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she's been broken into three times. his special raised $1 million >> just hard to picture the for cancer research. anger after your broken end and >> tonight, i stand here, the emotions that you go another individual living with cancer. and i ask only one thing of through, after an intrusion. you, will you stand up with me? >> reporter: late in the year, it's really a traumatic situation. it was reported that the cancer >> reporter: police say the intruder, who has a lengthy moved to his liver. history of breaking into homes, he was doing well and went lunged at the students. ahead with plans to star in the >> severe laceration in the upper body. tv series "the beat ." severed his hand. >> he took off exactly a day the suspect died on the scene. and a half of work in all of >> it did sound bad. the months he was shooting. and when i woke up outside, i did see a ton of police action. he refused to take painkillers >> reporter: the state's because he thought that would attorney's office will affect his craft. determine whether to file >> reporter: but he was also charges against the students wielding the sword. swords like that are legal to painfully honest. >> yeah, i'm scared. possess. yeah, i'm why. and you are allowed to defend all of this stuff. >> reporter: monday night, rob lowe, who starred with swayze yourself against inchtruders. -- intruders. >> but you better not be wrong. in "the outsiders" remembered a and that's why the best advice that someone can give is if you courageous friend. >> patrick lived a thousand can retreat safely. lifetimes in one life. and i'll remember him most for that is always the best option. his enthusiasm, his bravery, and how much he loved his wife >> reporter: neighbors report hearing screams. lisa. >> reporter: schweisy left the and there were pools of blood
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around the garage. >> when you're defending hospital bed -- swayze left the yourself, you're defending hospital bed to spend his final yourself. but i think there was a certain days at home with his wife line that was crossed, i guess. >> looking live again at the lisa. >> he was married to his wife house where all of this happened. lisa for 34 years. the couple had no children. now, johns hopkins has issued a the trend to ban smoking in statement to students. they say that they are providing support for those restaurants and bars goes a step frpghts. students who were involved in all of this. they have banned smoking within and they're urging other students to be very cautious if 40 feet of playgrounds in of they're in a similar situation and not to confront an and city parks. they may also consider a total ban on smoking in a park at a intruder. kai, back to you on tv hill. >> thank you, mike. later date. and in tonight's mike hellgren, reporting live. healthwatch, most americans are the house is owned by a rental at risk for at least some sort company. of heart trouble. all of the students inside were new research finds 90% of undergraduates. >> a major victory to contain adults have at least one factor that could lead to heart disease. almost all americans have the swine flu. either high blood pressure, the food and drug high cholesterol, high blood administration has obtained this. sugar or are overweight. >> swine flu vaccines will soon be available to the entire also in healthwatch country. the government is working to tonight, after a stroke, get vaccines under way by next patients are often left with month. speech problems and difficulty some hospitals have already given out trial vaccines. reading and writing. the new vaccines should begin a condition known as aphasia. arriving around october 15th. it will eventually be available they now have a place to to americans at 90,000 sites
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across the country. recover, when the span of sally, back to you. >> okay, vic. children and pregnant women will be the first to get the recovery runs out. >> this ephasia center opened vaccine. coming up new at 6:00, our up, offering stroke patients a unique form of support. flu watch report. mary bubala talks to a man who >> reporter: 10 years ago, judy nearly lost his life to h1n1. schneider's husband howard what he urges you to do to make suffered a debilitating stroke. he was hospitalized. then went through months of sure you don't catch it. rehabilitation. >> but then, following that, kevin clark fires back. there was really no place for howard to go for any kind of in 2004, clark was accused of support and for any kind of assaulting his fiance. continuous speech therapy. six months later, he was cleared of any wrongdoing, but and especially for a community still let go by then mayor of people who were experiencing martin o'malley. the same thing that he was he has since been fighting to experiencing. get his job back and monetary >> now, howard has that at the damages. maryland's court of appeals schneider center for aphasia will hear his case later this month. maryland police and prosecutors try to voice their life enhancement or scale. concerns, trying to make sure gang members stay behind bars up to 40% of adults are longer. wjz is live on federal hill. affected by this. >> these folks are perfectly derek valcourt has more on intact, in terms of their efforts to change the maryland intellect. gang execution act. but they're unable to use english the way that they did >> reporter: investigators say
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that the gang problem in prior to their stroke. maryland is far too serious for what they see as a flawed law. >> experience. >> reporter: drugs, robberies, >> it was a good experience. murders, gangs play a major >> yes. role in crime. from the recent murder of a 14- >> okay. >> scale offers the group activities. year-old crofton boy, to the headline grabbing shooter. >> my mother. >> we have gang members. >> reporter: until recently, no >> reporter: the goal is to one agency kept track of prepare individuals for statewide gangsta tistics. reengagement into the community. >> our members come from all different walks of life. -- gang statistics. all different backgrounds. all over the maryland area. >> it was among the 3-- 32 -- but when they come here, they have a common bond. and it's wonderful. >> reporter: wonderful for 315 gangs and 3260 gang stroke survivors, like mike siso. members. maryland estimates now 600 >> it's a start. and i like it. >> reporter: scale is the first gangs statewide, with 9,000 center of its kind in maryland gang members with the biggest and is open mondays and prp problem in baltimore and wednesdays, from 10:00 a.m. montgomery county. >> how big is the gang problem to 3:00 p.m. i'm kellye lynn, with in montgomery county? healthwatch. >> it's a fairly big gang >> thanks, kellye. for more information about the schneider center in boston, log problem. probably over 2500 gang members. >> reporter: soon after our onto wjz.com and click on the
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investigation, the state passed health section. time now for a quick look at some of the stories you'll the gang prosecution act. find in the baltimore sun. a look at the state's plans to in court, prosecutors don't use it. >> what is the problem with the way the current gang law is put windmills off the coast of written right now? ocean city. >> the current statute is too the former area basketball cumbersome for a prosecutor to use effectively. standout announces his retirement. >> reporter: that's why a whose and find out how to make who of maryland law enforcement your own nonbreads. for this and more, read gathered in annapolis, argued for changes in the state's gang tomorrow's baltimore sun. and remember to look for the updated forecast. laus. >> right now, what the law does local and state officials were on hand at the it s takes away what gangs groundbreaking of a new high school in towson. commit. >> things like graffiti, it marks the beginning of a new assault, gambling, all not covered under the law. prosecutors say that make its george washington carver too hard to prove someone is a center. the $68 million facility replaces the existing school on the very same site. gang member and punishment must the carver center is expected be tougher. >> reporter: prosecutors say to be complete in 2012 and will they hope to have several serve more than 1,000 students. amendments to the prosecution act hammered out by november. whether you like a burger and beer or a filet mignon, you we're live, federal hill, derek can help feed others this week by dining out for life. valcourt, eyewitness news. we're following breaking news for you right now. you can't have both. sky eye chopper 13 is live over a school bus accident in south it's about moveable feasts. an organization whose mission
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baltimore. is to feed those in the baltimore area. mike perry has more. mike, what happened? ron matz reports, it's as easy >> reporter: we are at water as making a reservation for view avenue and cherry hill in thursday night. >> it's busy in the kitchen. south baltimore, where apparently a vehicle towing a in the east baltimore trailer has rear-ended a school headquarters of moveable feast. bus that we are told has for the past 20 years, they've elementary school aged children delivered free meals to on board. thousands in need in baltimore now, it is not clear at this point how many or if any are and beyond. seriously injured. but the accident itself from the outside appears to be executive director tom minor. they do have the baltimore city medic crew on scene that is boniando. >> we serve a meal. checking the children for it's a free meal, provided injuries. and at this point, it is not right to your home. clear if any at all will be transported. but we'll stay on top of this >> thursday night. situation and keep you updated. back to you on tv hill. area restaurants will donate >> thank you very much. 20% of their proceeds to this. right now, authorities in connecticut are searching the >> hi, delores. home of a possible suspect of a >> good to see you. >> delores is one of the many murder of a yale student, annie leigh. volunteers who make moveable feasts such an important part of baltimore. drew levinson has the latest. >> makes me feel wonderful. >> reporter: the medical you know, that i'm making a examiner is withholding the autopsy results in the murder of a yale student. difference in helping somebody. it's a wonderful thing to do. >> reporter: making a prosecutors have asked that the difference by serving more than cause of death not be revealed 1,000 people every day. while investigators narrow
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their list of suspects. >> each of our clients receives some five entrees. and here in the grocery room, the body of 24-year-old annie each of them is receiving a bag leigh was found sunday, stuffed inside the basement wall of a of groceries that also provides university research laboratory. an additional 13 meals for them during the week. police believe the grad student >> reporter: ruth sooter has been donating her time for 10 was targeted. but students here like junior years. >> well, i felt like i was caitlin flatly feel, even if it was not a random act, it is helping people who are sick and unnerving. >> still scary around here. can't help themselves. but now, i feel like i get more people are definitely locking out of it than i give. their doors. like checking, double checking. >> reporter: police are keeping this investigation close. >> the cafe huh is more than 50 they won't confirm a cbs news report that they've questioned a lab technician who failed a restaurants participating. >> it's important to us that people support dining out for lie detector. they'll only say they're talking to a lot of people. life. you're supporting the restaurants. >> we've interviewed about 150 still keeping them in business as well as doing a good special people. and we're still working the case. >> reporter: despite the heavy right thing for the moveable police presence, knowing feasts and the clients we there's been no arrests has serve. >> ron matz, wjz eyewitness many on this ivy league campus news. >> as part of our continuing community commitment, wjz is a concerned. >> still notice to -- nice to proud sponsor of dining out for life. know there is someone out there for a list of participating -- not nice to know there is someone out there who has not restaurants, log onto our website, wjz document. and click on local news. been caught. >> reporter: the pressure is on now, you just look at the list. police to find the person who killed her. i'll guarantee you, one of your
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favorites is on that list. there are a lot of restaurants in new haven, connect -- connecticut, drew levinson, wjz participating. it's a win-win. eyewitness news. >> police are not saying much gotta do it. brutal beating. about the person's home, except a high school student violently attacked on the school bus. that they have identified a person of interest in the the dramatic scene is all caught on tape. murder. our sunny skies have come free men. to arn end. here's of a live look outside. the iraqi journalist. who threw a shoe at former are we in for more rain and a president bush. cooldown tomorrow? is released from prison. we have complete first warning bob turk is in the first coverage. warning weather center. first to bob with a look at cooler weather headed our way. live doppler radar. >> we've had a few sprinkles, a first, here's today's report from wall street. [house] wow, i feel like a new house few showers and a couple of spots. take a look at radar. this front is just gone through the region. temperatures dropped down to 78. winds are now coming back out of the east. humidity is up a little bit. as you can see, that front continues to slide down to the south. these showers are very light. they're not going to amount to a whole lot. but a few folks here in the city south and east may see a few showers. here in the bay area, you can see it southeast of edgewood. headed toward wharton. and another bunch by the d.c. area. heavier activity around d.c.
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and rockville. that's headed also to the south and southeast. heading down to washington. and the capital beltway may be south of columbia. run into a couple of showers. tomorrow, looks like we'll see more general light rain. maybe drizzle in the region. how much rain have we had? bernadette woods has a look at the updated numbers. we figure is t is about time to keep you updated. for the month total, we are just slightly under average. and that does include last week's rain. but overall, on the year, take a look above our average. we are once again. we actually topped out over after my quick home energy check-up from bge. five inches. and some of the dryer weather set in yesterday and today, it's the closest i'll ever get to a day spa. however. so 4.46 inches above normal. they wrapped my pipes, installed cfl bulbs, as we head into the fall season. we will have a complete recommended a little nip/tuck around the old windows and more. forecast of the rain possibilities coming up shortly. [announcer] learn to speak the language of energy efficiency at >> thank you, bernadette. bgesmartenergy.com, and pamper your home exciting news today in hunt valley, where all pro raven ray with a quick home energy check-up. lewis told a crowd, while much [sigh] ah... is given, much is also the efficient life is the good life. required. he is talking about his newest venture, one he told mike schuh
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could end up being his second career. >> ray lewis told me today is a beautiful day, both for him and for everyone who will benefit from his newest venture. nothing, but nothing now. >> it's a space on a fast track. >> rome was not built in a day. but ray lewis and mark rosen were not on that job. >> reporter: 38 bowling lanes, a sports bar with ray memorabilia, a four-star restaurant, all in an old wal- mart. >> wow. we're here. i cannot believe it. this is about a year and a half of work that we have been putting in. >> reporter: in these hard times, local investors credit ray's name, vision and enthusiasm with making this project work. >> had to be something family- oriented, healthy, sports- related and had to involve the community. and then the other question was, well, what do we like to do? and ray loves to bowl. >> reporter: the all-star cites his faith and his mother for allowing him to be in a position to make this work.
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>> and that woman... that woman right there is the reason why i push the way i do. like nothing else but to make mama smile. >> he used to always tell me, it's for you. well, we do have a lot of he said today is mother's day for you. clouds. and that's what he always tells but actually, from the city on me, with a smile on his face. north, it's beginning to clear out. we have had a few light he said every day is mother's day for you, for the rest of sprinkles and showers. your life. >> they say it's going to take a lot of work to get a former take a look at the radar. light sprinkles. wal-mart looking like this. but they're confident that it's not a big deal. may last a few minutes. going to happen by the but look loosic to the north of -- looks like to the north of beginning of february, right after the super bowl. it, it's kind of clear. one little shower popping up to in ray's future restaurant and the north. not a whole lot tonight. entertainment complex in hunt valley, mike schuh, wjz but we might see more of this eyewitness news. back to you now on tv hill. dropping to rain and drizzle developing on tomorrow. >> thank you, mike. looks like bernadette has a the complex will employ 80 to look at a much cooler wednesday. 100 100 people. bernadette? if this concept works, ray >> that's right. that front is going to bring in tells wjz, he'd like to package the cooler air and clouds. as we start out the day, it and have other star athletes tomorrow, clouds around. use it in their cities and towns. possibly a bit of drizzle. could be a way to kind of spur and temperatures as we head
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through the afternoon, are not the economy to improve a little going up all that much. bit. still the chance for on and off >> we certainly hope it succeeds for a lot of reasons. chance for showers. still ahead. or drizzle as we head through watch out. the afternoon and evening a car careens into a carroll showers -- hours. for the rest of the five-day, county family's home. how many other vehicles were involved. here's bob. looks like definitely much cooler in the next seven days. i'm suzanne collins in anne arundel county. children for years have 73, a little rain. perhaps again on thursday. complained about the quality of their school lunches. 70, 75. just imagine if they could be some clearing, much nicer for the weekend. eating fresh fruit and but pleasant, 76. 56. vegetables from the local farm 74 on sunday. enjoy the weekend. stands. i'll have that story coming up next. will rain put a damper on sally? >> we will. the rest of the week? we always do. thanks, bob. a day on the water abruptly the updated forecast with bob. ends when a large fishing boat goes up in flames. the thick, black smoke could be seen for miles as it rose high into the air. the 39-foot vessel is now completely destroyed. investigators believe the fire started in the engine room. u.s. troops have reportedly killed one of africa's most wanted al qaeda suspects. officials say intelligence reports show the man died during a raid carried out by american forces in somalia. he was wanted in connection with an attempt to shoot down
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an israeli airliner back in 2002. two senior members of the insurgent group say they will retaliate against the united states for his death. iraqis are celebrating the day as if journalists who threw his shoes at former president bush is released from prison. charlie d'agata reports, the 30- year-old has been set free, three months early. >> reporter: relatives hugged the freed iraqi journalist, who threw his shoes at former president bush. children danced in celebration as moktada alsaidi cuts through the crowd with an iraqi banner around his nefng? i'm a -- neck. >> i'm a free man, he told supporters. but my country is still held prisoner. he shocked the world by throwing his shoes at former president bush. he shouted, this is your farewell kiss, you dog. his actions cost him nine months in jail, reduced from an
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original three-year sentence. he said iraqi secret service alleges beat him from behind bars and tortured him with electrical shock. and he is still angry over what he calls the humiliation of iraqis under u.s. operation. he may have missed the president, but many say his actions were right on target. he says, what he did was a source of provide for us. saidi says his freedom comes with a price. he believes the u.s. intelligence agents will track him down and kill him. charlie d'agata, cbs news. >> the journalist's original three-year sentence was reduced because he had no prior record. it was reduced even more for good behavior. a student accused of stabbing another student to death. it happened this morning at coral gables high school. police found 17-year-old juan carlos rivera had been stabbed to death and put the school on
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lockdown as a precaution. officers haven't released the name of the students they now have in custody. two teenagers are in custody, following a violent attack on board a school bus in illinois. surveillance video shows a student punch coming choking another student in a matter of seconds. just moments later, they go after it again. police believe the fight started. a 14 and 15-year-old are fighting. police have arrested a man suspected of drunk driving in a wheelchair on the highway. officers pulled the man over as he traveled along the road in heavy fog. 35-year-old daniel suplanski told police he borrowed the motorized scooter from a friend after injuring his ankle. police say his blood alcohol level was three times the legal a family is forced out of limit. its home after a truck smashes check in with eyewitness news at 6:00. for all of these stories and through the living room wall. it happened in the finks burg more, coming up, vic is area of carroll county. standing by with a preview. the battle for the bay. and as alex demetrick reports, nearly $3 million is raised to the accident also involves
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other vehicles. help save the largest body of >> reporter: the pickup truck water. where the money came from. finally stopped under a stairway, ending a wild ride. and -- >> surviving the swine flu. in its wake, a home was left one man's personal battle is a threat we're all facing. heavily damaged after the truck i'm mary bubala. smashed through a front wall. that story just ahead. >> i was in the back, all the check in for these stories and all the day's breaking way back and around. and i heard just a loud bam. news. a parade down main street i mean, it woke me up straight takes a big detour, when two up by me. >> it all started not far away. curious cows wander into a convenience store. as the pickup sped through four surveillance cameras show the lanes of traffic. steer as they take laps around causing three other vehicles to crash. >> he hit a capital meats van. the aisles. a cowboy riding on the back of a horse. and i couldn't avoid the ford eventually hurds the-- herds explorer in front of me. i hit the back of that. the cows back outside. >> reporter: why the truck went the cows wera able to-- were careening down this road is under investigation. able to rejoin the parade. the truck's driver was flown to britain's most eligible shock trauma. only luck kept anyone else from bachelor just got more desirable. getting hurt. >> my son had just asked a couple of minutes before that if he could go out to play. prince harry celebrates has he was in the living room. 26th birthday today, entitling if he had been putting on his him to his motor's multi -- shoes, people would have had him. >> reporter: the living room became an instant debris field
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motor -- mother's multimillion as the rest of the house dollar estate. absorbed the impact. although harry once earned the >> the ball shifted. and clear in the back, where the bathroom and all is, the reputation as a wild child, so walls are shifted from this accident. >> reporter: the force of this crash didn't just damage the far, he has spent his day building. it's left the entire structure too unsafe to live in. >> i mean, it's all the way continuing. waiting for sally thorner, who is going to throw out the back to the kitchen, where the first pitch tomorrow night. stuff is. now we're wondering what we're there's a little secret for going to do about a place to you. by the way, the ravens' haloti live. >> as a home of four years is nata is here. he'll be throwing the first toss. lost in an instant. we'll speak with orioles state police are pitcher brian matusz. and talk to the ravens as they investigating the accident and have not yet released any respond to some criticism from details. if you're waiting for someone to get home from work, national analysts that have let's check on the roads with come their way. pretty good (announcer) if you think all batteries are the same, consider this: sharon gibala at wjz traffic control. we're still following a very serious accident in kingsville. we have video from sky eye chopper 13 of that accident in kingsville. the accident is on -- blocking harford road, i should say. at forks road. medivac was called to the scene on that one. all lanes are blocked to get around that. you can take bel air road. it was a head-on collision.
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could take some time to clean up. meanwhile, we're watching an accident. another in harmons at dorsey road at aviation boulevard. two accidents in the city, eastern avenue at south high. and water view avenue. that is going to be at chill cher -- cherry hill road. watch for delays on 95 in the northbound lanes between 895 to past the beltway. as far as delays on the beltway, we're seeing minor ones. nothing too major. the slowest spot now is the top side of the beltway, between 83 and 95. there's a live look at the west side of the beltway. you'll find about a five-minute setback there. there's another look at the top side. a few possible rain drops on this camera there. this traffic report is brought to you by kfc. try the new kentucky grilled chicken. marinated and grilled to perfection. >> thank you, sharon. several maryland schools are receiving national -- recognition as the schools are
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named blue ribbon schools. two area catholic schools are among those honored. st. john's regional school. faculty and staff at resleagz recollection, -- resurrection st. paul. several maryland public schools also receive the honor. among them, were southern high school in anne arundel county. western high school. baltimore county. and also hammond middle school elementary. hammond middle school, highland elementary and steve decatur middle school. the school earned the national blue ribbon honor. children have been saying "yuck" to brussel sprouts and broccoli for years but are partial to peaches and plums. suzanne collins reports on a plan to put more fresh produce in school lunches. >> reporter: local veggies on the pizza bagels at mount hebron school today. when a tornado tore through holly, colorado, and a display of melons and air life denver took to the air... other fresh fruit. this kicks off an effort to put
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local produce on the school their night-vision goggles keeping them safe on a perilous flight... menu. >> i'm not really a fan of broccoli. but i love fruits like oranges and apples. and powering those precision goggles--- >> reporter: the farm to school is the only battery air life trusts: program includes lessons on duracell. trusted everywhere. where food comes from before it hits the grocery store. look for new duracell ultra advanced the wife of the usda chief now with even more power to protect. tells students a cow can produce 150 glasses of milk a day. >> young people here, just like in iowa, end up growing up thinking that food comes from the grocery store. and don't realize there are people who make their living from growing fruits and vegitables. >> reporter: -- vegetables. >> reporter: the plan is get we have training staff on alert. local fruit supply into schools sally will be throwing out the on a regular basis. first pitch tomorrow. >> it brings freshure produce jason berken for the o's. to the people. and jeff nieman for the rays. instead of things that were this has been the year for the harvested maybe a week ago. o's. like sweet corn. nine different players have >> reporter: it is to improve made their major league debuts for baltimore this year. one of them is pitcher brian children's diet. but also preventing trucks from brian matusz. traveling all over the country six of the guys have been
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and use all of that fuel. rockies. -- rookies. >> it's a win-win. as you know, local producers lefty brian matusz is done for now. often struggle to compete with rapid rise for matus. the larger producers of fruits he finished strong at yankees and vegetables and commodities. >> i kind of learned that stadium this past saturday. eating from a farm is healthy. i talked to him earlier this because when you're eating from evening. >> cameute with a lot -- came like a box or something in the out with a lot of nerves. store, they have like really but i was able to battle with salty stuff. that and work on things. so farms, they don't really add and being able to finish off stuff. so it's really healthy. very strong. >> reporter: in anne arundel >> the orioles and rays will county, suzanne collins, wjz get started at 7:05 tonight. eyewitness news. >> to find local farms, menus the ravens have a presence here or educational materials, go to tonight. haloti ngata will throw out the wjz.com for a link to the farm- first pitch. speaking of ravens, they're off today. to-school program. preparing for their next game great idea. let's take a look at temps at san diego on sunday. and conditions. the ravens are coming off a light showers. temperatures slowly dropping. right now, we're at 78. east winds at 5. season-opening win. at home against kansas city. barometer holding steady. come back and take a look at a veteran receiver derrick mason had four catches in that game. much cooler next few days after this. he and the rest of the ravens. and chris carter, who criticized the ravens before sunday.
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johnson even referred to the ravens' receivers as "bums." after the win, derrick this fiber? i'd had my fill. then i found miralax. mason said that keshon is-- announcer: miralax is the only brand keyshawn is the bum. clinically proven to relieve constipation carter doesn't have a super with no harsh side effects. bowl ring either. you'll see. at least i'm playing. it's clearly different. just keep quiet and keep restore your body's natural rhythm with miralax. dreaming. you still could play. coach john harbaugh on his guys being criticized. >> don't start calling our guys names. you know? we're not too impressed with that. but our guys are going to go and play the way they are no matter what. we don't need someone else's respect. we don't need people saying good things about us. in fact, we kind of like it when it goes the other way. they can keep saying those things all wait. all they want. we will just show up on sunday. >> you can see the game here on wjz 13. i'll be with the team out west for a post game reaction. in fact, san diego opened its
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temperatures tomorrow, only probably around 70 to 72. maybe 73. this afternoon, we did get into the low 80s. take a look at temps now around the region. we've dropped a few degrees. 78. still 79, 81. 80 in ocean city. it was pretty warm. cumberland, 86 at last report. pretty warm out there. dew point comes up. yes, we have a little line of showers as this front slipping through the region. our winds moving more to the east and northeast over the next 12 to 18 hours. and that's going to bring in yes, damp, ocean air. typical. that's what happens this time of year sometimes. and down to the south, a lot of warm air overriding that cooler air, will definitely create a lot of cloud cover. you can already see the shower account -- activity to the west. most of this is not going to head our direction. but the flow will bring the moisture typically up the mid- atlantic region. the front is going to stall out across the region. that is forced up over the top of the cooler service. surface.
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it condenses, forms clouds. and yes, a very good chance of coming up now. a johns hopkins student fights light rain, drizzle probably back. and the results are deadly. beginning tonight. but we'll see a more general, i'm derek valcourt in annapolis. light drizzle cloud cover. that will probably continue into thursday. law enforcement officials are a front with really cool air fighting a growing gang for eastern canada will continue to slip down to the problem. fight the flu. south and maybe stall out. the h1n1 vaccine is finally we'll get that risk of light approved. how long observe you can get it? rain and drizzle. but the higher off to the and here -- hear exclusively northeast, that means the winds coming around that high, off from a man who survived the the atlantic ocean, dragging in swine flu. that moisture once again. clouds moving in. it will not be like we saw last and it's raining in some neighborhoods. check in for these stories week. and all the day's breaking but we'll have rain and drizzle news. >> eyewitness news at 6:00 starts right now. likely beginning late tonight or tomorrow. that will do it. sunrise, 6:49. bay temp at 46. mild, 63, compared to last night. low 60s. and a little rain perhaps overnight and a little more rain, maybe some drizzle likely tomorrow. much cooler. tomorrow's high, 73. deadly encounter.
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our normal high is 79 degrees. a johns hopkins student finds -- finds an intruder in his we're cooling down. at least through thursday. garage. >> tonight, the deadly fight and the weekend is looking very with a samurai sword that left one of them dead. nice. >> that's what counts. >> i'm vic carter. thanks, bob. still ahead at 5:00. >> and i'm denise koch. >> the student used the samurai ♪ [ music ] sword to fatally wound the attacker. wjz is live on east university the death of a heartthrob. a look back at the way actor parkway. mike hellgren has more on this unusual case. patrick swayze danced has way into our hearts. >> reporter: vic, hopkins is getting hot in here. just up that way. and the university says there students and parents at a has been a robber of baltimore school protest the heat students are forced to burglaries. more than a dozen of them east learn in. i'm ron matz in east of campus. this started at this house, baltimore. just after 1:00 this morning. how you can help an and ended up with the organization that helps so many others. a preview of dining out for intruder's hands severed. life, when eyewitness news >> reporter: eyewitnesses tell continues. wjz, they ar
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it's 5:29. 78 degrees and cloudy right now. good evening. thank you for staying with eyewitness news. here are some of the stories people are talking about tonight. losing their cool. students at a baltimore county middle school start another year in a building with no air conditioning. and windows that don't open. pat warren reports, parents demand the problem be fixed. >> fix ridgeneley now. -- ridgely now. >> and the major june end of the school year, when windows act more like solar heating panels because they only open a crack. while haley and her classmates sit inside. >> i can't explain it. it's so hot and sweltering. it's almost impossible to function at all. >> reporter: and that has moms and dads hot under the collar.
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ridgely parent said it sent her son to the hospital. >> dehydration. they found that every time he stood up, his blood pressure would plummet. >> most people wouldn't leave their dog in a closed car with 103-degree temperature. and the fact that my daughter is in that type of environment at school is appalling to me. >> reporter: the fingers point to county executive jim smith and school superintendent hairston. they were at a groundbreaking with the governor this afternoon. >> we'll take it one step at a time. obviously we have several buildings in the same situation. >> reporter: members of baltimore county state delegation say ridgely is a special case because somebody screwed up. >> we spent $14 million on renovations. canand they put windows in. and almost half of them in each classroom don't open at all. and rather than admitting a mistake and fixing it, kids are baking. >> you have this pressure cooker for these kids.
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and they're having ileffect. -- ill effect. that's not conducive to trying to provide them a quality education. >> funding is the issue at this point. >> reporter: the answer may be found in alternative funding whether from federal stimulus money, energy grants or excess funding in other projects. reporting from lutherville, baltimore county, i'm pat warren. back to you on television hill. >> members of the baltimore county council are also looking for ways to fix the school. a howard cont -- county teacher will spend eight months. the 57-year-old pleaded guilty to having sex with a 14-year- old student. police say the man took the boy to his apartment, where the incident occurred. police continue to investigate whether our students were victimized as well. will a healthcare compromise an easier pill for republicans to swallow? this plan still might not be enough. denise is live with the latest. >> reporter: there are high hopes that six moderate senators senator can help the
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healthcare legislation move forward. the group said they will address key concerns. their plan will likely leave out the highly controversial public option. still, several top lawmakers, including house speaker nancy pelosi say you cant have reform without having the public option. >> we will again improve quality, lower costs, expand coverage and maintain choice. i believe that a public option is the best way to do that. >> reporter: the proposed compromise would expand health coverage by requiring that all americans purchase healthcare by 2013. sally? >> critics say in order to fund the reform, tax increases are all but assured. today, hollywood continues to mourn the loss of actor patrick swayze. sandra hughes reports for wjz, almost two years waged a heroic battle against pancreatic cancer. ♪ [ music ] >> reporter: patrick swayze was
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