers cut off, and her teeth removed. >> ryan jenkins is an animal. what he has done to jasmine is unspeakable. >> god, i love my life. >> reporter: just a few weeks ago, jenkins seemed to have it made. the canadian had moved to the u.s. to appear in a tv reality show. and videos posted on his my space page, showed him living it up with fiore at his side. but after fiore's body was found, jenkins disappeared. a background check showed he had a history of domestic violence. jenkins led police on a manhunt along the west coast. at one point, police chased his boat, but he got away.
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he eventually crossed into canada on foot. >> the ring was tightening on him. he obviously was desperate. >> reporter: canadian place are -- police are now searching for the woman who was with jenkins in his final day. karen brown, wjz eyewitness news. >> police are also searching for fiore's white mercedes benz, which may help them find the crime scene. firefighters were responding to a three-alarm fire, just after 4:00 this morning. one firefighter was working on his day off. he went into the building to rescue another firefighter who had run out of air, come out and gone back inside the building. the men were killed when a floor collapsed beneath them. firefighters from all across the city arrived on the scene to salute the fallen firefighters. their bodies were carried from the building. firefighters in miami pry loose a 3-year-old girl whose arm became trapped by a piece of pool equipment. rescuers drained about three feet out. a pool.
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the 3-year-old was frightened but is expected to fully recover from his injuries. >> we cut the concrete from around the p vc pipe. then we finally cut the pvc pipe and freed her and transported her to the hospital with her arm still in the pipe. we didn't want to incur further harm. and she was in stable condition, ask that would be best left for the surgeons. >> the child was hospitalized and the suction pipe was successfully removed. every day, car seats save children from injuries or each death in -- even death in car crashes. but too much time left in car seats could cause children more harm than good. >> reporter: new mom sabengey morio is ready to head home with her son angel. >> there are a lot of concerns. >> reporter: driving with her baby son is one of them. every infant must have a car seat.
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a new study finds that the upright position can compress a baby's chest fall and reduce their air ways. >> young infants use the muscles in their ribs and diaphragms for breathing. and anything that restricts that can reduce the baby's ability to breathe effectively. >> reporter: and not breathing effectively can lead to low oxygen levels. these lower oxygen levels in older children have been linked to learning and behavior problems. the study looked at 200 newborns. infants in a crib had much higher levels of oxygen than those babies who were left in car seats or car beds for more than one hour. dr. deborah campbell's best advice, children should only be in a car seat when they're in the car. don't use the seat as a crib. >> if the baby has fallen asleep in the car seat, while you're out and you're now home, it's important to try to as gently as you can, take the baby out of the car seat and then place the baby again in the crib. >> reporter: something sabenji
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says she will practice with angel because sometimes it really is best to wake a sleeping baby. in los angeles, manuel gallegus, wjz eyewitness news. >> medical professionals stress the need to read the owners manuals for car seats so that parents are sure the child's car seat is positioned at the correct reclining end. time now for a quick look at some of the stories you'll find in the baltimore sun. love eternal. a couple married for 53 years died within hours of each other at a local hospital. preloaded problems, preloaded credit cards that limits spending seem like a good thing. but they can cost you with fees and restrictions. and new bsocd. the latest release. for all of these stories and more, read tomorrow's baltimore sun. and remember to look for the updated forecast from wjz's first warning weather team. until today, there were 48 designated as national heritage areas. the wright brothers shop in ohio. now, there is a 49th.
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mike schuh reports, it's unique. because it's a city named baltimore. >> oh, yeah. >> reporter: the town cryer begins like he would when history was being made here. and what a rich history it is. from the star-spangled banner and betsy ross. to the civil war and civil rights. >> to officially recognize in celebration the designation of the baltimore national heritage area. >> reporter: a federal designation, eight years in the making. >> well, today, that's being recognized nationally by the recognition of the baltimore national heritage area. >> reporter: it's this designation which gives historic baltimore access to new sources of money. the first of which is spent on new signs, explaining why this city is special. >> it puts us in a very unique position. and we're very proud to have this honor. >> huge deal. huge deal. with this, we become part of
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the national parks service family. which means it's not just financial assistance, technical assistance. but it's having our history recognized in baltimore. >> reporter: chris rosen oversees the group. within a year, up to $400,000 will come to city organizations. >> this is money that is targeted to baltimore. it will come to us. >> reporter: in fells point, mike schuh, wjz eyewitness news. back to you now on tv hill. >> some land owners within the designated area have asked that if a store designation in any way affects their ability to change or modify their properties, other than existing city or state restrictions. don't miss the cbs evening news with katie couric. here's one of the stories they're working on. in a down economy, how are parents coping with back-to- school shopping. and still to come tonight, on wjz's eyewitness news. deadly storm. hurricane bill is being blamed
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for two deaths as it gains strength. massive flames in greece. we have the latest on the wildfires in athens as they continue to burn. i'm meteorologist bernadette woods in for bob turk. we're putting together exclusive first warning five- day forecast. first, here's today's report from wall street. dow is up three and a third. but the s&p and nasdaq slipped a bit.
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all right. here's bernadette with a look at our weather. bern? >> that's right. very nice out there right now. other than southern parts of the eastern shore. still a few thunderstorms. as far as tomorrow's forecast goes, it looks like this will start off the day. patchy cloud is possible. but for most of us, sunshine and mostly sunny skies as we head throughout the afternoon. it is going to be warmer tomorrow than it was today. the humidity levels still low. we're going to top out at 89 degrees tomorrow. and up to 91 on wednesday. there's a cold front coming our way. there's not a lot of moisture with it initially because of the dry air on top of us.
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it will knock out temperatures on thursday. maybe a shower or thunderstorm. and better chances as we head toward the weekend. chances get even better than that. 80 on friday, and 81 on saturday. >> thank you. hurricane bill is losing strength as it moves away from the canadian coast. but not before churning up rough seas and killing two people. one victim is a girl who was swept up into the atlantic by a wave in maine. bill is producing winds of 70 miles an hour. but it is expected to weaken gradually over the next few days. the city of athens, greece, is under wildfire. up to 200 firefighters, soldiers and volunteers are helping to fight the fires that have scorched 70,000 acres of forest and brush. it has destroyed scores of homes and forced thousands to flee into outlying areas. a small crash valves --
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involves a plane. a small piper made a landing. three cars traveling on the highway were unable to avoid the plane that crashed right into it. miraculously, everyone walked away from the wreckage. in fresno, california, a woman not nearly as lucky. she was driving an suv on interstate 5, when she was hit by a runaway big rig. the 67-year-old woman was a passenger and was thrown from the vehicle. four others in the suv and the truck driver received minor injuries. police in indiana say the death of an indiana man shows why guns and alcohol don't mix. two purdue university students are behind bars. after a night of drinking at their home, two men decided to play a prank at a friend. they both pointed a gun at the friend. one gun went off. and the friend was seriously wounded. >> i don't think it was a serious shooting.
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it was accidental. started out as a joke. and at least one of the guns was actually loaded. investigators are trying to find the origins of a bunch of skeletal remains found on sunday. the remains were found at a mobile home park. authorities say the bones may be those of multiple infants. they ever working to find out the origins of the remains. also helping to find out if any crime was committed. the passing of an icon. this weekend, the nfl's first black official passed away. burt toller worked for the nfl for 25 years. he became an official after his own playing days were over. he was also a teacher and school administrator. friends, colleagues and fans mourned the loss of toller who was 81 years old. check in for eyewitness news at 6:00. vic is here with a preview. preparing for the swine flu season. the government announces plans to track the illness. and what's going to be done to keep your children from getting
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sick at school. improving your ride. maryland asking for hundreds of millions of dollars to improve passenger service on the rails. check in for these stories and all the day's breaking news. it's a miniature masterpiece. the 80-year-old retired electrician says he worked for three years to build the model. the man said he was inspired to create the masterpiece. it was built over 2,000 years ago. sto. >> impressive -- impressive. newly crowned winner almost lost her tiara. she beat out contestants from 82 other countries and territories. giving venezuela its sixth win at the title. it took place in the bahamas last night. it's preseason game number 2. the ravens get ready to take on the new york jets downtown. stan saunders is
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jets. how are the ravens looking these days, stan? >> they are looking very good, kai. but it's still time that is really degree to be the real barometer of whether or not they are the good team that they seem to be. but i can tell you, the weather gods are with us tonight. it's beautiful. there are going to be a lot of people in the stands and on the field who are going to lose a whole lot of weight. if you think this is going to be an ordinary preseason game, you're wrong. because tonight, when they come to m&t bank stadium, they're going to bring it all, along with their man, in charge, who knows this territory like the back of his hand. >> some say preseason games don't count. but in this evening's contest,. >> i think people are going to go after each other. >> reporter: coming off the blitzkrieg, in front of a staid yim of fans, apparently they do mean a lot. >> you got rex on the one han. you have coach harbaugh on the other. it's going to be quite interesting. >> tonight marks the homecoming.
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and the highly successful ravens coordinator, rex ryan. >> i'm not a one-hit wonder. i think when you look at my background, i think i've been successful at all stops along the way. >> reporter: birds' coach john harbaugh says he can't wait to give the big man something special. >> going to give him a big hug, put my arms around him and try to laugh a little bit. [ laughter ] >> we've been watching him a little bit, obviously in training camp. it's obvious what they're building, what they're putting together, and what find of team they're -- kind of team they're aspiring to be. and i think it's a perfect team for us. >> i can't wait to coach this game and i can't wait for the opportunity to line it up and go after it. well, i can tell you, one thing, game time is 8:00. and highlights at 11:00. winds. change. breezing through the windy season yesterday, as the orioles got this. let's pick up the action.
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in the top of the first inning, it was outfooledder adam jones who suffered problems. he had to leave the game. medical diagnosis. back strain. muscles rub the wrong way. in the third inning, birds with the run. finding the sweet spot right there, home run. 12th of the season. two-run shot. later, bottom 9. drama. two out. final four, jim johnson with the final of the day. and jasonbergman, winner. orioles win their first series since the all-stars and capture their first series in chitown. birds on the mound. 29-year-old chris tillman. with an earned run average of 25. and opposing tillman on the hill.
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the twins' scott baker. 11-7, so far this season. that's about it in sports. at 5:00 for now. but we will be back at 6:00. coming up, and we will talk about the world track and field championships in birlin germany. and boy, was there action. good bad and ugly. we have never met before. but sergeant ryan bonham of the golden knights. parachuters. so in a couple of hours, you guys are going to jump from the sky and land on the field? >> yes, sir. >> what is the most difficult thing about jumping from a plane? >> probably the target on the ground. once you've done it a few times, there's nothing hard about getting out. >> reporter: nothing hard about it. this guy make its sound so easy. that's it for us tonight. >> at least they got good weather for it. still to come tonight on wjz eyewitness news. raven arrested.
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i'm mike hellgren in police headquarters. with details of this disturbing incident in the inner harbor. and charging documents, revealing new information in the case.
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think will li a r no game. a ravens rookie arrested tonight. a man found shot to death in a pool of blood inside his parents' home in an exclusive
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neighborhood in baltimore county. i'm adam may with the latest coming up. gone to soon. tonight, the cause of death of michael jackson is finally released. marvelous monday evening. check in for these stories and all the day's breaking news. eyewitness news at 6:00 starts now. raven under arrest. how rookie linebacker tony fein ended up in a cell. >> tonight, new details in the case his agent calls racial profiling. >> hello, everyone. i'm vic carter. >> and i'm sally thorner. here's what people are talking about. >> this started at the inner harbor, where security mistook the cell phone a

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