not guilty. one of the world's most powerful bankers enters his not guilty plea. dominique strauss-kahn faces a judge. hello, i'm don scott. >> and i'm jessica kartalija former head of the international monetary fund is pleading not guilty. here's the latest for wjz. >> reporter: dominique strauss- kahn walked out of a manhattan courtroom with his wife as a crowd yelled, shame on you. the shouting came from a group of about 50 hotel maids who gathered outside to show their support for the alleged victim. >> you believe her? >> yes. >> reporter: inside, the former head of the international monetary fund looked relaxed after pleading not guilty to attempted rape and sexual assault of a manhattan hotel maid. the maid says when she went

into to clean the suit, he chased her down. her lawyer says she'll testify if the case goes to trial. >> the victim is a hard working, single mother. >> reporter: the case moves to the pretrail phase. after that, the judge will set a trial date. evidence against dominique strauss-kahn is getting stronger sources tell cbs news that his dna was found on the uniform of the maid. his attorneys are trying to defend that the sex was con sense -- sex was consensual. he's currently living in a rented townhouse in new york. he could face 50 years in

court. a rocket attack kills five troops in iraq. at least three rockets killed the troops. they were staying on the iraqi base as advisory --ed a vie visor -- advisors. now, rick santorum is running for president. he's been on the campaign trail with stops in iowa tomorrow and new hampshire wednesday. kathryn shoe is going to run for mayor of baltimore city. she's representing district 40 right now. the primary election is september 13th. there are two separate pit bull attacks under investigation. one leaves a woman in critical condition and one ends in a shooting.

good afternoon, mary. >> reporter: good afternoon, everyone. the latest happened sunday morning as two groups of people were walking their pit bulls in receive learn. -- insevern. the dogs started fighting and one shot the dog. in greek town, a woman was mauled by a pit bull after getting her mail. thank you, the fate of both dogs hasn't been decided. the family of a teen killed in australia will celebrate her life today. she died in april after an accident at a water park in australia. she was a sophomore. her family will hold a memorial service in her honor later on today. we know the name of a man

shot to death inside of an apartment. it was 25-year-old duran banks. he was rushed to the hospital where he died. so far, no arrests are made. harford county police are looking for two men who stabbed a kfc employee who was locking the door for the night. the employee is expected to be okay. both men fled the scene. the grand prix is just a few months -- away. it's causing havoc today. gigi barnett has more. good afternoon, gigi. >> reporter: good afternoon, don an everyone. well, for the next couple of week, this road closure will greet drivers as they dry to come on and get off of conway street. it's a short stretch of road

that may cause long delays. the cones and crews and bumper -- and the traffic mean one thing, crews are preparing for the grand prix. it's a new event for baltimore's old streets. >> some of the repairs haven't happened in 35 years. >> reporter: the city says that takes time. anything can go wrong. >> the underground utility work. we try to eliminate the damage to the infrastructure. >> reporter: and the detours aren't just for drivers. >> i won't be able to cross this street. it's going to be a problem for me. i have to walk all the way around. >> reporter: and back here, live at light and conway street, the city says there are

several detours drivers can take. outbound traffic can go here to howard street. that should lead the drivers out of the city. if you're coming in, take i-395 to mlk. that will take you into baltimore. thank you, gigi barnett. conway street closed at as after 5:00 this morning. a 21-year-old went under after swimming in montgomery county friday night. he was in the water with two other men and the water level dropped and he panicked. this is the third day of searching for him. they're kick off the workweek on a sunny note. are we in for scorching temperatures as the week goes on? first, we'll go to bernadette woods in the first warning weather center. good afternoon, jessica and everyone out there. we're warming up nice rich

we're -- nicely. we're in 81 degrees in baltimore and 76 in westminster and 77 in kent island and annapolis. now, today is an in between day before more heat moves our way. for more, we'll go to tim in the out back. >> reporter: it's really going to move our way when it comes here. high pressure is building into the area. today, what the difference is is that there's not a lot of humidity. the dew point is low. it's comfortable. tomorrow, well, things will change. the heat is going to go up. the humidity is going to be a little low. it's all going to start to go up together. the heat and the dew points hand in hand. for a little bit more on how that plays out, we'll have the complete first warning forecast in a few minutes. the university of maryland baltimore county is getting back to business after days without power.

most of the buildings are without power. the power was knocked out at the end of last week when a transformer exploded. dick gelfman's 11th ride across maryland wraps up on the eastern shore. the ride began saturday. it raised $315,000 this year so far for breast cancer research and other causes. that's the most ever in the event's history. wjz is proud to be a sponsor as part of the the continuing commitment. bernadette woods has a look at the first warning weather forecast as the temperatures start to heat up. medicare. it doesn't cover everything.

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this former new york giant's receiver got out of the big house. he's spent the last 20 months in prison after firing a gun at a nightclub.

he faces an uncertain future in the nfl. bean sprouts aren't the cause of the deadly e. coli out break in europe. they were originally blamed for the virus. it's not the prouds afterall. -- sprouts after all. arizona is dealing with its third largest wildfire ever. 1300 firefighters gained control of the blaze. many residents are asked to evacuate their homes. 200 square miles have been burned so far. 600 residents in iowa are ordered to leave their homes. the dam waters are gushing into the missouri. you may have caught a glimpse of history today.

the fuseesable lodge -- fusel lodge is heading to a north carolina museum. wow, 70 all the way to 68 and west virginia and down to charlotte. >> they have to look for big overpasses. >> right! bernadette woods will join us with the first warning weather forecast in a few minutes. first, here are today's midday stocks. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

a nice place to be is on the wear -- water. we have comfortable temperatures. we're at 81 in baltimore and the dew points are in the 50s. it's comfortable outside. this is going to change. enjoy the numbers now. 76 in westminster and 81 in columbia. the winds are light out there. they're generally around to the north east. they'll change throughout the day. tomorrow, they'll turn down to the south and this is where the air is coming from. it's in the 90s in memphis and 80s in kansas city. these are the record highs this afternoon and we have a lot of moisture and the dew points will be highier and there's a lot of humidity where this is coming from. this is all moving in our direction.

we have a few thunderstorms around yesterday. they got out of here and out to the west, there's a warm front. now, it's the warm front that's ushering in the next round of air. it passes by tomorrow with clouds. we'll see some clouds from it and then, the air starts to build. wednesday, we jumped into it into the 90s. it will be in the 90s again on thursday. we'll string a few days together in the 90s. winds out of the south west at 5 to 10 knots. that's tomorrow, and today, they'll transition. still in the 60s for the ocean water temperatures. the forecast for today, 86 degrees for the high. bumped up a little bit since we're at 81-degree. tonight, 62 and tomorrow, this is where we start to go. 90 for the highs tomorrow and the humidity will build. wednesday and thursday, they'll be the most uncomfortable days around here. we'll see the chances starting

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in health watch, weight loss surgery may lower the risk of alzheimers disease. researchers collected blood samples from more than a dozen parents before and after bypass surgery. six months after the procedure, they had lower activities of dementia. a new study finds for every month that chemo is delays, there's a 14% decrease in a patient's survival rate. carefully consider timing when discussing treatments. ovarian cancer screenings don't improve survival rates.

those with annual ultrasounds weren't any less likely to die from the disease. screenings could also lead to false positives. you'll want to check in today at 4:00, 5:00, and 6:00. we'll have the announcements about the new apple service. also, this is the new drug that can slow down the spread of skin cancer, melanoma. stay with us, the five-day forecast is next. ,,,,,,,,,,,,

we have a little bit of a breeze. not much wind. but here's more with tim. we'll see an increase in the dew point and the temperatures going up means it will start to feel sticky after about tomorrow. tomorrow, it degrees and comfortable. it will all kick in. 97 on thursday and both of the days are challenging records. we'll keep you posted on more. friday and saturday, we have a chance of thundershowers on both afternoons. 92 on friday and things cool down a little bit saturday. look at the overnight lows. it will be as mild as 72

wednesday and thursday night. that's almost the daytime high, the average. >> it really is. it's going to be what we had last week is returning. thank you very much, tim. don't miss the cbs lineup. also, the 20th annual mtv awards go to the vampires. "twilight" took home five awards last night. robert pattinson won for best kiss. the latest "twilight" movie will hit theaters in november. radical pooches hit the pipelines in california. dozens of dogs were hanging ten. they should say hanging 20 in san diego. it was part of a surf competition. each dog had ten minutes to catch their best wave.

the winner had a free pup vacation. they're get, they can get up. >> they can go backwards. >> where is the pet vacation? >> off the coast a little way, i think. thank you for watching. >> i'm jessica kartalija. ,,,,,,

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