officer on trial. he's accused of gunning down an unarmed marine. >> was it murder or self- defense. hello, i'm don scott. and i'm jessica kartalija. the defense just began their arguments as they try to save a city police officer from life in prison. mike hellgren has more. >> reporter: this officer,'s defense team started their trial today against the fact that he murdered tyrone brown. tshamba claims it was self- defense. prosecution witnesses included a friend of brown's sister. have, she said she saw brown begging for his life. tshamba fired the service weapon over and over again.

the officer's lawyers say that the witness' testimonies are inconcession taint -- inconsistent. >> both sides are indicating that he was wrong for what he did regardless of any intoxication or he was actually consistently doing what he was taught to do. >> reporter: brown's sister was there and her statement was inconsistent with the other witnesses. brown family filed a multimillion dollar lawsuit against the officer in the city. >> there was no aggressiveness on the part of brown. he was in retreat, trying to apologize and resolve the dilemma. >> reporter: tshamba is in leg shackles. a judge, not a jury will decide the case.

prosecutors presented 14 witnesses while making their case. wjz will have more on the case at 4:00, 5:00, and 6:00. a metro police officer is behind bars this noon and facing a new charge in connection with the murder of a baltimore county woman. mary bubala has more on this case. >> reporter: good afternoon, don and everyone at home. this officer is now charged with man slaughter in the death of a 1-year-old girl. he's accused of shooting a 20- year-old to death. then, he hid her car with her 1- year-old daughter inside. the girl was found dead days later probably from the heat. there's a possibility he's the little girl's father. phillips is also charged with first degree murder with the death of the woman. he's held without bond. phillips is an eight year veteran and married with a 12-

year-old daughter. the miracle on the hudson is driving through hudson now. they're in washington county. the plane spent last night in perryville after arriving in maryland yesterday afternoon. the final destination is charlotte, north carolina. that's where the flight was headed two years ago. disgraced congressman, anthony wiener is trying to save his political career after admitting he sent lewd pictures over the internet. >> reporter: anthony wiener is fighting to save his political life. >> i haven't told the truth. i've done things i deeply regret. >> reporter: the married lawmaker admits he treated a sexual photo to a seattle woman

and lied about it. he's facing a possible ethics investigation and he's getting a dressing down from some of his closest allies including nancy pelosi. the congressman admitted to inappropriate online exchanges to six women. he won't resign. >> i didn't violate rules of the house. >> reporter: he had been a rising star for new york city mayor, now, he's hoping to hold on to his congressional seat. >> reporter: he's an out spoken liberal voice and this scandal may influence his opinion. >> he won't be able to do that until this blows over. >> reporter: he said that someone hacked into his account. i think he's offered a limited

version of the truth. >> reporter: this man is warning wiener he'll post an x rated photo if he tries to retaliate. more women are coming forward with stories about the congressman's internet liaisons. baltimore county police need your help finding men who robbed a bank. one is caught with his sweatpants slipping down. he robbed the bank on york road in hut valley -- hunt valley. it's another day of searching for a swimmer who was believed to have drowned. the 21-year-old disappeared friday afternoon. he went under while swimming with friends and never resurfaced. it's illegal to swim in the local reservoirs. at the same time, the search continues for a 20-year-

old missing fire recruit. his car was found abandoned on liberty road. his family will hold a judge gill -- vigil for him tonight. temperatures are climbing and we're live with the first warning weather coverage. marty and bernadette woods are updating the rising temperatures. well, good afternoon, jess. i want to show you the radar. this is part of a warm front passing by. it's going to bring us the heat. you'll notice to the north of us, this is worse than it's going to be for us. this is heading west. this is making its way into the western part of the state. it's fizzling quickly and it will hold on to bring a few thunderstorms as it heads down towards maryland. the worst is heading towards

west virginia and ohio. we have air quality alerts. code orange for poor air quality today. this is what's going to continue for the next few days because of the heat starting to build. it will take over. for more on that, here's marty in the out back. >> reporter: take a look at the current temperatures in the area. and, you know, bernadette just said that the temperatures are starting to build. 86, well, yeah, okay, we knew it would get warm, but we'll tell you how much warmer today than yesterday. wow! we're up 5 degrees right now. if you want to exstrap late that out. remember on daylight saving's time, it's 3:00 in the afternoon, it will be 5 degrees hotter than yesterday. frankly, what we're concerned about is at our doorstep. we have a push of warm, humid

air coming our way. we're going back into the upper 90s with the heat index in the low 100s. how steep will it get? bernadette woods will have the discussion coming up shortly. now, we'll throw it back inside. if you drive hard, watch out. this summer, the police are cracking down on the hard operators. agencies are also involved in other cities. one-third of all crashes are due to aggressive driving. the grand prix will soon affect more than traffic. the university of maryland's downtown campus will close for three days. the hospital will be open. parent -- patients are asked to postpone elected surgeries that

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sean kingston is breathing on his own and walking. he was injured on may 29th when his jet ski crashed into a bridge support on miami beach. he's now upgraded to serious. two weeks ago, a tornado devastated joplin, missouri. it will cost the insurance companies $7 billion. 150 people were killed by the torpid. it demolished a third of the town. dry and windy conditions in arizona are expected to make things worse for the

firefighters working to gain control of a massive wildfire there. so far, the fire charred 360 square miles. it's forced hundreds to evacuate. about 2500 firefighters are helping to try to contain the blaze. a warning is issued ifer germmy -- germany as e. coli spreads throughout the country. over the past few days, germany blamed other countries from the out break. neither has been the out break. so far, it's sickened over 2000 killed 20. how much would you pay to have lunch with the second richest man in the country. right now,the top bidder will

get lunch in new york city. >> wow. what would you talk about? financial advice. >> i think i would get financial advice. still to come at noon. bernadette woods will have a look at the forecast. >> probably tell you to buy low and sell high. we'll look at the multimatch numbers and stocks. ,

welcome back, the sun is out. we have clouds pause of the storm to the northwest. this is going to bring us a warmup. right now, we have a few thunderstorms with it. these are fizzling out quickly. we'll have a chance for a shower and thunderstorm with that batch. this is moving straight to the south. the western parts of the state will see showers and thunderstorms with that. we'll switch it over and show you what it looked like earlier today. we're getting a few clouds from the storms from the northwest. we'll be in and out of those into the afternoon. here comes the warmer air on the south west winds. 88 in ocean city with the wind off of the land and not off of the water. cooler out to the west.

there's a code orange air quality alert in effect for today. it will be extended throughout the next few days. we're probably going to see heat advisories over the next few days. we have intention heat coming our way. we'll jump to the upper 90s tomorrow and thursday. you factor in the humidity and the high dew points, it's going to feel like we're in the lower 100s. this is where the air's coming from. we've been breaking records right and left. 89 in minneapolis and 88 in chicago. that's all moving in our direction. you can see the band of showers and storms from the north right now. that's continuing to move away. we'll get into the intense heat. the temperatures are rising and they'll keep on rising. wednesday and thursday are the hottest days.

we'll get a chance of a shower and thunderstorm. start west, the biggest chance you have. by tomorrow, up to 98 degrees. if it happens, it will break the record. the record is 98 degrees. we'll be in the record territory once again. >> toasty, thank you, bern. still to come, another reason to never pick up a cigarette. women smokers have more to worry about. here are the top stories on wjz-13 at this hour. for instant updates for all of the day's news, go to wjz.com. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

in today's health watch, if you're a woman and you smoke, you're 10 times more likely to suffer narrowing of the arteries. it affects the lower extremities and leads to significant leg pain. it increases the risk of having a heart attack. women who quit smoking can reduce the risk. high costs of cancer treatments is too expensive for most americans. doctors are meeting and they say that even patients with insurance are abandoning care

because of the substantial payments. you'll want to check back in tonight for an angry bus driver. it's not what you'll see, but what you'll hear on the videotape. and babies make nine. meet the parents of the country's newest sextuplets. that's after dr. phil. >> bern's over here cringing. >> the five-day forecast is next. ,,,,,,,,,,,,

the humidity is heating up, here's marty with more. we'll look at the forecast. tomorrow around thursday are going to be -- tomorrow and thursday are going to be tough days. the heat index could be around 105678 -- 105. friday, we'll have a chance of a thunderstorm. otherwise, it's an okay june weekend. now, we'll throw it back inside. thank you, it's the latest carnival flag food. check it out! it's fried kool-aid. it tastes like a hush puppy with a cherry flavor. it's from the same guy that

fried the oreo cookies. >> i stay away from them. >> thank you for watching eyewitness news on wjz-13, maryland's news station. i'm jessica kartalija. >> i'm don scott. >> and for marty bass, i'm ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,