this is wjz eyewitness news. baltimore. from the city to the counties to your neighborhood, now it's complete coverage, it's wjz, maryland's news station. fate hangs in the balance, jurors hear closing arguments in the casey anthony trial. if you hate her, if you think she is lying -- >> did she kill her daughter caylee. >> thanks for joining us. i am adam may. a dramatic testimony, prosecutors have one last chance tomorrow. karen brown reports. >> reporter: casey anthony's defense spend its final hours in front of the jury trying to

convince them there is not enough evidence to convict her of murder. >> the reason you don't have that evidence is because it's an unpluvable case. >> they tried to discredit the state's charge that she suffocated her daughter caylee anthony with chloroform and duct tape. then they pointed the finger at casey anthony father, saying he covered up a accidental drowning. the -- >> i don't think anybody can justify her actions. but they do not cobsitute murder. >> reporter: many of the jury appeared tired as the day wore on. they have been sequestered for six weeks and are expected to begin deliberating on monday. but first the prosecution will

have their final word. prosecutors detailed how casey anthony spent the month after her disappearance supply parling with her boyfriend. >> we can hope the chloroform was applied first. >> the prosecution claims she killed her daughter because she didn't want to be a mom. soon the jury will decide. in florida, karen brown, wjz eyewitness news. >> if she is convicted she will spend the rest of her life in prison or she could get the death penality. deadly storms today. the storms snapped trees and knocked out power in the arlington area and a bicyclist died after a tree fell on top of him. police shut down the park on the national mall, luckily the weather has quiet it down

today. the forecast coming up in a few moments. >> no power, no air conditions conditions and no water. 3500 customers kill don't have power right now. that includes people that high rise. they have people there who are oxygen, people in wheelchairs. they are working to restore the power right now and reynolds county was hit very hard from power outages. and the storms are blamed for a fire that damaged a church. it broke out at the marvin chapel methodist church. investigators think that lightening sparked the fire. no one was inside the church but one firefighter was taken to the hospital with a shoulder injury. we are learning new

information about a fire. firefighters say one is in critical condition after a fire tore through this home yesterday, another person died in the flames. investors are not sure of the cause as of tonight. don't be surprised if you see police when you hit the roads tomorrow. derek valcourt explains the extra patrols are part of a crack down. >> maryland's smooth operator campaign. police will have extra hands on deck this week as they target the aggressive drivers. >> cutting you off. just in and out. >> tailgating. >> weaving in and out of traffic. >> shifting lanes quickly and not installing. >> reporter: that's why police

are launching the second wave of their smooth operator campaign this week. targeting aggressive driving. >> any violations our officers will take action a. >> look for speeding, tailgating and putting other drivers on the road at risk. >> there is an entitlement. >> reporter: drunk driving. police will have extra officers out during the peak party hours. >> we know it's the holidays, but don't do it on the road. >> i think i drive aggressively. >> it's a warning he will take with him on the road. >> slow down a little bit. keep an eye out for the police, i guess. >> reporter: it's not just maryland. if you are going out of state

to pennsylvania, virginia, washington d.c., they have smooth operator campaign in effect this week as well. live, derek valcourt, wjz eyewitness news. >> thank you. >> the tipsy tow service is offering rides home. you can call 877-nike 63-8294 for a ride tonight or tomorrow. >> police in georgia are combing for lauren giddings. she disappeared last week. police are sure a body they found is hers. she graduated from law school. detectives have several people of interest in the case. >> a man is missing tonight and presumed dead after a boating

accident. the boat flipped over. three of the boaters were rescued. it looks like the boat was speeding when the accident happened. >> hard left, the boat just rolled. probably 15 feet. >> investigators have not identified the missing man. rescuers pulled the boat out today. they had to stop their search when storms rolled through. back to the bargaining table in the nfl lock out. both sides realize how costly the lockout is. the league could lose $200 million for every lost week of preseason games. experts think they need to reach a deal by the middle of july. less than 24 hours from

fireworks shows. the biggest one will be downtown baltimore. >> leading fireworks -- loading fireworks. for the ports america fireworks show. >> half moons. >> reporter: and other new fireworks called stain glass. >> 18 minutes long. if you are down there in the inner harbor you can hear it and enjoy the fourth of july. >> there is also a special song and fireworks. they look forward to seeing their hard work blow up. >> we live for the crowds screaming awesome show, crapping. great feeling. >> there will be concert at the west shore park and inner

harbor amphitheater. wjz is a proud sponsor of the ports america fourth of july fireworks show. it kicks off at 9:30 tomorrow night. [ music playing ] lots of fun today. another successful festival in s in the books. big crowds showed up all weekend long for some great music, food, fun, really good looking snow balls there. this is their 35th year. the largest african american festival in the entire country. still to come on wjz eyewitness news new cracks in the case against dominique strauss-kahn. shocking details of a phone call his accuser could have a tough time explaining. >> a family tragedy, the person charged with killing a young boy inside his home and a terrifying -- a lucky break

help as toddler survive a fall off of this 10 story high rise. more on maryland's mosquito control efforts. and where the fireworks have already begun. we saw thunderstorms today, what will we see for the fourth of july? i will have your forecast when wjz eyewitness news returns. sleet coverage continues with adam may and ,,,,

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. it's 72 degrees and partly cloudy in maryland right now. we will have the forecast coming up in a moment. first a biker dies after he crashes his motorcycle during a ride to protest helmet laws. the man was riding in a run when he flipped over and hit his head on the ground. heed with have survived if he was wearing a helmet. boy is facing murder charges after shooting his brother in the head. the boy was home alone with his six-year-old brother. investigators thought the shooting was an accident but now not so sure. >> they got long just fine. all normal. nothing out of the ordinary. >> i was crushed. i cried all night. the kids didn't know what was

going on. it's hard. >> that boy is the youngest person to be charged with murder in more than 90 years in indiana. dominique strauss-kahn could be closer to clearing his name. the maid called her boyfriend after the attack. while on the phone she mentioned the fact that dominique strauss-kahn was rich and she knew what she was doing. the judge released dominique strauss-kahn from house arrest last week. a two-year-old in china is very lucky to be alive after falling from a 10 story window, dropping 100 feet to the ground below. but seconds before she hit the ground a woman was walking by on the squawk, rushed over and caught the toddler. the girl is doing just fine tonight. the mayor of a city gives

one stubborn sheriff a piece of her mind. she punches the sheriff in the face after he tried to -- for 200 families. the mayor could face misconduct charges and lose her job over the incident. thousands of residents get the green light to head home in new mexico. 12,000 people finally rolled into los alamos for the first time since the wildfire passed through last week. firefighters are still trying to contain the blaze that scorched 200 square miles in new mexico. now that summer is in full swing it is the time when mosquitoes love to bite. tim williams shows us the steps to control those bugs. >> reporter: if these bites look familiar it's for a good reason, the mosquito season is underway and it doesn't take long for a problem to develop. >> this time of year when it's

hot they can go from egg to adult in about a a week. >> reporter: they are studying the mosquito problem and battling it one puddle at a time. >> we look behind the shed. >> reporter: problems include birdbaths. >> clean it once a week. if you don't you will have mosquitoes that lay their eggs. >> reporter: there are tires. >> leaves collect in there, water collects in there. >> reporter: tarps that don't fit. >> it rolls up and you get puddles in here. you get one on top. this can happen with wood piles, boats. and these mosquitoes can breed in a a half teaspoonful of water. >> reporter: rains are expected

to boost mosquito numbers. 88% of the spring has already been done, protecting yourself and your pets is the main think you can do. >> if they know what it looks like. >> reporter: frogs don't fly and bite. tim williams, wjz eyewitness news. >> frogs eat bugs. to learn more go to www.wjz.com and click on the news tab. >> good advice if you are looking to save your lawn and the chesapeake bay. cutting your grass at 3 inches prevents weed problems and it also fens off disease and insects and prevents run off that hurts water quality. we had strong storms roll through the state tonight. in the d.c. area.

>> yes, unfortunately. you don't want to mess around with thunderstorms. >> even severe thunderstorms. >> even severe thunderstorm. now, what we are talking about now is we lost the warnings. it so much nicer out there and we have a couple of shows. before we zoom in, there were a few thunderstorms starting to die down in pennsylvania but they are drifting southwards. this is where the worst of it pushed and it will continue moving southward. after a morning round of thunderstorms. here is the afternoon round and continued into the evening. damaging winds and hail with the storms. another thing too, the temperatures. they got up there today. as soon as the storms moved in so did the dew points and

humidity. we dropped down to 72. after topping out at 93 degrees. the average is 86 and we were above that, well above it. so now that we lost the watches and warnings, focusing on tomorrow. air quality effects go in. the front that moved it in install out over the area and will stick around till tuesday. with the front stalled off to the south of us, we will see a couple of showers and thunderstorms tomorrow and again on tuesday. these are not all-day rain events. still keep all of your plans but as we check in throughout the day there will be thunderstorms scattered about. look at all the heat over the country. even on the north side, which

is usually cooler. it's still very warm. we set record highs and all of this heat continues to pull eastward. even though the front goes through we are not going to cool down. on the waters, we have winds at 5-10 nots tomorrow. watch for a thunderstorm or two. any thunderstorm tonight dying down. 68 for the low and tomorrow up to 90 degrees. mixed sunshine and clouds, still a chance for a shower or thunderstorm. we got a warm and muggy week ahead of us. chances for showers and storm. but then a new storm system comes wednesday into thursday and friday. adam. >> thank you. next in sports tonight the orioles get back in the win column, finally, and that's not the only reason they are celebrating, we will tell you celebrating, we will tell you who is headed ,,,,,,

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. we got one headed to the all-star game and the other one trying to get in. >> these were fans. go to orioles.com and check it out. they flirted with being swept before the orioles dug down deep in a battle with the braves and they held on. top three against the braves. zack with the bat in his hands, leadoff homer for his first major leaguer. then nick markakis. rbi double. birds losing 4-3. and the o's beat the braves 5-4. major

league baseball announced its all-star game team. tuesday, july 12 in phoenix. one loan orioles, matt wieters who makes the classic for the first time. he is also the first orioles catcher to represent the birds at the all-star game since 1989. he leads all major league catchers in runner. and leads all catchers not charged with a passed ball. batting .262. kansas city in denver today. rocky collision for gonzalez. he made the catch, had to pay the price, leave the game. royals a winner. changing of the guard in the world of professional tennis. third set, fourth game, having a problem with the video.

the new winner is novak djokovic. he is the new wimbledon champion. and the new world's number one as of tomorrow morning. pro golf, not locked out but 15 miles from philadelphia. nick watney won today. sometimes we have the craziest things happen. that wasn't golf. you know what we will do? say good night, that's it, thank you very much and back to you adam. >> i wanted to see the end of that video that just rolled right there. better luck next time. >> try it again tomorrow. the a huge leap of faith, that's the video, we will tell

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