the controversy over what killed a promising athlete. i'm kai jackson. >> and i'm mary bubala. two serious deaths the bodty of a swimmer from the united states is on the way back. the 26-year-old from philadelphia went under in the fine stretch of competition. >> reporter: he worked his whole life for this, the shot at making the u.s. swim team. >> i have this great opportunity ahead of me and i'm looking to seize the moment. >> reporter: it was his last moment. he died after a six mile race saturday. >> it was his whole life and he

was debt dated -- debt dated -- dedicated to his dream. and several said that the sea was too hot at it degrees and rescue teams searched for him when he failed to finish and they discovered him two hours later just 400-yards from the finish line. >> they were weeping openly and then sad. >> and he told his sister he was worried about the safety measures at some races and organizers are criticized for not enough boats out and investigation is underway and knowing how he died won't take away the pain for those left behind, like his coach. >> i loved him. we had a cup of coffee after every morning practice. >> reporter: the fellow

swimmers met at the spot where his body was found to remember him. his family will honor his legacy by pushing for greater safety at open water events. he started swimming when he was 6 and he's a four time national champion swimmer. writing on his face book page -- michael phelps says, this is a tragic loss. and education on drugs, three men are charged with manufacturing drugs inside of a dorm room. the volatile situation happened in washington and alex demetrick has more. >> it was on the 3700 block of o street in washington. and the third was a visitor. and the incident began saturday

when someone smelled a strange odor. the hazmat crews blocked off the roads because of the smell. and hens were evacuated. the drug is used -- to make a drug. >> three were exposed and they'll be okay. more on the case new at 5:00. and it's a day of mourning for the city police department. the first of two killed this week. and weijia jiang has more on incredible out pouring. >> reporter: detective stephenson was killed right before his birthday and today, a thousand gathered here to celebrate his life. the hundreds of members of the police force came together and

an 18 year veteran was killed last weekend. >> he was a great guy to work with. he always wanted to help others. so, it's a tragedy, but if you trust in god, he'll turn the tragedy into triumph. >> he's a former officer who worked with him. he was killed last weekend over what investigators describe as a fight over a parking spot in canton. >> it's difficult. you can't escape, you know, you're leaving the place, but you can't escape the personal grief of it. >> and the commissioner says it was days of grieving for several kill in the past months. and bealefeld says that the police family is hurting and

dealing with the tragedy. >> /they'll keep handling calls and making the city safe. that's jimmy, and brian and tommy would have done and wanted. they would have gotten back on their feet and -- -- and detective stephenson was laid to rest and the funeral will be wednesday morning at the cathedral of mary our queen. police say that three men were shot before 7:00 last night and one man was shot in the stomach and one in his leg and the third in his leg and stomach. they'll all survive and right

now, there's not a suspect or motive. and crime is an issue for the governor. with the election eight days away, votes are critical. there are two new polls out today. and the polls were done separately by the washington post. the post polls show that governor o'malley is leading robert ehrlich. the poll finds 54% of those likely to vote support -- support o'malley and the poll finds -- the poll in today's baltimore sun shows that the race for governor has widened holding a lead over the challenger, former governor ehrlich. and bob ehrlich told wjz he doesn't take the poll seriously and yesterday, rudy giuliani paid a visit to baltimore to throw his support after ehrlich.

>> remember, stay with wjz for complete coverage for the latest poll information and updates on all of the candidates, go to wjz.com. espn stopped today to shutdown five popular restaurants. 150 workers were shocked to learn they would be out of a job. several claimed they didn't get adequate notice and hear from the workers coming up at 5:00. and after the morning sun, the clouds are move anything and the wind's picking up the leaves and it's warm with a chance of showers. bob turk is here with the updated numbers. well, this time of the year, you get the temperatures in the 70s. and you usually get a chance of

showers and you usually get a few around the region and not a whole lot. you may see scattered showers and maybe a rumble of thunder and temperatures in the 70s now and warmer in some spots. let's check in on the roads with parker shane at wjz traffic control. >> several incidents. we'll start on the jfx and there's an accident supported and it's on the right shoulder and there's a delay approaching that scene and now, northbound, at the fort mchenry hunt, in the right side, there's a delayed vehicle. and university avenue and towson town boulevard, there's an accident and now, the worst one so far is southbound on 95 past through 32 down on 216, you'll have two left lanes and a delay because of the accident. let's go to the roads now, and

here's a live shot to the beltway on the northwestside. and that's moving along well. and there's a little bit of throwing and traffic's still moving and i-95, north of 95 is clear. and the area police are arresting and check pointing. back to you. thank you, parker. >> and the ravens avoided a stunning upset. they had an overtime win over the bills. mark viviano is live at wjz.com. well, they got it done and there's one team that had not one a game and that's the bills and they nearly broke the winless streak here in baltimore and the ravens rallied to avoid the upset.

they're the sunday certainty and surprises. >> the ravens needed overtime and that's a surprise. and baltimore did good things, ed reid had an out standing game and the ravens did bad things, allowing the bills to roll up 500-yards of offense and forcing overtime, the defense was exposed. and ray lewis saved the day. he took the ball away from the bills at overtime and that lead to an embarrassment and field goal. and that lead to the relief. >> and at the end of the day, we knew that would come. the guys fought hard and probably could have won. we got a good team here. >> and we made a penalty and this week, we came back and we mayed the plays we're supposed to make and the out come was a win. >> after a close call, we ask

you with the fan cam, do you feel good about the ravens as they reach their biweek with the record of 5-2. >> a win is a win. we're going into the biweek with 5-2 >> it's a good opportunity to rebound and come back strong. >> i feel good, confident. we'll have the great rest of the season. >> and the ravens are half a mark behind and the steelers pulled out a controversial win over the dolphins. and back to you, kai. >> and the ravens will have next sunday off before they welcome the dolphins to baltimore on the 7th. new mothers need a routine screening. >> and can prosecutors show

that this man killed chandra levy. >> and what's so tricky about this. >> it's overcast and warm. is there rain in the forecast. bob is updated the forecast. ,,,,,,

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fda says they contain an inconsistent amount of the ingredient. and postpartum depression is devastating for new mothers and how about newborns. sandra hues has more. >> reporter: when molly gave birth to her son five years ago, it wasn't thes yous you moment she expected. she suffered from postpartum depression. >> i thought i had made a mistake in thinking i could become a mother. one out of four mothers suffers from depression. >> it's not just damaging to the mother, it can also harm an infant's development. >> there's depression in the mothers and the babies aren't verbal and they can grow up being depressioned. this is traditionally left in the hands of the mother's

doctor, but it's time for the child's doctor to look for signs as well. it's recommended that pediatricians start screening new mothers >> watch out for those not happy and watch out for those not eating and sleeping and don't be afraid to ask. >> reporter: the academy recommends counseling and they think that's a good first line of defense. the pediatricians can screen because they see moms so frequently. >> reporter: she was diagnosed with postpartum depression. and she started her support group to help other moms. >> and in los angeles, i'm sandra hues. and 400,000 babies are born to depressed women each year. could wall street start the

week off on a right note? all the major markets posted modest gains and the dow was up 31 and the s&p up 3 and the nasdaq up 11. >> here's tonight's cbs money watch update. exiting home sells rose 10% last month. the best september on record. and the national association of realtors says that the low mortgage rates stablized the industry and the sells were still lowier and the median sales price was also down. the federal reserve is investigating the foreclosure crisis and ben bernanke says that the regulators want to see the mortgage companies cut corners and the findings are expected next month. the remarks come as the

attorney generals are investigating if the mortgage companies inproperly investigated people. a survey finds that there's an economic growth of 52% this year and that's down there 67% last quarter. and massive strikes are costing the economy about $563 million a day. and the protestors are working an increase from 60 to 62 years old and the pension is from 65 to 67. the pension reform is needed to save the retirement system, they say. for more, stay with cbsmoneywatch.com. and in new york, i'm alexis christoforous. some dolphins have been strutting their stuff. see why it's got some talking. experts have seen wild dolphins

doing tail wagging and it's a trick that keeps the dolphins in captivity. billy spent time in captivity and passed the trick to others. and scientists believe this is the first time that an animal has shown this type of behavior. exactly. they're like, i'm going to learn how to do this as well. that's nimble. >> and smart. coming up on eyewitness news at 4:00. who cleans up after the raven's games. these guys do and each has a story. i'm andrea fujii and that's coming up on wjz-13 eyewitness news. and stock market -- shark attack, we have an interview. and we'll talk about the forecast. wjz within normal limits is always on, for the top stories on wjz.com and instant updates and the first warning weather all the time, go to wjz.com. ,,,

well we're going back into september. and it's more humid than you would expect. it's warmer and in the mid-70s this afternoon and a warm front came through and we haven't had much in the way of rain, it's 75 now and the dew points are high and 62 degrees now and soul, southeast winds at 9 and the barometer falling a little bit and the keeler spot, 55 in oakland and east of the mountains and mid-70s everywhere and ocean city, cooler. we have a lot of moisture in the air and down south and showers and the winds down here, bringing warm and rather humid conditions and tonight, it will be a mild night and in fact, a low tonight may be close to the normal highs and the normal high around 64 degrees and probably around 60

tonight. maybe a few light sprinkles or showers main activity out west, snow in the mountains and the stronger store moved towards the midwest. that continues to move away from the region and that has a frontal boundary. huntsville had almost 4 inches of rain. and that's dissipated and the clouds associated with that and it heads up the east coast and a few light sprinkles of showers and tomorrow, looks like a decent day and all of this will pass to the west and it's going to be warm air tomorrow. tomorrow night, that's when the front will cross the region and it will kick up showers and a thundershower or two. it will slowly and surely turn cooler, but not until later in the day thursday. a couple of mild days and

temperatures around normal. temperatures in the bay, 60s now and the small craft advisory tonight and throughout the rest of the day. and 7:28 -- and tonight, later on, maybe a few showers and tomorrow, the morning, patchy fog and sun, warm, 75 degrees and just like this afternoon. showers coming in late, late tomorrow night and wednesday. >> all right. >> bob, thank you. and don't miss tonight's line up. it's a new episode of "hawaii five-o" followed by eyewitness news at 11:00. and here's a preview of the news tonight. it's a business that's booming and costing you billions and may be threatening your health. it's the criminal world of cargo theft. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

it's 4:30 and 75-degree and partly sunny. i'm denise koch. vic a off today. people in north texas are assessing damage after a series of tornadoes tripped through town this weekend twisters destroyed homes and damaged schools. a powerful tornado

demolished this home late sunday. it's one of five houses severely damaged when the storms ripped through the town 45 miles south of dallas. >> we're in the storm! [ indiscernible ] . >> reporter: a storm chaser captured the power and furry of the tornado. winds up to 117 miles per hour tore the roof off of a building and destroyed the baseball field. light towerrer were bent and freight cars were blown on to the field. and so far, only minor injuries are reported after a truck overturned. to the north, another twister ripped apart homes. and one of the residents said it began as a hailstorm before a funnel cloud moved in. and within a matter of a minute, it was jerking my house up. >> and while the residents are assessing the damage, the

officials are setting up temporary classrooms to get the kids back in school. here's more on the storm's path of construction. >> >> there's nothing going on in texas now. this is what it looked like and watch what happens. all of that stuff moves to the east towards arkansas and louisiana and mississippi and there's big storms there as well. almost four inches of rain fell in huntsville, alabama and a couple of tornadoes were there and they'll have the chance of cleaning up some of the mess. from our region, things are quiet and we have a chance of a few showers and we'll look at our area.

things are basically cloudy and maybe a brief sprinkle and that's weakened and we may get a brief sprinkle in the region. here you come, and we'll look at the radar. you can see, most of these to the south of us. it's possible late tonight there may be a shower and a rumble of thunder. tomorrow will be another warm day and we have another batch of showers and tomorrows late tomorrow night and wednesday. and it's still warm until the end of the week. new developments in the efforts to contain a cholera out break in haiti. the progress may be slowing

down and no cases have originated in the port oh prince -- port-au-prince. authorities worry that the disease could spread intensely. it's an infection that can cause diarrhea. this is the worst medical emergency to strike haiti since the earthquake. and opening statements are underway in the chandra levy murder trial. as wit johnson reports. they're still impacting the case. chandra levy's accused killer stands trial with no proof linking him to the crime scene. >> there's in dna evidence and no eyewitnesses and they have circumstantial evidence. he wasn't indicted until eight

years after chandra's disappearance. at the time of her death, all of the attention was focused on gary condit. and when he was finally charged, he was already serving time for attacking two others in the same area where her remains were found. the prosecution will call on witnesses who claimed he boasted of murdered her in prison. and their accounts are different and her death is still unknown. >> and that's going to make it hard for the prosecutors to bring the case home. >> and jones was a close friend and a one time suspect. he experienced it firsthand. the biggest, pressing peopling was anxiety and closier is still impossible. no matter what happens in the trial. >> it will never be resolved. you'll learn to live with this to some extent.

and now, former congressman condit is expected to testify. condit is planning on releasing a tell all book after the trial. fire investigators say they know what sparked a fire in baltimore county over the weekend. this 57-year-old died in her home on york way in done doc. she was smoking in bed when the sheets caught fire. the firefighters were not able to rescue three others in the home. there were smoke detectors in the house, but none were working. a staff member is charged with selling a gun on school property at city college. and he tried to sell the gun to a school police officer. the school notified the police and they set up the deal for a day when the students were in school. and we'll have more on the story coming up in a live

report at 5:00. and new details on the military documents leaked about the war in iraq. and the pentagon says that the leak could put the u.s. soldier's lives at risk. it's the biggest leak of secret military information in u.s. history. war files detail the years of bloodshed and detainee abuse in iraq often by iraqi forces while the u.s. is accused of turning the other way. we hope to correct some of that attack on the troops that occurred before the war and during the war and which has continued on. >> and the nearly 400,000 leaked documents are field reports from the military and intelligence agents. they indicate that the u.s. forces fail to investigate

hundreds of cases of abuse, tour -- torture -- and 15,000 more died more than was reported. david martin knows the leak doesn't offer much information on the war, but the documents could be used to show how the military operates. and the pentagon feels that the documents tell the enemy more than the pentagon wants them to know. >> the documents have been given to wiki leaks to a private who's accused of copying them and more are on the way. wiki is going to release 15,000 more documents. and now, the pend gone's press secretary calls the leaks

shameful. well, it's all system's go for the discovery's final mission. and nasa says that discovery is ready to launch. mary has more. >> reporter: they were concerns after there was a leak over the weekend and the technicians put a seal on the line and the fix appears to have worked. that means that everything's looking good for a launch next monday afternoon. this is going to be discovery's final flight and nasa's retiring the shuttles next year and the crew is delivering equipment to the international space station. thank you, mary and after the shuttle program wraps up, nasa will take astronauts out of orbit and into space. >> have's talk about the roads here on earth. well, it was a pretty good day and we have plenty of incidents in baltimore city.

and the big problem is southbound on 83 on the jfx. and the accident was bringing in police, fire and rescue and now, two right lanes are blocked and look for a delay on southbound on the jfx. and that's about half of the incidents out there and in howard county, there are a few incidents. let's go out for live shots on the beltway. earlier, there was a police recession on the outer lupe and that's because of the delay and you can see the old fort road looking well. and see toy story at the first mariner arena from october 27th through21st.

and -- through the 31st. get your tickets on their website. nearly 30-tons of trash are left behind at m&t bank stadium after the games. if you've wondered who cleaned it up, we have more information. >> reporter: after the excitement of raven's game day, this is what's left behind. >> yeah, it's pretty gross. and for the past three years, the nonprofit group here cleaned it up. >> i love my job. >> they have paid jobs for people with disabilities. >> and currently, i lost my job, at another place. >> reporter: whether it's cleaning this place or another, they provide people with steady

work. we give them a reference. they do a quality job. >> reporter: and the goal of the program is to have every one of these guys with full time work and every year, 30% of them do. it took a while for them to be established. >> no one was willing to take on this work as a not for profit. >> reporter: and now, in the 63rd year in u.s. and israel, they're able to provide the organization with a living wage. >> and that's assuming and on my feet -- andrea fujii, wjz-13 eyewitness news. and they'll be having a fundraiser november 13th to cover the operating costs of the year. and straight ahead on wjz-

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a surprising twist in the case of a missing disabled girl police arrested the father of the girl -- excuse me, we're going to breaking news. sky eye chopper is over the seen. we're in port, maryland. we're at the little gun powder river. there's a head on collision of two vehicles. this is on the haer ford county side. an you can see this crash, one vehicle the driver escaped from and the blue one in the

forground, they're waiting for the rescue equipment and there's no word on how serious the driver is. and there's a significant crash and it has harford county road closed in both directions. >> thank you, over the scene of an accident. and a surprising twist in the case of a missing disabled girl from north carolina. the police arrested the father of the girl for writing bad checks. she disappeared two weeks ago and the police think she's dead and they're searching this landfill for clues. her stepmother is also behind bars for writing a bogus random note. a florida woman with hiccups is facing murder charges. he's accused of luring a man to her home where two men robbed and killed him. she confessed to the murders.

we heard about her when she had a nonstop case of the hiccups for six weeks. a trial is set to begin with a couple with nine special needs children. >> well, he could get the death penalty if convicted from the murder in july of 2009. he lead a group of men dressed as ninjas into the home and the victims were shot to death as the children slept. the children weren't harmed and seven co-defendants are charged and several will testify. his attorneys asked that the trial be moved out of pensacola. well, it was now determined

it was a high alcohol, high caffeinated drink, that sickened students at a party. the university announced that the blood alcohol ranged from .12% to .35%. 12 students were hospitalized after the party at a house where 50 people were drinking and maryland's attorney is trying to get it banned. a string of beaches are shutdown after a deadly shark attack. a 19-year-old was body boarding when the shark pulled him under the water friday and he resurfaced and his leg was severed and he died shortly after. his best friend witnessed the attack. >> right when it happened, i knew it wouldn't turn out well. if you've seen a horror movie,

multiply that. >> experts believe that the smart was most likely a great white. and these trucks will be more fuel efficiently. the government unveiled tough new standards for big vehicles for trucks and school vehicles. >> similar rules will also apply for new pick ups and vans. and in tonight's health watch, infants have the ability to sleep through the night by the time they're three months old. you can keep a sleep diary up to a year. babies were monitored by the video recorder and most slept at least five hours. well, it's warm and cloudy. we'll have the updated forere,,,

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richmond and it looks like these are in a few spots. we'll take a look at the temperatures. 75-degree and south east wind at 9:00 and the barometer's holding steady and the dew point is high at 62 and 75 all over the place at the west. and once again, no showers and you can see the folks to the east and ocean city later on the evening and for the most part, the metro may not get a lot and maybe more sprinkles later on and right now, southeast, you can see, generally out of the south east, 10 to 15 miles per hour. and big area of low pressure causing the storms in texas, they've moved up to the north and west and another area of pressure causing rain and snow and you can see that. there's a big storm this afternoon and fortunately, they've died out since and some of the showers moving into the

carolinas. that's push into virginia and that's escaping and we'll see it move to the south and south east. and maybe showers tonight and during the day tomorrow, sunshine and then, on wednesday, early -- late tuesday night, this front will slowly turn cooler by thursday. and here, it looks like a half way decent day and the shower and thundershowers late into wednesday. we're talking low 60s. south winds and 10 to 15 and gusts at 20. tonight, maybe a shower in a few spots and cloudy and fog overhead and 58 and low 60s and morning fog in some areas and sun and clouds and another warm day. back into the mid-70s. at least one more day.

wow. >> that's amazing. >> yeah. >> keep it going. >> okay. >> still to come on eyewitness news tonight. >> a secret drug lab leads to arrest at a georgetown university. i'll tell you what the students are accused of manufacturing and what ,,,, ♪ [ 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.

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starts now. dorm room danger, georgetown opportunities accused of making hallucinogen drugs on campus. hi i'm kai jackson. >> and i'm mary bubala. georgetown is known for producing lawyers, today it's known for someone else. a smell led police to a dorm room where students were allegedly making drugs. investigators