being diagnosed with the h1n1 virus, a baltimore teenager is now dead. tonight complete coverage of flu watch, as the seasonal flu and swine flu continue to spread. hello everyone i'm vic carter. >> and i'm denise koch. a 13-year-old girl is died after getting the h1n1 flu virus. she is the second child to fall to the virus. the 13-year-old died tuesday evening. the montebello academy student was hospitalized last week. >> i peaked at her. to see my niece with just a

machine doing the breathing, i was crushed. >> test ran, test ran, that evening that's when we learned she had h1n1 virus. her heart stopped, they resuscitated her. >> reporter: another child who's age and gender are not being released fell i'll ill and died last friday, that child did have underlying medical conditions. >> the elderly and adults, will fall ill, go back to school and lead entirely normal lives. >> reporter: it is crucial for students to get both the seasonal flu and the h1n1 flu vaccine when it becomes available. >> h1 may will not last for the entire flu season. it may go down and when it goes down, the other types of flu

may come up. so it's important to have both seasonal protection and h1 protection. >> reporter: now we called the state health department today and they could not confirm the death. medical records are kept private. a reminder now for everyone, the seasonal flu virus is available now. the h1n1 flu virus will be available next month. and an officer that was shot outside of home has taken a turn for the worse. tonight he is in critical condition. officer harris has had five surgeries for bullet wounds in his stomach and leg. tonight a neurorow scientist who studied the effects of drugs on the brain has died of an apparent overdoze. and her live in boyfriend is facing a number of drug chargeless. both were research fellows in

the university of maryland school of medicine. >> reporter: 33-year-old clinton mccrackn is at the center of a federal investigation after police find large amounts of imported drugs inside his dover street home. the very drugs that killed his girlfriend. >> the boyfriend was taken to the homicide unit and interviewed. information was learned that the victim and her boyfriend had been purchasing recreational drugs and they had been using them. >> reporter: police say john overdozed on norphine or butte. a drug used to treat recovering heroin addicts. charging documents reveal over the past two to three year, the doctors purchased bubin and other drugs online. drugs were smuggled in hidden in stuffed animals. >> shocking to me.

this is a very hard working neighborhood, fellow students and community members work very hard to keep this a good community. >> reporter: stress may have played a role in their lifestyle choices. >> not that it excuses anything, but i think it's easy to imagine becoming so stressed out that you would resort to such things. >> scientists are people like, anybody else. >> reporter: at this time investigators are not treating john's death as a homicide case. they believe john's ingested herself using a syringe. >> so in regard to the death right now that matter is under investigation. >> reporter: the state's attorney office has not ruled out further charges, but again they are waiting for results from the medical examiner's office. >> mccracken was released earlier this afternoon.

his preliminary hearing is scheduled for october 9th. today flames flew high into the air at a plant. the fire shot out of the elle furnace. tonight the fire department says it was not an explosion but a build up of pressure in the stack. no one was hurt. the death toll continues to rise in the tsunami that drove through the american islands today. >> touring tsunami waves left widespread destruction along samoa and american samoa. these are some of the first pictures coming out of the island. it began with an eight to 8.3 magnitude earthquake that

rattled the ocean floor jolting people out of their beds. >> it's just absolute frantic, people are talking about go hide or go pray some where. just get away from the ocean as quickly as you can. >> reporter: 25 minutes later, fierce waves some 15 to 20 feet high roared ashore reaching up to a mile inland in some places. >> the water came and went very, very quickly but was absolutely ferocious if you can imagine with that volume. >> reporter: not a building was left standing at the island of paiwe. everyone with all that strength, this tsunami was small when compared to the 2004 indonesia tsunami. the earthquakes that triggered that tsunami was ten times stronger. fema has deployed teams already deep in crisis mode with

limited electricity and phone service. michelle guillen, wjz news. critical infrastructure is released about some of our area bridges. recent inspections found problems with two heavily traveled bridges, kelly -- >> reporter: our media partner the baltimore sun is reporting that its recent inspections that revealed two major bridges in our area need major work. concerns about the bay bridge infrastructure have grown after a fatal crash killed a bus driver last year. now the route 40 bridge and interstate 95 bridge both going over the river have their own problems. >> i think infrastructure in general. they will ago act on it as quickly as possible.

>> the problem isn't here on the road, it's underneath. that's where the maryland transportation authority found advanced deterioration, but they say the road is safe for now. >> it makes me nervous driving over it i guess. you worry about your safety, it's a long bridge, especially in a weighted tractor trailer. >> reporter: engineering and construction would not be complete until 2013. drives who use the six lane interstate 95 lane were quick to say when the crumbling support system should be addressed. >> as soon as possible. we don't need a situation like what happened in minnesota a year and a half ago or so. yeah, i'm sure it hasn't been worked on in a long time. >> reporter: one option is always increasing the tolls here on the interstate. reporting live, kelly mcpherson, eyewitness news. you can read more about the

inspections in tomorrow's baltimore sun. as baltimore drivers brace for speed cameras, there is some real evidence they do save lives. in montgomery cameras where speed cameras have been in place for a year, collisions are down 28%. the number of travelers driving below the speed limit have risen to 18%. two downtown restaurants we mentioned roys and ocean air are both open for business and we apologize for any confusion. ray lewis, joe flacco and other ravens players hit the town to help. >> reporter: two rings for o.j. is about o.j.brogransky. als has taken a toll on his

body as well as his life. but he is a fighter, and he's fighting tonight to raise awareness and money for this disease he has. o.j.brogans stands out personally and professionally. professionally he can say -- >> o.j. is the only player, only person to have won the two rings and the one time city. >> reporter: one ring playing for the stallions in 1995. the other a super bowl ring with the baltimore ravens in 2000. so tuesday, the ravens honored o.j.brogansky. >> he was an outstanding player. you knew he was out there because he was going to hear a snack, crackle, pop. >> reporter: diagnosed in 2007, a fatal decide of the nerve

kráels cells in the brain and the body, that has left him in a wheelchair. >> that's why we wanted to raise awareness, to help people who may not be in the position we are in. >> reporter: former ravens owner, ray lewis, quarterback joe flacco and many others joined in helping him raise awareness. >> o.j. means the world to us. he's our strength. i mean he's our inspiration. >> reporter: what life lessons can we learn about o.j. >> just take advantage of every opportunity you're given in life and be happy. >> reporter: o.j. certainly has something no one doesn't, a great cup as well as a super bowl ring. he also has an army of people behind him in this fight to

raise money and awareness. to top everything off. o.j. turned 40 today, it is his birthday. going over the edge. why some daredevils are propelling down hundreds of feel. and the largest toyota recall. how a community is trying to heal after a triple murder suicide claims the life of three. i'm bob turk, i'll have the complete morning forecast coming up next.

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it is 56-degrees and clear. the complete forecast is coming up but first. lawyers for the director polansky asked the swiss court to release the director from prison immediately. the swiss government will appeal if the judge rules for polansy. a removallable floor mat is causing the largest recall in

the history of toyota. several models including the camry and prius along with three lexus models. notices concerning the recall could be sent out next week. for now toyota is asking the car owners to take out the floor mats and not replace them. log on to wjz.com and click on the story. a father killed his wife and two children before killing himself. today grief counselors were on hands at the children's two schools. ada may reports. >> reporter: a somber day at two schools in fredrick county. 14-year-old charlie delton jr. and his 7-year-old sister emmaline. >> i understand there's 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 the students in the morning, they then observed a moment of silence. >> reporter: last week, the father shot his sleeping children, then his wife then himself. the triple murder suicide has left the county stunned as parents struggle to explain the story to their children. >> breaking the news to her that night was devastating. >> reporter: teachers remember emmaline as having a smile on her face every time they saw her. and saying charlie was a polite

young man. this letter went home with the children with advise on how to cope with the tragedy. >> i any there's a service on friday, i believe some high school students will be attending that, and i believe that the principal has suggested the parents attends the children. >> reporter: and the stoffer funeral home from 6:00 to 9:00. meanwhile police continue their investigation. adam may, wjz eyewitness news. and funeral services will be saturday morning at liberty baptist church. four men who allegedly ran a sex trafficking business out of a mills apartment were indicted in court. the men advertising on social networking websites. they are also accused of providing transportation for the women, including a 16-year- old from ohio. a unique funds raiser may have you literally going over

the edge. for a $1,000 donation, you could propel, if you want to, like mike shoe 270 feet down the side of a building. dry mouth, shaky knees, but he was brave enough to do a test. >> you don't have to wear the tie and jacket. >> but please do wear the helmet and all the other safety gear. >> i have to say, he didn't come back to work after doing that. the due points aren't 47 and some spots do get down to 47. it's already 46 in oakland. it's been there pretty much all day long. it's had a lot of clouds, 63 ocean city, 61 eastton. d.c. coming in at 630 degrees,

the winds have shifted a little more to the southwest. it's not going to be any warmer tomorrow. but we do have a weak little system. and possibly bring at least a brief shower to a few shots from the city. particularly there's a little bands of clouds across portions of ohio. it's a little disturbance that's rotating around this big area of pressure. and it's sending these little spokes of energy. here's another one that caused some showers in pittsburgh. we think they are probably strong enough to make it over the mountains tomorrow afternoon maybe between 11:00 and 2:00. could be a brief shower across the region. eventually this nice high that's giving us this nice breeze, will move to the east. allowing milder air to move in. that will be later in the day on friday. unfortunately by saturday, that will bring us showers and clouds. it rained last saturday, it

looks like we'll see more rain this saturday. a chance of some rain in the afternoon and eving into saturday. may even last into early sundays. a small craft advisory out there tomorrow. tonight lets call it a few patchy clouds. tomorrow, partly sunny, there will be a shower at the delta and probably some spots in the city any time after 11:00. 66 tomorrow, warming up to 72 by friday and thursday looks like a nice day. chance only some rain late saturday and early sundays. cloudy saturday afternoon. >> thank you bob

we start with football, the

patriots are receiving accolades for the year, through three games at least. a big part of what makes the patriots so good is tom brady. brady is a two time most valuable player coming off a knee injury, back to show he can still be great. >> how does your muscle memory work that you can throw that type of ball consistently. you have to at least frustrate tom brady, you can't sack him. but you have to at least do your best to get in his face. go off target, but if you don't do that, you don't stand a chance. new england has the best home record in the nfl this decade. see it here on wjz, our coverage kicks off at 1:00. i'll have highlights and reaction with marty the bull dog and mary at the espn zone

sports football talk. it's the final week of the baseball -- baseball season that cannot do enough for the orioles. they are hoping to avoid the dirty dozen. one run already and willie ibar to center. tampa bay first-inning, they didn't need many runs because their pitcher was brilliant. here's one of his three strike outs. the birds go down again, 3-1. 12 straight defeats, it is the longest losing streak in the major leagues this year. just five more games to go. a fight for first place in detroit, tigers pitcher justin verland er facing the minnesota twins. vrelander doing his best, the tigers beat the twins. so detroit now has a two game

lead, those two teams head to head in the next few weeks. we count down to

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