blair is calling it quits as the director of national intelligence. he told his staff friday, one day after an oval office meeting with president obama. two top aids say blair walked out of that meeting knowing he had lost the president's confidence. but the administration spokesman stopped short of confirming that. >> the decided to make a -- the president decided to make a change. i'll let that speak for itself. >> reporter: he spent months coordinating intelligence agency but a senate investigation show he missed key clues that could have helped them stop the plot on an airline over the christmas holiday. the president has spoken with a number of candidates to fill the job. they are not yet ready to stay who is on the short list but they do expect the president to

make a decision soon. despite showdowns between the president and other top aids, there were records of praise for his work. >> this is an extremely difficult job for any person to do. and we think that admiral blair did a great job. >> reporter: blair's resignation takes effect next friday. his top deputy will take over until president obama picks the next person responsible for coordinating intelligence. kathryn brown for cbs news, washington. >> one of the leading candidates to replace blair is james clapper, a pentagon official who heads up the military intelligence gathering operations. more information about the removal of a jet blue pilot from his flight. after confusion about whether the pilot had a medical issue or was a threat to himself and others. mary is live in the news room with what is being said. >> reporter: vick, investigators said the pilot was due to a medical emergency. later a police source said a flight attendant would used to date the pilot had received an

email indicating he was distraught. investigators say the pilot had threatened to harm himself in a spectacular fashion. prior to the flight a weapon was taken to the pilot. police did not charge the still unnamed pilot with illegal possession of a firearm. action suggests he may be part of a group of pilots allowed to carry weapons on board. back to you. >> jet blue officials say at no point did passengers face any threats. the report was reportedly hospitalized. a maryland second grader who earlier this week got a visit from the first lady said she would like to visit the white house. the 7-year-old put a human face on the issue of immigration on wednesday when she told the first lady that her mother was an undocumented resident. the moment caught by television cameras moved calls for immigration reform. a push for more fuel official vehicles on the road. the president signed a memorandum calling on the auto industry to push for more fuel-

efficient cars and trucks. the president said the fuel efficiency standards could help reduce u.s. dependence on foreign oil, cut transportation costs and help spur job growth. a baltimore county road has a long history for pedestrian dangers. tonight a man is in critical condition after trying to jay walk across liberty road. weijia jiang has more from the problem area. >> reporter: there are more and more people rushing into the middle of the road, completely ignoring the crosswalks at every insection -- intersection and that could be deadly. crews rescued harry keane after a car strikes him and from the ground the witnesses describe the horrific scene. >> as he was running, the car came, straight up, he went in the air about four feet, hit it on his head and this was just all bloody. >> he was transported to shock trauma where he's currently in critical condition. >> reporter: investigators say he was trying to cross liberty road near milford mill without

using a crosswalk. the area is said to be notorious for jay walking. wjz found many pedestrians jay walking and one man used the crosswalk but not at the appropriate time. >> people will hit you. they don't stop. >> reporter: but police say the drivers are usually not doing anything wrong. county stats show in pedestrian related accidents it's the pedestrian's fault 82% of the time. in fact just two weeks ago county authorities gathered right here on liberty road to raise awareness about pedestrian county. >> in baltimore county you are far more likely to die from a traffic accident than as a victim from a homicide. >> reporter: to police urge pedestrians to stop doing this before it's too late. >> i've learned my lesson. after my friend got hit before, i'm like i'm crossing in the crosswalk and that's it. >> reporter: baltimore county

police will stop issuing warnings but start giving out citations. weijia jiang, wjz eyewitness news. >> police say the driver involved in last night's crash will not face any charges. a coalition of 11 states is asking to upgrade amtrak. they have proposed that the federal railroad administration launch a study on possible expansions and improvement of the service from washington, d.c. to boston. states warn that failure to upgrade will lead to further highway congestion and airport delays. time for a look in tomorrow's edition of the baltimore sun. more on the clean up of swan park that opens on saturday. leg mason's plan to find a successor to the money imaginer. and coverage of the ncaa lacrosse quarter finals. for these stories and much more read the baltimore sun.

and remember to see the early morning weather forecast from wjz. two of the top soccer teams in the world grace m&t bank. we have more on what this means from charm city. >> reporter: you don't need to speak soccer to know something exciting happened right there. these are scenes from last year's matchup. it was a sellout. 71,000 soccer fans where the ravens play. they want to duplicate that success because -- >> i think as we demonstrate that baltimore and m&t bank stadium is a good venue for soccer, we hope to bring more soccer events to the stadium. we're also hopeful this will help our world cup bid. >> reporter: there you have it. in 2018 or 2020 world cup soccer may come to the u.s. and baltimore is in the hunt. the world cup is a $300 million monster. >> so that's like having three

superbowls. it's enormous. >> reporter: this year the battle lines are drawn between manchester city and inter millan. >> european teams are coming over here and could they see the economic boom? >> reporter: if these seats get filled it is a boom baltimore is creating. >> the only thing we have on our resume is that game last year and this game this year. and we need to sell out the game. >> reporter: tickets will run between 25 and $115. they go on sale next wednesday at 10:00 a.m. mike schuh, wjz eyewitness news news. and many of the same players coming here to baltimore will play a key role in next month's world cup in south africa. >> i may have to try to see some of that. >> it will be exciting. coming up, bono hospitalized. "u 2 singer had to be hospitalized. and will we see sun or

showers or both this weekend. we'll have that ahead in the five-day forecast. wjz is always on. hear the top ,, hi! welcome to progressive.com. come on in, and i'll give you a free quote. quote and compare in about 8 minutes. now, that's progressive. call or click today.

a high-speed chase in phoenix, arizona, ends with a woman thrown to the ground as he tried to escape from police. the chase started 100 miles earlier and reached speeds of more than 100 miles per hour. when the car stopped the woman driver got out and ran after trying to carjack another driver. a half dozen officers had to subdue her. a violent fight during gym class set a southeast texas school captured by a student's cell phone camera. the fight involved several male high school students. two brothers involved in the fight say they were targeted and the assault sent them to the hospital. the family plans to file a lawsuit. firefighters are making significant progress against a grass fire raging in california. it started just after noon yesterday along a dry creek bred. investigators sate the fire was caused by a spark when a

tractor plowing weeds struck a walk. the fire is now 70% contained. bono is hospitalized in germany. the manager of u 2 said the group front man underwent emergency back surgery. he was injured in munich. the first show was to be in salt lake city and that has been postponed and the rest of the dates are still being decided. it is said he never told a lie but george washington was not prompt about returning library books. the books had been overdue for 221 years. person who signed them out was none other than the first president of the united states. the overdue fees were calculated at $300. good luck collecting. >> but would turned them in? >> i don't know. who is a historic book. >> maybe he's not dead. katie curic has a preview

of what is coming up tonight on the cbs evening news. >> how -- some parent patients are moving to a new beat tonight on the cbs evening news. and here is ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

a warm and slightly sunny friday evening. how long will it last? bob will update the forecast. but first tim williams is out back. >> reporter: you can tell when it is nice. there are cars going down tv hill. they are going to experience a nice evening and tomorrow a good bit of sunshine early. the clouds will thicken through the day and we'll get to a daytime high in the mid-70s. and tomorrow night there is a chance of rain moving in. the later into the overnight hours the better the chance of rain. but no wash out for the weekend. bob has your full forecast right now. bob. >> it looks like in this portion of the state, widely scattered showers and again on

sunday, 74. warming up with more clouds on monday. 76 and warming up 83 and 87 again by next week. actor burt reynolds talking about bouncing back after a major operation. we have more from hollywood. >> reporter: coming up on entertainment tonight, burt reynolds back to work after open heart surgery and the near- death rumors. >> i'm shocked that i'm alive and well, walking, talking, running, shooting, all of that stuff. >> reporter: it was just three months ago that burt underwent bypass open heart surgery. we broke the nows and now this is the 74-year-old season after today. his body thin but burt is still able to work long hours on the set shooting a guest spot on usa's burn notice. he played an aging retired spy. >> my character gets into a mess of -- a hornet's nest. he has no idea what he's doing;

i don't have the combination. i can't remember. >> reporter: this image of burt is a far cry from the recent scandal making headlines after a 30-day stint in rehab. now, though, he's healthy. >> i think the reason that i've been working for 50 years is that i love it. and i love the work. i try to come prepared to do it. and i guess i've been fooling a lot of people a long time if i'm not any good. >> reporter: also tonight, jessie james in tears as he talked for the first time about cheating on sandra. and all new stars without makeup. we'll have that and much more coming up later here on entertainment tonight. >> what more could you ask for in entertainment tonight airs here at 7:30

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well there was a time that orioles playing the nationals were good news. >> but things haven't been good for o's. they are on the road not far from home. starting an inner league series against the nats. the o's continue to make roster

moves. scott moore gets called up from the minors, alberto castillo sent down. dave trim by is under fire. the players have been unproductive no matter what roster he comes up with. he spoke this afternoon on wjz fm with his struggles and results. >> when it works out the player deserves all of the credit in the world. and when it does we get second guessed and people want to go in another direction and that's fine. that's part of the game. the game is very passionate. i don't take it personal. i do what i feel is right. and if it works, fine. if it doesn't work i understand the consequences of it. but that's the way the game has always been. you can ask anybody who has managed at the major league level for far longer than i have. >> his lastest maneuver is to move luke scott to 1st base.

he three hits last night and this one a run scoring double. over the last nine games his batting average is over .500 and he is batting 5th against washington starter scott olson. he's emerged as one of the nat's top hitters unbeaten in the last five starts. the opposite is true of david hernandez who has yet to hearne a victory this season and could be a candidate tore demotion if he continues. and he's facing a washington team that is better than the o's. the nats play the best at home. they have won 12 of 21 games there. game time is 7:05. see the o's and nats on masn hd. when it comes to coaches, the nba is into recycling. the 76ers have hired doug collins. thiss the fourth -- this is the fourth team he has coached.

brian vickers will miss the rest of the season for nascar. he is suffering from blood clots in his legs and lungs which requires blood thinning. casey mears will take his place. the terps are the top seed in the tourney and take on penn in college park tomorrow. a win puts the ladies one step closer to a possible championship. >> it's getting so close. i think that's the hard part, trying not to look too far ahead because every team in this tournament is so good and has so much talent. >> maryland beat penn 12-6 during the regular season. we'll see how far they can go. >> thank you, mark. we'll be right back. ,,

tonight cbs's prime time lineup. it's prime time medical with

eyewitness news at 11:00. and if you haven't seen this. it's up, up and away for a group of basketball trick shot artists from texas. >> this is the airplane shot. [ yelling ] >> oh, yes they d. the group of guys from texas a&m known as dude, perfect, hit the shot. you can see their past exploits on you tube. >> and talking >> couric: tonight, the beautiful beaches of grand isle, louisiana. now look at them. miles of sick, gooey oil, and

b.p. says it could be august before the leak is stopped. i'm katie couric. also tonight, a medical marvel. he wears his heart on his back. and we'll end the week with a big finale. >> you're all crazy! >> couric: upon one dreamed up by one bob newhart. >> it actually was my wife's idea. captioning sponsored by cbs from cbs news world headquarters in new york, this is the "cbs evening news" with katie couric. >> couric: good evening, everyone. it's a sickening sight. one week before memorial day weekend, the beach on grand isle louisiana, a beautiful resort destination is closed after oil as thick as chocolate syrup washed up on shore today. b.p. oil. the next attempt to plug the offshore gusher will involve shooting heavy mud into the well a method called top kill. but b.p. now says that won't happen until tuesday at the earliest.

and the worst-case scenario, b.p. says the oil could keep leaking until august when relief wells are finished." for now, though,