cautious optimism. firefighters in california say a change in the weather could help them get control of a deadly unpredictable wildfire. hi, everybody. i'm kai jackson. sally is off. here's what people are talking about. fire rages on. and additional resources are lining up in the tinder dry forest of california. thousands are already on the front lines. and more help is coming. massive wildfires have forced california's governor to declare a state of emergency in five counties. dozens of homes have been destroyed. and thousands more are threatened. >> we have a lot of fires all over the state of california. the fires from the northern border all the way south and from the pacific to sierra nevada. fires, fires, fires. >> reporter: the largest braise is -- blaze is within 15 miles

of downtown los angeles, and is spreading in all directions. officials are warning people to get out while they can. but many are refusing to leave, including robert badock, who says he'll stay until flames cross the nearest ridge to his home. >> the winds are probably going to shift that way to the left. >> reporter: the winds have actually been pretty calm the past few days. but thunderstorms could bring gusts up to 40 miles per hour. >> it's going to be hot for the next few days. we have weather coming in, which also contributes with erratic winds. >> reporter: and that could be disastrous for more than 3700 firefighters already struggling to control the flames. high winds could push embers over firelines, towards thousands of homes. >> reporter: the fires are so big and so nasty, officials warn it the be weeks before firefighters can contain them. teri okita, cbs news, tujunga, california. >> two firefighters were trying to escape the flames in an emergency vehicle, and it

tumbled down a canyon. new hope tonight in the case of a murdered maryland teen. there are new dna sampley -- samples submitted. >> they put dna from her body into a nationwide database. the 17-year-old left her home on june 14, 1992, on her way to ocean city. three days later, her body was found near odessa, delaware. police say someone beat and strangled her. delaware police say an anonymous caller said she overheard a man brag about sprangling a girl -- strangling a girl and then dumping her body. but police say that lead did not pan out. >> there are many changes since

1992. the beating death of a crofton teen, the suspect comes face to face with the victimly's family. >> reporter: kai, the victim's mother, father and sister broke down during a sentencing in the young man who entered that manslaughter plea apologized. his attorney told the judge her client was not evil incarnate, he was just a 15-year-old boy who made a bad decision. >> why? why? >> reporter: chris jones was a typical teenager. happy, full of life. you can see it in this home video, obtained exclusively by wjz. until one saturday afternoon last may when prosecutors say a gang of teens confronted and beat him as he rode his bike home in quiet suburban crofton. chris died hours later. today, the younger of two teens charged entered a manslaughter plea. authorities say they had enough

evidence to prove he punched chris hard enough to cause his death. >> he is still a child. and i feel for him inside. and i really do hope that one day i can forgive him. >> reporter: the teen had 15 disciplinary referrals in one year. and the department of juvenile services placed him under informal supervision three months before chris's death. >> in a nice, middle class suburbia neighborhood. and these kinds of things don't happen in areas like that. >> reporter: today, the judge ordered him to a secure residential facility. >> this is what the state was seeking. it's what the best we can achieve in a juvenile setting. >> reporter: a trial is still pending for 16-year-old javel george. he is charged with manslaughter. chris's mom vows he'll be front and center -- she'll be front and center at every court hearing. >> this world has gone crazy.

and the parents of these kids need to get involved with their kids more. because it's going to get worse before it gets better. >> reporter: and chris's mom tells me she does believe that justice was served today. >> mike hellgren, reporting live. the judge said he wanted the teen to be rehabilitated and called his actions cowardly. a baltimore county man is shot and killed outside his home, while unloading items from his car. witnesses say 30-year-old tejohn praincher was approached by a group of men. the men began shooting. and grainger ran away. he died at the hospital. police have no suspects at this time. a fatal crash involving a maryland state police medivac helicopter, is prompting new safety recommendations from the ntsb. alex demetrick has more on the new rules presented to the ntsb. >> they want new training and new equipment. auto pilot control. and night and vision systems

are all being recommended. four people are being remembered last september when a state police medivac helicopter hit in maryland. 35 people died. deadly plane crashes were also a topic in washington today. the ntsb has been recommending since 1990, rules on how many hours pilots can be scheduled to work. the agency said new research is needed to update those. >> alex, thank you. wjz was in washington for this meeting. we'll have more on the impact, new at 5:00. today, baltimore county councilmembers will hear details on a plan to install six to 12 speed cameras in selected school zones. pass one of these school zone signs. and you may also pass one of these speed cameras. this year, the general assembly approved the bill, leaving it to local governments to decide if they want cameras in zones.

if they have it their way, 12 cameras will be installed. though which places exactly, police haven't decided. but the idea sounds great to moms like lydia smith. >> somebody has to be looking out for these guys. speeders have to be kept in check. and i think it's a good idea. >> reporter: but not everyone agrees. critics argue retch new, -- revenue, not safety is the main foal. the police department disagrees. >> i would remind the motoring public, if we abide by the laws, it will generate nothing. >> reporter: a speed camera fine would cost you about $40, but would not add points to your driving record. police say in 2007, there were 14 sea-related deaths on baltimore county roads. roll down the car windows if you're driving around tonight. it's a spectacular afternoon. outside, it's calm and comfortable. but another major storm is brewing in the tropics. bob turk is monitoring the system in the first warning weather center.

>> just a perfect day around here. just beautiful. but let's go down to the tropics. of course, september is really the most active. we have one area of low pressure we're looking at now. can we look at our computer really quick? thank you. tropical low. two are little waves that aren't showing much right now. but let's take a look at this satellite picture. there you see, the center of your screen is puerto rico. that little one there. out to the east there, that big blob of clouds, that may become a depression tonight or tomorrow. if it becomes a tropical storm it will be named erika. which means it will have winds at least 40, 45, 50 miles an hour. so be watching it in the next day or so. there is dry air between the storm and puerto rico. so may take a while to develop. but certainly on the radar. it may be watching the next few days. it may be threatening. >> thank you, bob. let's check on the roads now with kristy breslin at wjz traffic control.

hi, kristy. >> hi, kai. hi, everyone. we have some delays out there. if you are on the north inner loop. it will take you about 15 minutes to get through that. west side inner loop, crawling along. 70 eastbound, our normal delay there, plenty congestion. that's as you approach the ramp to the inner loop of the beltway. and the harrisburg expressway appears to be moving well in both directions. just one accident to watch out in the parks area. that's sparks road at york road. three to report there, alameda, at east 32nd. and west northern parkway at liberty heights. let's take a live look here. this traffic report is brought to you by sesame street live. one, two, three. imagine with elmo and friends. that comes september 10th through the 13th. you can log on for your chance to win tickets. now back to you.

new york yankee alex rodriguez is in town for tonight's game. but he's also talking about steroids. today, arod visited milford mill academy. this is a picture of him wearing his baseball cap at today's event. he spoke to 500 student athletes and talked about his own experience with performance- enhancing drugs in hopes of inspiring students to stay clean. still ahead at 4:00. saving your kids. a new helmet sensor is helping to keep kids. up for sale. will bernie madoff's note rate help keep his vacation homes a steal? hear about everything on the market. lucky to be alive. everything that could go wrong in a sky-diving jump is all caught on tape. and you're missing out. bob has your updated forecast. (

a small plane makes an emergency landing. the aircraft took up almost three lanes and forced drivers to use the shoulder lane. no injuries were reported. but the plane's undercarriage appears to be damaged. a peaceful sightseeing trip in lake appears frightful after a horse pulling a carriage were out of control. the animal got spooked somehow. luckily, no one, including the horse was injured. it's football season. for players that, means long, exhausting practices. and sometimes injuries. mark straus reports for wjz, there's a new kind of helmet. it could help players stay safe. >> reporter: coaches want players to feel the heat. this is georgia.

temperatures still spiked in the 90s. >> 20 minutes here. take a break. >> reporter: so mandatory water breaks. and cool-down time. every player in the field is wearing 15 to 20 pounds of equipment, which only getting happier as the day goes on. >> on days like this, you've had kids heat up. >> 30 high school kids have died of heat stroke. but now they're testing a new type of wireless device. >> what's the threshold temperature? >> on here, 1025. >> a body temperature of 103 degrees often means heat exhaustion. one 05 can become fatal heat stroke. the condition that killed max gilpin. and the boy's father blames the head coach now on trial.

>> they're still kids. and they are trying so hard. that they will literally die for you if not watched. this season, four major college programs are using the heat sensors. the projected cost, roughly $100 a player. it's a new, potential safeguard against football's traditional culture, play through pain. >> if i'm able to see, and if i'm able to breathe, i'm going to play. >> players never want to come out. but sometimes they have to. mark strausman, cbs news, roswell, georgia. >> as you heard, the high-tech helmet costs about $100 per player and is currently being used by several college football teams this year. another rocky day on wall street. concerns about more bank failures dragged the market down. dow was down 186 points. s&p off 23. nasdaq down 40. let's go to new york, where alexis christoforous has

tonight's cbs money watch update. new concerns about the health of the banking industry, had investors selling stocks for most of the day. and there's more bad news from american automakers. chrysler had a losing month, despite the cash 4 clunkers program. now controlled by fiat. the company ran low on inventory and saw a 15% drop in sales. over at general motors, sales troped 20% last month. but a much different story for ford. the automaker saw its sales rocket 17%. it's been a good summer for the housing market. first-time buyers rushed to sign contracts in july. taking advantage of a temporary tax credit. pending home sales jumped by 3.2%. that's the 6th straight. and ebay is a loser after losing most of its stock to 69. it was between $2 and $ -- two-

to three-quarter billion dollars. that's nearly what ebay paid for it. and money from madoff's yacht will go toward paying off victims of his investment swindle. at the new york stock exchange, i'm alexis christoforous. oysters and champagne are the stuff of competition in a small town in denmark. it's the site of an opening championship over the weekend. a man won after opening 30 oysters in four minutes and 31 seconds. a woman becomes the first female in danish history to win, opening champagne with a saber. coming up, drunk driving. the effort to get bars and restaurants to stop customers from binge drinking. i'm mike schuh on wjz eyewitness news. there was a vote to see if this

was the nicest one in the entire country. you may be surprised where they finish. the story when eyewitness news continues. a beautiful, cool, calm afternoon. bob is updating your first warning forecast. wjz is always on. for the top stories on wjz.com, instant updates and first warning weather all the time, click wjz.com.

storebeautiful weather out there, bob. beautiful. >> just perfect. really is. in anybody's book. low to mid-70s. no humidity. blue sky. just absolutely perfect. this morning, really fall-like. we had some upper 40s out in garrett county, low 40s. dowmpt, it's staying a lot warmer. chilly. many spots down in the low 60s. dew point is down to 49 degrees. that means tonight, there are some spots. could get down to the upper 40s. some of the suburban areas. humidity only 40%. barometer, 30.25 inches. a big high pressure sitting

over us. that means good weather, at least for the next several days. we'll talk about that in a minute. 69 now in oakland. 78, the warm spot down in ocean city. 74, here at elkton. d.c., at 75. low dew point, dry, comfortable, canadian air. sunshine, wall to wall. just a few, fairweather clouds. a really nice afternoon. winds now generally out of the north and northeast. a little stronger here in the southern portion of the region. 16 here. nice breeze at the beach. out in oakland, not much of a wind at all. and this morning, up in bradford, pennsylvania, about 275 miles north/northwest of baltimore, it was 34 degrees. that is typically a very, very cold spot, by the way. down to the south, hot, humid, showers and thunderstorms. this disturbance, it's going to continue for the next day or so. there could be something affecting the carolina coast.

not of a tropical nature, necessarily. but could be some additional rain on the coast. and some of that may reach into our region thursday night and into friday. i'll keep that perhaps in the forecast. but look at this. most of the country, really, very beautiful. and very, very pleasant. all of this stuff being suppressed by high pressure. and for the time being, it will keep the cloud the at bay. cleared off of ocean city. but continue to watch. pleasant weather around our region. that low going offshore, it had taken the clouds and precip with it. it's possible, we get cloud cover here friday into saturday. maybe into the weekend as the high moves off. our winds become a little more southerly. we might see a slight warmup. maybe a brief sprinkle is possible this weekend. right now, i'm not too positive of that happening. take a look. nice, clear, cool. 52. tomorrow, back up with sunshine. very comfortable once again. only in the mid- to upper 70s. today, actually, it was a little cooler than we actually

forecast. i've only seen the high of 74. maybe only 76 tomorrow. just perfect weather. >> we love it. thank you, bob. here's a reminder for you. be sure to tune in to cbs's prime time lineup tonight at 10:00. it's another episode of ncis. that's immediately followed by eyewitness news at 11:00. harry smith has a preview of what's coming up tonight on the cbs evening news. how one medical student is trying to unlock the mysteries of brain cancer by researching the tumor in his own brain. tonight, on the cbs evening news. disturbing admission. he kept her hidden for 18 years in his backyard. you won't believe what phillip garrido admitted to doing long before jaycee disappeared. released to die at home. british prime minister tony brown sets the record straight about his alleged involvelet --

involvement in releasing the pan am bomber.

it is 4:28. captain mike perry is live in sky eye chopper 13 with more on breaking news. >> we're in northwest baltimore, vic. this is going to be in the 1900 block of folk street. in the western district, where a particularly bloody shooting scene. we do know that an adult male has been shot. looks like in the foyer area of the home and the 1900 block of nort fulton. now, police are -- north fulton. police are seeking two suspects wearing blue jeans and white t- shirts. they have one person detained. but it's not clear what that person's person is to this

scene. we'll stay on top of this and keep you updated. back to you. >> thank you very much, captain mike perry. in tonight's tonight's flu rauch -- watch report. experts say the flu could be spreading very quickly. now, the schools are back in session. drew levinson has more from the white house for wjz. as classes begin -- begin at schools and colleges around the country. students are learn are more about the h1n1. >> you may be carrying it and not know that you have it. >> more than 1 million have come down with swine flu. and if has killed 500. now, about half the country could patch it. and up to 90,000 people could die. president obama met with senior

officials to outline the government's perspective. >> i don't want anyone to be -- >> you'll find it everywhere. you're find it on door knobs, on telephones. >> reporter: here in new york, they plan to give out free vaccines, as soon as they become available. >> our current plan is to offer them to elementary students in every public elementary school, public and private. >> reporter: they are saying no to hand holding, chest bumps and high fives. >> the high fives, i think just to cut down on transmission, it's probably a good idea. it's a good way to prevent. >> reporter: in chicago, hand san pfizers -- sanitizers fill the classroom. and hand washing twice a day is mandatory. america is trying to find a way to close the book on h1n1, or at least make it a short story. in new york, drew levinson, wjz

eyewitness news. >> governor martin o'malley is representing maryland in washington as he meets with virginia governor tim kaine. the governor says the state's state's cuts in local aid. but the state will be taking advantage of money coming our way. disturbing details about phil garrido's story come to light. kai is live in the newsroom with the extensive testimony he gave 30 years ago. >> he stood trial in 1977, where he admitted to fanticizing -- fantasizing about raping women and acting as a peeping tom. detectives say garrido kept a girl captive in his tent. in his 1977 trial, garrido testified that he used lsd and cocaine as sexual stimulants and watched young girls at

school but said he didn't think he did anything wrong. he had a history of sexual disorders. >> he and his wife nancy are being held in california tonight. crucial numbers. the decision to set the tomorrowinally ill -- terminally ill man free. the lockerbie bomber lies in a libyan hospital bed. and officials say his health is fading fast. but controversy over abdel bass -- abdelbaset ali al-megrahi. he was the only person convicted in the airline bombing that killed 278 people, mostly americans. the british and scottish officials are going public with the reports. media reports accuse britain. striking a deal in exchange for

future oil deals with the country. libyan officials insist there was no deal. >> it makes me laugh. >> reporter: but one release document puts a minister as saying if al-megrahi were to die in prison, it would put a strain on relationships between britain and the -- between libya and britain. >> what is disturbing has been the nearly complete silence of the prime minister himself. >> reporter: british prime minister gordon brown says his government played no release in -- no part in the release. al-megrahi received a heroes welcome. as he lies dying from cancer, the dispute over his freedom may go longer than the life.

former new york governor eliot spitzer is sell seting the record straight, when it comes to rumors about his political career. he denied. telling consumers, quote, running? i'm not even walking. spitzer was forced to resign when he was discovered as a high paying customer in a prostitution ring. offer to the highest bidder. bernard madoff's u.s. montauk vacation home. bids start at a cool $7 million. tara mergener has a look inside for wjz. >> reporter: this ocean view greeted bernard madoff for more than 20 years. it was his family's long island getaway. now up for sale to the highest bidder. >> there >> reporter: the man doing the sales pitch isn't a broker.

he's a u.s. marshal. his department seized it months after madoff was arrested for swindling investors. >> bernard madoff had a small office here, i guess, where he did some of his work. >> reporter: after this, they will sell it to raise money for victims. the asking price is $7 million, which gets you four bedroom, three bath. the items inside will be auctioned separately. >> from china, to the rocking chair that ruth madoff may have read books in. >> ruth madoff moved out on her own, while her husband is serving a life sentence. fred will pon, owner of the new york mets, his losses are so great, bankers feel he might be forced to sell the team. >> reporter: officials estimate this oceanside retreat, plus madoff's manhattan penthouse

and palm beach estate are worth $20 million. but that will only make a small dent in compensating the victims. tara mergener, wjz eyewitness news. >> although they believe the house could bring at least $8 million or more, madoff himself estimated the value at just $3 million. an important electronics recall to tell you about. wal-mart is recalling millions of duravan dvd players because they can potentially burst into flames. it's part of a previous recall. they were sold at wal-mart stores from january 2006 through july 2009. for $29. if you have one, with a player, stop using it immediately and return it to wal-mart for a full refund. there's a danger lurking on the roads. drunk driving may be happening more than you realize. gigi barnett is live with details. >> reporter: the study finds that one in 10 binge drinkers

got behind the wheel. what's more, half of those drivers left from a bar, restaurant, or club, after having five or more drinks. restaurants and bars need to crack down on binge drinking. businesses should stop serving after they're already intoxicated. this is being called the first study that measures the likelihood that someone will drive of a -- deprive after -- drive after binge drinking. a string of cooler, more comfortable weather continues. you're looking live at a refreshingly cool september 1st. how long will the fall stay with us? bob has the updated numbers. >> just a beautiful, beautiful day. and looks like it continues for several more days. but let's look at the tropics. we have more activity. a tropical low. and a few little waves there, as you can see. the middle one. it's to the east of the

lesserrantillies, -- lesserrantillies. however, the virgin islands. puerto rico could see some of this activity in the next day or so. there's dry air in front of this low. it may become a depression in the next day or so. and maybe even a tropical storm by the middle or end of this week. we'll be watching carefully. right now, it's just a tropical low, with thunderstorms to the east of the center. vic? >> okay, bob. thanks a lot. let's check on the roads with kristy breslin. >> hi, vic. hi, everyone. nice to be a busy ride out there. we're looking at delays. that's on 95. if you are traveling on 95 in the northbound direction. that's sluggish on the northeast side. two delays on the north side inner loop. 15 minutes from charles to harford road. moving over to the west side inner loop, bumper to bumper. that's from wilkins avenue to security boulevard. and 70 eastbound, that remains

heavily congested. that's as you approach the inner loop to the ramp of the beltway. a couple of accidents there. bel air road at macy's avenue. let's now take a live look here at the delay on the north side on green spring avenue. this traffic report is brought to you by subway. you can win a $100,000 jackpot. play scrabble at subway. subway is where winners eat. now, back to you. a baltimore landmark has received a reward that few people knew about and few could hope to ever get. as mike schuh reports, baltimore didn't take the online voting, sitting down. >> reporter: just scour the tremont grand's website. and nowhere. nowhere will you find a scrap about its most talked-about room. >> they'll make a personal visit here. and they will fall all over themselves to show it to you. >> reporter: but future, -- first, a little housekeep suggest in order. >> let me make sure the coast is clear. hello? >> we're all good. in what used to be a marble

showroom, a bit of porcelain. [ toilet flushing ] >> when you come in here, it's kind of nice and relaxing and kind of a nice getaway from the office. >> reporter: this rest room was entered into a nationwide competition n. the six-year history, only a grand prize winner has ever been announced. >> because the fremont plaza rest room was so remarkable, we felt you were deserving of a first runner-up status. >> the number 1 is in branson, missouri. but this finished ahead of radio city music hall in new york. baltimore, it seemed, got up and went online and voted. >> it was somewhat humorous, to a degree. but if you go into anyone's home, the first thing you want to know is how well they keep their rest room clean. because if they don't keep the rest room clean, you wonder

about the rest of their house. >> the treatment grand ladies room. i'm mike schuh, back to you now on tv hill. and any men who want to see the inside of that bathroom are advised to call the treatment grand ahead of time. murphy's law. whatever can go wrong does. a skydiver applied that. unspeakable grief. how the fool. and it feels more like midautumn than late summer. bob is updating your first warning weather forecast.

a texas mother faces criminal charges after police say she tattooed her children. police say she used a machine to put three dots on her children. they reportedly are a gang affiliation. she is also accused of

tattooing her 12-year-old brother. scores of people filed through the bez lin school today in honor of the victims. 30 heavily-armed militants held nearly 1,000 people hostage for three days. the disaster ended in a attack by russian forces. the only known attacker to survive is serving time. everything that could go wrong during his last jump did. and he still survived. >> 40-year-old paul louis said he made 660 jumps by the end of august. it was his job to record a souvenir video for a novice jumper, with the camera mounted on his helmet. as these things go, the first 10 seconds of his trip were just fine. >> unfortunately, when i

deployed my main parachute, things went horribly long. a sky diver always knows, especially if they do it all the time, knows whether it felt right or wrong. mine felt awful. >> reporter: about 2,000 feet above earth and falling fast, he deployed his reserve parachute, which also failed to properly unfold. >> i looked up at my canopy, closed my eyes, and very, very calmly thought to myself, it's over. >> reporter: with no control in his descent and limited braking power, louis says he blacked out. so we'll tell you, his reserve chute, luckily, guided him to a hard landing on a relatively flexible metal roof. with neck and arm injuries, but no broken bones. but he says it was his last jump. >> that's luck for you. and i just feel that if i jump again, i'm pushing that luck too far. >> louis suffered a dislocated

neck and severe bruising, but was otherwise unhurt. a team over louisiana. posted comments over the differences between two generations on his facebook site. the manager found out about it and asked him to take it down. he did, but two days later, he was fired. a fashion designer convicted of sexually assaulting models he lured to los angeles. the superior court judge sentenced alex anan alexander to 15 months in prison. three of the women testified to the assaults which took place. the judge also denied his request for a new trial. dancing with the stars. cheryl brook. mark steines has more. coming up on "entertainment tonight. dancing's former congressman tom delay.

only we are inside his rehearsal with cheryl burke. >> forget the party line. dancing is on a new team. but the former congressman said he pulled a few political string to -- steer the election his way. >> first of all, i wanted cheryl burke. >> but some weren't cooperating. >> stop, stop, stop. >> reporter: also tonight, eddie sibbering and leann rimes, as their exes speak out. plus, megan fox, kissing a girl. and our mark harmon ncis exclusive. all of that and more coming up later here on entertainment tonight. you can see that at 7:30, here on wjz. it's an addition for the duggar family, after they announce just 18 months after their most recent, they're

expecting number 19. they already have 18 children and a grandchild on the way. the family's life is currently all captured on tape on their show, 18 kids and counting. the latest edition is due march 18th. coming up, september weather doesn't get much better than this. bob doesn't have your first warning weather forecast. coming up after this commercial break.

stir there's a look at the golf course. bob, if we played golf. that would be the place to be right now. >> gorgeous out there. beautiful around there. where just about a minute ago, the national hurricane center, just named that area as tropical storm erica, with winds of 45 miles an hour. take a look at temps around here. beautiful, 74. north/northeast winds at 9. barometer, 30.24 inches. let's go to the tropics. hopefully. there is puerto rico right there. this is the low we just got

named erica, with winds of 45 miles an hour. it's heading off to the west/northwest. they'll have rough surf. but eventually, it will head north that was region. northeast of the bahamas. looks like it's going to once again be between bermuda and the united states. however, at this point, there is a lot of dry air ahead of it. we are not predicting it to get any stronger between now and friday. i guess that's the good news about this thing. let's take a look at the activity over the last several hours. you can see it beginning to see some circulation. and big thunderstorms there, just to the east of the virgin islands and antilles. let's take a look at our weather. temperatures, beautiful. 70. dew points low. extremely comfortable weather will continue. really, beautiful, beautiful skies. and clear, cool nights. really for much of the end of the week. northeast winds now, rather light. but a nice breeze along the coast. and there may be pretty high

surf and rip currents along the east coast because of that constant east/northeast wind going on. down along that region. there you see, the pressure is sitting off of there. and that's causing some winds along the eastern coast there. west of us, high pressure building in. that means beautiful, beautiful weather will continue for us. some of these clouds might get in here by the end of the week. we'll have to watch that. as that low moves off. the computer showing just a little bit of rain, maybe reaching as far as delmarva by thursday or again on friday. but for us, looks like a pretty nice weather picture shaping up. tonight, then, looking beautiful. clear and 52 tomorrow. sunshine again. a pleasant day. high in the mid- to upper 70s. can't be beat. we'll have an update on the tropics in just a few minutes. >> okay. thanks a lot, bob. still to come to eyewitness news tonight. i'm mike hellgren, at circuit court in anne arundel county, where a teenager entered a manslaughteree plea in the beating -- manslaughter

plea in the

coming up next on eyewitness news at 5:00. we have breaking news for you. in west baltimore. sky eye chopper 13 is live over the scene as police search for the suspects. a family of a 14-year-old beaten to death. state of emergencies, wildfires in southern california threatening thousands of homes. the efforts to contain thousands of flames. check in for. >> stories and more on eyewitness news. eyewitness news at 4:00 starts now.

hi, everybody. i'm kai jackson. >> and i'm denise koch. in for sally thorner. and here's what people are talking about. >> we continue to follow breaking news we first brought you at 4:00. sky eye chopper 13, live over west baltimore, with two people who have been shot. >> reporter: yeah, kai, this happened just a little after 4:00 this afternoon. police were called to the 1900 block of fulton avenue. this is just north of nort avenue. where we have learned at least two people have been shot here. and that's a very bloody graphic scene. but apparently, at least one person was shot inside of this two-story row home. there's blood, obvious on the steps and in the foyer area of the home. also, outside on the sidewalk, lots of blood. it is not clear at this point, the condition of either of the two victims that were shot here. both have