>> this is wjz, and wjz.com baltimore. >> from the city, to the county, to your neighborhood, now complete coverage on wjz 13, maryland's news station. when disaster strikes, will we be ready? rescuers reabouting and brushing up on their disaster training. hi again, i'm mary bubala. don is off today. here's what people are talking about. the recent burst of a 6-foot pipe that kept people in their

homes shows how critical it is to be prepared for the disaster. rescuers are hearing the message loud and clear. live at a disaster drill. >> reporter: good afternoon. public work authorities admit it could happen again. if it does or any other type of disaster, baltimore pants to make sure that residents have instant relief. thursday morning, a drill to answer a question on everyone's mind after a water main break happened. what if it happens again? >> it depends upon the disaster. the plan we're following, it provides enough for 5,000 people per day. >> the wal-mart is the commodity point of

distributing. >> there's everything cones need to use any time there's a disaster. >> in c-pod was not open this week. >> it was a smaller area of only a few streets and neighborhoods we were able to go house to house with the supplies. >> reporter: over a hundred households struggling to rebuild as crews tackle repairs. workers here will practice just in case. baltimore is opening a disaster recovery center this saturday all day, residents can speak with several state agents about what to do next. wjz eyewitness new. >> thank you. crews expect the repair war in iraq to continue for the next three to four weeks. we have just learned who will fill the senate seat vacated by ted kennedy.

good afternoon, ron. >> reporter: a friend and colleague will temporary fill ted kennedy's seat. paul kirk was nominate to the post. a boston attorney was close friends to the senator and according to an aid is knowledgeable and supportive of ted kennedy's work. he will hold the seat until january 19th when voters elect a permanent replacement. both sons lobbied for this appointment. >> kennedy died after a year long batter with brain cancer. leaders of the world's largest economies are traveling from new york to pittsburgh for the g-20 summit. hoping to prevent a meltdown like the one we've been experiencing over the past year. protesters have a different agenda. >> downtown pittsburgh looks like it's bracing for a hurricane. most small businesses have decided to close up shop before

floods of protesters fill the street. >> we're worry about the windows getting broken and we had to pay someone to come in. >> he runs a shoe shine operation, shutting down with cost hundreds of dollars. >> i think the world leaders need to get together and solve some of these problems, but i don't want to go hungry because of it. >> reporter: leaders from the largest economies are making tear their way to pittsburgh. president obama hosts the group as it tries to occur b risky practices to prevent another meltdown. pittsburgh staged its own recovery after the collapse of the steel industry pittsburgh was built on. they have shut off areas of

downtown with huge barricades. the demonstrators we spoke with say they're focused on bringing awareness to the cause. >> i think everyone is here making sure their voice is heard. i don't think anyone will get aggressive. >> they expect protesters and have details about specific planned demonstrations. president obama is heading to the g-20 summit straight from the un security council. he preside over the session when they sponsored a program to eliminate nuclear weapons. new information about acorn and that controversial taped here in baltimore. acorn claims the video violates maryland's law by recording

without two-party consent. they have filed a multimillion dollars lawsuit against the people who posted the video. we're learning about a police-involved shooting. the two officers who shot a suicidal man yesterday have been on the force for less than two years. he approached with an edged weapon, it was a spatula. prosecutors and police in annapolis rounding up repeat offenders and could face lengthy prison time. the first call in was a wakeup call for many including one of the offenders. he was arrested on the spot for carrying a knife. it's part of the capital city's safe street program. a northwest baltimore row home caught on fire this

morning. on west 41st street this morning. nobody was injured. investigators trying to figure out what caused the fire. the day started off steamy and still feels like summer. looking outside, cloud cover with a peek of sunshine around downtown baltimore. we're live with first warning weather coverage. marty has weather. >> reporter: good afternoon. when the sun comes out, it gets steamy. you know i love a lab top -- rag top day. the rag top was closed and the ac was on. looking at the photo, a little bit of moisture creeping through overnight. it's been clouds and every once in a while, some sun which is trying to breed a couple showers around the area. look at how steamy it is. the dew point at 68. it gets uncomfortable.

81 degrees, we have come up almost 10 solid degrees. 77 cumberland. the mid-80s in d.c. 87, three shy of 90. packs river at 82. westminister 76. 79 degrees in rock hall. there's a change coming in our weather and some of these clouds have to do with the change. a cool front approaching the region. come back here. it may kick off a thunderstorm later. it's going to bust the back of this heat and humidity. that's not going to be for about 12 hours or so. maybe some popup showers moving towards your neighborhood. when we come back, looking at first warning weather and talk about the weekend forecast. thank you. it's a world first, a vaccine to prevent hiv infection. it's a watershed event in the aids epidemic. in thailand, it cut infection

rates by 30%. the findings were published after 16,000 volunteers participated in the world's largest aids vaccine trial. still to come, picking the perfect potato, a fast food giants hopes it will spice up its men you. a family favorite becoming slightly more aforrability. looking live outside, marty will be back with your first warning forecast.

>> the california woman found 18 years after her kidnapping has mixed emotions about her chapters. she was 11 when they took her. she emerged last month. if it goes to trial, she will be a witness, but that's a long day away and she will need time to heal. >> she candidly had some mixed emotions about this. that having been said, i think she clearly understands that

some bad and terrible things were done to her and the people who committed the crimes need to be held accountable and her participation with law enforcement is essential for that to happen. >> privacy the important to the healing process but want to use her story to help other missing children. there were warning signs, a federal investigation reveals workers knew of the dangers working in their refinery. it could have prevented the dust explosion. it was trap under a steel cover until it exploded like gun powder. >> they're talking about a multimillion dollar deal for potatoes. mcdonald's looking for a new variety of potatoes.

they buy 3 billion pounds a year. the world's most popular home video game system is cutting its price. the wii will retail for $199.99. very close to $200. that's $50 cheaper than what it costs now. the 20% drop takes effect on sunday. they hope it will attract customers on the cusp of becoming gamers. 50million fall into that category. >> take a live look outside. stay tuned. marty will be back with the first warning weather forecast. looking at the midday stocks, last night's winning lottery numbers.

>> maybe it's because i didn't want to sweat through the shirt. look at that. >> i think you have a decent cloth back there. >> mother nature helped outside this morning. we were at the farmer's market. the sun came out, totally -- always helps if i turn it on.

got totally steamy. looking at the current conditions, looking at radar. the sun is going to come in and out through the afternoon and as it happens, the atmosphere gets turbulent and we see some showers. 81 degrees, we are up to 81. it was 71 when we finished the morning edition. here's the breeze out of the northwest. seeing the front diving down towards the region. barometer at 30.06. looking at first doppler radar. some shower activity towards johnstown, it's kind of going in the southern direction. it's a cause an effect, this is a business of cause and effect with the front diving down to give us a delightful saturday and sunday. it's also some of the instability, come back here, don't mess with me. we're seeing the really steamy

conditions. dew points at 68. 81 downtown. three shy of 90 in ocean city. oakland at 71 degrees. 2500 feet above sea level. 80 columbia. 80 degrees in annapolis. here's the back door front starting to sag our way. the best chance of seeing a shower or thunderstorm as it dives down is going to be after dinner n. -- we're looking at a popup shower because it's unstable. 86 degrees is the high this day. yesterday got to 82. 58 overnight. maybe a thunderstorm and tomorrow absolutely delightful. exactly where it should be this time of the year. >> the recent devastating water main break magnifies a

problem under our feet. wewe have a preview of a wjz investigation you'll see tonight on eyewitness news. >> reporter: more than 5,000 water main breaks across the region in the last ten year, the problem is so bad, to fix it could cost two billion dollars. who should pay for it? we investigate in the special report. >> and you can watch this wjz investigation on maryland's crumbling infrastructure at 11:00. still to come, yet another warning to keep your waistline in check. the leading cause of cancer could be hanging over your belt. here's the top stories on wjz.com. for update on the news and the weather forecast, log on the wjz.com.

>> in today's eyewitness new, when it comes to choosing a seasonal flu vaccine, your best bet may be to roll up your sleeve. getting a shot is twice as effective as using a nasal spray. a weight warning for americans as the obesity problem grows. it could soon be a top cancer

cause. researchers point out smoking and hormone replacement are dropping, but too many not getting the hint about obesity. check in, controversial decision, a man arrest for a serious crime but released to attend a red sox game. why the judge set him free. the boss is coming back to town. join us for these storyies. the five-day forecast coming up.

welcome back, starting tomorrow, this humidity, this summer like haze, it's out of here. a beautiful weekend with temperatures in the low to mid- 70s . >> tune in to the cbs prime time lineup. the mentalist followed by eyewitness news and this noon, a california restaurant celebrating the diamond anniversary with a deal. long beach california celebrating the 25th by giving away diamonds for 75 days, the restaurant holds a raffle at the end of each night, pieces worth up to $2500. i don't know if they hide nit your food. >> thank you for joining us. have a great day. see you >> jill: i'm right back

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