from the city, to the counties, to your neighborhood. now, it's complete coverage. excitement builds underground. >> three trapped miners could be free in a matter of hours. >> hi, everybody. i'm mary bubala. >> and i'm kai jackson. here's what people are talking about. >> trapped. in just a few hours, one of the miners will be freed. right now, engineers are carefully reenforcing the escape shachtd as we -- shaft, as we can see. sandra hughes has more on the very dangerous rescue. >> reporter: above ground, it looks like business as usual at camp hope, where relatives of the 33 trapped miners are waiting. but tension is building, because the rescue is just

hours away. officials say the first miner could be pulled out by midnight in this newly-tested rescue cage. the shaft surrounding it held firm during the tests. though there are fears about the integrity of the mine's roof. the plan, one by one, the miners am make the trip 2,000 feet from underground, winched to safety and under the surface. it will take 25 minutes to get to the bottom. >> between 10 to 15 minutes from the bottom to the top. >> reporter: officials are dividing the men into two groups. the fittest will be pulled up first. the miners will be put on a diet diet. they will have to be careful since they have been in the dark for 60 days. >> they could have a lot of damage. using nice glasses. .

>> then they'll go directly to a hospital where fresh showers will be waiting. maria herrera said there were days she lost all hope waiting for her brother. but she says she doesn't want to take away from the joy she's feeling now. miners are asking for privacy when they come up to make up for lost times with loved ones. but celebrations are inevitable. in los angeles, sandra hughes, wjz eyewitness news. >> and here's another live look at the activity around the mine, where rescue operations are about to begin. the rescue capsule is being called the phoenix, named for the mythic bird that raised from the ashes, of course. a siren will sound each time a miner arrives on the surface. wjz will continue to bring you updates throughout this newscast. and camp hope right there. >> what an incredible story this is. is there a link between

childhood vaccines and autism. some believe there is. the fight has gone all the way to the united states supreme court. >> well, kai, it's an emotional issue. and it could be precedent- setting. hannah brucewitz is now 18 years old. her parents say she suffers seetzures -- seizures after her third vaccine of the diphtheria vaccine. there is a government vaccine program. vic, thank you. public health experts worry that they won't make the vaccines if they fear lawsuits. it was almost over before it began. the man in fort hood, texas appeared in court but just briefly. manuel gallegus reports for wjz. victims' families will have to wait to face him. >> reporter: the defense team

for alleged shooter major nidal hassan immediately asked for a delay for november, one year after the fort hood massacre. >> the investigating officer gave the defense until midnight tonight to file a brief in support of its motion for continuous. >> reporter: the investigating officer will hear arguments wednesday and make a decision. hassan said nothing during his appearance, dressed in army fatigues, pulled down over his ears. sketch artist pat was one of the few artists allowed in. >> he lost color. >> victims are bracing themselves for when the proceedings finally get under way. >> when we hear the witnesses speak about it and relive what my brother lived through, it's going to be very hard. >> reporter: hasan, an army psychiatrist is charged with 13 counts of premeditated murder and 33 attempted -- counts of attempted premed premeditated murder.

security is very tight. the media and base personnel were kept from getting a close look at hassan. >> he is still in a wheelchair, paralyzed from the chest down, after three fort hood police officers shot him. one of the victims was injured and is upon expected to-- is expected to testify. the equivalent of a grand jury will hear the arguments and will decide if there will be a trial. if that happens, he could get the death penalty. >> hassan studied and lived here in maryland for a time. knives come out. and police are trying to sort out the suspects. that started at the thirsty turtle bar. four men, ages 19 to 23 were cut and taken to the hospital. police say it's unclear who started the fight so far. no arrests have been made. without a trace, the baltimore county woman's disappearance four years ago, makes national headlines.

tracy at the time so's -- tetso's body was never found. but now her husband is charged with a crime. >> a police officer testified in court that dennis tetso told him that the couple was planning to get a divorce. he even provided contact information for another man his wife was seeing. >> reporter: dennis tetso is on trial for the murder of his wife tracy. the case is unusual because her body was never found. one of the few such cases in the state of maryland. >> our defense is that the state cannot prove beyond a reasonable doubt that there was even a murder committed, much less that my client was guilty of that murder. >> reporter: tracy disappeared more than five years ago. she was headed to a motley crue concert in washington, d.c. but never made it and never returned home. police found some surveillance video of her car 10 days later. beyond that, she was gone without a trace. her case was profiled

nationally. and in several wjz investigations. >> i was trying to find her. and praying the whole time, god, please don't let me the be the one who to do it. >> the murder trial is expected to last two weeks. >> the prosecution also played some of that surveillance video for jurors. tracy tetso's mom waited outside the courtroom for much of the day. >> the jury is made up of seven women and five men. is your teen ready to get behind the wheel? a new triple a study has candid results from parents that no 16- year-old wants to hear. one in three parents says their teen is not ready to drive unsupervised, even after completing driver's education classes. parents' biggest concerns, driving in the rain, rush hour traffic, and on the highway. the research is released in advance of national team driver safety week, which starts on

october 17th. the calendar says it's october. but you know what? it feels a lot crerler than that-- earlier than that, monthwise. wjz has weather and traffic together. >> we did have the rain made its way overnight. but there are a couple of showers. they have popped up this afternoon. [ inaudible ] >> bernadette, we're having a little problem with your microphone, i think. so we'll go over to sharon and come back to you. how about that, sharon? >> hi there, mary. good afternoon, everyone. if you are about to head out, there's a few problems getting in your way. one of those problems is on the beltway. it is on the top side outer loop. watch for that one. it's an accident just past 83. also a crash in parkville, harford road in east joppa. one in randallstown.

and three in the city, bel air at bidison. harford at grindon. and north patterson park at east fayette. one in gambrels. meantime, if you're traveling in the city, we have a water main break. we have a live picture, i'm told, of that water main break. and it is blocking argon drive, between alameda and loch raven drive. your best bet there is to take cold spring lane. looks like we have traffic getting by in both directions now. blocking the right lane. obviously it's going to be causing some distraction as well. looks like everything will be running smoothly. meanwhile, we have a look at speeds on the beltway. drive times and speeds. slowest spots now, 28 miles an hour. that's going to be on the top side inner loop or outer loop. with a 19-minute drive time. taking a live look outside at the west side at green spring avenue. heavy volume there, but everything is running at least a little bit there. there's a look at 895 at the tum. and look at the beltway at 83.

this traffic report is brought to you by dfw designer shoes warehouse. back to you. >> thank you very much, sharon. and it's a beautiful weather kind of day out there. not affecting the roads at all. kind of one of those days that you might want to stay home. >> i think somebody is getting a little bug there. but this round of warm air is coming to an end. let's show you doppler radar. there is an isolated shower and thundershower out there now. you see havre de grace at this point. to the east of elkton. those will be getting out of here. anything that has form will be dying down in the overnight. we'll be seeing sunshine tomorrow. but it will be much cooler outside. and a big storm comes our way. we'll have that forecast coming up. >> a big, national honor for the marching band from the university of maryland, college park. [ cheering ]

this is the marching band reacting, after winning a $25,000 prize for its rendition of the theme for hawaii five-0. see it, mary? >> i love it. book them, dano. >> 43 entered and people voted in the line for the best performance. and the terps won. after practicing in college park, the winning performance was done at m&t bank stadium, when maryland football played navy. not only did they spell out hawaii five-0, they also spelled out -- >> yeah. "book'em dano. >> it's amazing. how they play the instrument at the same time, walk, and form words. >> because you can't see from above what you're doing. >> a lot of practice. congratulations. still ahead. medical breakthrough. the controversial breakthrough the government is allowing on a person with a spinal cord injury. trapped underground for months, more than two months.

you're looking live, as rescue efforts to rescue trapped chilean miners is about to begin. sobering news for a jet skier thought to be shot and killed by mexican pirates. clouds give way to even more sunshine. meteorologist bernadette woods is coming up with your first warning forecast.

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of gas is up for grabs in louisiana. people in baton rouge can get up to $200 in starts for turning in a gun. $40 is from funding from area businesses. >> for the first time ever in the u.s., a patient with a spinal cord injury has been injected with human embryonic stem cells. as dr. john lafuch reports, doctors hope that one day, this treatment may help people who are paralyzed, walk again. >> beautiful. >> reporter: the scientists who design the treatment has waited for the moment for years. >> this clinical trial is a very historic moment in that it reflects a change in spinal cord injury research. as we move from the bench to the bedside. >> reporter: the procedure took place here at the shepherd center. a spinal cord and brain injury hospital in atlanta. no details were released. but according to the study

guidelines, the therapy is only for recent injuries, given within seven to 14 days. and it's designed for patients paralyzed from the chest down. >> i think they're going to get better. and i'm just dying to see if i'm right. >> reporter: he explained how the treatment works. in spiej cord injury, the -- spinal cord injury, the insulation surrounding the cord is destroyed. electrical messages can't get through properly. and function is lost. they found a way to turn stem cells into this cell. >> this is the insulating cell. >> millions of cells were injected into the damaged area. the hope is that by restoring the insulation, the spinal cord will work again. >> any benefit to that patient population is really going to be a home run. >> reporter: the main goal of the study is to see if this treatment is safe. but doctors should know within one to two months if it works.

dr. jon lapook, cbs news, new york. >> the stem cells used in the procedure were taken from embryos left over from fertility treatment. looks like a decent day on wall street. major markets posted gains. let's go to new york, where alexis christoforous has tonight's cbs money watch update. president obama has lifted a ban on deep water drilling in the gulf of mexico. the moratorium was put in place after the bp oil spill. the administration had been under heavy pressure to lift the ban. it brought damage to the economy. set to break a record for the second year in a row. according to the wall street journal, about three dozen top firms, including banks, will pay out $144 billion in salaries and bonuses this year. that is up 4% from last. and it comes just two years

after taxpayers bailed out many of those firms. drug giant pfizer said it will have pain pharmaceuticals cash. some include the pain drug evinsa. and embedda. a pain treatment described to be resistant to drug abuse. consumers spoke out on facebook and twitter and said they didn't like the new design, which set the gap name against a black backdrop, with blue scare in the corner. gap says it will revert back to the emblem featured in its marketing for more than 20 years. new york, i'm alexis christoforous. still ahead at 4:00, you're looking live at a developing story from chile, where final preparations are under way to rescue 33 trapped miners. from paychecks to foodstamps. more people are needing help.

and one chair in baltimore county is answering the call. i'm andrea fujii. that story is coming up on wjz eyewitness news. roll open the windows. it is a beautiful sunday afternoon. but how long will it last? [ male announcer ] martin o'malley sworn in.

inherits a billion-dollar surplus, low unemployment. o'malley signs the biggest tax hike in maryland history. raids chesapeake bay fund to cover spending. gives raises to top aides. business climate ranks 45th worst in the nation. now 200,000 jobs lost. o'malley covers up jobs report that proved maryland's economy stalled. if re-elected, o'malley will raise taxes again. whether he does, is up to you.

it just can't get any better than this. >> i know it can, but it can't. >> well, we could be on vacation. >> that's true. still going to have nice weather tomorrow. but this warmth is going to leave us. the cold front started to go through overnight. and today, we have a couple of lingering showers out there. not much at all to this this is

a storm now. get down and show you that overnight into the morning hours, that's what we saw going on out there. but all of that is part of the same front that is now leaving us behind it. the winds are turning to the north. and that is eventually going to bring in cooler air. but not today. it is 81 degrees right now in baltimore. 76 in hagerstown. but look, 82 also in d.c. the air is going to dry out and cool out tonight into tomorrow. but it's dry air at least for now that is coming in behind this front. coming from this direction here where you see the dryness. you also notice a storm out to the west. this is the next one that is going to move the storm our way. first of all, we have the dry air coming in. and eventually, we have that storm coming our way. and something else going on. down in the tropics, paula is a hurricane at this point. category 1 with winds at 75 miles per hour. this saturday path that it is forecast to take. initially, moving off to the

north/northwest. looks like it's going to take somewhat of a turn and move off to the east. thing is, there is nothing really driving this storm at this point. the front that we'll talk about will try to draw it up to the north. but it doesn't look like it will make that connection. it will hang around down to the south for a little bit. here are the forecast models. some sort of drifting around the yucatan. some take it off to the east. and this is what we'll be watching. and we'll keep you updated on it. as far as our weather tonight, patchy fog. that's about it. otherwise, we're looking at those winds picking up for tomorrow. we'll see that there is a small craft advisory in effect. the bay temp now, 67 degrees. forecast for tonight. we begin our cooldown. going down to 48 tonight. any showers out there will be coming to an end tomorrow. a lot of sunshine. but much cooler. 68 for our high. and believe it or not, that is actually our average for this time of year, 68. much more seasonal air coming in. and then the storm comes our way. and with it, not only -- we could see heavy rain out of

this next storm. and we're going to see a trap in cool air. these temperatures are really going to take a hit as we head into thursday and friday. if you like this, enjoy it. tomorrow, enjoy also. then we'll do a little rain before it gets out of here. >> all right. >> okay. >> i'm enjoying it. i'm at work. but i'm enjoying it. >> that's the attitude. i love it. don't miss tonight's prime time lineup tonight on wjz. the hit drama, the goodwife, followed immediately by eyewitness news at 11:00. you know, the ravens now look to extend their winning streak on the road against the patriots. you can see that game live at 1:00, sunday right here on wjz 13. the game will be immediately followed by our post game show. mark will have highlights and reaction. then it's marty, the bulldog. and jessica, live at the fieldhouse in canton. a big day of football sunday, all here on wjz 13. katie couric has a preview of what's coming up tonight on the cbs evening news. they killed tens of thousands of people every year.

bacteria so dangerous, they're called super bugs. so why aren't more drug companies trying to stop them? find out tonight, only on the cbs evening news. trapped underground for 69 days. you're looking live in chile. the rescue of the first miner may be just hours away. bizarre bank robbery. pennsylvania woman charged with forcing a robber to enter the bank. the surprise move she makes in court. amber alert called off. the disturbing change in the case of a missing north carolina girl. eyewitness news continues with denise and vic after this. ,,,,,

it is 4:30. 81 degrees. thanks for staying with wjz. i'm vic carter.

>> an amber alert with a missing north carolina girl with bone cancer is called off. mary is in the newsroom with the disturbing reason. >> police in north carolina indicated today that they believe someone killed the 10- year-old. right now, both her parents are being questioned by police. >> reporter: police and the fbi are still trying to peace -- peace together what happened to 10-year-old zara claire baker. around 2:00 p.m. saturday, her dad, adam baker, called police to report his daughter missing. he also said his wife last saw zara asleep in her bed 12 hours earlier. zara suffers from bone cancer, a disease that has left her with hearing aids in both ears and a prosthetic leg. both hearing aids were found in the home. neighbors say they hadn't seen the girl outside the home in weeks. a ransom note addressed to her father was found in the house. police now say the stepmother confessed she wrote it. we have your daughter and your son is next unless you do what

is asked. 1 million unmarked will be in touch soon. >> we are questioning the note. no further demands have been made from the note. >> reporter: on sunday night, a search warrant shows that police dogs found indications of human remains in two of the bakers' cars. >> i hope and i pray that we'll find her and that she'll be okay. because that youngun was the best youngun you could ever ask for. >> reporter: investigators have determined that no one outside the family has seen the girl for an entire month. vic, back to you. >> what a sad story, mary. thank you very much. the stepmother has asked for an attorney. a solemn anniversary for the united states military. it was 10 years ago today, the uss cole was attacked during a fuel stop in yemen. 17 were killed in the suicide bombing. past and present crewmembers for the cole attended a

ceremony at the naval station in norfog. -- norfaulk. officials hope to pull at least one miner to the surface before midnight. they say it will take more than 36 hours to pull all 33 miners to safety. each man faces a claustrophobic 20-minute ride alone in the rescue capsule crews have dubbed the phoenix. officials say the miners won't be going home right away. they'll be taken to the hospital first, for hot showers and fresh clothes which are waiting for them. >> thank you, kai. wjz, of course, will continue to update you on this developing story throughout the evening. an update now on the baltimore county trial. the man accused of killing his wife five years ago. tracy tetso went missing. her husband, dennis, is charged in the case, even though her body has never been found.

several have testified for the prosecution, including the police officer. mike hellgren will have more coming up at 5:00. danger in the skies. wjz has shown you several times just how widespread problems of pilots falling asleep in the cockpits cockpits have become. the faa is finally moving to change the rule. >> they push you to fly when you are tired. >> i would say that this is good. >> i was in la la land for sometime. >> they are voices of veteran pilots from all over the united states. all of them asking for anonymity for fear of losing their jobs. all of them calling for changes in faa rules which govern the amount of rest required between stints behind the stick in the cockpit. >> lives are quite literally at stake.

>> reporter: right now,faa allows companies to schedule pilots to 16 hours limited duty a day. as long as they are limited to eight hours of flying time or block time in the cockpit. more than 16 hours in a week. >> the 16-hour duty period nmy opinion, should be shortened. that definitely is an issue. >> reporter: finally, that is about to change. in washington, secretary of transportation, ray lahood, has suggest said new changes in the rules, which would require nine hours of rest in a day, an increase of an hour. it would also bar airlines from scheduling pilots longer than 13 hours in one 24-hour period, down from the 16-hour duty day. >> sometimes you don't realize how tired you are. >> reporter: dave swegert is the manager. >> it can be serious. it can be serious because it degrades the performance and alertness of a pilot. >> reporter: the issue of pilot fatigue is a critical one.

using data from three different agencies, the cbs 4 i-team pieced together a troubling history of pilots falling asleep or fatigue behind the stick. earlier news report showed more than 300 fatigue-related incidents or accidents nationwide. the i-team uncovered more than three times that number. and in more than 600 of those cases in the last five years alone, the pilots were so concerned they anonymously reported thmszs -- themselves to authorities. the faa rules are still months away from becoming official. the body of an american missing on the u.s.-mexico border may never be found. that's the word today where david hartley was reportedly shot on a border last month. hartley's wife says he was shot by pirates. police are now warning the family that they need to be prepared for the possibility that hartley's body will not be recovered.

six new jersey fishermen were found unharmed last night. the u.s. coast guard received a mayday call early monday morning. the helicopter spotted their 32- foot black fin boat shortly thereafter. it is still unclear how the boat became disabled. but the men should be clear in the next few hours. halloween is just a few weeks away. if you are planning to use decorative contact lenses, this story is for you. the american ophthalmology is issuing a warning tonight. decorative lenses can be dangerous. they are popular time of -- this time of year. but they can cause pain, inflammation, serious infection, and permanent vision loss. any type of contact lens is considered a medical device and requires a prescription and proper eye fitting by an eye professional. captain mike perry with more. mike, what's going on? >> hello. we are on the northbound fort mchenry tunnel. this saturday south side of the

fort mchenry side, where a bus apparently has caught fire inside the northbound number 3. now, all of the people you see standing outside were folks that were stuck behind the bus, inside of the tube when apparently this bus caught fire. as you can see, they have moved a lot of the vehicles aside initially to allow fire department access to the northbound harbor tunnel throughway. but since then, they have asked most of these folks that are stuck to get out of their vehicles and step outside into the fresh air. we have no reports of injuries. we can't see any smoke coming out of number 3. we know very little about the bus. but at this point, we'll continue it monitor the situation and keep you updated as we gather information. back to you. mike, one quick question. any idea how far inside the tube it is? >> no. we have no other information other than what we just told you. you can see, here comes some

firefighters or police personnel in vests, moving people out. apparently it must be a good distance inside. because we can see snow smoke whatsoever. back to you. the face of poverty is changing. and charities are seeing some of the greatest need in baltimore county. andrea fujii explains how a new program at local parishes is now helping to put the less fortunate back on their feet. >> as a single mother on disability, luz figueroa lives on $1140 a month. >> traveling is very difficult. >> reporter: behind on her mortgage and bills, the earned benefit outreach is helping her to find out which federal and state aid she's eligible for. >> i know i will be saving a lot of money. >> reporter: saving money through food stamps, low cost health insurance, energy bill assistance, legal help and more. >> if you put the resource that allows them to be paying their bills on time for months to come. >> reporter: the program is a partnership between catholic

charities and a private nonprofit. seedco. in the first three months, they've had helped 200 people. not including the hundreds of others who have utilized the food pantry at st. clements. and they say the number of poor is growing. >> people really struggling. a lot of people out of work. families struggling with the issues of hunger. >> one in seven families is now below the poverty line. >> reporter: program organizers say 90% of clients have never needed assistance before. >> it's very, very hard, asking for help. and looking for help. sometimes you ask for help. and the doors have closed. >> reporter: but after finding it, and now on the road to self- self-suficiousy. -- self sufficientiancy. >> there are some that have the earned outreach program. to learn more, go to wjz.com

and click on the story. well, our stretch of mild weather continues. outside right now, it is warm, sunny, with a slight breeze. it's beautiful. we have warm weather together. >> a little breeze and a few clouds in the last hour. you wouldn't even know it, but a front is actually going through the region. take a look at the radar. we have one or two tiny little cells, up across northeast maryland. up across aberdeen. one shower moved through delaware to new jersey. that is about it. the front is going to continue to move south, clear things out, and cool things down. a beautiful wednesday on tap. and then, well, we'll talk about some rain coming back in a few minutes. vic? >> thanks a lot, bob. let's check in on the roads now with sharon gibala. >> well, we are following a serious situation now on 95 at the fort mchenry tunnel. we have a live picture from sky eye chopper 13 of the situation. apparently a bus fire inside the left tube of the fort

mchenry tunnel. and it is blocking all lanes. the tunnel has been evacuated at this point. traffic backed up to key highway. but again, this is just happened that they closed the tunnel entirely. so that backup is only going to continue to grow. you'll want to take 895 as your alternate. although, the left tube, i should mention is opened. we have an accident on interstate 7. we also have another accident on mcdonogh. that one is going to be mcdonogh at crossroads, involving a bus. another at mcdonogh at winans. and three in the city. bel air at biddleton. harford at grindon. and north patterson park. annapolis road. and a water main break in the city. still blocking argon drive. take cold spring lane instead. there's a look at your drive times and speeds on the beltway. all in the 30s on the inner and outer loop there on the top and west side. there is a live look outside at greenspring avenue. there is a look at the traffic

that is moving extremely slow and stopped in some areas on 95 in the northbound lanes again because of that bus fire. 95 at fort mchenry tunnel. the tunnel is being evacuated at this moment. this traffic report, of course, brought to you by purdue. back over to you. >> thank you, sharon. a glorious afternoon for the return of baltimore 2. the schooner sailed into the inner harbor, after completing a four- month tour of canada and the great lakes. it visited 16 ports this summer. and helped promote water conservation. tomorrow it will set sail in the great schooner race. from fells point to the inner harbor. >> must have been a cool trip. still ahead at 4:00. four students sickened on the dozens of people rushed to the hospital at washington state college. and as we have been saying, a gorgeous afternoon, warm, lots of sunshine. get your updated forecast coming up. ♪ [ music ]

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we want to update that breaking news. a major fire is evacuating the fort mchenry tunnel. mike? >> reporter: this is pretty scary. what you're looking at is the heavy smoke coming out of the harbor tunnel. the fort mchenry tunnel. we know that fire officials were called here for a bus fire. we are south of fort mechanic henry.

everyone started coming out of evacuated their vehicles on the south side of the tunnel. we have heard fire apparently are trying to gain access. at this point, we note that there are two people that just passed firefighters that were inbound. reporting that possibly two people suffering from smoke inhalation, working their way towards the direction they're shooting from. fire personnel have still not reached the bus, as you can see, the heavy, thick, deps black smoke still continues to come out. fire officials are gaining access or trying to gain access to this bus from the side. they have not closed. and we still continue to gather information. but what we know, just to recap, that a bus, allegedly is

on fire, inside the fort mchenry tunnel. it's believed to be a good distance or significant distance inside. because you don't see smoke coming out of the tube. it's coming out of the smoke system. at this point, we have two minor injuries. and still trying to determine the cause of this. we'll continue to keep you updated as we gather information. >> i know you will. it was a shocking crime. a pizza deliveryman, forced to rob a bank with a bomb collar on. the mastermind finally goes on trial. >> reporter: 46-year-old brian wells died when that bomb exploded outside a pennsylvania bank in 2003. today, a jury is being chose nen the trial of 61-year-old marjorie armstrong. federal prosecutor says she masterminded the plan and wells was forced to rob a bank while wearing a bomb collar. it then exploded in a parking lot as police waited for a bomb squad to arrive.

the eerie, pennsylvania woman is going to testify in her own case. >> they said she wanted to get money to hire a hitman to kill her father. police have started interviewing students at the party friday night. they say the 12 victims were all doing okay. but they could face punishment, based on the university's strict code of conduct when it comes to underaged drinking. police are still waiting for strict toxicology results. it is very hard to beat this weather. how long will it be lasting? >> bob turk has your first warning forecast after this commercial break. ♪ [ monkey cheeps ] [ male announcer ] a bath becomes even more pleasurable when you know that your water is being heated in an environmentally- conscious way while saving you hundreds of dollars on your water-heating energy bill. the geospring water heater from ge with advanced hybrid technology. heating the water in your home any other way is just going to seem primitive. [ monkey cheeps ]

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not quite the record. but awful warm this time of year. 81, 61 dew point. it's drying out. 39% humidity. north winds at 9. barometer 29.77. on the way back up. this front just across the region. just across southern maryland. winds going back to the negotiate. dryer air and cooler air moving north to our region. it's going to be a pleasantly

cool night and a beautiful day tomorrow. 81 here. mid- to upper 70s most places. cooler spot, oakland coming in at 64. dry air moving in tonight. we'll get lots of lows in the 40s overnight. to our south and southwest, low pressure developing here. that is going to bring us rain. yes, rain on thursday. looks like an all-day event. and that low pressure is going to be off to the east coast. it's going to bring all of that moisture to the atlantic. looks like a windy and rainy thursday, thursday night. once it leaves, the winds go back to the northwest. it will get breezy. chilly and windy friday and saturday. looks like it looks really, really nice. front moves through the region tonight. there you see it. building in temporarily. and we'll watch that low as it moves in from the south and southwest. makes it a little bit of a move up to the coast. winds go back to the north. believe it or not, it's coming from the higher elevations.

cat skills, poconos. even portions of northern pa may get cool enough with snowflakes. we'll have chilly air with all of those clouds. now, paula and hurricane now. winds almost 100 miles per hour. latest tracks bring its close to the yucatan and push its off to the east-- pushes it off to the east. luckily, looks like this here. particularly western cubal have to deal with hurricane-forced winds over the next few days. small craft advisory tomorrow. bay temp, mid-60s. tonight, then, clear skies for the most part. cooler, upper 40s. and a little breezy tomorrow. lots of sunshine. really nice day. tomorrow's high, in the upper 60s. just smack dab above normal tomorrow. nice wednesday heading your way. >> thanks, bob. still to come tonight.

tunnel scare. a fire forces the evacuation of the fort mchenry tunnel. sky eye chopper 13 over the sceern with the ,,,, >> so, ah, your seat good? got the mirrors all adjusted? you can see everything ok? just stay off the freeways, all right? i don't want you going out on those yet. and leave your phone in your purse, i don't want you texting. >> daddy... ok! ok, here you go. be careful. >> thanks dad. >> and call me--but not while you're driving.

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stories on breaking news. hi. i'm kai jackson. >> i'm mary bubala. here's what people are talking about. we continue to follow that breaking news out of southeast baltimore. a car fire forces the evacuation of the fort mchenry tunnel. captain mike perry is over the scene with dramatic pictures for us. mike? >> it's been reported as a bus fire, jessica. now, this occurred just about 25 minutes ago, as fire officials were called to the number 3 of the northbound fort mchenry tunnel for report of a bus fire inside. when we first arrived on scene, we quickly saw people rather orderly walking out of the border number