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saw blood pooled around the garage of the chaotic scene. police say a johns hopkins student killed a man, breaking into his home, using a samurai sword. >> i couldn't believe it. you know, there are burglaries around here. >> reporter: investigators say the intruder lunged at the student. the sword slietioned off his left hand. he died at the scene. >> the suspect did have a lengthy criminal history. upwards of 29 arrests for burglary. right now, we're conferring with the state's attorney's office to determine whether charges will be filed. >> reporter: the home had been broken into just the day before. and many say break-ins are a frequent and frightening problem. >> i think we ought to give him an accommodation or citizens award or something. >> reporter: just towards the picture. the anger after you're broken in and the emotions that you go through after an intrusion. it's really a traumatic situation. >> reporter: and while the law allows you to defend yourself,
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let analysts say you have to be careful. >> deadly force, under the law, is only a last resort. >> i think it was kind of justified. probably like in the heat of the moment. the guy is probably freaking out because somebody is robbing his house and everything. but toufa -- cut off a hand and into his heart and everything, that seems a little extreme to me. >> reporter: and a live look again at the house. police have increased their visibility in had area, since those burglaries. the university says it is providing support for that student who was involved in this. and all of his roommates. reporting live in north baltimore, mike hellgren, wjz eyewitness news. >> thanks, mike. this house is owned by arundel company. and all of the students inside were graduates. a city police officer is under routine administrative leave. police say a suspect tried to rob the off-duty officer at gunpoint. the officer chased a suspect and shot him after the suspect fired at the officer. the suspect remains at shock
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trauma. the u.s. is moving one step closer to mass vaccinations against the potentially deadly swine flu. eyewitness news is live with complete flu watch coverage tonight. mary bubala speaks with an h1n1 survivor. but first, we begin with sally who is in with more on a key ruling just made by the food and drug administration. >> it's part of the massive effort to prevent the potential swine flu pandemic. just a short time ago, the fda opened up to swine flu vaccine. however, only about 45 million dose will be ready by mid- october. that's when the government wants people who are most at risk to get sick, including pregnant women and children, to get the vaccine. denise, back to you. >> the vaccine was partially tested here in maryland at the university of maryland school of medicine. and a vaccine is especially important because afternoon a relatively quiet summer, the
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virus, once again rearing its head. mary bubala continues our complete flu watch coverage. and explains why h1n1 is a flu to fear. >> i was so weak, dizzy, blurred vision. >> reporter: h1n1 almost killed ron. >> throughout that night, i realized i was deathly ill. i mean, i realized it anyway. but it got even worse. >> reporter: ron had no idea he had what so many now fear. the virus initially referred to as swine flu. the baltimore county resident contracted the highly contagious virus from his grandkids. >> how sick were you? >> it's like getting hit by a train. you are just devastated. you can't do anything. when i finally got out of bed to try to walk, oh. i could have crawled easier. >> reporter: since it first
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emerged in april, the h1n1 epidemic has sickened more than 1 million americans and killed about 500. >> reporter: the h1n1 virus is tough and tenacious. and the trouble is, none of us have antibiotics built up to fight it. >> reporter: and medical experts fear the virus could mutate. >> we have a huge population who don't have immunity. it's mild right now. but if it goes through this mutational change as it's prone to do, it might come out as a much more virulent organism. >> reporter: in that scenario, millions would get sick. schools would close and the death rates would soar. hospitals in towson are preparing for the worst. >> what happens when a person walks through the door with a sore throat, fever and cough? >> we treat each one of those as if they have h1n1. and you have to be geaf like that -- aggressive like that. >> reporter: ron lawless was in the hospital for about a week. h1n1 hit him hard because of
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other health official issues. -- health issues. >> your doctors were surprised you survived. >> one of them said, you made it. like it was not a done deal. >> reporter: what's your advice? >> it was so devastating. i would stay away from clouds crowds. i would try to elim nat -- eliminate the possibilities as best i could. they say wash your hands, of course. >> reporter: now you're a survivor of swine flu. >> now i am. and perhaps i'll never get it again. >> reporter: while the rest of us are waiting for the swine flu to hit. mary bubala, wjz eyewitness news. >> the federal government has issued a warning to small businesses to prepare to operate with fewer employees this fall because of the inevitable spread of h1n1. coming up tonight at 11:00, wjz's adam may looks at the race against time to create the best vaccine to protect as many people as possible from the
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dangerous virus. maryland's growing gang problems. there are hundreds. individual gangs and thousands of gang members. but top law enforcement gang leaders say laws just need to help prosecutors. derek valcourt has more on efforts to get that done. derek? >> reporter: prosecutors want to see the tougher law. >> reporter: drugs, robberies, murders. gangs play a major role in crime. from the recent murder of a 14- year-old crofton boy to the headline-grabbing shooting at the inner harbor. >> just about any crime you can think of, we have gang members. >> reporter: until recently, no one agency kept track of statewide statistics. >> this is derek valcourt. >> reporter: a we'll -- wjz investigation was among the first to find 315 gangs. since that time, they started keeping track. and it is growing. they now estimate 600 gangs
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statewide with 9,000 known gang members wife with -- members. with the biggest problem in baltimore and montgomery county. >> how big is the gang problem in montgomery county? >> it's a fairly big problem. we have probably over 2500 gang members. probably over 35 active gangs. >> reporter: soon after, the state passed a gang prosecution act, a law meant to prosecutor gang activity. but in -- prosecute gang activity. but they don't use it. >> it is too cumbersome for a prosecutor to use effectively. >> right now, what the law does, is it takes away the important crimes that gangs mostly commit. >> reporter: things like gang graffiti. assault, gambling, extortion, all not covered under the law. prosecutors say that law make its too hard to prove someone is a gang member. and punishment must be tougher. and a coalition of law
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enforcement officials say they hope to have several amendments to that prosecution act ready by november. we're live on federal hill. derek valcourt, wjz eyewitness news. >> there are an estimate said 1 million gang members across the country. a number of serious accidents on area roadways are under investigation tonight. kai is live in the newsroom now with more on those incidents. >> reporter: the first accident happened on a two-lane road in northern baltimore county. sky eye chopper 13 over the scene just before 4:30 today. it happened on harford road in fork. two cars collided head-on. an adult male and female were headed to area hospitals for treatment. the road was closed for several hours. the other accident happened at the intersection of waterview avenue and cherry hill. the bus was rear-ended by a truck. there were several elementary school children on board. however, none suffered serious injury. vic? >> a medic checked the children out as a precaution. another twist in the lawsuit by a former baltimore city police commissioner. almost five years after being
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let go, following allegations of a domestic dispiewt. ev-- dispute. kevin clark fights to get his case back. >> reporter: in may of 2004, former city police commissioner kevin clark responds to allegations that he assaulted his fiance. >> i want to ensure the people of baltimore and the members of this department that there was no assault in my residence on saturday morning. >> reporter: six months later, he's cleared of wrongdoing. but former mayor martin o'malley labeled the event a distraction. >> i have relieved commissioner clark of his command effective 8:30 in morning. >> reporter: since then, he has been fighting to get his job back. >> my career stopped on that day. this is an opportunity to get my professional law enforcement back online. >> he's been denied monetary damages. now, the court of appeals
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agrees to hear the case. >> while i'm elated that the court is going to tell us what the law is. that's the main thing. >> reporter: last year, mayor dixon responded. >> any chance he'll be coming back to the baltimore police department. >> i doibt is very seriously. -- doubt it very seriously. but it's a matter of resolving the lawsuit so he could move on with has wife. >> reporter: but this could cost taxpayers millions. >> he's always been concerned about the damage to his reputation, both locally, nationally, and of course, the damages passed up by what is taking place. and how it took place. >> arguments are scheduled for march of 2010. the highest court could decide to send it back to a lower court. then it would go to a jury trial. back to you. >> right now, clark is living in new york state. after a sunny start, cloud his moved into the region. live look outside now. will we get more rain this evening? eyewitness news has first warning weather complete coverage. meteorologist bernadette woods and bob turk are updating the
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forecast for us. here's bob. about an hour ago, we had a weak front across the region. and we're actually seeing some clearing north of the city. take a look at radar. a line of light rain from the eastern shore over to south of baltimore right now. take a look around. there's severna park to annapolis. there it is, around the d.c. area. one little shower moved closer to the airport. now it's over old dwhroary beach. -- glory beach. and showerville. down to the south of us, a little more from buoy, d.c., over to annapolis. it started moving to the southeast. it will be out of here shortly. but developing probably more rain late tonight. as more cool air begins to move. and that means we set the stage for perhaps a little more rain. bernadette has a look at some of those rainfall numbers. bernadette? >> that's right. we're keeping you up to date. another update on how the rainfall is progressing. halfway through the month, we're slightly below. we did go above at the end of last week after all of that
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rain we got -- -- friday. and you started to see the numbers go down. minus .06. for september. but on the year, we are nearly 4 and a half inches above average on our rainfall totals. we actually topped 5 inches again on friday. but again, with that drying out, it's starting to dry up here. but still over 4 inches. there is more rain on the way. and we'll have more forecasts shortly. >> thank you, bernadette and bob. still to come. quick and easy. nutrition bars may give you that boost you need during the day. but don't tell your dentist. find out why in healthwatch. i'm alex demetrick. coming up, neighbors on the bay are themselves helped by millions of dollars in grant money. that story as eyewitness news continues. i'm mike schuh, wjz eyewitness news. inside of an old wal-mart in hunt valley. but soon it will be ray lewis's new sports bar, bowling alley and restaurant. an interview with ray when eyewitness news continues.
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althoughis, -- annapolis, standing guard against runoff. the kind that pours off roads and rooftops, carrying pollutants like nitrogens into streams and eventually the chesapeake. >> the vast majority comes from runoff in these lands. perhaps approximately 70% of the runoff. and there is no way we can save chesapeake bay, unless we get projects like this installed. >> reporter: but this group was already sold. as they received nearly $3 million in federal grant money. >> and we received $100,000 grant to market rain scaping throughout anne arundel county. >> reporter: for nine years, grants have helped communities do things like shoreline restoration. and built buffers near the streams. while rocks slow the force of runoff. and plants absorb nutrients. >> reporter: prior to rain gardens, whatever fell in this
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went directly into the waters. >> we disconnected 97%. so almost like 90% of the rain water that used to go into the creek now settled into the ground. >> reporter: now, there is money for 32 other similar projects. each small in its own way. but -- >> until we all become part of the solution, we're not really going to make headway with this. >> not as long as water running downhill. since 2000, small watershed grants have funded nearly 600 projects in the chesapeake watershed. eight maryland schools are named prestigious blue ribbon schools. two area cfght schools were -- catholic schools were among those honored, st. john's and st. paul's. resurrection st. paul share the news with students in a rally held this afternoon. and the other schools on the list are western high school in baltimore. southern high school in anne arundel county.
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7th district elementary school. hammond middle. highland elementary. and steven deicature middle school in worcester. ray lewis told a small crowd today in hunt valley, much is given but much is required. he's talking about his new center, one he told mike schuh could end up being his second career. >> reporter: 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 with n an old wal-mart. >> i can't believe we're here. this is about a year and a half of work that we put in. >> reporter: local investors
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credit ray's name, vision, and enthusiasm with making this project work. >> has to be something family- oriented. had to be something healthy. had to be something sports related and had to involved community. and then the other question was, well, what do we like to do? and ray loved to bolt. -- to bowl. >> reporter: the all-star, he cites his faith and his mother, for allowing him to be in a position to make this work. >> and that woman -- that woman right there. is the reason why i push the way i do. life offers nothing else but to make mama smile. >> he always used to tell me that everything i do, every time i set my feet on the football field, it's for you. he said today is mother's day for you. and that's what he always told me, with a smile on his face. he says every day is mother's day for you for the rest of your life. >> reporter: they say it's going to take a lot of work to get a former wal-mart looking like this. but they're confident that it's going to happen by the
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beginning of february, right after the super bowl. in ray's future restaurant and entertainment complex in hunt valley, mike schuh, wjz eyewitness news. back to you now on tv hill. >> the complex will employ between 80 and 100 people. if it works, ray tells wjz, he'd like to package it and have other star athletes use it in their cities and towns. >> perfectly fine with me, as long as he's available on sunday afternoons. >> we have other plans for him on sundays. temps and conditions. pretty good day. down to 76 now. east winds at 5. barometer starting to rise. humidity just beginning to drop. we'll come back to take a look at the end of the week forecast and middle of the week forecast after this.
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this morning. it was absolutely beautiful. and look at it now. >> what happened? >> temperatures are dropping. had a few showers. take a look at radar. not a lot with this. but probably see more tomorrow. there you see that front kind of moving through the area. down across annapolis now. approaching the bay bridge. and slides across the region. with a few light showers and shrinkles. 84 this afternoon early on.
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got pretty warm today. take a look at the temps. 61 this morning. average temperature, 79. and records in this state. big spread here. 97 in 1927. and 40 degrees in 18 -- that's about as far back as the records go, by the way. don't go back that far, 130 years or so. temperatures now, 80 was in ocean city. it would get rather cloudy and turn cooler at the beach. 79. elkton. still 86 in cumberland. winds here are just beginning to turn out of the easterly direction. that's off of the ocean. and that will bring in low clouds, moisture and a bood chance tomorrow. later in the day. and on thursday, light rain and drizzle. this month front to the north. just a few clouds with it.
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this is kind of colliding. it's being forced up by this cooler air coming up by the north and northeast. and down to the south, there's a lot of moisture that will be riding over that cooler air. holds closer to the surface. and that's where the clouds are beginning to pop up. and we'll see rain with it tomorrow. as the front continues to head to the south. it turn a cool slides off. and it will force the winds around to the east direction. down to the south tharkts warm, moist air, overriding that cool surface. will get what we call overrunning precipitation. in the form of light rain. northeast winds on the bay. bay temp, around 73. tonight, let's call it mostly cloudy. right now, we're kind of breaking up. 63. need a little rain. and tomorrow, a little more rain possible. may not even get to 73.
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light rain and drizzle luckily tomorrow night. and again on thursday. looks like friday, dry out. maybe two days. i'll have clouds and cool temps. >> okay. still to come tonight on wjz's eyewitness news. the shocking attack caught on tape. a student assaulted on a bus. and it happens twis in just minutes. person of interest. as police are closing in on a yale university graduate student. orioles taking on tampa bay. i'm going to speak with rookie pitcher brian matusz. and guess who is here for the ravens? haloti ngata.
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but no arrests have been made. the medical examiner is withholding the autopsy results in the murder of a yale student. prosecutors have asked that the cause not be revealed. >> the body of 24-year-old annie leigh was found stuffed inside the wall of a university research laboratory. police believe the university student was targeted. but students here feel, even if it is not a random act, it is un97ing. >> still -- unnerving. >> still scary around here. >> police are keeping this investigation close to the vest. they won't confirm a cbs news report that they questioned a lab technician who failed a lie detector. they'll only say they're talking to a lot of people. >> we've interviewed about 150 people. and we're still working the case. >> reporter: despite the heavy police presence, knowing there's been no arrests has many on this ivy league camp us concerned. >> still nice to know that
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there's -- not nice to know there is someone out there that hasn't yet been caught. >> reporter: as this makeshift memorial honoring annie leigh grows, so does the investigation for police, to find her killer. in new york, drew levinson, wjz eyewitness news. >> so far, police have questioned more than 150 people in the murder. the trial of the person accused of killing los angeles pitcher nick adenhart has been postponed. >> it is being postponed because the defendant has been appointed another attorney. prosecutors say gallow was drunk when he ran a red right and hit another car. adenhart's previous attorney quit because of a lack of resources. the judge is expected to give the attorney several months months to get up to speed. denise, back to you. >> gallow faces 55 years to life in prison if convicted of
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charges. a family's truck smashes through the living room of their wall. the accident also involved at least three other vehicles. >> reporter: the pickup truck finally stommed under a stairway, ending a wild ride near cedarhurst road. in its wake, a home was left heavily damaged after a truck smashed through the front walls. >> i was in the back. and i heard just a loud bam. i mean, it woke me up straight outside of my sleep. >> reporter: it all started not far away on route 140. as the pickup sped through four lanes of traffic. >> he hit a capital meats van. and i couldn't avoid a ford explorer in front of me. so i hilt the back of that -- hit the back of that. >> reporter: why the truck went careening is under investigation. the truck's driver was flown to shock trauma. >> my son had just asked a couple of minutes before that if he could go out and play. he was in the living room.
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he was putting on his shoes. >> reporter: the living room became an instant debris field, as the rest of the house absorbed the impact. >> the ball is in it. it shifted. and clear in the back, with the bathroom and all of this, the walls are shifting from this accident. >> reporter: the force of this crash didn't just damage the building. it's left the entire structure too unsafe to live in. >> i mean, it's all the way back to the kitchen, where the stuff is. now we're wondering what we're going to do with a place to live. >> as a home of four years is lost in an instant. >> state police are investigating and have not yet released details. a city school building is also damaged. it happened this afternoon at the calvin rodwelelementary school. no children were hurt when the car hit the storage area of the building. however, the driver was injured. his condition unknown at this time. the cause of the accident is still under investigation. time now for a quick look at some of the stories you'll
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find tomorrow morning's edition of the baltimore sun. windmills off the coast of ocean city. the former area basketball standout, once known as the jewish jordan, announces his retirement. and find out how to make your own nonbread. for all of these stories and more, read tomorrow's baltimore sun. and remember to look for the updated forecast from wjz's first warning weather team. losing their school. students start another year in a building with no air conditioning. and windows that don't open. pat warren reports that parents demand the problem be fixed. >> fix ridgely now. >> reporter: it's a hot september, beginning. and a hotter may-to-june end of the school year. when windows act more like solar heating panels. while haily and her classmates sit inside. >> i can't explain it. it's so hot and sweltering. almost impossible to function at all. >> and that has moms and dads hot under the collar.
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>> dehydration. 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 a 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 morning. >> three, two, one. >> we'll take it one step at a time. obviously, we have several buildings in the same situation as ridgely. >> reporter: members of baltimore county state delegation say ridgely is a special case because somebody screwed up. >> we spent $14 million in renovations. and they put windows in that opened six inches. and almost half of them in each classroom don't open at all. and rather than admitting a mistake can fixing it, kids are baking. >> you have this pressure cooker for these kids. and they're having ill effects. that's not conducive to trying
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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 for excess funding in projects. reporting from lutherville, i'm pat warren. back to you on television hill. >> members of the baltimore county are also looking for ways to fix the school. still to come tonight on wjz eyewitness news. a mother's love. what one woman is doing to make sure her son can afford a prestigious dance school. an international incident. the man who threw his shoe is in iraq. what he says happened behind bars. i'm bob turk. in the first warning weather center. cooling temps. i'll have the exclusive five- day forecast. wjz 13 is always on. here is the top story. for updated news and the forecast, log onto wjz.com.
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the shoe-throwing incident made him a hero around the arab and muslim worlds. but he says he still fears the u.s. intelligence agency will track him down and kill him. he also says officials beat him and tortured him behind bars. >> he was originally sentenced to three years in prison. but the sentence was reduced because he had no prior criminal record. a passenger bus is caught on tape, rolling down a highway in china. the bus was empty at the time the video was shot. the driver apparently discovered the fire. and evacuated everyone on board. it is not clear what caused the bus to begin rolling down the road again. the cause of the fire remains unknown. a violent school bus fight is caught on surveillance video, as two teens attack another student. the video shows the suspect punching and choking another suspect several times. just amoments later, they went after the victim again. illinois police believe the fight started over the bus.
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a 14-year-old and 15-year-old were facing charges. nutrition bar may give you that energy boost to get you through the day. but it also may be taking ail toll on -- taking a toll on your teeth. >> reporter: dentists are finding more and more people with cavities and plaque buildup from popular nutrition bars. >> reporter: while candy bars and sugary drinks are well- known cavity cul prets, many people are surprised to learn their nutritious, delicious snack bars, packed with dates, nuts, raisins and other fruits can be just as dangerous for their teeth. the problem is, they are sticky, which creates an environment for bacteria to build up on teeth. >> reporter: also, taking tamoxifen. while the studies show they cut the risk of cancer, they carry other health risks. >> reporter: the researchers found while it protects against one form of cancer, it
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heightens the risk of developing another more aggressive type. i'm kellye lynn. others were blood clots, endo metrio cancer. and stroke. more fallout for the republican lawmaker who heckled president obama during his prime time speech last week. just a few moments ago, the house decided to admonish joe wilson. but wilson continued to insist he doesn't owe the house an apology. he said the president has already accepted his apology committee issue is over. a tough economy and unemployment are not stopping a single woman from having her son follow his dream. he is panhandling. she has already earned a partial scholarship but still needs several thousand more. d.j. said he is proud of his mother and hopes he can pay her back had he gets his big break. >> and he better get that break.
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katie couric has a preview of what's coming up tonight. at the height of the economic crisis taxpayers committed $700 billion to buy up toxic assetssets. what happened? we'll have a reality check, tonight only on the cbs evening news. and here's a look at tonight's closing numbers from wall street. we'll be right back.
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there are a few clouds across the region now. eyewitness news is live with first warning weather, complete coverage. bob is updating the five-day forecast. but first, meteorologist bernadette woods is live in the outback, with a more detailed look at what we can expect tomorrow. the clouds have been coming in this afternoon and evening. and that trend is going to continue through the next couple of days. mostly cloudy out there. even a little drizzle throughout tomorrow morning. and temperatures are not going up all that much. clouds will continue. and still a few areas of showers or drizzles around. that's going to be throughout the day on and off. and that continues through the mest few days. for for more on that, here's bob. looks like we will get rid
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of these clouds. it will stay on the school today side. 75, 76. 74. comfortable september temps. a little cooler than average. back in the 50s for the most part, for the nighttime temps. new allegations against the late michael jackson, just days after his star-studded tribute at the mtvvma tribute awards. coming up on entertainment tonight, did michael jackson lie under oath? only et has never-before-seen video of the king of pop as he breaks has silence. >> do you swear to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, in all matters? >> reporter: september 2005, michael jackson being deposed in a safely case. answering whether he avoided testimony in a previous case by suffering what he said was a spied are bite. >> you didn't testify in that case because the court had been told that you had a spider
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bite. >> yes, i remember that, yes. >> now, his former manager reveals the secret that he says michael kept. >> michael never suffered a spider bike. you say that's not correct. >> he got an injection from one of the doctors. and i'm not an expert at that. >> a dr. feel good perhaps. >> yes. >> very interesting. also, et's special moments with patrick swayze, including his "dirty dancing can" premiere. that and more coming up later on entertainment tonight. are. >> and that's at 7:30 here on wjz 13. ask still to come on eyewitness news tonight. mark is at the ballpark with thealatest on the or -- the latest on the orioles. plus, harsh crit sympt that has some-- criticism
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well, a little drizzle shouldn't stop baseball, we're hoping. mark? >> we got a couple of rookie pitchers going on here tonight for the orioles. jeff nieman for tampa bay. it's been a year. nine different players have made their major league debuts for the o's. and six of them are pitchers. and one of them is done for the rest of the year. he is left-handed pitcher brian mas madis. he's -- brian matusz.
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a rapid rise for matus. i spoke with him earlier this evening. >> came out with a lot of nerves. in my first professional season. but i was able to work with that and work on things. and being able to finish off very strong. >> reporter: well, the o's and rays get started in about 10 minutes. let's kick it over to football. haloti ngata. preparing for their next game, which will be on the road at san diego. ravens coming off the season opener win at home against the kansas city chiefs. and he and the rest of the ravens' whiteouts may have been motivated by espn analyst. both criticized the ravens before sunday. johnson even referred to the ravens' receivers as bums.
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after the game monday, they said that keyshawn is the bum. that's why he's in the an lift seat. keyshawn was overrated. car are ther is in the same boat i'm -- carter is in the same boat i am. just keep dreaming and you could still play. >> you start calling our guys names, you know, we're not too impressed by that. but our guys are going to go play the way they play no matter what. we're not looking for someone else's respect. and we don't need someone else to say good things about us. as a matter of fact, we kind of like it when it goes the other way. they can keep saying that all they want. we'll just show up this sunday. >> phillips and the chargers. they opened up. what a game. fourth quarter. jamarcus. to louis murphy, a 57-yard touchdown throw on fourth down. gave the raiders a 3-point lead with just over two minutes to
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play. that was enough time for san diego to drive 89 yards. that drive, five yards and in with seconds left. and the chargers escape oakland with a 24-20 victory. so it's the ravens at san diego. coming up next, that game, a 4:15 kickoff. our coverage starts at 4:00. that's right. you can see it exclusively here on wjz. in fact, i'll be headed west with the team to bring you post game reaction. coming up tonight at 11:00, we'll hear what the ranks have to -- ravens have to say coming up. plus, highlights of the orioles and rays here at the ballpark. that's tonight. >> lucky guy, mark. thank you. be right back.
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entitled to part of the multimillion dollar inheritance left to him by his mother princess diana. she left behind an estate worth $30 million to be shared by her two sons. and a state of the art high school in towson. state and local officials were on hand for the ceremony that marks beginning of the construction. the $58 million facility is expected to be completed in 2012 and will serve more than 1,000 students. that's it for us tonight. back at 11:00, i'm denise koch. >> for bob and mark, i'm vic carter. thanks for watching wjz. don' >> couric: tonight, the government approves the h1n1 flu vaccine. get ready to roll 'em up, they're rolling it out one month from today. i'm katie couric. also tonight, he called the president a liar and today the
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house voted to rebuke congressman joe wilson. but it's a different story in his south carolina district. >> the way he said it some might not agree with but at least he spoke up for us. >> couric: police are reportedly searching for a person of interest in the slaying of a yale grad student. what we know about the man they're after. and the story of k.p. 2, the friendly seal. maybe a little too friendly. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with katie couric. >> couric: good evening, everyone. in the battle against the h1n1 flu virus, the government has just approved the primary weapon so prepare to bare arms. federal health officials today cleared the way for drug makers to start shipping the flu vaccine, it should be available october 15, that's one month from today, at 90,000it
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