the airports. >> police raced to the bwi parkway, near the airport. a worker in this speed camera vehicle says a man came out of the woods and went on the attack. >> he said that the individual went to the rear window of the jeep and began tapping on the rear window with a shotgun. the witness was obviously frightened at this point and began blowing his horn. he said the individual then came around to the front of the truck and began striking the front windshield with his hammer. >> reporter: they screamed, going back into the woods. >> reporter: police officers armed with rifles are currently keeping an eye on the woods in the bwi hotel district. over here at the hotels, the number of shuttle buses have come to a grinding halt because so many roads are shut down. >> we were just trying to get back to work. but doesn't look like we're going to be successful. >> reporter: police examined numerous vehicles in the area, including this one we spotted and showed police. it's decorated with anti- government phrases and a man of

the area was in the front seat. >> we have a rather large area that is being searched right now. so we want to cover every possibility here. >> reporter: 295 is closed for 3 1/2 hours, frustrating drivers. >> what do you make of that? >> make of it? >> they shut down a major highway, looking for the guy, which is all fine. but it seems like a lot of extensive overkill to me. >> we just learned a few moments ago that police did rule out that vehicle that said tyranny to america. they have ruled that out as being connected to this incident. we have a chopper over the scene. you can see that the speed camera has been moved out of this area. they have taken that to a state facility. for repairs. they are checking the speed camera itself to see if it got a picture of the suspect's face. we can tell you that the suspect is described as a white male. he is in his 'isicts -- in his 60s, about 5'8." and no facial hair. reporting live, adamy ma, wjz

-- adam may, wjz eyewitness news. >> the incident did not have an impact on flights at bwi marshall. in less than 24 hours, casey anthony could walk free. now we're learning what may have prompted the jury's decision. karen brown reports for wjz, from orlando, florida. >> reporter: people are already lining up to get a seat for casey anthony's sentencing. many can't believe she was cleared of murdering her daughter, caylee. >> she's probably going to take this to her grave. maybe someday she'sing go to wag -- she's going to wake up and say, i gotta come forward. >> russell heckler was an alternate juror. >> it was the right decision. >> he says the prosecution didn't show caylee was murdered. >> they didn't show us how caylee died. no one could show that. >> reporter: heckler believes there was some sort of horrific accident. >> reporter: overall, i think the family knows a lot more than what came out at the trial.

>> reporter: the judge will sentence casey anthony on four misdemeanor charges on lying to police. she's already spent nearly three years in jail. so many legal experts believe predict she'll be set free for time already served. >> she'll be taken to a location and apparently at her designation in central florida. >> reporter: it's not clear if anthony's parents will help their daughter. >> the family dynamics are now completely in upheaval. >> this is a girl who doesn't own a car or pair of shoes or anything. where is she going to go? >> reporter: casey implicated her father, saying he staged a cover-up. the parents say the verdict was fair, but they have yet to speak to their daughter. in orlando, florida, wjz eyewitness news. >> anthony was convicted of four counts of lying to investigators. each count carries a maximum sentence of one year. tonight, baltimore is still dealing with the fallout of

independence day shooting. wjz is live in winchester, virginia, where mike hellgren spoke exclusively with one of the families touched by this. >> i just spoke to the family of the man who was murdered, who was stabbed in the neck with way a bottle. they say he's the type of man they want to attract to baltimore's inner harbor. he's a tourist to spend money. this is a park he used to take his little girl to here in virginia. they have outrage here and they have definite concerns over security. >> reporter: joe calo's family is still reeling from his murder. the 26-year-old was visiting baltimore when police say this man stabbed him to death with a broken bottle. in an exclusive interview with wjz, his loved ones pleaded with his killer. >> when you're going to get in a fist fight, you get up and

shake and go on. no need in shooting, stabbing and killing folks. just ain't no need for that. >> calo, who is from alabama, had just visited his 1-year-old daughter in virginia before he headed to baltimore. >> you know what? [ crying ] i was there when his motor found out. [ crying ] and... my little girl is not going to have a dad. she had him for a year. that's not long enough. >> reporter: his killing was part of a string of violence that included a shooting of a 4- year-old by a stray bullet that hit him in the leg. and little caven has been released from the hospital. we're told he was walking last night. he will recover from this. but mr. callow will not. his life is gone. his family says that the city of baltimore is preparing to work with them on paying to have the body moved back to

alabama. reporting live in winchester, virginia, mike hellgren, wjz eyewitness news. >> mike, thank you. if you know anything about either of these incidents, you're asked to contact city police. you can remain anonymous. a plane flipped over at martin state. but thankfully, nobody is hurt. police say a student pilot landed and lost control of his plane. sky eye chopper 13 flew over the airport, shortly after it happened. the runway was closed for about an hour. the student was taken from middle river flight services. new information tonight about the man charged with secretly videotaping women in their anne arundel county home. denise is in the newsroom to explain what happened in 40 today. >> a crofton man had just pleaded guilty to 10 charges after he was caught with videotapes of naked women. police arrested 35-year-old charles novak in december, when a weapon caught him sitting inside a car in her garage. officers searched the area and found him with a video camera,

and several videos showed him changing clothes. novak was sentenced to the maximum of 47 years, with all but 10 years suspended. he also received five years' probation, and he must register as a sex offender. >> all right, denise, thank you. wjz was in court. we'll have reaction to the plea and sentencing all new tonight at 6:00. tonight, baltimore's mayoral race is set, minus one popular pick who dropped out at the last minute. pat warren has more on what to expect in the coming weeks. >> hi, kai. hello, everybody. councilman stokes has dropped out of the election to run for his own council seat. but that still leaves six people in the running for mayor. and six is a lot for voters to velt. -- vet. >> reporter: mayor stephanie rawlings-blake wins an endorsement today. >> we don't always agree. but it's like being in a family. you might have disagreement or squabbles.

and at the end of the day, it's the love that binds you. and for you, it's love of the city. >> reporter: councilman stokes has decided not to run for mayor but rather to run for his own council seat instead. >> i'm l -- >> we have a lot of the same ideas. and again, i think his fans, as relates to the city budget. his issues as it relates to property tax, are very, very similar to mine. i think if people will agree with those ideas, they'll agree with me as well. >> reporter: observers can see the impact. >> the benefit is going to be i think relatively small. >> that means one less seat at these forums and debate tables. >> reporter: jody landers is looking at forums and debate tables that include stephanie rawlings-blake. >> i think at this point, the mayor has chosen not to participate. and i think that's a mistake. and i think it short-changes

the voters. i think voters want to hear what all of the candidates have to say. >> reporter: that includes a former city planner. >> reporter: the debates will hoe that the city has a clear choice. first time in a long time. they have a clear choice between more of the same or more for our neighborhood. status quo or more leadership. >> mayor rawlings-blake said she is ready for leadership. >> my focus is not on sparring with the others. i'm interested in getting the message out to the voters. >> clerk of court frank connoway, and community act -- activist are also running in the baltimore mayoral primary. the candidates in the republican primary for mayor are alfred griffin and vicky ann hardy. lots of humidity outside. we're watching for chances of showers. meteorologist bernadetteed woos is up -- bernadette woods is updating conditions. >> we've had thunderstorms and

rain today. but it's all been south of the city once again. and that's where the front is stalled out. we had a round of storms make its way through the beaches earlier. here comes another round coming out of virginia. you can see on the very southern side of this, there have been severe. s. severe storms. you can see this making its way to the northeast again. and it is spreading eastward. and we'll keep you updated on that. now, as far as temperatures go, take a look at this. where we see the rain. it is back down to 79 degrees in ocean city now. c contrast that with 90. in the city, 88 degrees. the dew point is high. feels like july outside. and we'll have that forecast coming up. still ahead on 5:00 on eyewitness news. growing scandal. a newspaper accused of hacking into the phones of terror attack victims. new details on the investigation. rising out of the ashes. baltimore city church forced to

rebuild after a fire rips through their building. i'm jessica kartalija. that story next on wjz. paving the way for better streets in baltimore. how a big new purchase is doing just that. hot and humid july evening. when will the weather improve? wjz meteorologist bernadette woods is updating your first warning forecast.

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time to rebuild, just focus. and let's get back in here and make it happen. >> reporter: pastor sean bell says the sanctuary and executive offices are destroyed. a hair salon and cafe set to open this fall have severe smoke damage. thankfully, no one was injured when the fire ripped through the building at 4:00 a.m. on june 26th. >> we, as a people, not only need to be focused, but as a community, we need to watch out for each other. but it also tells us through tragedy, god will give us victory. >> reporter: the pastor tells us, the investigation is still ongoing. still unclear whether this was an electrical fire or arson. contractors say it could be 8 months before the building is restored. services are being held at fort worth elementary. >> let's not cry out of this. let's stand up and be the church that god has called us to be in this community. >> reporter: a special fundraiser will take place this sunday at 8:00 at bethel a.m.e.

church. all do donations may be made through sun trust bank. >> church services will continue at fort worthington elementary while the search is church is being built. if you're waiting for someone to get home from work, let's check on the traffic with kristy breslin. so far, as the beltway goes, we're still seeing brake lights on the west side of the inner loop. that's from baltimore national pike, to liberty road. drive time, about 15 minutes. over on the north side inner loop, also slows down from charles street to providence road. average speed in that direction, about 45 miles an hour. 70, westbound, no improvement there. bumper to bumper from 29 to marriottsville road. and the harrisburg expressway, sluggish in the northbound direction. as far as accidents go, 195 westbound, an accident there at 95. and a couple of them in baltimore city. hillen road alt 33rd. holiday street, at saratoga. also east north avenue at st. paul. let's take a live look.

you can see plenty ofa activity there. that is northbound at shawan road. and we're also seeing it slow there. this traffic report is brought to you by triple a auto insurance. trust triple a for an instant quote on auto insurance the triple a way, visit triple a.com. while many cities across the nation are privatizing services, the city of baltimore is doing the opposite to get more streets repaved. the city purchased a brand new piece of equipment to take care of business. >> this is what $120,000 can buy. a new paver to smooth over rough city streets. there are plenty of them in baltimore. and the city says the investment is paying off. for every mile paved, the city is taking about $10,000 over what it would pay a contractor. >> i keep saying, we are doing what families and businesses are doing all over our country. and that is doing more with less. >> reporter: in the loch raven

neighborhood, patience has finally paid off. and other streets are getting resurfaced. >> we paid sufficient taxes. we've all received those tax bills the other day. and now we're getting something as a result of it. >> a lot of cracks and weathering. you can see the grass growing up through the streets. and it's just an indication that the neighborhood was going down. so by resurfacing on the streets, we see that baltimore cares for lock raven. >> reporter: the city says by buying the new paver, not only are more city streets getting more attention, but it is also keeping city residents employed. >> reporter: resurfacing projects used to mainly be completed by contractors. and paving has increased 60% over last year. >> reporter: i'm really happy that there are timeless when we can take the resources we already have and show that they can be more effective. by purchasing the right capital equipment. >> you can make the house look good. but the street looks turned in. that makes a house.

but right now, we've got it all together. and i- r i love that. -- and i love that. >> and worth mentioning with so much repaving happening downtown for the grand prix, the city says over the last four years, 90% has been done outside of that downtown area. talk about hot jobs today. those guys out there paving. >> even on a cool day, that's a hot job. >> we like to see paved streets. >> yes, we do like that. thank you. okay, weatherwise. this is where we sit right now. it is still 88 degrees outside. it is muggy. not much of a breeze going on. and there are thunderstorms to talk about. we'll have all of that coming up in your forecast after this break. ,,

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all right. >> nice day to barbecue. >> golf. >> be on the golf course, about 8:00 tonight. >> for most golfers. it looks quiet out on that gavel course, though. >> and for most golfers, i don't think there is a bad day

for golf, except when they pull you off of it for thunderstorms. we havain ra -- have rain that has been running along a stalled front. there's one round of thunderstorms that went through earlier, all along the beaches. here comes the next storm out of virginia. and you can see really bright colors on the south side of this. that indicates some severe weather we have been seeing to the south. for us, this top edge is just rain. do you see thunderstorms starting to build up in here? and farther south, stronger thunderstorms? they are moving off to the northeast. but it looks like the worst of it will pass off to the south. so we'll keep an eye on that for you. switch it over and show you for most of us, we had some clouds to deal with. then sunshine came out. take a look at rounds of rain and thunderstorms. look what they've done to the temperatures. 77 now. patuxent. spin and 79 -- 79 in ocean city. whereas, it's 90 in the mountains, where people go for the cooler weather. here in baltimore. 88 now. so far today, our high has been

88 degrees. and you can see the average is 87. so once again, we are above that average. now, as far as the air quality alert, we have seen this the past couple of days. code orange. and tomorrow, temperatures in the low 90s. we'll see that also once again. but they've stayed off the southern side of d.c. with that alert. here's the next storm moving our way. and here's the one moving that the national hurricane center is watching. this could develop into something more. now, if that happens, we'll let you know about that. but this is how all of it comes at this time. we still have the solid front to deal with. but it will get a kick out of here because of the next front moving our way. but with the next front, another round of scattered showers and storms. now, that will eventually start to pull away. but while it's still hanging around, friday into saturday, that disturbance south of florida is going to be moving east up the coast. as it does, it will interact

with this front. we'll see scattered showers and storms friday, lingering into saturday, before all of that does get out of here. so along the waters, with this going on the bay temps, still 80 degrees out there. south winds at 5 knots. very light winds. tonight, going down to 70 for our lows. showers and storms around earlier. could be seeing fog forming tomorrow night. showers and storms with that new front coming in. 91 for our high. then again, friday, into early saturday, we'll be dealing with the same storm before it gets out of here. we'll have the five-day coming up later in the show. >> all right, bernadette, thank you. still ahead at 5:00. a new addition to facebook. the new addition. >> surgically implanted bombs. the u.s. government is now warning airlines ever a new drastic terror tactic. i'm alex demetrick. coming up, if an electric future is rolling forward, how many of us will be able to jump on board for the ride? that story as eyewitness news continues. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, how do i deal with joint pain? i use the power of nature.

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climb up to $4 and up this past spring, it's the numbers that did the punching. >> it skyrocketed the past years. >> reporter: even though it's come down. price volatility comes in. >> it can help us to reduce our dependence here in the state by over a billion gallons of oil in the coming decade. >> they are a standard component to that future. but the biggest game changer would be better gas mileage for cars. >> reporter: 60 miles per gallon by 2025. >> or better yet, no gas. all-electric vehicles. >> we near a leadership position now to have some 70 electric vehicle charging stations installed statewide. >> reporter: annapolis company builds those charging stations, the kind that power the chevy volt. >> there's a lot of pent-up demand out there. >> you've seen so many priuses all around, especially in open areas. and i think that's what we're going to see with these cars

itself. >> reporter: the biggest problem is paying for that oil- free technology. gas cars are comeaper now but maybe not down the road. >> we're going to see continued price drops to the point that by 2015, this will actually be cheaper than buying an internal combustion. >> reporter: providing the car's extensive batteries are met. right now, it costs about 3 cents to go one mile on electricity, versus 15 to 20 cents on gas. >> besides reducing the demand for oil, they say this will also improve the state's air quality. new information about the bizarre attack on the bw parkway. the hunt is on for a man who vandalized a speed camera vehicle. the suspect who had a shotgun hit the windshield repeatedly with a hammer, before fleeing into the woods. state police have just confirmed that the suspect is an employee of the company

contracted by the state's contract association. no shots were fired. no one was injured. wjz is live. we'll have a live update new at 6:00. also in anne arundel county, an elderly woman is killed in a car crash, after someone runs a red light. police say the 70-year-old 70- year-old arnold woman was killed. two other people were hurt. the crash is still being investigated. the federal documents show exxon mobil released inaccurate information about the time it took to stop an oil spill in the yellowstone river. vic is in the newsroom with details about the company's response time. vic? >> exxon claimed it only took 30 minutes to seal the leaky pipeline. the department of transportation says the pipeline was not fully shut down for 56 minutes after the break occurred on friday. 42,000 gallons. crude oil spilled into the

yellowstone river. as the river crests, it's sending more oil downstream into mashes and ponds. -- marshes and ponds. exxon says close to 70 people are working on the cleanup. the cause of the pipeline's failure remains under investigation. but investigators believe erosion exposed a line to damaging debris. a new terror warning for airports around the country. the u.s. government said some terroristless are considering surgically implanting explosives into bodies to carry out attacks on planes. authorities say al qaeda has been recruiting agents to help them figure out how to get around security equipment. people traveling to the u.s. may experience additional screening because of that threat. the list of people targeting britain's hacking scandal is growing. this is accused of hacking into phones. charlie d'agata reports for wjz from london. lawmakers are now getting involved. a british tabloid may have hacked into the phones of a

missing 13-year-old girl and suicide bombing families. investigators are looking into whether jawrnlists at rupert murdoch's news of the world, listened into kes operate conversations families had with police after the 2005 attacks. it also tapped into the account of missing 13-year-old millie doweller, not only listening to her voice mail, but deleting messages from frantic messages. the activity on the phone gave her family hope that she was still alive. >> this is disgusting, disgraceful. there are no words to describe how awful it is to the parents. >> reporter: the new hacking allegations are infuriating the british public. prompting an emergency government session and calls for an immediate investigation. >> we're talking about murder victims, potentially terrorist victims, having their phones hacked into. it is absolutely disgusting. >> when the scandal first broke, the targets were mainly

celebrities like mick jagger, eric clapton, gwyneth paltrow, and hugh grant. >> i think there is a national revulsion here about what they did. >> reporter: at the center of the controversy is rebecca brooks who headed up the tabloid for years and is now in charge of murdoch's british news corporation. murdoch said she will continue to lead his company, despite calls for her resignation. the paper is already taking a hit. several companies have pulled their ads. in london, charlie d'agata, wjz eyewitness news. >> police have already begun to look into evidence that the newspaper paid off officers in return for information. former boston mob boss, james whitey bulger pleads not guilty on 19 murder charges. bulger has been on the run for 16 years. the fbi arrested him in santa monica, california, where he had been listening with his girlfriend. the 81-year-old had been ordered held without bail. prosecutors say they expect a month-long trial with as many as 40 witnesses. defense lawyers make

another push to have sexual assault charges dropped against dominique strauss-kahn. attorneys for the former imf chief say they have had a productive meeting today. prosecutors disclosed they had uncovered credibility issues with the hotel maid who had accused strauss-kahn of assault. in the meantime, that paper is accusing them of assault. a presidential town hall meeting on the internet. president obama uses twitter to answer questions. most of those questions were about jobs and the economy. >> reporter: president obama took his town hall meeting to twitter. he joined twitter cofounder jack dorsey to tackle questions sent in through the popular social media website. >> all right. i think i have done this properly. >> reporter: the white house invited 30 of its twitter followers to be part of the audience. the site chose eight journalists.

>> from ren grade nerd out of atlanta, mr. president, will you issue an executive order to raise the debt ceiling, pursuant to section 4 of the 14 amendmentful. >> i don't think we should even get to the constitutional amendment. congress has a responsibility to make sure we pay our bills. >> reporter: twitter users asked tens of thousands of questions, hours before the event. including republican lawmakers. they used tweets to challenge the president on the economy and the deficit. >> this is speaker boehner. >> there you go. [ laughter ] >> after embarking on a record spending binge that left us deep ner debt? where are the jobs? >> over the last 15 months, we've actually seen 2 million jobs created in the private sector. >> reporter: top white house aides say the president sees social media sites like twitter as a good way to correct people outside of washington. especially younger voters who were key to his win in 2008. he'll need their support again next year in his run for re-

election. danielle nottingham, wjz eyewitness news. >> the president hosted a town hall meeting on facebook earlier this year. he sees it as a way to connect younger voters. you can now connect with your friends on facebook. facebook ceo mark zuckerberg says the popular media social networking site is adding video conferencing through skype. others include a grew chat group function. it can also mean a new relationship with microsoft, which is now acquiring skype. time now for a quick look at some of the stories you'll find in tomorrow morning's edition of the baltimore sun. a look at how the many marylanders who have flown on nasa's shuttle missions through the years. meet gordon thomaselli, the new president of the american heart association. and an appreciation of ray lewis, after they named him as the league's fourth best player. for all of these stories and

more, read the baltimore sun. remember to look for the updated first warning weather forecast. making math fun. thousands of city middle schoolers are raising their minds during the grand prix of summer learning. andrea fujii has more on this wjz school watch report. on your marks, get set. learn. 2,000 middle schoolers are taking part in the grand prix of summer learning, named after baltimore's big race in september. it's the second year for this five-week course, in which district attorney students build their math skills through activities like racing cars. >> you just get caught up with so much fun that you don't even realize that you're learning anything. >> other activities students can choose from include swimming with michael phelps' instructors, and african drumming. all infused from math. >> reporter: assessment showed a drop in math. organizers say this program is

essential. >> we know for middle school students, math can be somewhat difficult. and we want to hone in on those skills that we had proficiencies. >> they hope the learning doesn't stop once school is over. >> the kids are given an opportunity to work with math in a real world context. >> reporter: then jump to the front of the class. >> since they didn't come, i think i'm going to have a lot more hands on with the skill. so maybe i can help them. >> reporter: andrea fujii, wjz eyewitness news. >> the program is accepting students until the end of the week. to learn more, visit wjz.com. and click on our seen on section. >> we were just saying that we both need to enroll in that. >> yes, we do. math is not my strong point. >> no. that's why we're journalists, for sure. here's more of the cbs evening news. >> there are an estimated 20 million children in america who receive free or reduced lunch in school. what happens in the summer when

school is out. one woman in tiny thomasville, north carolina provides part of the answer. that story, tonight on the cbs evening news, with scott pelley. still ahead on eyewitness news. arizona covered in haze. now, thousands of people were impacted by a giant dust storm. another school cheating scandal. why dozens of teachers admitted to changing answers on tests. and i'm bernadette woods in for bob turk in the first warning weather center. we're putting together exclusive first warning five- day forecast. we'll have it after the break. here's today's report from wall street. ,,,,,,,,,,,,

ooh, what a nice place to be today. that is for sure. heating up in this typical july weather for baltimore. even though there is some rain and thunderstorms down to our south. we got into the upper 80s once again today. here's the forecast for tomorrow. we get up to about 91 for our high. the humidity will be up also. and there is a chance for scattered showers and storms as we head through the afternoon, as a new storm system comes our way. that storm is going to linger through friday. still thunderstorms around. and even into the first part of

saturday, before it gets out of here. and you see temperatures get knocked down during that. but we're back in the 90s, sunday and monday. mary? >> all right, bern. thank you. in today's energy saver, fixed dripping faucets. a single hot water faucet can waste more than 100 gallons of water a month. that not only increases your water bill, but also increases your bill for that water. for more information, go to wjz.com. scroll to the right side of the page. cleanup is under way after a blinding dust storm sweeps across phoenix, arizona. visibility was reduced to zero, making driving extremely dangerous. all flights out of phoenix were halted until conditions improve. now, nearly 10,000 people were without power. a car crash in pennsylvania kills two people and destroys a family's home. the car smashed into the house just north of philadelphia and burst into flames, killing both

passengers. a ruptured gas tank is said to have caused the explosion in the house. the family of five managed to save their dog and exit the burning house safely. >> this is just absolutely horrible. that something like this happened. my husband and i heard the bang. but we just thought that they were fireworks. >> things can get replaced. people can't. and that's all you can ask for. >> the house that you can see is considered a total loss. investigators still trying to figure out what made the car lose control. >> jury selection is under way in the personal trial of baseball star roger clemens. the former major leaguer arrived at a federal courthouse in washington, d.c. for its courthouse trial. clemens is accused of lying under oath. during which time, he denied taking steroids. the pitching great faces 30 years in prison if convicted. public schoolteachers are in trouble in connection with a

decade long cheating scandal. nearly 200 are caught cheating. the superintindent, -- superintendent beverly hall has stepped down. >> we have cheated students. this angers us all. it is hard for us to quantify and often express that anger. >> according to the investigative reports, some teachers told investigators they felt pressured to cheat to reach a target number of high test results. officials have uncovered at least a dozen other school cheating scandals in the u.s., including one here in baltimore. move over facebook. there is another big player entering the social networking ring. google. >> reporter: it's certainly not your grandma's social networking site. google plus has circles, sparks

and huddles. and claims to help you share your life on the web. >> using google plus is very different. at the moment, it feels more alive, more back and forth. it is an interesting cross between the light stream concept of twitter and the friend network of facebook. and i think it fits in really well. >> reporter: what's really different about google plus is the way you fit in with people. and drag and drop contacts into them. >> it's got the right technology. >> some of the other new features are instant upload, for posting photos. sparks to help you find content and interest. huddle for chat. and chang hangouts for video chat. >> we forgot that we were using technology almost immediately. it is extremely powerful. >> reporter: experts say the likelihood of google plus killing facebook is slim. >> what facebook has is the people.

that's what google has a hard time with is getting people to use it in the way they do with facebook. >> reporter: but needleman say ises if anyone is going -- says if anyone is going to give facebook a run for its money, it's google. currently, google is testing google plus on a small sampling of users. expected to open to the public in the weeks to come. for all new stories coming up, denise is in the newsroom with a preview coming. near fatal fall. new at 6:00, police released the frantic communication as they realized what happened. peeping tom. he spied on his neighbors, taking video of them naked. reaction from annapolis, as he is sentenced. check in for these stories and all the breaking news coming up at 6:00. now, back to kai and mary. still to come tonight on wjz's eyewitness news. the baseball sane -- season is turning into another summer bummer for the birds. >> mark has the latest on the >> mark has the latest on the o's co[ female announcer ] keurig brews more than just hot coffee.

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baseball's all-star break arrives next week. sports director mark viviano joins us now. it has been a rough week for the o's. right, mark? >> it has. but it's hard to convince long- suffering fans. as we look to be what seems to be a rerun for the o's. in june, they swoon. in july, they die. they test the patience of each the most optimistic fans. the o's look to salvage a win in texas last night. mitch atkins made his first- ever orioles start. allowed just one run. struck out four batters. texas tallied 4-2, the final. o's have lost 4-2 in a road trip.

jeremy guthrie will pitch in the best. winner takes top spots. lisa dalquist converts with ease. 1-0, sweden in the first half. and their quest for the upset. again for sweden, it will be a free kick this time, blasted off the leg of a u.s. defender and into the net. up 2-0. they hold onto the win. that is the upset for the tournament so far. the u.s. has to play brazil coming up on sunday. how tough is that brazil team? wait until you see their highlights from their game today. i'll have that for you ahead in sports at 6:00, plus more on the o's. that's all ahead. back to you for now.

we usually get winter colds, but turns out summer colds can be worse. manuel gallegus explains why. ellen cohane's summer is off to a lousy start. with a miserable cold. >> i started with kind of a scratchy throat. and then. >> turns out the cold and flu viruses that often make us sick make us sick in the summer. including a nasty bug called the entero virus. it can last longer. and it's more likely to come back. >> it taxes the immune system. and i think that's what is making it last longer. >> doctors say that trying to get back into shape too fast after a long winter can also run us down.

and make us more susceptible to summer viruses. >> sometimes those colds are actually allergies. >> most of the time, people don't even realize they have allergies, so they think it's a cold. >> how can you ward off a summer illness? wash your hands often, get plenty of sleep. after two weeks, ellen is feeling better. >> next week, i'm already planning activities, things to do. >> reporter: and ready for a better late than never start to summer n. new york, manuel gallegus, wjz eyewitness news. and just like winter colds, there is not much you can do for a summer cold. still ahead on eyewitness news. a manhunt in the woods near bwi. police officers armed with rifles right now combing the woods. i'm adam may. sounds like it all started after a man attacked a speed camera. we'll have details coming up. ,,

coming up on eyewitness news at 6:00. bwi parkway in chaos. a man attacks, and he is still on the loose. murdered in cold blood. tonight, wjz speaks exclusively with his heartbroken family. stunning verdict. casey anthony cleared other of killing her daughter. but whether will she get out of jail? warm and muggy? will we get a break for the

weekend? don't miss the updated first warning forecast. >> check in for these stories and all the breaking news. >> wjz eyewitness news at 6:00 starts now. road rage. a man batters a vehicle, with someone inside. >> tonight, what the suspect did next. and is he in custody? >> right now, police are searching for the man who attacked the speed camera. wjz has been on the scene all day long, and adam may is live with more on what happened. adam? >> this incident was so terrifying to that state highway worker who