public memorial for senator ted kennedy. eyewitness news at 4:00 starts right now. hi, everyone. i'm adagent ofam -- adam may. here's what people are talking about tonight. a nasty combination of weather. at this hour, a flash flood watch is in effect for most of maryland. warnings and right now, tropical storm danny is on the horizon. there is a lot happening right now. how is danny going to affect tonight and the rest of the weekend? we have extensive first warning weather coverage. marty bass is tracking danny. but first, let's start out with tim williams. >> we're going to talk about

danny, but first we want to get to our storms. the storms are in place. pretty much, the storms have been rolling in. what we're dealing with right now. you're seeing heavy rain moving on across the delmarva. right across the stateline. henderson down toward easton, seeing pretty strong storms. we're seeing over near trappe. and over to baltimore county and again the eastern shore. what we're seeing. what we're dealing with, we're looking at for the most part, heavy storms that are going to be developing through the afternoon. the bigger picture shows that these are going to be developing. we'll keep you posted. and as we are looking at the advisory map, while we're really going to be seeing the flash flood watch in effect through 2:00. now, the other story is danny. danny is definitely part of a one, two, three punch. we're going to identify what is

going on with this storm. and for now, we send it over to marty bass. >> good afternoon. here is the disorganized storm that we are continuing to call danny. and let's go ahead and take a look at the 5:00 advisory, which will tell the story of danny. barely a tropical storm now. 45-mile-an-hour winds. and just kind of creeping along. still no projected to follow this track, offshore north, and then bearing off to the northeast. and i point that out because danny is just getting so willy- nilly. and that's the problem. the good news is, he's disorganized. the bad news is, what if all of a sudden, he completely falls apart, doesn't get a name. and meanders here into the gulf stream and explodes into another named storm with a track unknown at this time. it's kind of almost better to say, this is the devil, we know. we're watching.

we hope he continues on his current path. but as tim mentioned, he is just part of a one-two-three punch. danny, this big low that is giving us all of the flash flood watches and advisories and all the rain. and then out to the west, there is a cold front that is going to come in and give us more consternation tomorrow. we're almost seeing a carbon copy of last weekend. we'll be updating this story for you throughout the 4:00, 5:00, and 6:00, and online throughout the afternoon and evening at wjz.com. let us suffice to say, get your umbrellas out, you're going to need them over the next few hours. >> thank you so much. i don't know about you at home, but that thunder last night woke me up right out of my sleep. some powerful storms hit hard across a very wide area. but as alex demetrick reports, it also caused isolated damage in spots and flooding threats just about everywhere else. >> reporter: any rain could fall now would have nowhere to go but downhill.

the ground is so saturated from last night's heavy downpours. >> reporter: streams throughout central maryland are running fast and high and could climb higher if heavy rains hit again. and if those rains come with the kind of violent thunderstorms they did early this morning, the damage that hit lutherville could touch down anywhere. >> we were already asleep. and all of a sudden, we heard this crack. and we thought lightning had struck the house. >> around 1:00, i heard what sounded like bombs going off. and shortly after, heavy, torrential rains for about 40 minutes. >> reporter: damage was scattered, as winds rip -- limbs ripped loose by heavy winds caused damage. and a huge tree was split in half, bringing down tons of wood along the edge of this home, while residents slept just inside. >> in is our bedroom right here. you know, 5 more feet to the

left, it would have fell right on top of us. we're very lucky. we'll have to say some extra prayers this weekend, i guess. >> reporter: not an uncommon thought around lutherville today. >> bge has been busy servicing call. as of this afternoon, 2400 people were still without power. >> all right, alex, thank you. stay with wjz for complete first warning weather. just log onto wjz.com. a lot more coming in this hour. well, a man found stabbed in the shoulder of a road in anne arundel county has now died from his injuries. skysky eye chopper 13 was over the road yesterday. this was eyewitness news at 5:00. 48-year-old andrew giancoli was found slumped over behind the wheel of his vehicle. he had been stabbed in the chest and died last night at harbor hospital. anyone with information is asked to call anne arundel county police. a teenager who played a

role in a fire bombing in retaliation for a friend's death is in court. mary bubala has more on the boy's punishment and the punishment for his parents. >> reporter: the homeowner fold the judge the incident took her family's peace of mind away forever. the odenton home was fire bombed in the early morning hours of june 3rd. the same day he was to be buried. the boy died from a savage beating. the teen, with two other suspects fire bombed the home, mistakenly thinking that they played a role in the teen's death. the teen's parents were also ordered to pay restitution. >> the homeowner says even though she has moved her family, her youngest child is still afraid of loud sounds in the middle of the night. motorists were trapped and had to be rescued by helicopters and boats last december in this unusual scene on river road in bethesda. without the inspection records it's now impossible to tell if

other pipes could have similar problems. well, they're coming by the 10 of thousands to pay tribute to senator edward kennedy. the kennedy family is surprised and touched by the public's if response. >> reporter: members of the kennedy family saw a moving tribute in this sea of people. >> i don't think there is anyone that would be more pleased with the public outpouring of affection and love and this extraordinary tribute as daddy. >> reporter: thousands stood in line for hours to pay their respects to senator edward kennedy. janedorfman and lynn torle said they're proud that he represented them. >> i never felt so represented by anybody. he fought for all of the social issues that are very close to my heart. >> reporter: rick boyd wrote a message in the condolence book. he called the crowd a testament of the many lives kennedy

touched. >> ly left -- he left the world a better place than how he found it. >> they cut off the line so that everybody waiting would be able to see kennedy's casket before the evening service. >> reporter: kennedy's widow victoria, and his sister jean were among the family members greeting mourners. >> he used every ounce of energy and every moment. >> reporter: at the private service this evening, many will be sharing their admiration for kennedy, from his niece caroline, to his colleagues in the senate. whit johnson, cbs news, boston. >> and cbs news will bring you live coverage of the funeral for senator kennedy tomorrow morning at 10:00 a.m. for much more on kennedy's death, including more reaction, you can log onto wjz.com. i want to switch gears. we have breaking news right now. a light rail accident. let's go to captain mike perry.

look like you are over downtown somewhere. what's happening? >> we are. this is southbound howard street, between lombard and pratt, where a light rail train has collided with a car. it appears this car might have been coming out of one of the alleys. as you can see, it pitched the car up against a light pole. it is not clear at this point whether there are any injuries to the driver of the automobile or any passengers inside or any light rail passengers. as you can see, it has completely shut down southbound light rail traffic, just north of camden yards, south of lombard street. it is not clear at this point whether mtsa doing a bus bridge. but as you can see, there's lots of police activity on the scene. no sign of any ambulance. i guess that's a good sign. back to you on tv hill. >> captain mike, thank you so much. let's check on the roads now with kristy breslin at wjz traffic control. how are you doing? >> reporter: hi, adam, hi, everyone. plenty of congestion out there due to the slick roads. if you are traveling out there, near the harrisburg expressway,

northbound past the pa-state line. we have an accident blocking the right-hand lane. as for 95, that is stop and go right up to the harbor tunnel throughway. also an accident attracting plenty of attention. moving over to the beltway system, if you're on the north side outer loop, that is just crawling along. about a 10-minute delay. also an accident at bel air road. north side inner loop remains heavy from harrisburg expressway to harbor road. andufanduf -- and moving up. let's now take a live look here as you can see the harbor tunnel throughway at cochise street. not too much congestion right now. this traffic report is brought to you by the cochran firm. call 1-800-the firm, or visit cochran firm.com for a free consultation. now, back to you. still ahead on wjz's eyewitness news at 4:00. tonight, a new and disturbing phenomenon. internet addiction. it is very real. and you'll meet a man who is in recovery. emotional overload.

a man attacks camera crews. we'll tell you what sparked the violence. a school bus, hijacked by a naked man. the chaotic scene with students, jumping out of windows, coming up. hello. i'm tim williams. marty bass and i are tracking tropical storm danny and its impact on maryland. the answer coming up in your complete updated first warning forecast.

we are keeping a very close eye on tropical storm danny. and wjz is in ocean city today, as that resort town is preparing for any effects from the storm. our first warning weather coverage continues now with jessica kartalija. jess, what's it like out there now? >> reporter: all day today, it's been an absolutely gorgeous beach day here in ocean city. literally, within the past 10 to 15 minutes, the clouds have started rolling in at the beach. but the main concern here throughout the day and the weekend, very strong waves.

>> reporter: tropical storm danny may be hundreds of miles off the east coast. >> reporter: but it's effects are being -- its effects are being felt on the shores of ocean city. >> they're a little strong, stronger than what they have been here on the eastern coast. it's a little different. kind of scary at times. >> reporter: with waves expected to be seven to 10 feet higher than normal, beach patrol are warning swimmers to stay alert. >> most importantly, you don't feel the water until you know the lifeguards are in the stand. we don't want them to go out too far. earlier, we had life jackets on them. >> reporter: ocean city's mayor, rick mihan said he is in constant contact with emergency officials, should danny change course. >> right now, our major concern are the beach goers and those that are on the beach. as it looks now, danny is going to be far enough offshore.

we're going to get some high surf, probably some rifts. we have to be cognizant of that. >> in the meantime, they ask people planning to head to the beach to stick with their plan. >> reporter: and adam, literally within the last minute or so, it just started sprinkling out here, just an indication of how quickly things are changing here on the eastern shore. now, if you are planning on coming down here, lifeguards do want me to remind you, if you are going out to the water, a lot of people think, well, it's fine, we'll just go up to our ankles, our knees. the current is so strong, you have to be very careful. and always make sure that you are in the line of sight of a lifeguard. we'll bring you much more live here in ocean city, coming up tonight at 5:00 and 6:00. and adam, as you can see, that rain really starting to pick up. back to you. >> we could see it on the lens there, jessica. go grab an umbrella. jessica, thank you. and first warning weather will

continue tracking the storm. we'll have another update coming up in a little bit. another fight in a pennsylvania courtroom caught on tape. and it involves the father of a woman accused of faking her own abduction. william center, take a look here, attacked by several news crews after his daughter entered a plea of guilty. check this out here. she is convicted of calling police to say that she was kidnapped near philadelphia. but she was actually taking her daughters on a trip to disneyworld. a bizarre scene in atlanta, where a naked man jumps on a moving school bus that was filled with students. the suspect then jumped through the driver's side window of the bus to try to take it over. the driver fought him off. but then the bus crashed into a ditch. two children suffered minor injuries. police have taken the suspect into custody. they believe he may have been high on drugs at the time. stock market ends on a disappointing note today. [ stock bell ringing ]

some investors decided to take this opportunity to snap up some bargains. here's a look at the closing numbers today. dow down. and nasdaq down just about flat, up 1 point. let's go to new york now, where ida hod has tonight's cbs money watch update. >> consumer spending went up 2.4% last mont. the cash 4 clunkers program fueled demand for cars and jump started sales. it's the second increase in a row. but unemployment continues to decline, while incomes stay flat. that could keep people from spending in the coming months. sales up this past quarter. and that news is pushing stocks higher. one place people aren't spending, tiffany's. the company's second-quarter profits fell 38%. tiffany's stock is up. toyota is doing some belt tightening. it's closing its plant in furmt, california.

it's if -- furmont, california. it's the first time it has closed its assembly plant ever. the united auto workers called the decision devastating. an iphone is hot. but french officials say it may be too hot. they're investigating claims of overheating phones. apple says its also investigating. you can track the latest headlines at cbs money watch.com. in new york, i'm etie hod. an oklahoma woman has balloons and cakes ready for susan peters when she arrives on thursday. she has been donating blood for five years now. she's a nurse. this is one way that peter said she can help out people. and it only costs her about two hours of her time when someone

donates. after 250 people are killed when a plane crashes into the indian ocean. search teams now find the flight data recorder. i'm mike schuh, at city hall. a website that looks like it's from mayor sheila dixon is a hoax. it's causing controversy here in baltimore and in great britain. i'll tell you why when eyewitness news continues. and wjz 13 is always on. for the top stories on wjz.com, and instant updates and first warning weather, including all of the information on tropical storm danny, just click on wjz

out there right now, in the city. but i'll tell you what, tim. about 1:00 in the morning last night, that thunder was booming out at my house so bad, i about jumped out of bed. that was a wicked storm that came through last night. >> you're right. these came across carroll and baltimore county. and really brought in the noise, brought in the rain. they sure did. we're looking at a lot of activity right now. we have caroline, cecil and

talbot counties in effect. mostly until about 5:00 or so. and just to give you an idea. these are coming through. and they are stapp tapping out throughout the place. and through the afternoon, we have seen them picking up. heavy rain and lightning. severna park some of those as well. and crofton seeing a break. and ocean city, getting the rain. berlin and salisbury, seeing some lurnd and lightning. and prince frederick to cambridge. a bit of a break right around the metro area now, around the beltway, that's the good news for anybody something home for their evening commute. a lot of things going on. concerts downtown. you're just going to have to keep an eye on the sky. we have watches and warnings in

effect. flash flood watch in effect for most of central maryland. late tonight until these storms roll on through. and that is one of the things we'll continue to watch as the afternoon progresses. temperature at bwi marshall. 72, the dew point. relative humidity, now at 87%, with the winds at the northeast at 7 miles an hour. that northeast wind is helping to bring in a bit of a disturbance. we have a front draped over our region. and that from the south to the ocean, it's all kind of mixing over us. but the temperatures have been in the cool zone. 76 degrees. 66 in oakland. and we're seeing those winds coming in just a little repressed. but it is this front that is sitting just over us. and we're looking at that hanging out for the next day or so. and this is starting to mix things up. now, this is going to wipe everything out of here come sunday afternoon. and danny will be moving in

here in the meantime, moving across the shore, bringing with it high wind and rip currents. we'll keep you posted. sunset today is at 7:43. looking at temperatures tonight at 69 degrees. tonight, turning into about 83 degrees. tomorrow, variable clouds and thunderstorms. if you're planning on going to the ocean. water temperature, 80 degrees. but really be cautious if you're going to be out there. you're going to be reiterating that. 82 on sunday. the better day of the two. of course bringing you this forecast through labor day. if you're heading into ocean city, plan on eating lunch and dinner. >> good plan. >> all right, tim. thanks so much. it's preseason nfl action on wjz tonight. coming up at 8:00, it is the new england patriots, versus the washington redskins. that's exclusively at 8:00 here on wjz. then tomorrow, the orioles are

back at home, and back on wjz. you can see them take on the cleveland indians at camden yards. that is tomorrow at 7:00. still at 4:00 tonight. >> gotta go get the kids. there's kids in the house. >> seven weeks after the horrific murders of a florida couple, prosecutors are now releasing some evidence. a mother and child reunion. a california girl abducted 18 years ago, now home. the troubling details of her life during that time are now emerging. and it is the last weekend in august. the surf from tropical storm danny is beginning to kick up. and light rain is falling. our complete coverage is coming up, with vic and mary after th

it is 4:29. 75 degrees and overcast. thanks for staying with eyewitness news. i'm vic carter. >> and i'm mary bubala, in for denise koch. here's what people are talking

about tonight. >> at this, tropical storm danny. taking its time to move along. first warning weather team has the answers. marty bass and meteorologist tim williams have the updated information on danny and much more. >> well, vic, you know, danny is part of basically we have been calling it a one-two-three punch. and one of those punches is playing out. we want to take you to what is going on. we have a lot of storms. look at all of the activity. these storms are playing out all afternoon. they have been popping up, bringing good bits of rain through the afternoon. let's talk about where they're falling. we're seeing pretty strong thunderstorms roll through there. just a little bit of a break now severna park. but we're looking at denton, easton, down toward ocean city, where a lot of focus is, down toward salisbury. you can't even rule out some very strong storms. and even potentially some small hail when you start to see colors like purples and some of the black that show up on the radar. prince frederick, cambridge,

and up toward annapolis, starting to see some of those showers. and this is going to be playing out throughout the afternoon. as a result, we have watches and warnings in effect. these form a flash flood watch through all of the dark green in central maryland. looking at these warnings. rain is already building. a lot of rain in a short bit of time. from elkton down to kent county. and seeing down around ocean city again, some flood, coastal flood advisories in effect as a result of danny. now, let's talk about danny and what that impact could mean to us. for that, we send it over to marty. >> thank you very much, tim. good late afternoons, everyone. and here is danny. it appears danny is trying to go into his death throes. this is a good news-bad news situation. the good news is, we're not going to category 1, 2, above with danny. but the bad news is, this very unorganized system could meander itself, should it break track, toward the gulf stream, hit that warm river of water, and explode into a newly named

form, weather track unknown. right now, we're not going with that scenario. we're still thinking with danny, although weakened, is going to meander a beam above ocean city, sometime early in the morning, 7:00 or 8:00. you saw the track. danny not expected to strengthen above a tropical storm. if danny can even maintain toze trop -- those trop tropical properties. but do understand, i don't want to diminish this diminishing storm as i spoke those words yesterday. this, even passing by ocean city, our shore is going to be the size of a huge winter nor'easter. it's going to send a lot of potential problems toward the way of ocean city. but as tim said, warm front. problem 1. danny, problem 2. and out to the west, problem 3. that's your cold front. remember last weekend's weather. tonight is what happened last saturday. a lot of moisture coming our way. not just because of this fellow right here. back to you, mary.

>> all right, marty. thank you. wjz 13 is always on. coverage of first warning weather. live radar. and any time, updated power outage numbers, log onto wjz.com. we have breaking news now out of curtis bay. >> hi, vic. we're in the 4200 block of morrison court. this is off of olm stead street, pennington avenue, down in curtis bay, where apparently a basement waterproofing has caused some fumes to enter a neighboring house, overcoming the residents. now, baltimore fire department was called about 20 minutes ago, to the scene here on morrison court. apparently there were several people inside of the dwelling house, where the neighboring basement had just had some water proof work done. the fire department, hazmat materials unit is on the scene. breathing apparatus. and they have also used some fans to try to get the fumes out of the house. it is not clear at this point where anyone will be transported to the hospital. but that is the scene from

here. back to you on tv hill. >> okay thank you have very -- thank you very much, captain mike perry. it it a case of abuse and miraculous outcome. jaycee dugard was abducted. but now, she is back with her family. this is an incredible story. >> reporter: jaycee dugard is with her family for the first time in 18 year they're learning more about jaycee's secret life, living in this backyard compound of fences, sheds and tents. >> jaycee feels really guilty for bonding with this guy. she has a real guilt trip. >> reporter: police say there is no evidence dugard reached out to anyone beyond her prison walls. convicted sex offender phillip garido and his wife nancy have admitted to authorities that they snatched dugard off the street in south lake tahoe, when she was 11 years old. she gave birth to two

daughters, fathered by garrido. the first when she was only 14. people who know garrido said his behavior had become increasingly bizarre in the past years. and after his arrest, he spoke on the phone with a local television station. >> it's a disgusting thing that took place with me at the beginning. but i turned my life completely around. >> reporter: neighbors say they were always wary of garrido but never saw dugard her or daughters. >> what happens in people's homes, you never know. you never know. >> reporter: dugard's family says they're looking forward to caring for the two girls, now ages 11 and 15. >> the girls haven't been in school. they've never been to a doctor, a dentist. it's unreal. >> reporter: but the girls have seen the outside world. when garrido took dugard and the two children to a parole meeting, along with his wife, the officer became suspicious. the arrest followed. dugard is said to be in good health. but investigators say living in a backyard for 18 years has taken its toll. allison harmelon, for cbs news.

>> and minutes ago, police in california searched the home of the kidnapping suspect for evidence in murders of several prostitutes. mourners are saying their final goodbyes, after two firefighters died trying to save a life. the firefighters fell through the floor of a burning convenience store in buffalo, new york, monday. they're trying to rescue someone trapped inside. more than 5,000 firefighters lined the streets tuesday. at this time cause of the fire remains unknown. there's newly released evidence of a home invasion couple who took in special needs children. we're now hearing the 911 call made to report the crime. >> reporter: seven weeks after the horrific murders of burt and melanie billings in their pensacola home, prosecutors released new evidence from the crime that shocked the nation, including the 911 call, made by a next-door neighbor. >> the mom and dad. i live next door. and the daughter came over and said, the mother and father have been shot. and they're dead [ inaudible ]

>> and she said they had been shot? >> yes! they're in the bedroom, ma'am. they're dead! >> reporter: journalists thursday were allowed for the first time to see thousands of photographs of the crime scene and view surveillance tapes from 16 cameras. one shows burt billings, led into the living room by two masked men with long guns. melanie billings and a child also entered the road. burt appears to struggle with a third man who enters with a handgun, shoots burt in the leg. then puts the gun to his head. moments later, the couple is forced from the room at gunpoint and shot multiple times, out of the camera's view, in the master bedroom. >> prosecutors won't comment on the specifics of the surveillance tapes, that, they they, will have to wait for the jury. but they say having the tape was critical to making the arrest. >> the first big break in the case was being able to recover the van. >> reporter: seven adults and a 16-year-old face charges in the home invasion robbery.

nine of the billings' adopted children were in the house during the murders. security cameras show two of the children in separate bedrooms saw the alleged killer's van from their window. one child sought help from a neighbor, who made a desperate cry for those left behind. >> i have to go get the kids. there's kids left in the house. >> one camera also shows the image of a young girl in her upstairs bedroom as she heard the gunshots and tried to cover her ears. moments later, she watched as the killer got into the red van and drove away. a couple from a timonium light rail station. >> reporter: kiam taylor has been sentenced to two life terms, plus 100 years. the judge also recommends that taylor never be put on parole. police say taylor and another man kidnapped a couple from a parked car. they locked the boy in the trunk while taylor raped the

girl. the couple was later released in cherry hill in baltimore city. the baltimore county state's attorney said that the judge received a letter from the victims and read it during today's sentencing. back to you, vic. >> okay, adam, thank you. the other man accused in the kidnapping, brian scott, pleaded guilt nejune. he could face up to 40 years in prison, when he's sentenced in october. the mayor of baltimore and some journalists are mad at a man who used baltimore to take a satirical look at crime in england. as mike schuh reports, the city is now looking at taking legal action. >> reporter: last week, this english politician, compared a crime-ridden city in new england, with a tv show "the wire." >> good? >> yeah, man. >> yesterday, it appeared the mayor struck back. the baltimore sun and two leading british newspapers, the guardian and independent published a quote, which went like this. that comparison is as pointless

as boasting that baltimore has a rate. but overnight, the truth emerged. >> i found out at 4:00 in the morning, when the bbc contacted me. >> reporter: but that website, it didn't come from city hall. and in fact, it is a hoax and has city officials exasperating. >> i really don't appreciate someone taking material, passing it over there and trying to degrade the city and make this kind of nuisance when we have more important issues to address. >> reporter: the website has since been taken down. but here's how a copy looks, stored on peterson's phone. >> the legal department is well aware. they're looking into the issue. >> today, the paper admits they printed those without checking facts. a hoax ster is in baltimore. he said, i am so sorry about drawing you into this. being bored, i mocked up something to amuse a few friends. and it got passed on more than i expected. >> he's wasted a lot of

people's time and money. >> first of all, we're making progress. this is the lowest that it's been in 20 years and we're heading for a second year of the lowest in 20 years. >> at city hall, mike schuh, wjz eyewitness news. back to you now on tv hill. >> the hoaxster also created a fake twitter page for the mayor and posted a video about the issue on you tube. >> nothing worse than fake twitter. let's check on the roads now with kristy breslin. >> reporter: hi, vic. typical friday out there. if you are traveling out there on the 95 corridor, 95 southbound, that's very heavy from whitemarsh boulevard to the harbor tunnel throughway. once you get in the northbound direction, that's also sluggish from poteet street. and about 16 minutes to get through that. and on the east side of the inner loop, an accident at route 702. blocking the left-hand lane and attracting a lot of attention. stop and go. reisterstown road, to security

boulevard. about 20 minutes to get through. and if you are on -- in the whitemarsh area, we have an accident to watch out for there. that's america tile road at honey go boulevard. let's take a live look now. you can see heavy congestion. the beltway at 70. this traffic report is brought to you by carpet 1. it is having a labor day sale. take advantage of no deposits or interests. call 1800-carpet-one for the showroom near you. straight ahead on eyewitness news at 4:00. addicted to the internet. it is no joke. meet a man who got desperately hooked and needed rehab. police found something inside a car belonging to a murdered model. and you're going to see rain no matter where you are this weekend. rough surf in ocean city, thanks to tropical storm danny. get your updated first warning weather forecast.

the weekend really is almost here. a live look at ocean city now. fairly rough surface on the coast now. the updated first warning weather forecast is coming up. we have breaking news from afghanistan.

a correspondent was injured today. she was traveling with the u.s. army when their vehicle was hit by an ied. she was flown to the bagram air base for additional treatment. a mass killing in a call town. investigators say ringgold ask the victim of one of the girls. but a motive has not yet been determined. police say jazz bin fiore was in a desperate struggle for her life, inside her car before she was killed. her mercedes was found abandoned. there was blood and other signs of a fight between two people. floody clothes were found in the trunk. he committed suicide in a canadian motel.

also today, bone dry conditions and triple digit temperatures continue to fuel raging wildfires. thousands of acres have already burned, as firefighters are just struggling to get this situation under control. more than 1,000 people have been forced out of their homes near los angeles. several structures have burned but no word on how many. and thousands are looking to kick an addiction to the internet. ben was playing the video game, 17 hours a day. he entered the 75-day program, which has no computer use. ben says he expects to return to college and will be able to resist the computer. scientists say there is a huge pile of garnlg. take a look at this mess

flowing in the ocean, about 1,000 miles south of the coast of california. scientists are now studying to see what effect it has on the planet. big brother and contestant russell is a mixed martial artist. he was voted out of the house and it was anonymous -- unanimous. but he didn't go without a fight, of course. he threatened his contestant. >> it's bad when they put that thing over your mouth. let's hope it doesn't happen to us. coming up at 4:00. you're looking live at the beach. clouds rolled in a short time ago. and the surf is beginning to get rough.

you know, the storm may be way off the coast. but there's a flurry of activity in our weather center,

keeping track. >> that is absolutely the case. there is rough surf in there, i think. >> there definitely is. and of course, there is no accounting for making people do what you tell them to do. or anything. you can't do that. we have been advising folks to stay out of the water. because of the rough surf. you see the boogie boards. we can only caution you to stay out of the water if you really to go in for whatever your reason. go in, but be cautious. as far as our weather, around the region, take a lock at first warning live doppler radar. we're looking at some storms rolling across the region. we have watched these storms. they have flash flood advisories in effect. flash flood watch for most of central maryland until 2:00. we have these storms just around hagerstown now. washington county, they have been moving and really exploding. a good bit of rain and thunder and lightning associated with those. and a bigger view, just basically gives you an idea that we do have storms just along the delmarva, along the eastern shore. and for the most part, down around easton and over toward ocean city. we're starting to see some

thunderstorms. and they are going to continue through the afternoon. just a very active storm system in place. again, flash flood watch in effect for much of the area through late tonight. with all of that said, here are your temperatures right now. 76 degrees at bwi marshall. moisture still very high in the atmosphere. 87% relative humidity. northeast wind at 7 miles per hour. 29.97 and falling is the barometer reading. and around the state, temperatures ranging from about 66 in oakland to 87 in ocean city, where it's still pretty warm. folks enjoying this very calm and pretty mild saturday. or saturday will be that way as well. but this very calm storm moving in. and i said calm storm. because this is really going to be just a disjointed mess moving through. that's all we can call it. danny is a disorganized storm. and we're going to be showing you how that's going to impact us. the storms from 2:00 on saturday, just below, the outer banks to about 2:00 p.m. on saturday. parallel to the mouth of the

bay. and moving quickly, accellerating up into new england. danny is just minimally a tropical storm, with sustained winds of 45 miles per hour, gusting to 52. moving to the north and northwest at 6 miles per hour. and this is the 5:00 update from the national hurricane center. what it's going to mean for us, however, moderate impact, along the coastline. 7 to 10-foot waves, i should say, with a very, very light storm surge at the mouth of the bay that's going to be a very short-lived event, as danny moves on by. it's going to knock those out of the bay. anything that is pushed in gets knocked back out in a very short amount of time. we will keep you posted. as for now, rainfall is a major event. we're talking about one to two inches area wide. we had a lot of storms roll through here yesterday. and it's again going to be that way, playing out, as a cold front moves through the area, late tomorrow and starts to move all of this out. but in the meantime, we're going to see these rain showers, just all starting to play out in the region. next high tide, 2:52. looking at temperatures. 69 degrees.

mostly cloudy with a shower and thunderstorm and fog potentially. tomorrow, 82 degrees, with variable clouds and a shower and thunderstorm and humidity stays with us through saturday. >> that has been with us for a little bit now, sir williams. thank you. i'm alex demetrick. coming up, a storm does not have to be tropical to cause damage. a look at what hit earlier this morning, as eyewitness news continues.

coming up next on eyewitness news at 5:00. bracing for tropical storm danny. this is a live picture of the city, as the storm is predicted to make an impact on maryland. i'm tim williams, tracking tropical storm danny as part of a one, two, three punch over

maryland. how it will affect us. the answer coming up. paying their respects. thousands attend the viewing for senator ted kennedy. the plans for his funeral. check in for more on these stories and all the day's breaking news. triple threat. the outer effects of tropical storm danny now goes to ocean city. the first warning weather team is tracking. good evening, everyone. i'm adam may. >> and i'm vic carter. sally and kai are off tonight. >> we're keeping a close