victims knew each other and shared a love of the water. >> here's what people are talk about tonight. a neighborhood is mourning and an investigation is underway when a man is killed on marley creek. derek valcourt has more where the boater was a popular member of the community there. there. >> reporter: sadly, both of the boat drivers knew each other and in fact, they were friends and their kids are friends together, this entire neighborhood shocked and looking for answers. >> reporter: the shores of marley creek are calm today, a far cry from what happened last night. >> two boats collided last night with each and. >> reporter: the victim was a resident, hick henson, a father of four and a friend to everyone in the neighborhood. >> everyone was shocked to hear it. because, you just don't expect

that to happen. he's been around here on the water his whole life. he's known the creek like the back of his hand. it's just, you know, it had to be a freak thing. >> reporter: the two boats may have come from opposite directions and may not have seen each other until the last possible minutes. >> reporter: an accident more heart breaking because the driver of the other boat, the 42-year-old john martinson and his 13-year-old daughter were friends with the henson's and their family. they survived with major injury -- minor injuries. >> it's ironic that that's how you know, ricky came to pass because, he loved the creek, and he would often joke about how he owned the creek, that was his creek. >> reporter: henson's friends at the beach bar may never come to grips with the shocking loss. >> it's a tragic thing, i can't

understand how it happened. he's grown up here his whole life and everyone's going to miss him. >> reporter: maryland national resources police will be looking into if speed, drugs and alcohol played a role in the crash. and he was in the middle of organizing the annual rock fish fishing tournament. the trial begins tomorrow in the murder of a teen attacked while riding his bike in the neighborhood. he died may 30th in a gang related rivalry, he was not in a gang. a 14-year-old is charged in his death allock with a 16-year-old who is charged as an adult. and meanwhile, theparents are going to build a community center in the memory of the boy. and a baltimore city police officer is in serious condition

and his son and his son's girlfriend are dead following a crash on a rainy pennsylvania highway. we're live in overly where friends and family of the victims are gathered for a vigil. >> reporter: well over a hundred people showed up here at overly high and more are arriving. they '-- two good kids' lives ended too soon. >> reporter: saturday, michael was in his first scrimmage and his girlfriend was returning to baltimore with michael and his dad on i-81. it was a rainstorm saturday and the car went off of the road. she died instantly and michael at the hospital. the officer was flown to a pennsylvania hospital and he's

in serious condition. i'm devastate. -- devastated -- that was my baby. i feel like it's a bad dream. i can't believe she's gone. >> the principal admired them both. >> she had substance. you couldn't be around her and just not know, there was something neat about her. they're children you want to know and she was one of those you want to know. >> reporter: her family's been here to visit with michael's dad. >> he didn't look so good, he told us he was sorry about the loss and he put his head down. he didn't say nothing else. >> i know he's in a lot of pain, he lost his son, too. i know that my daughter and his son loved each other very much. i know that he's hurting a lot for what happened and i

wouldn't. i'm not blaming him for this. it was an accident. >> reporter: it's in times like these that one remembers the simple joys of life. >> she, she would tell me -- how much she loved me. >> reporter: now, there are about 150 people here and more arriving and causing a traffic jam as people try to get in here. her family tells me, they don't have insurance on her and they have a $7000 burial bill and they're taking up the collection at the office here. the memorial is underway and we'll have more tonight as we have a crew here tonight at 11:00. reporting live in overly, mike schuh, wjz eyewitness news. and her funeral will be at saturday morning at 11:00 and arrangements are pending for

michael joan's jr.'s funeral. we're on baldwin mill road off of north of root 152 -- well, it's in fallston near harford county and farm view estate, off of 165, you can see children, apparently, you can see the bikes next to a drainage ditch and a sto drain. earlier, apparently, we heard reports that they could hear children's voices in the storm drain and now, it's not clear whether or not if they're stuck or caught inside the drains. they've sent the firefighters to the area and they're looking into the open storm drain and they're checking around the area to see if participation -- perhaps the children are somewhere else. it's not clear if they're around the crane or what, we'll stay on top of the situation as

we gather information, back to you. thank you. another legal twist in the case of one of the men accused of killing ken harris. >> reporter: that was just obtained and he wants the police and prosecutors to hand over the investigative file and in a continued fight over the dna evidence in the case. his dna was detained when the police had a search warrant for the unrelated case. prosecutors are reserving judgment and legal experts are on the fence about this. he's one of three men accused of killing hairy last year. last week, a judge postponed the trial until next january so they can both look into the dna shire -- issue. prosecutors are rejecting

claims and saying that they improverly issued subpoenas. she's accused of stealing gifts for the needy and they're saying that the subpoenas were issued for the new indictment for the mayor. and challenges in the classroom we'll take you unside the baltimore schools as the top leaders talk about the education and the goals for this year. mike hellgren has the school watch coverage. it brings back memories for you, mike? >> reporter: well, everyone was optimistic today. happy memories for parents and students and a lot of them coming together and improving the drop out rate and test scores for the city school's ceo. >> three, two, one! [ cheers and applause ] n. they underwent the biggest transformation in baltimore. it's a showplace for those

interested in a medical career. >> you have greatness inside of you. >> reporter: with cause for celebration. >> reporter: the head of the nation's second largest teacher's union says that the schools are in a renaissance and baltimore is on the stop. >> the ability to have a new facility for those kids, it's saying to the kids, education counts. doing the reform was, not to us. >> reporter: the school's ceo says that the goals are getting the students into the classroom and getting the test scores occupy. >> we want to engage and make sure that the parents are participating in the decisions and the schools. what do you like to read? i like to read. >> reporter: the focus is on students. 80,000. this is your birthday and

you look so nice. >> reporter: they have high expectations for this year. i think it's new beginnings and it will be a better year than the last one. >> reporter: now, a neurosurgeon attended the ribbon cutting and said it's one of the best in the country. back to you. >> and today marked the start of a school year for children and teens in baltimore county and wedge wean traveled to the -- and weijia jiang traveled is there. the latest restaurants to close are ba bu lu grill and the blue sea grill. the brass elephant and several others are also closing. other restaurants are luring those with value deals. you may think it's fall today. it feels like fall and there's

a live look outside and cooler temperatures. and bob turk is in the first warning weather center with a look at the back to school forecast. >> i know the kids at 6:30 and 7:00, said it was chilly. tomorrow morning about the same temperatures and right now, nothing on the radar. we have a few clouds around and we had rain earlier and that's gone from ocean city and salisburyened nothing on there. look at the temperatures. it only got to 75. this morning, 62 and our average now is 82, 61. the records, 102 in 1953 and 49 in 1986. we'll be in the 50s tomorrow. vick? we've heard the saying, no good deed goes unpunnished and that doesn't have people in essex smiling. they're living it.

>> reporter: some of the worst trash that the back river holds was brought ashore by volunteers in essex over the weekend. they used that i own boats and muscles and 400 tires were pulled from the muck and thousands of bottles. >> it's unbelievable. >> reporter: the work was worth the effort. >> when you drive by and you look out and there's nothing there at low tide, you'll realize, something's being done about this. >> reporter: monday, new trash was already finding its way to shore and back river turned orange as the run off from the storms last week made its way into the river. >> when you come back and see this, the next day, it's heart breaking. >> reporter: this is the president of the committee and he says that the trash shouldn't flow downstream >> it's coming from herrin run.

they're supposed to fix the drainings and everything and it hasn't happened. >> the sediment is from the 95 construction site. >> it's frustrating. we visited the job site and they put measures in place to control it and as you can see, we think that more measures need to be taken to control it. >> and all of that over two days filled 13 dumpsters with trash and debris. as hard as it is. the people say they're not giving up. >> this is our river and we want it back. it's not easy. alex demetrick, wjz-13 wjz. and they're working with the government on the project. and don't throw tires and debris into the river. yeah. still to come tonight, raging

on, at least eight wildfires are burning in california and how long until the residents could see relief. out door diners in hampton duck for cover when gunshots ring out and we'll have the latest from the police. and that's coming up. it's the first day of school in baltimore and howard county and teachers are noticing a difference in students and i'm in essex and that's straight ahead. and taking a live look outside. stay with us for the full first warning weather forecast. cbt1c1

the owner of this pasta bar says that three weren't hurt and witnessed the shooting from a table. a woman, 6 months pregnant, shot in the arm and a male shot in the leg. >> they were standing outside and rolled down the window and had a gun and without warning, opened fire.

the suspect fled to an unknown location. >> reporter: the suspect went into this bar prior to the shooting and the police returned to the bar and pulled fingerprints off of a beer mug. the police identified the suspect and they're not releasing the name or knowtive. >> and at this point, the relationship between the victims and suspect is unclear and once we get the suspect, we'll hopefully have more answers. meanwhile, they're moving to a different location down the street and the crime has nothing to do with it. >> i think that this neighborhood, it's very safe. i think that the people, people in the neighborhood are great. >> reporter: and grateful that the suspect will be brought to justice. >> and as of tonight, both of the victims were treated and released from the hospital. thank you, adam. the baltimore county firefighters are on the scene of a fire in north point. we were over the scene about an

hour ago. it reached through the first half of the home. no word on a cause and no injuries reported. well, the first day of school came for students across the state and students put away the back to school blues and brought out excitement for the year to come. >> reporter: it was the first day of school the county leaders who spent all day in the classroom. >> reporter: students across maryland traded in the long lazy days for of -- of summer for the first day of school. it's an excitement that's appealing to all. >> at first, we're like, we have to go back to school and when we get there, it's

like,the animosity goes away. >> reporter: howard county and baltimore county rolled back the welcome back map by visiting schools. >> reporter: part of the tour included a stop at this virtual learning center and the high school students are using same technology used to train astronauts. it's imperative we work to determine the cause of the system. >> reporter: the system works with any subject. students use the controls to complete the missions like finding out what happens when a volcano erupts. you take the -- samples from is soul and analyze it. >> reporter: it's a one up that the students know is crucial. >> sobering attitudes with regards to our children and they're understanding there's something different and unique with the economy quite frankly. there's a seriousness of purpose with regards to the

worker and our teachers and employees. >> reporter: baltimore county is the 26th largest school district in the country. reporting in essex, weijia jiang. and the virtual classroom is the first among its kind in any high school in america. >> reporter: well, cooler temperatures have the minds of people in maryland on the winter and what it will bring. it will be colder than usual across 3/4 of the nation from december to february, but the national weather service is calling for a warmer weather and the almanac claims an 80% accuracy rate using the moon phases and the sun spots and we have our own secret formula, bob turk. >> yeah, he won't predict february. that's way too soon to talk about winter. i'm sorry. >> but we're doing it any way. well, it will likely be cold.

>> come february, we'll toll -- we'll tell you more. let's look around, we have beautiful fall weather right now. it's gorgeous outside and it will be that way most of the week. temperaturewise, we have a few clouds around and drifting through the region and clearing out. and temperaturewise, 71 degrees and comfortable around the region and come back and look region and come back and look at t

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very, very pleasant end to summer. the meteorologist's summer ends tonight and fall begins tomorrow. >> and some clouds, 71 and 66, cool in oakland and they didn't get out of the 60s all day long. 75 ocean city and still cloudy down there and ocean city had a little bit of light rain earlier and it's moved away and hagerstown, 75 up in cumberland and pleasant conditions and low dew point and comfortable air. tonight, many areas north and west of the city, away from the bay and it's warm and away from the city, they'll be in the 50s and low 50s by tomorrow morning. cool start to the day.

a nice little breeze from the north. it brought the nice new air mass in and considering the humidity and the rain we had last week and the temperatures in the 80s and sticky stuff is gone from the time being and we may not see that again. i can't guarantee it. but it's still only early september. this morning, clouds and light shower and east down to ocean city and it moved to the east, south east and we've seen clouds from time to time and we have clouds up to the north and west and it's cleared nicely and we'll have clearing skies tonight and low pressure is moving off of the carolina coast and it takes the cloud cover wit and you can see to the north, it's clear. still, rain in virginia and carolinas and extreme southern portions of the bay. and eventually, the high pressure moves in tomorrow. it will be with us all week long and by the end of the week off of the coast and winds back to the south and the south east and we'll have clouds with it

and warmer temperatures. if we have the clouds, it won't get warmer and it's possible we won't get out of the 70s all week long. north east winds 10 to 15 knots and bay temperature, 70 degrees and tonight, thin clouds and clearing skies and 60s downtown and tomorrow, clouds and sunshine and all in all, upper to mid-70s. that shall that's it and -- that's about it. and we're below the normal of 82 degrees. beautiful, beautiful fall weather continues. >> absolutely gorgeous. the thank you, bob. and should the hpv vaccine be required? the school systems are considering it. chilling 911 calls, panic at the scene where eight were murdered. you'll never get a better deal. i'm pat warren, coming up, that's what leaders are saying

about the tax amnesty plan and not everyone agrees. this is mark viviano at the ballpark. the yankees are rolling into town and we'll have the latest on the o's and the ravens make a roster move.

it's 6:31 and 71 degrees and partly cloudy. good evening, thank you for staying with eyewitness news. police in georgia still don't know what lead to a mass murder at a mobile home park. as joel brown report, the 911 tapes are released. >> everyone's dead! >> >> reporter: he december vibes a her -- describes a horrifying scene on this 911 call. the 22-year-old says he came home early and found nothing but dead bodies. how many are there? >> my dad, my mom, my uncle. my cousin. >> reporter: after looking he notices that one of the cousins is alive >> he's breathing.

>> reporter: the police found two clinging to life. , a 19-year-old that later died, one of eight killed. the loan survivor remains in critical condition and besides him, the police aren't released the names of the victims and they're guarding the details of the case. >> we're doing all we can do in order to find those responsible. >> my whole family's dead! >> reporter: after the calls the authorities arrested him for suspicion of tame per -- tampering with even a they're not ruling him out as a suspect. the neighborhood is on edge. >> we're nervous until the killers are located. >> reporter: the police aren't discussing motive and hope a reward will help get them answers.

joel brown, wjz eyewitness news. and they're hoping that tips from residents will lead to breaks in the case. well, there are details emerging about the life of jaycee lee dugard. neighbors say they believed she was the daughter of her captor. she went by the name alyssa and worked at their printing business and experts say she may have developed shock -- stop stockholm syndrome. and firefighters are struggling to control wildfires in california. thousands of homes are threatened and thousands are also evacuating. >> reporter: massive wildfires are devoiring california from los angeles to sacramento and the largest is close anything on a center for the l.a.

a area and threatening 20 tv centers and anoas strongmy sent -- astronomy center and flames and homes. >> reporter: we have flames on top of mount wilson. >> reporter: two firefighters died a when their vehicle went off of the side of the road. there -- the worst part is the waiting part. >> reporter: the landscape is challenging for firefighters. in these rugged foothills. some of the brush is burning for the first time in 60 years. it's your stuff. your you don't want to leave it. >> reporter: in 5:00ton, she wanted to stimaround to protackifier -- protect her property and changed her mind. >> we jumped in the tahoe and ran, literally, we honestly ran for our lives and i would not advise staying. >> reporter: when they returned, they couldn't believe their house was still standing. they say that the firemen who

saved their homes were he rows. >> with so many fires ranging, it's far from over. 6600 homes are under evacuation and over 2500 firefighters work to control the fires. a date is set to vote for the successor for ted kennedy. and the govern ere, patrick named january 19th as the day for an election to fill kennedy's term. >> and before he died, he made a plea that an interim replacement could be filled. his loss was felt here in maryland, his niece, a former lieutenant governor spoke about her uncle's impact. >> what we saw is that people said ted kennedy, i don't know how you got to be senator, but

when you were there, you did more than any others in american history. >> reporter: she call had hadder uncle an inspiration because he fought despite the family tragedy and short comings. if you owe state taxes, you could be in luck. marylanders can pay without penalty and half of the interest. >> april 15th is the date that sticks in your head. the folks at the main post office remember it. >> nothing like the thrill of a dead line. >> reporter: miss the dead line, there's no penalty for that in maryland this year. >> there won't be a better deal. >> reporter: governor o'malley declares amiesty -- amnesty. >> the forgiveness period is from september 1st and october 30th.

the last time we did this, it yielded $30 million. >> reporter: she paid on time and has a mixed reaction. >> everyone is responsible for paying their taxes and i think that people who don't pay their taxes, yes, they should be penalized and it's not fair far those who don't. >> reporter: the tax collector agrees. >> we're sending the wrong message to the payers who pay on-time. we're going out and saying to those that cheat, come on in and cheat on the state. by the way, we'll give you a get out of jail free car. >> reporter: but he couldn't decide, the general assembly did it. >> it enables the working families to get well and the small business people had to make tough oices to, well, to help themselves out of this difficult period by ridding themselves of penalties and

interests and basically, it's a win/win for everyone. >> reporter: he has to agree. >> we have this thing about people not getting off of the hook and the state needs the money. >> reporter: the period allows you to set up a payment plan and you have to have the account cleared by december 31st, 2010. reporting from done dock, i'm pat warren. >> >> and remember, wjz-13 is always on. for more information, go to wjz.com. and a federal prison is being considered for maryland's eastern shore. princess anne is one of two locations. the privately owned operated facility would house about is hundred from the washington, d.c. area and it would be discussed at a series of meetings in somerset county and the other site is in winton, north carolina. a time to look at the

stories in the morning's paper. >> more on the virtual classroom at a baltimore county school and check the health of your local bank. and the stories and more, read tomorrow's baltimore sun and look at the updated forecast. and in health watch, the hpv vaccine isn't mandatory, but two nearby jurisdictions may do more than recommend they get the inoculation. they're moving towards making them get the vaccine. this comes three years after it's recommended that it be given to all 11 and 12-year-old girls. well, still to come on eyewitness news, how far is too far? a high school football coach on trial accused in a player's death. and on the anniversary of

the death of prince diana, we're looking at how prince william's girlfriend could be prepared for a role in the family. and, i'm bob turk, we'll have the first warning weather forecast. and for updates on the news and the forecast, go to wjz.com.

the trial of a football coach is underway in kentucky. he's wanted in the death of a 15-year-old. let's accused of holding water from players and making them run extra laps in which a player died. >> most of them had four to five water breaks. this is not about a coach, they're after the game of football at this point. >> 29 high school football players have died of heat stroke in the last 15 years and

he's the first for facing corral charges. -- criminal charges. the man accused of the lockerbie bombings is in the hospital. he's the only one accused of the bombings over scotland, it killed 270 people and most americans. it's been 12 years since the death of prince diana and now, rumors are that kate middleton is groomed as the next princess. they're teaching her how to be a princess and that includes the proper way to meet heads of state and great guests and how to wear a hat and how to handle the paparazzi. >> you through the hat thing in. and that's not happening. >> and i did. >> here's a preview of the cbs

news. a cbs news exclusive. evidence that -- the tonight, on on the cbs evening news. . >> >> and here's the look at the closing numbers from wall street, we'll be back.

>> we have a gorgeous day outside and we'll look at how gorgeous today was. >> well, it was a gorgeous start to school today, tomorrow, a little cooler and beautiful, take a look at the forecast and we'll be in the 50s to start out into the mid- to upper 70s by the afternoon. and sunny to partly sunny skies and all in all, a pleasant day. and the next five days, nice weather and upper 70s and 80s. sun and clouds and by the end of the week, we'll have a few more clouds. we'll hold off on that and maybe a light sprinkle activity friday night and early saturday and it will clear off in time for labor day weekend. still to come tonight, the

ravens return to practice. mark has more in sports, next.

well, it will be a rough night at the ballpark. well, for the fight, the orioles brought in chuck lidell throwing out the first pitch tonight. the highest payroll for the yankees and they're getting their push. he's a guy that signed with the gang cays -- yankees and this is the 32nd home run this year. the orioles are in last place and they're billed to be a con tender in the future. and felix has this two run home run and helled -- held back the pitching of matusz yesterday. and he talked about the upswing with a month to go in the season. >> i think it's just overall

improvement from a will the of young guys and and -- . >> reporter: and he allowed one run in each and they'll face pettitte. he's dominated the orioles and they've won the last seven meetings against the o's. and football news, roster news for the orioles. they dropped three of the practice players to make room for the roster and the raven's made roster space by putting samari rolle on the unable to perform list. he's going to have additional work done in hopes of being able to play and he'll have to

miss the first six games. >> he has a chance to come back and play, we'll be on pup, the noncounting version and he'll have more work done in the neck. and'll see, when the time comes, we'll be safer than we are risk oriented and if there's risk, he won't play. >> reporter: terrell suggs missed an entire month and he made a return to program ties -- to practice today. harbaugh says he could play thursday in atlanta. patriot's line backer announced his retirement ending a 13 year career, she was a first round draft pick in 1996 and he played there 189 regular season game answer he leads with three

super bowl rings and billy check calls -- bail will check calls -- bella check calls him one of the greatest and we'll have the highlights tonight. thank you, we'll be back.

>> tune into the lineup tonight to see csi miami and followed by eyewitness news at 11:00. >> that's it for us and we'll be back at 11:00. if you're watching us at 11:00, get a blanket, you'll need it. thank you for watching us tonight and don't go away, there's more on the cbs evening news with katie couric including a roadside bomb that killed a u.s. soldier and wounded a cbs correspondent.

>> smith: tonight, a cbs news exclusive, the afghan government is pressuring the united states to release a suspected terrorist arrested in the bombing last week that killed a u.s. soldier and injured an american reporter. i'm harry smith. also tonight, all-out war in southern california. the enemy is growing by leaps and bounds. a huge wildfire now threatening 12,000 homes. football helmets go high tech to warn student athletes and maybe save their lives. and what he did for brown. a u.p.s. driver makes his final delivery and sets a record. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with katie couric. >> smith: good evening, katie is off tonight. more than 800 american service

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