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. this is wjztv, wjzhd and wjz.com baltimore. from the city to the counties to your neighborhood, now, it's complete coverage, it's wjz, maryland's news station. hello, everybody. we are following some breaking news tonight. violence break out as thousands gather downtown. a young child was rushed to the hospital after either being stabbed or shot. live to the inner harbor, mike. >> reporter: we have learned that that child was shot. that child was 4 years old. we have some video just from the scene. this is where there were dozens of police officers already stationed here with a command post. that child's parents were walking with him.

the little toddler started to cry. it turns out that little baby was shot in the leg or the groin area and is now being taken to johns hopkins children's center. we are also investigating a report of a stabbing just across the harbor here from where i'm standing at the mccormick and smiks. and there was a fight close to where i'm standing here. earlier we covered some of the higher notes of this celebration that's unfortunately been marred by violence. >> reporter: 1400 fireworks to celebrate the 235th birthday of the united states of america. >> bless this country. >> i just love america, man, it's beautiful. >> reporter: as the crowds watched the light show, police

were watching them. beefing up their visibility on the ground and going high-tech to track officers and maximize their force along with a network of cameras. police did act quickly after a disturbance. >> we hope that the visible number of officers. >> reporter: the celebration is one of baltimore's biggest, a red, white, and blue a salute. >> just to be here where the star spangled banner was written and that's why we're here actually. we wanted to celebrate our heritage right here. >> we're just blessed that they fought for us. >> reporter: it's also a massive undertaking, weeks of plans from security to crowd control to the computerized

control of the fireworks themselves. >> everybody seems like they're having a good time. >> reporter: so some beautiful fireworks but also some tragedy here tonight as well. just to recap a 4-year-old was shot at light and pratt streets. that child is being treated at johns hopkins right now and another person is in critical condition after being stabbed near the mccormick and smiks. thank you very much, mike and we will continue to follow this story. we will have much more on the morning edition. well, while the celebration may end in fireworks, for many the 4th of july always begins with a parade. the c milton marching band entertaining audiences. spectators lined the streets. the message this year, honor

the stars, be proud of our stripes and wave your making. we are following a developing story where crews launched a water rescue. a man is missing at a river. >> a viewer captured this photo of a boat. a man and woman were in the boat and both fell into the water. >> she was rescued by a passing boater and she was uninjured. the gentleman that was operating the boat is still missing and we are still conducting searches in the area that allow them to search a very large area in a very short amount of time without risking divers and the water being trapped via crab lines or other

debris that may be on the bottom of the river. >> reporter: this is the second accident in maryland waters in a matter of hours. a little boy drowned monday. he disappeared while swimming in about 4 feet of water. says his father rushed in to form a human chain. >> my dad felt something on his legs and picked him up. >> reporter: the boy was rushed to the hospital where he later died. >> it was very scare see. i couldn't imagine if that was one of my siblings. >> they should have their life vests on and keep an eye on them. >> reporter: just a few minutes ago natural resources police did release the name of that missing boater, 25-year-old james cain of arizona. he is presumed dead. jurors in the casey anthony

trial have not yet reached a verdict. they deliberated for the first time today. karen brown reports for wjz from orlando jo the jury deciding kasey anthony's fate deliberated for half a day and then went back to their hotel. >> you are not permitted to discuss this case while you were separated from this courthouse. >> they will be back tuesday to wade through more than a month of testimony and evidence. prosecutors wrapped up their case after displays these photos of anthony. they argued anthony didn't want to be a mom any more so she suffocated caylee with duct tape. >> that duct tape had to be on that skull before they

difficult composed -- decomposed. >> reporter: has offered the jury a complete different explanation of how caylee died. they claim caylee accidently died in the grandparents' pool and that her grandfather tried to cover it up. >> these photographs tell the truth. >> but in their final rebuttal, prosecutors pounced. >> people don't make accidents look like murder. >> reporter: thinks jurors may have some doubts yet still find anthony guilty. >> they are her story is so incredibly. >> reporter: if convicted of first degree murder anthony could face the death penalty, karen brown, eyewitness news. anthony is also charged with aggravated manslaughter of a child and 4 counts of providing false information to law

law enforcement. according to a new york times a french writer claims that kahne sexually assaulted her in 2003. in may a hotel maid says strauss kahne tried to rape her. more harm than good. there are more questions surrounding the drug chan ticks. say it could increase the risk of heart problems. >> saxophone player tried to kick his habit, he took chantix. >> it made me not want to smoke

but eventually i relapsed. >> reporter: millions of americans use chantix but find healthy smokers who use the drug have a 70% risk of a heart attack or other serious problems. >> we keep smoking to decrease the risk of heart disease. >> reporter: raised concerns about smokers with existing heart disease. drug maker pfizer says it strongly believes with chantix and disagrees with the findings. >> there was a small number of of events. >> reporter: researchers admit the overall ch problems are small but significant because of the drug's widespread use. >> around 1 in 28 smokers would have a cardiac event. >> reporter: the question is whether the benefits of

quitting outweigh the risks associated with the drug. >> chantix already carries a warning for side effects. says the worst part was the nausea but he is considering taking it again. >> i actually talked to my doctor yesterday and he is going to do a little bit of research for me. >> reporter: this time he's trying to kick the habit for good. now the warning on chantix is for side effects including depression and suicidal thoughts. in light of the new study the fda is calling for more research. chantix sales topped 360 million in the u.s. last year. you have some company on your ride to work tomorrow, nasa. the planes are testing air quality. they are flying a lot lower than usual and close to area highways between 95 and the

baltimore -- under investigation, questionable tweets sent out by the fox news twitter account. and an american woman accused in italy of murder. why her mother was called before a judge today. 100 murders so far this year. one of the latest victims a military victim. we'll tell you what someone heard through his cell phone when he was murdered. happy 4th of july, everybody, we have had a couple of showers out there. coming up, your first warning forecast after this break. complete coverage continues with denise koch, kai carter with denise koch, kai carter and first morning weather, it's,

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it is 79 degrees, mostly cloudy in central marry lands. right now the forecast is coming up. exxon mobile says the oil spill in yellow stone river may be greater than first thought. the oil company backed off an earlier claim that only a 10- mile area was affected. spilled 10,000-gallons of oil. people say they have become ill from the fumes. the spill that not affected -- has not affected yellow stone national park. the parents of amanda knox

are charged with slander in italy. they told the news their daughter was treated poorly. >> i don't understand. i mean, many journalists have said exactly what i have said. why am i the only one that's charged with a crime? i don't understand that. >> reporter: a judge reaccused -- recused himself of the trial today. amanda knox is in the process of appealing her conviction. a grim milestone in baltimore city, 100 murders so far this year. tonight a family is pleading for witnesses after a military family was gunned down in cold blood. >> i have a niece that wants to know where her daddy is. >> reporter: family and friends hold a vigil for baltimore's

100 100th victim of 2011. >> i just want whoever did this to think you left my daughter without a father. >> reporter: 24-year-old christopher samuel served in the u.s. military. he did not have a criminal record. >> he always said he was going to take care of his family. he was never one to get in trouble. >> reporter: late tuesday night samuel was shot in the back. police believe it was a robbery because he was on his cell phone at the time of the murder. >> whoever he was on the phone with said, they said, christopher said, i don't have any money so if you're going to kill me you're not going to get anything. >> he will be missed and his legacy will live on. >> christopher was such a good man and people are going to miss him so much, including me.

he was just like my best friend. >> in all i want justice for him. >> reporter: funeral services are tuesday at noon at the march funeral home on 4th avenue. anyone with any information on crime should call police or metro crime stoppers. the secret service is investigating the hacking of fox news political twitter account because it sent out false tweets. the hackers left a series of 6 tweets around mid nature. says a -- i had night. a -- midnight. a group called swift kitties claimed responsibility but later denied it. the king and queen of hot dog eating was crowned. the winner wasson i can't, the -- sonya, the black we widow.

the overall winner, joey chestnut. the 27-year-old is on a roll by taking home his 25th title. he inhaled 62 hot dogs in 52 minutes. that's over 20,000-calories or about 10 days of food. his world record is 58 in 10 minutes. that's like a hot dog every 10 seconds. i can't imagine how he feels tonight. >> pretty gross. more power to them. >> i think they split $20,000. >> good for them. okay. well, 4th of july the fireworks got off. we did have a couple of showers out there but the thunderstorms winding down as soon as that sun set and that allowed all the thunderstorms to die down throughout the area.

didn't stop most of the festivities. this is what we're seeing now. even the showers are starting to die down at this hour. we have had a couple of thunderstorms lingering. this one passed through st. michaels and cambridge. it's also winding down now. some strong thunderstorms that are now making their way out to the oceans. let's take you back. most of the day it was quiet. just some clouds out there, but then here were those thunderstorms. fortunately though, starting to quiet down. out still warm outside. 82 in dc and those dewpoints are up and the humidity levels are going to be high. 82 is where we topped out today. tomorrow probably a few degrees higher, just a couple. but with the high humidity an air quality alert has been issued. that could be extended later this week with the humidity

that is coming our way. the other reason we're going to be dealing with this is because we're still going to be dealing with this front. it will give rise to a couple of showers around thunderstorms and it's going to be close enough to us that we're still going to see that chance. but by wednesday there's a new front coming into the picture. it will kick out this front but it's going to come in with other showers. east winds of 5 knots. bay temperature, 80 degrees. tonight we are going down into the 60s. tomorrow, cloud and sunshine. about 90 for our high and it will be muggy. we hang with this warm muggy weather all week long. the chances of thunderstorms go up midweek as that new front comes our way, denise.

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well, we know one thing, it was in texas. >> we hear about summer reruns, we don't want that for the orioles. midway through the season the orioles are certainly feeling the heat. not just the 103 temperature in texas tonight but a mid season dive that see the os in last place. managing a game in texas for the first time since he was fired by the rangers 5 years ago. counting on a power surge by slugger. a 2 run blast to left field put the os on the top 2-0. now

gives him 20 homers this season. but pitching is the problem. starter chris jack box was part of that problem tonight. puts the rangers on top in the 2 2nd period. 4-2 rangers, short night for jack a boxics. he gave up 2 innings. pitched in relief. michael young sends a drive to deep center field. it's a triple yet another crushing defeat for the os. 13-4 in texas. they are likely to turn to pitcher adkins tomorrow night. adkins pitched in relief for the cubs. the yankee fans welcome back their captain tonight to start at cleveland. his first game in 3 weeks.

jeter leadoff the game slow. jeter went 0 for 4, still needs 6 hits to hit 3000 for his career. the day after winning wimbledon, officially celebrates with a cake. he claims the top spot for the first time in his career after beating previous -- it's the first time in 7 1/2 years that someone other than nadal or federer is ranked number one in the world. he needs to visit the orioles, give them some karma here, that's what we need. thank you, mark. a baby hip oh takes ,,,,,,,,

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that's it for us tonight, everybody. for bernadette and mark. we leave you with the fireworks tonight from washington dc. good night.