danny diminishes. the storm that threatens the coast comes full circle. and tonight, maryland breathes a sigh of relief. >> i'm adam may. only a few remnants of tropical storm danny left tonight. but marylandee coast -- maryland's coast has not been taking any chances. tonight, jessica kartalija has a closeup look from down at the ocean. >> reporter: beef goer -- beach- goers here in ocean city say they are not too concerned, now that danny is a tropical depression. any waves that come their way, they say they'll wait it out. >> reporter: a not-so-sunny start to the beach day, but they don't seem to mind. >> it's nice. >> it's really an ideal type of thing. you come to the beach. if you get wet, so what.

>> thankfully, it tells a little bit so far. so yesterday was great. and we're keeping our fingers crossed. >> reporter: as danny makes its way up the east coast. >> the waves were a little powerful. we had a little trouble. but it's fun. >> the little waves are kind of strong. so it's harder for the bigger waves because they're stronger. >> reporter: lifeguards warn swimmers to watch out for waves as high as 7 to 10 feet. and powerful rip currents. >> most importantly, we want to remind swimmers to keep their feet on the beach until the lifeguard is in the stand. >> reporter: surfers take advantage of the swell, while parents keep a close eye on their kids. >> always have to worry about the waves. but they stay close. we watch them. and they haven't gone out too far. >> reporter: for many, it's just another day at the beach. >> reporter: and lifeguards can't emphasize enough, if you are going in the water, be very careful. the waves here in ocean city are extremely strong.

make sure you are always in their line of sight. in ocean city, i'm jessica kartalija, wjz eyewitness news. >> all right, jessica, thank you. thank you so much. and lifeguards say right now, they don't have any restrictions in place. our first warning weather coverage continues right now, with meteorologist tim williams. he's got a live look at the path and the demise of danny and what else is on the radar tonight, tim? >> reporter: well, adam, we'll give you an idea of what is happening. first off, we'll take a look at the last issued statement from the hurricane center was at 5:00 a.m. this morning. they wrote danny off, pretty much it lost its status. look at ocean city, right on the side of your screen there. and all of danny's moisture started to move right on up the coast. the time stamp at the top of your screen, 5:00 a.m., 6:00 a.m., it started to play on through, about 10:00 in the morning. as it pulled it out of here, started to see more and more clearing and more and more sun. this storm now is moving up into the canadian maritime. let's take a look at danny's path as of 5:00 this morning.

it lost its status as a tropical storm and went to a tropical depression, as of about 5:00 a.m. and as the storm moved on up the coastline, it did follow very close, the path right along cape cod, right on into new england. then it started to move on up. and as it did, it moved on by. remnants starting to move up into new england. we started to see more and more clearing. and it pulled all of the moisture out with it. we're starting to see a clearing now. we'll have your complete updated forecast. stay with first warning weather for complete coverage. for instant updates, log onto wjz.com. today, family, friends and the american people, said a final farewell to senator ted kennedy. and tonight, he's going to be buried at arlington national cemetery. let's take a live look at washington, d.c. right now. you can see the large crowd of people that have gathered there in washington, d.c., with the motorcade currently on its way to the nation's capital.

tonight, whit johnson has all of the remembrances for wjz. [ singing ] >> reporter: the world is saying goodbye to senator ted kennedy. >> we gather today, with sadness but with hope. >> reporter: the funeral service to mark his passing was a traditional catholic mass. >> our father who art in heaven. >> reporter: but much of it was extraordinary. >> have mercy on us. >> reporter: six priests celebrated the mercy of the mass. senator placido domingo and yo yo mas delivered the communion. >> the greatest expectations were placed upon ted kennedy's shoulders because of who he was. but he surpassed them all because of who he became. >> reporter: celebrities, dozens of senators, presidents carter, george w. bush and clinton, and kennedy's considerable extended family, all attended the service in a soaring church that had a special meaning for teddy.

it's where he prayed when his daughter carol was fighting lung cancer. kennedy's son, teddy junior, remembered how his dad helped him through his own battle, having lost his leg to cancer as a child. he told an emotional story of not being able to get up an icy driveway to go sledding. >> he said, "i know you can do it. there is nothing that you can't do ." we're going to climb that hill together. even if it takes us all day. >> reporter: after the mass, the senator's body was flown to andrews air force base for a motorcade here. arlington national cemetery. it's his final resting place, next to his brothers, whose violent, sudden death, shaped his life. >> reporter: on the way to arlington, senator kennedy was on his way to the capitol. the steps of the senate were lined with kennedy's staff. it was a fitting goodbye for the patriarch of america's royal family.

whit johnson, cbs news, arlington national cemetery. >> yeah, very emotional ceremony there today. the police commissioner for the city of boston described today's funeral as the single largest security event in that city's recent history. people are also remembering another life lost. the king of pop, michael jackson, would have been 51 years old today. his death has now officially been ruled a homicide, according to a cocktail of anesthetics. his doctor, dr. conrad murray has not been charged at this time. but this ruling raises new questions about the involvement he may have had in the pop star's death. an elkridge teenager is clinging to life after he was struck while riding his bike. 16-year-old benjamin wardman is still in critical condition at this hour. police say he was hit by a car, early friday morning when he was riding along route 108. police have arrested a driver in this case.

26-year-old aaron lorstein. he has been charged with dui and possession of heroin. nearly two dozen dogs found trapped in a trailer in really bad shape, are not being treated tonight at the snag anne arundel county animal shelter. suzanne collins is live to explain that charges may be brought against the dog who does -- the man who does own the dog. >> reporter: officials say it was a very sad site. puppies and dogs in their own waste. obviously neglected. there was no food in sight. and also no air or ventilation. >> reporter: 21 dogs and puppies are at animal control tonight. some have no hair left. others are very skittish. and there are raw spots from the fleas and scratching. but the good news is, they have been examined, and they are not at death's door. >> the man -- animal control officials have informed me that it takes about a week to develop trust with these dogs. and they recommend that rather

than giving these out to individuals who want to rescue them right away, that they go to a rescue facility first, that they acclimate them first. >> reporter: the county entered the beach in hazardous material gear. they found dogs in the house and adjacent trailer. it was covered in plastic and feces piled high. >> the smell is horrendous. especially when it's blowing that way. i can't have my windows open. andault of the neighbors have -- and all of the neighbors have complained. something had to be done. >> reporter: the 40-year-old man who owns the dogs could chase charges, -- face charges, according to the county. but an investigation is being launched. this came just days after the city decide today might toughen its animal ordinances. >> just two days ago, i created an animal welfare committee made up of 16 people to look into these policies and look into our law to make sure they

are as strong as they need to be to protect the welfare of these animals. >> reporter: from what we understand, there are two people living in the house. a mother and her grown son. apparently, he came out and said to county officials, you can come in, but you're not going it like what -- not going to like what you see. a quick question for you. so the dogs are a little skittish. do you know if they're going to be up for adoption any time soon? >> they're going it keep them in a rescue for at least a week and see how they do psychologically. and their skin has a lot of problems. so then after that they will. >> all right. sounds good. thanks. the owner has signed his rights to the dogs over to animal control. last night's heavy rains caused tense moments for carroll county residents, when flooding prompted two swift water rescues. one of them was a 45-year-old who was swept 45 feet down river. police say that person was driving drunk and ignored a road block. also near manchester, a pickup truck became stranded in a swelling stream. as of late today, some roads

were still closed as workers were still trying to clear up these areas. it has been a long time coming. a massive cleanup of one of the most polluted waterways in baltimore county. tonight, thanks to many volunteers, the back river is looking a whole lot better. >> reporter: piles of water- logged tires, trash bags filled with plastic bottles. all pulled out of the river in essex. >> 90% of the bags i picked up were full of bottles. unbelievable. >> reporter: this weekend, volunteers are cleaning up the polluted waterway. >> we want people to know that back river is a hidden gem. it's a place for kayaking. it's a place for the maritime industry. there are restaurants down here. >> there are restaurants where we have blue herrings, ducks, geese, fish, beautiful sunsets. and hopefully this will be the beginning of an awareness. >> reporter: but the cleanup isn't easy. the amount of debris, overwhelming to people like brian shlip who grew up on

these waters. >> right now, we're changing the image of this area. because when you drive by monday for work, and you look out at low tide and there's nothing there, you're going to realize something is being done about this. and hopefully people figure out that they can get involved in it. >> reporter: getting involved, either through volunteering in the future, or simply throwing away what shouldn't end up here. >> just a reminder of how important it is not to litter. excellent work there, by photojournalist eric kettering, right in the thick of it today. for more information and how you can help out in future efforts, log onto wjz.com. still to come. eyewitness news. four years later, new orleans looks back at hurricane katrina and the damage that still remains there today. plus... friend or foe? health workers are reporting an increase in back complaints this summer. i'm gigi barnett. coming up, we'll explain why.

extensive searches have now been conducted on the california home, where a child was held hostage for almost 20 years. three police agencies have now combed through the home of phillip and nancy garrido, for evidence linking the husband to other open cases in the area, including the murders of some prostitutes. the garridos are accused of

abducting jaycee dugard 18 years ago. and the worst national disaster in u.s. history. the storm surge caused catastrophic damage, devastating multiple cities. katrina caused more than $80 billion in damages and claimed more than 1800 lives. well, closer to home, there is a growing complaint in baltimore. animal workers say more people are spotting bats inside their houses. tonight, gigi barnett explains that summer is the season bats are most active. >> i heard something go click. and it flew right over my face, like that. >> reporter: a brief encounter with a bat a few weeks ago, caused a fright in the night for anna amargiano. as she slept, a bat entered her home. >> i don't know how he came in. >> reporter: and several attempts to catch him were

unsuccessful. until she called a neighbor. >> he was hanging right here. and he was behind the pictures during the day. >> reporter: as a precaution, health workers recommend costly and painful rabies therapies. because she was asleep. and bat bites, in many cases are too small to detect. >> i got worried, so i took the shots. >> reporter: at least 100 captured so far this summer. many of them tested for rabies. >> in all of written history, so far, only one person has survived rabies once they contract it. >> reporter: bob runs this animal control. he says about five bats tested this summer were positive for rabies. while homeowners should try to keep bats out, oonder -- anderson says they hurt more than help. >> bats are very beneficial. they eat thousands of mosquitoes during the summer. i, myself, have bat houses in

the summer to try to catch bats. >> fine, as long as they're outside and not in my house while i'm sleeping. that was very, very frightening. >> poor anna. well, under federal law, bats are an endangered species. so you can't harm them. danny is out of here. >> danny is gone. thank goodness. and took a lot of junk with it. there was a lot of rain scattered around. right now, current conditions are still pretty warm out there. 84 degrees right now, the temperature. and we're talking about 68 is the dew point. humidity at 58%. winds from the west at 5 miles per hour. and barometer now at 29.69. your updated first warning forecast coming up.

well, yeah, the temperature and the dew point. it felt much warmer than it got today. 85 is where it topped out. just about two degrees above the average. 71 stayed pretty warm overnight. just a tad over 62. but nowhere near the records. 100 and 47 were the records for this date. ranging from 70 in oakland to 81 on the shore. it's still pretty comfortable in the afternoon, especially considering the type of day we had yesterday, with the off and on rain. and the storms the night before. we have the winds coming from the west. and that is drying us out from all of the rain we had. and that is also ushering us in this cold front. this is all of the remnants of danny. this was this morning. and just behind it, you can start to see the cold front starting to move across this line here, associated with the cold front. that is just over us now. that is coming on in, along with those westerly winds. that's going to bring us a very slight and isolated chance of showers through the afternoon. that front is going to move on

out of here. behind it, high pressure moves on in. it's going to be a really nice start to the week. and we stay a little below average. we'll be in the 70s, starting on monday and pretty much through the week. with that high pressure bringing in the cooler winds from the north and northwest. sunset today is at 7:41. low tide at 8:24. there will abe small craft advisory in effect tomorrow, but there is nothing in effect tonight. enjoy a pretty comfortable time on the bay. tonight, temperatures getting down to 66 degrees. isolated showers early as we mentioned. then partly cloudy. tomorrow, 84 degrees, partly sunny. less humid. if you plan on going down to the ballpark, we're looking at indians taking on our orioles. game time, about 82 degree. pretty nice night out there. but again, could be a slight chance of a shower there. then for the next five days. 84 tomorrow. and monday and tuesday, 72. just in time for school systems

to go back to class. as mild as 65 by the end of the week. >> a little fall there. thanks.

hello, everybody. let's talk football. 2-0 ravens. and this, their third exhibition sson game. against the 0-2 carolina panthers. this game finds coaches from both squads. eagle eye. those not doing so well. unlike derrick mason. dead weight. soon to be eliminated. >> we clean up a lot of things that we made mistakes in.

mental and physical error that we made mistakes in. hopefully we can get it all cleared up in. when the game is over with, we make sure we don't have the same, you know, mistakes. we don't make the same mistakes that we made. we accomplish that, then we'll get better as a team. >> hopefully we'll have highlights at 11:00, if the game is over. preseason football, landover. redskins rookie out on the new england patriots' 3-yard line. nice pass. wrong guy. jonathan wilhite intercepts. and he's got places to gthingsthings to do. 99-yard touchdown. great game from start to finish. patriots beat the redskins by the final of 27-24. baseball now, yesterday. a lurchon honoring eastern shore harold bane. he is one of this era's most

respected hitters. matt sweeter -- -- matt weeders. then felix pie. good contact. wigginson scores. instead of sliding, pie almost overruns the bay. nonetheless. from camden yards. jason berken. last night's winning pitcher. >> i think learning how to win is understanding that the opportunities that you get in the game probably only come once and you have to take advantage of it. and if you don't, you are going to lose. you will lose. you get a guy on second and nobody out, that's two runs you gotta get later in the game and it's going to come back to bite you. don't forget, folks, orioles baseball here on wjz. tonight, when the birds entertain the cleveland indians. game 3 of the weekend set at 7:00. almost 30 minutes or so, here on wjz. >> all right, stan.

sounds good. coming up tonight on 11:00, on wjz's eyewitness news. alabama police are speaking out after seven people are found dead inside a mobile home. also, he was able to walk away from a devastating plane crash. but today, the life of dj a.m. is cut short by a tragedy inside his new york home. and tonight at 7:00, it is the orioles' baseball game here on wjz 13. finally tonight -- i think we're out of time. are we out of time, guys? no? keep going? there's nothing left to