school of medicine. >> the doctor was taken to the hond unit and interviewed. information was learned that the victim and her boyfriend had been purchasing recreational drugs and have been using them. >> reporter: it was a drug typically used to treat heroin addicts. they did no not find heroin, but found oxycontin, morphine, and at least a dozen marijuana pipes. police say pills were smuggled in from the philippines, hidden in stuffed animals. neighbor, nicole strickland. >> shocking to me. i mean, this is a very hard- working neighborhood. and some of the students and community members, we all work together to keep this a nice part of the city. >> reporter: after earning their ph.d., doctors were fellows with the department of anatomy. >> not that it excuses

anything. but it's easy to imagine becoming so stressed out that it resorts to such thing. >> scientists are jick like -- are just like anybody else. >> reporter: they believe that johns injected herself. but further answers will come when toxicology reports are complete. >> with regards to the death, right now, that matter is under investigation. >> reporter: and the state's attorney's office has not ruled out further charges. but they are awaiting reports from the state's medical examiner's office. for now, we are live in baltimore. weijia jiang, wjz eyewitness news. >> reporter: okay, weijia, thank you very much. mccracken was released this afternoon. his preliminary hearing is scheduled for october 9th. we want to update the breaking news from last hour. a double shooting in northwest baltimore. sky eye chopper 13 is on the scene just after 5:00. police say a 20-year-old man was shot on clifton and rose street. the male victim was taken to

shock trauma. we do note -- not have word on his condition yet. but a police officer, shot and wounded in an attempted robbery. >> detective aaron harris's condition has been downgraded from serious to critical condition. the 39-year-old was also moved from sinai hospital to shock trauma. last week, harris was shot several times when two teenagers tried to rob him outside his northeast baltimore home. he was coming home from work. harris returned fire at his attacker, wounding one of the suspects. 16-year-old kevon wilson and craig tillets are being charged with attempted murder and being held without bail. >> detective harris was shot three times in the abdomen and lower left leg. a frederick county community still is trying to come to grips with an unthinkable crime. a father kills his wife and two young children, before taking his own life. wjz stays on the story with complete coverage. adam may is live in mount airy with more on how the community is coping. adam? >> reporter: maryland state police are still wrapping up

loose ends in this investigation. they are trying to pinpoint the motives this community is trying to heal. >> reporter: a somber day at two schools in frederick county, as students were offered grief counseling, following the murder of two classmates. 14-year-old charlie dalton junior and his 7-year-old sister, emmaline. >> i understand there is a teddy bear at her desk today. and the counselors will remain there, as long as they're needed. at the high school, principal david keen made an announcement to all of the students over the pa system this morning. they then observed a moment of silence. >> reporter: last friday, their father shot his sleeping children, his wife jennifer, the family dog and then himself. police suspect financial troubles pushed him over the edge. the triple murder-suicide has left mount airy stunned and saddened, as parents struggled to explain the violent act to their children.

>> i miss like playing upstairs in my room with her and sometimes outside. >> breaking the news to her that night was devastating to me. the only thing that got her to sleep that night was sheer exhaustion from crying. >> reporter: teachers remember seeing emmaline with a smile on her face and that charlie was such a good-hearted, polite, young man. >> i know there was a service plan said for friday. i believe some high school students the be attending that. and i understand that the principal has suggested that parents accompany their children. >> reporter: and that friday night viewing will be at the stover funeral home here in mount airy from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. live from frederick county, adam may. wjz eyewitness news. >> thank you so much. funeral services will be on saturday morning, at liberty baptist church. a wild scene in one county neighborhood -- baltimore county neighborhood this

morning. >> flames are shooting hundreds of feet into the air at a sparrows point plant. sky eye chopper 13 is over the scene as flames erupted at the elle furnace. the fire department says it was not an explosion but a buildup of pressure in the back of the stack. now, burning debris landed on nearby dumpsters in grassy areas, starting small fires. those fires were quickly put out. no one was hurt. and still workers returned to the elle furnace to finish their shifts. >> the cause is not known at this point. in tonight's flu watch report, dozens of midshipmen are in the academy tonight. the academy is quarantining. this is an effort to stop the pred -- auto spread of the swine-- the spread of the swine flu. maryland's intermediate peament court take -- appellate court. it will decide if the state must give the aclu documents

related to profile complaints. pat warren explains what the organizations are looking for. >> reporter: black while driving. the that what he indicates when he sued the state police after he and his family were pulled over by state police, being pulled over on the way home from a funeral. >> we sued the maryland state police and learned in the process of a lawsuit, that they had actually instructed the troopers in that area to be on the lookout for blacks in rental cars, claiming that they were likely to be crack dealers. >> reporter: profiling has been a continuing legal issue in the state. wilkins now represents the naacp in a suit to require state police to turn over documents related to over 100 racial-profiling complaints. >> when complaints are made, none of the complaints are found for racial profiling. not a single one of them is to be sustained. >> reporter: maryland argues

that they cannot be released. >> the legislature has recognized that while we want to have public access as much as possible to records that under the public information act, nonetheless, there are certain privacy efforts. >> they say it will continue to pursue legal remedies for determining whether racial profiling is a continuing practice with the maryland state police. reporting from annapolis, i'm pat warren. back to you on television hill. and the court of special appeals took the unusual step of having the full court hear the case today. cases are ordinarily heard by a three-judge panel. a warning tonight from baltimore county police to some thieves. what they stole could put them and other people in danger. this is a picture of a grenade, similar to two picture -- grenades stolen. the grenades are from world war ii. and the owner does not remember if they are "live" or not.

if you have any everinform -- information, call police. the aftergan man -- afghan man man at the center of an alleged terror plot makes his first court appearance. the 24-year-old may not have been acting alone. >> reporter: najibullah zazi pleaded not guilty to allegations he was planning a terrorist attack. possibly on new york city's transit system. the 24-year-old showed no emotion, as several u.s. marshals led him in and out of the courtroom. agents brought zazi from denver to new york to face charges that he conspired to use weapons of mass destruction. a judge the defense say -- a charge the defense says has no grounds. >> the government will have to produce someone else. they don't necessarily have to indict him. but they better come up with someone else, or the conspiracy charge fails. >> reporter: cops are trying to zero in on any coconspirators. three people are suspected of traveling from new york to

denver, to help zazi stockpile supplies to make home made bombs. and store surveillance video appears to show zazi buying those goods. the fbi has also obtained evidence from zazi's computer, complgd bomb-making -- including bomb-making instructions. >> reporter: prosecutors are convinced he poses a significant threat to the community. so he has not been allowed bail. >> i think this is correct. because i do building that this was a serious threat. and could have been enacted. >> reporter: two other men involved in the investigation have been charged with lying. but they are free on bond. zazi's next court appearance is slated for december. if convicted, he could face life in prison. in new york, drew levinson, wjz eyewitness news. >> and zazi's next court date is set for december 3rd. wjz continues to follow the breaking news from the south pacific. a tsunami alert. following a massive underwater earthquake.

bob joins us latest. >> this occurs very deep, around 20 miles below the surface. right near samoa. about 120 miles from samoa. at least a 7.9. they actually say it could be as strong as 8.3. they have a tsunami watch for hawaii. new guinea. wake island. and the marsh. island. and the reports of about a 5- foot tsunami wave, coming ashore in pago pago. that's the capital of samoa. and shortly after, water came in about 100 yards. did some damage to local areas on the beaches. so far, no reports of any people being killed. but there have been should people who have been running up and down the hillsides, getting away from the water. and injuries from that. and beach damage from some of these small islands there in the southwest pacific. we'll keep following this as the tsunami watch continues for hawaii for about another five

hours. it's possible that tsunami may make it all the way to the southern and southwestern areas of the state of hawaii. denise? >> all right. thank you very much, bob. still to come tonight on wjz eyewitness news. five a day. that's the recommended servings of fruits and vegetables everyone should get every day. but teenagers just aren't listening. i'm mike schuh, wjz eyewitness news. 23 stories hanging off silo point. how in the world did i get here? and why? for that. you have to return to eyewitness news. i'm suzanne collins in east baltimore. the city council is debating whether or not to ban the sale of single cigars. i'll explain why. that's coming up next. well, warmer temperatures coming. stick around for the updated first warning weather forecast.

the baltimore city council is considering restricting people's smoke and how they buy tobacco. two bills introduced today are

aimed at reducing young people smoking. >> flavored cigarettes and wrappers, they say these are things that entice young people and get them addict the to tobacco. >> reporter: this is a popular item with young people. it's vanilla-flavored and a lot cheaper than a pack of cigarettes. today, the city council hears a bill that would allow them to be sold in packs of five. >> the purpose behind the bill is to raise access to the products. >> this 35-year-old said this bill stinks. >> sometimes people don't have enough money to buy an entire bag. you buy one, and it's a little cheaper than buying an entire pack. >> reporter: the city councilman who is sponsoring the band on a single cigar, says research shows that young people are starting out, smoking these. and that the number starting smoking cigarettes is actually

down. >> reporter: a 28-year-old says smokers' rights are disappearing. >> they're so strict on trying to make everybody healthy and everything. >> reporter: another proposal bans the sale of cigarette rolling papers. the third and most controversial city bill, bans smoking outside hospital doors and alleys, all the way up to the curb. people could be fined up to $50 for an intraction. -- infraction. >> when they're sick or something like that, nervous, they want to come outside and have a smoke. and you believe they should be allowed. >> yes, ma'am. >> reporter: the hospital bill faced legal complications and was postponed today as they had met at city hall. >> someone is walking on the walk, walking by mercy hospital. and they're smoking a cigarette. what? do they have to quit smoking, across the -- cross the street?

it's ridiculous. >> reporter: the chairman says he supports most bills that prevent young people from shocking. back to you. >> the tobacco wholesalers have already sued prince george's county and say they will sue baltimore as well. the investigation continues into the cause of a house fire in west baltimore. sky eye chopper 13 was over the scene today. fire broke out in the second floor of this row house on edmondson avenue. no one was injured. an 18-year-old will spend six years behind bars for initiating a violent breakout. it allowed 14 juveniles to run away. michael martin pleaded guilt to escape and second-degree assault. nine teens were charged as adults in the sentence. but martin's sentence was the harshest so far. trying to raise money for a new inpatient drug rehab facility. as mike schuh reports,

tomorrow, they're asking people to pay them to walk off the edge of a building. watch this. >> baltimore charity needs an idea for its annual fundraiser. but the donor said no more golf tournaments no, more fancy dinners. the name of the event is called -- >> over the edge of recovery. >> people said to us, not another dinner, not another golf tournament. gotta do something different. >> reporter: well, this is it. for $1,000, you're here, supporting goodenzia. it's the largest nonprofit inpatient drug rehab in baltimore. after 19 tries, it helped latanya carol to be free from crack. >> at a point, you thought it would be easier to kill yourself than to be free from the drug. >> right. >> silent point is 23 stories tall. 220 feet at the drop zone. so who is going over? >> why, me.

>> i'm not going to kid you. i was terrified. the knocking knee hindered the first step. >> that's the human body telling you that this might not be the best thing to do. that is the chimp part of your brain, saying are you sure about this? >> are you sure? >> well, no, i'm not sure at all. but come on. let's do it. come on. >> reporter: right here, trusting the rope. the wind is howling. i'm 270 feet above the earth. if you could hear fear, this is what it would sound like. [ [ breathing ] >> once over, you -- well, i just stared straight ahead. watch this. my cameraman friend is yelling, hey, spiderman. that, my friends, is a long, long way down. >> this is the most frightening thing i have ever done in my life. bar none. my heart rate is just going. i haven't looked down yet. i don't know if i'm going to.

is it a long way? last 150 feet -- >> no problem. >> holy cow. [ cheering ] >> that's something. >> okay. only 80 people are going to be able to rappel off silo point tomorrow. they have less than five slots left. if you are interested, you're out of your mind. no, you can find a link on who to contact on our website, go to wiej.com. they expect to -- wjz.com. they expect to raise $40,000 for this event. >> i was up at the top of that building with a government official, a high-ranking government official who is afraid of heights. ask he was not happy. >> he will not be volunteering for the drop tomorrow. >> i guarantee. i know who this person is and they will not be volunteering. >> well, mike is in the newsroom. he survived. >> we salute you, mike. >> that was great. i could barely watch. let's take a look at temps

and conditions around the region. still a little breezy in some spots. gusts to 18. 63 now. barometer rising. come back and take a look at our midweek and end-of-the-wee

take a look at the fall- like temperatures. pretty chilly in some spots. only trix now in oakland. it's helped keep temperatures down. warm spot. ocean city in the mid-70s. we're down to 73. had clouds early on.

ebrate and sunny, beautiful. around 11:00, 12:00, 1:00. same thing will happen tomorrow. but tomorrow, i think we have a better chance of maybe a brief sprinkle or shower. winds generally have been west to occasionally northwest. anywhere from 5 to 25 miles an hour at times. ocean city, very light. we're up to 18 in the west. in between, you have a tight pressure gradient. like squeezing the end of the hose. and what auto doing is picking up moisture, creating showers to our north. a couple of weeks, when it gets colder, these will be snow showers. lake sneak snow showers. lake-effect rain showers. tomorrow, a little spoke of energy coming down. we have a chance tomorrow,

maybe 30% chance of a brief shower in the afternoon. 10 or 15 minutes. that will be it. but watch out for that. it will probably come through sometime 2:00, 4:00 in the afternoon. tomorrow night will be a quite chilly night. winds will die down. already cool air mass. at night, temps will drop quickly into the 40s. good news is, by the time you get into the 40s. winds will go southwest. warmer air will start to move in. and with that, already some clouds and showers showing up on the models. but thursday, we probably will see a little bit of rain here i think, on saturday afternoon. not a lot. but on the bay tomorrow, still have that small craft advisory. bay temp, down to 71. tonight, it will be a cool night. yeah, temperatures in the upper 40s to low 50s, with scattered clouds. and tomorrow, maybe a brief shower. high of 66.

otherwise, not a horrible day. thank you, bob. going green to save some green. did you know you can save green and protect money at the same time? sally has more on how to be an energy saver. >> that's right. over the past week, many of you e-mailed questions. woe took the question to our bge energy saver expert. and the answer is, lighting typically accounts for 20% of your home bill. you can replace old, bulbs. so go around your house. and count home bulbs you have. and the savings will add up. to find a participating store, visit bge smart energy.com. denise, back to you. >> thank you, sally. and for more information on how you can be an energy saver, go

to wjz.com. and click on our special section on the home page. still to come tonight on the wjz eyewitness news. house of horrors. what police say happened to a teenage boy inside this oklahoma apartment. and it was going on for years. serial sniper. and new twist. straight out of his movies.

it is just after 6:30. 63 degrees and clear. hello, everyone. thanks for staying with eyewitness news. here are some of the stories people are talking about tonight. filmmaker roman polanski remains behind bars in switzerland. as has legal team is battling to get him set free. as charlie d'agata reports from zurich, he's refusing to return to the u.s. to face charges in a decades-old sex case. hollywood director roman polanski won't be leaving his swiss prison cell any time soon. the 76-year-old had evaded capture since he jumped bail after pleading guilty to having sex with a 13-year-old girl in los angeles, 32 years ago. his lawyers filed a motion for his release. but the swiss court says a ruling is weeks away.

polanski's wife, a french actress has met with him in jail. attorneys are trying to assure him. >> of course the circumstances are very, very hard for him. >> reporter: lawyers will try to prove polanski's arrest, at the request of u.s. authorities is illegal. supporters say he's been hiding in plain sight. >> there's been plenty of opportunity for him to be picked up. so it seemed extraordinary that it should suddenly be done now and in that way. >> reporter: polanski was supposed to be the star attraction at this zurich film festival. but it was the publicity over his appearance that got him caught. u.s. marshalls reportedly waited until he was on the flight to switzerland, before tipping off swiss police. >> reporter: festival organizers say polanski's status as a wanted man never even crossed their minds when they invited him. >> i really adore him as a filmmaker and i adore him for what he's done for the film

industry. >> reporter: polanski pleaded guilty in a plea bargain, but ended up running when it it became clear the judge was going to impose a tough sentence on him. in zurich, switzerland, charlie d'agata, wjz eyewitness news. >> polanski won best director. final justice may be coming for the convicted mastermind of the sniper shootings. >> reporter: virginia governor tim kaine says he sees no reason why he would stop the execution of john allen muhammad. muhammad is set to be executed november 10th. in 2004, he was convicted in one of the murders in the october 2002 killing spree that left 10 people dead in our reeze. immediate -- region. maryland prosecutors let virginia take him to trial

because of tougher laws there. kaine is catholic and opposes the death penalty. >> lee boyd malvo was sentenced to life in prison for his role in the sniper spree. lance corporal jordan crobot died over the weekend on his second tour in affect. the defense department has not yet released the details on his death. he was 24 years old and a native of frederick. as the country mourns the loss of another marine, president obama kicks off a series of high-level meetings on afghanistan, discussing the strategy going forward. as joel brown reports for wjz from washington, he remains committed to the mission. but supports his wing. >> reporter: in the oval office, president obama talked strategy in afghanistan, with nato's new secretary general. >> we both agree that it is absolutely critical that we are

successful in dismantling, disrupting, destroying the al qaeda net work. >> the nato chief says turning the tide requires a turn in tactics. he wants to focus on getting afghan civilians and defeating al qaeda and taliban insurgents. he promised that nato will stand by the u.s. >> we will stay in afghanistan, as long as it takes to finish our job. >> the top u.s. commander in afghanistan told the president, he objects success can only be achieved by adding more u.s. forces. in his report, he says up to 40,000 troops are needed now or the mission will likely fail. >> 65,000 u.s. troops are already in the war zone. the white house says the president wants to decide on a new strategy before he makes a decision on sending more troops. >> this is the beginning of reassessing of where we are. >> the president's top advisers don't all agree on strategy.

some want more troops. others want a new focus for the ones that are already there. but whatever the time decision, the next step will be to convince congress. where many democrats are reluctant to commit more soldiers to an increasingly unpopular war. in washington, joel brown, wjz eyewitness news. a new u.n. report says august was the deadliest month of the year for civilians because of violence from the insurgency. tonight, baltimore county police are asking for yao help in track -- your help in tracking down two armed robbery suspects. take a look at surveillance pictures of one of the suspects. police say he and a second man robbed the store in the 1300 block of wind last driver in essex back in august. if you have any information, you are asked to call county police. the number is 1-866-7-lockup. a new homeland security grant will allow the washington, d.c. metro to install cameras throughout its system. it will use a $28 million federal grant to put cameras on

buses in stations and inside trains. the primary purpose will be crowd control. but the surveillance video can also be reviewed if ever needed. time now for a quick look at some of the stories you'll find tomorrow's edition of the baltimore sun. making a case for why the first- time home buyers credit should not be extended. why towson has become such a sushi stronghold. and should dave trembley come back? remember to look for the updated forecast from wjz's first warning weather team. in tonight's consumer watch report, a massive recall by toyota motor corporation. it is recalling 3.8 million vehicles in the u.s. the problem is removable floor mats that could cause accellerators to get stuck. and could cause therefore crashes. the recall includes toyota and lexus. includes popular models like the toyota camry and prius, along with the es350. federal regulators have

received 102 incidents in which the accelerator may have become stuck. in wjz's healthwatch report, most men are not being told about the risks associated with the health -- cancer screenings. >> reporter: a new survey found only 70% of the men said their doctors discussed the psa test with them beforehand. >> reporter: of those, the majority were told about the benefits. but only 32% were told of the risks, such as being treated for a slow-growing cancer that might not cause harm. advanced electronic medical records don't necessarily mean a patient will receive proper care. a new study found doctors failed to follow up on nearly 8% of electronic alerts that showed abnormal test results. experts say the finding suggests that while helpful electronic records don't completely eliminate the problem of missed test results. and finally tonight, health officials say only 13% of u.s. high school students get at least three servings of

vegetables a day, and just 32% get two servings of fruit. >> together, fewer than 10% of high school students are eating the combined recommended daily minimum of fruits and veggies. i'm kellye lynn, with healthwatch. and the information comes from an international survey from thousands of high school students. still to come. an update on the tsunami. killer waves. beer belly bandit. police say the suspect has the same method of operation. what he's accused of doing. bob turk in the first warning weather center. a dry, cool start to october. i'll have the exclusive five- day forecast. and wjz 13 is always on. here are the top stories on wjz.com at this hour for updates and all the day's news. and the updated forecast, log onto wjz.com.

updating the breaking news. a powerful water earthquake has sparked tsunami warnings in the south pacific. and there are thou some killer waves that have come ashore. sally is in the newsroom with details. officials in american samoa said as many as 14 people were killed when the tsunami struck the south pacific. an earthquake struck deep underwater, between samoa and

american samoa. that powerful quake prompted the tsunami warning just before the wave came ashore. this is a live look at hawaii now. tsunami watch is in effect for these islands. because it is so far away from american samoa. any powerful wavers are still hours away. electricity outages are reported. and telephone lines are jammed. thank you. eyewitness news is following developments. we'll have the latest tonight at 11:00. a targo train jumps the tracks. 20 to 22 cars derailed and slammed into each other. cleanup is under way. the cause of the accident is under investigation. police in oklahoma stay a woman is charged with torturing her son for 4 1/2 years and keeping him locked in a closet. don teague reports for wjz on the child's escape and what will become of the woman's seven other children. >> reporter: the unidentified

boy escaped from this northeast oklahoma city apartment last friday. with the help of a sibling, he made his way to this national guard post. dirty, malnourished, wearing only a pair of oversized shorts. he walked up to a security guard and asked to see police. >> he had scars from where he was stabbed. he had scars from being beaten. he had scars from being choked. he had scars over the majority of his body. >> reporter: police have arrested his 37-year-old mother, larhonda mccall. and a friend. 38-year-old steve hamilton. according to this police report, the boy had scars from being tied up. others from being beaten with an extension cord. and still more scars on his stomach from being doused with alcohol and set on fire. during all of that time, he has never been too school and spent most of his time locked in a bedroom closet. >> there are several locations where this took place. all of them in oklahoma city. but in all of the locations, there was some type of torture involved. >> reporter: a next-door

neighbor found it hard to believe. >> from what i seen from mercy, she seemed like a good mother. she talked to her kids. please, thank you. come on, guys let's go. >> reporter: the boy told police his nightmare began when mccall was released from jail in new jersey. she then was sent to oklahoma and he went there to live with her. police say apparently none of his six siblings were subject to physical abuse. don teague, dallas. >> the do boy's mother and her friend remain in jail as investigators continue to conduct interviews and collect evidence. the beer belly bank robbery strikes again. today, the man hit for the second time. the m.o. was the same. he handed the teller a note. police dubbed him the beer belly bank robbery because of his prominent stomach. seen in surveillance camera, captured in both heists. and i have no idea where this happened. harry smith has a preview

of what's coming up tonight on the cbs evening news. disturbing photos reveal alleged misconduct. now, there are questions about a top official who may have uncovered the scandal earlier. but was he silenced by a conflict of interest? tonight on the cbs evening news. thanks, harry. here's a look at tonight's closing numbers from wall street

it is a brisk, late september evening. a live look outside right now. are warmer temperatures returning any time soon? bob is tracking the five-day forecast. and updating the forecast for tomorrow. bok? >> if you mean 80 plus, no, nothing like that. tomorrow's forecast. starts off pretty clear. then we start to see some clouds in the 50s, 40s, perhaps. back up in the middle synths. maybe a shower after two or three brief showers. next time, about the same for thursday. with more sunshine. 68. a little warmer, friday, saturday, sunday. maybe some shower activities here on saturday. still to come on eyewitness news tonight. the ravens hit the road on sunday. and have plans to quiet the

crowd in new england. >> mark has more coming up in sports.

midweek. the ravens already gearing up to go to new england this weekend. >> yep. they'll be on the practice field tomorrow. i'll be up there with them. but for now, they are looking ahead to the tot toughest place

to play. the nfl. the new england patriots have the best home record in the league this decade. ravens have never won in foxboro. in fact, baltimore has never beat the patriots everywhere. -- anywhere. he's had great success in leads a team of road warriors. ravens have won five of their last six road games, including two play-off victories. >> there's nothing better than all of a sudden, crowds up there and they're going, ah. all of a sudden, we do something. it all stops and goes silent. and there's nothing better than a stadium that is you know, three-quarters empty at the start of the fourth quarter. >> can they beat them. our special post game coverage.

plus, highlights from marty and mary at the espn zone for a little football talk. orioles continue to lose games and players. outfielder felix pie is the latest to be shelved for the season. suffering from a left thigh strain. he is the 7th oriole done for the year due to injury. team pride is hurting, too. o's reached an 11 straight. this one, a tough defeat. 3-run lead. rays got the game winner in the 8th. they go on to win it, 7-6. this is the orioles longest in nine years. so it's up to jeremy guthrie to help keep it from becoming a dirty dozen. birds need three wins in the final six games to avoid losing 100 for the year. first pitch in 10 minutes. presidentminnesota twins

continue their quest. start of a four-game series today. brings home a gade win. tigers got one in their half. but miguel cabrera got tired. they are within one game of the first-placed tig ers. day-night double header in detroit tonight. the baltimore double header. in town for the senior players championship. final of the year. seniors are serious about getting their share. >> i have a bad back. just drove in from richmond. i came here to win. lucky enough to win this tournament a couple of years ago. that's my goal this week. >> and that tournament will tee off thursday at the baltimore country club, east course. and tom watson will be in town for it. we'll be hearing from him as he prepares for the tournament. that's coming up tomorrow.

>> that will be exciting. thank you, mark.

don't miss the cbs primetime lineup at 10:00. it's a premiere of the good wife. >> that's it for us tonight at 6:00. back at 11:00. thanks for watching eyewitness news on wjz, maryland's news station. don't go away. much more ahead on the cbs evening news with katie couric, including what congress is doing to protect consumers om >> smith: tonight, breaking news: a massive earthquake in the south pacific triggers a tsunami in american samoa. first reports say they are deaths. we'll have the very latest. i'm harry smith. also tonight, more flu news. the first batches of h1n1 vaccine are on their way, but where schools are already closed it feels late. who's going to administer all those shots? gross misconduct uncovered at

the u.s.'m be any kabul. but allegations reached government investigators two years ago. why was nothing done? and driven to distraction. the government takes on a deadly problem. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with katie couric. >> smith: good evening, katie is on assignment. it was a monitor of an earthquake, officially magnitude 8.0 and it touched off a tsunami. a wall of water as high as to feet slammed into some tiny south pacific islands. the quick struck midway between samoa and american samoa, a u.s. territory about the size of washington, d.c. population 65,000. many snow wans tried to run for higher ground as the tsunami swept as far as a half mile inland. at least one town was flattened and first reports say there are deaths