. wjz eyewitness news starts right now. how he was tracked down to our region. hello everybody, hear what people are talking about. a u.s. airstrike kills an american born cleric, the same man that once taught at a mosque, here is more from the white house. >> reporter: u.s. drone strikes kill anwar al-awlaki friday morning in southern yemen, president barack obama called it a victory for the intelligence community. >> the death of anwar al-awlaki is a major blow to our operational a fill you' all -- and are often -- operational affiliate. born in new mexico, he served in a virginia mosque, he helped

with attacks on the u.s. he had direct involvement in the underwear bomber's failed plot and had plans to blow up an airplane in 2009. >> he repeatedly called on individuals in the states and around the globe to kill innocent men women and children to advance a murderous agenda. >> reporter: president barack obama approved killing anwar al- awlaki last year and they tried unsuccessfully to get him shortly after the raid that killed osama bin laden. >> reporter: they tried for three weeks before the strike on his convoy and also killed another american who produced an online english magazine for al qaeda. his death has been considered the most significant but a week

in al qaeda still reece mains a threat to national security. wjz eyewitness news. >> >> he is on the house intelligence committee and what he was told about the strike on anwar al-awlaki. the formal navel academy is convicted and sentenced for raping a classmate. patrick from jackson,mississippi is sentenced to six months to military prison and dismissed from the navy. he raped a female classmate in her dorm room and he insists the sex was consensual. wjz is following the story in police headquarters and we can plain the important changes that could be coming, here is more. >> reporter: this is the first time they have considered changing the definition of rape. they are playing key roles...

>> reporter: for years they blasted how the fbi constitutes a rape. >> i would consider a rape, anything that is forced upon anything sexually that they don't want to participate in. >> reporter: since 1927 it is considered forceable penetration into a woman where victims were drugged under the influence of alcohol or male victims, now they are moving to revise the meaning, meeting the demands of advocates. >> not only is it time but it will allow us to protect victims to increase reporting and that's an incredibly under reported offense. >> reporter: since then they overhauled the way they view sex crimes following an investigation by the baltimore sun, he even testified at capitol hill. >> women are often a shamed to

confront their attackers. we need to make sure victims feel safe reporting incidents to police. >> reporter: police did not recognize an incident as rape and over a 19 year period there was a staggering drop in rapes in baltimore and they reclassified them from unfounded to founded and beefed up a is unit for rape. experts say it will raise across the country if rape is redesigned. right here a meeting will be started and any changes they come up with will be given to the fbi for final approval. wjz eyewitness news. >> and there were nearly 8 5,000 cases of sexual assault

last year which a decrease from 2009. a man's body is discovered, police say it had been in the water for some time. officials had no reports of missing boaters or swimmers and they are now working to identify the body. they have learned exclusively, a man who died from a contaminated cantaloupe is going to sue the farm. the listeria outbreak will only get worse. >> reporter: the listeria outbreak has caused 16 deaths in 18 states including central maryland where a man died from eating a tainted cantaloupe, the source of outbreak is generals sent farms -- jenson farms in hawley colorado. 87-year-old william beach died after eating the tainted cantaloupe. >> we received a call from the health department and i

answered the phone and i asked what it is about and they said they had been contacted by the hospital that our father had died of listeria. >> reporter: they say listeria is most harmful to the very old and very young with those with fragile immune systems. listeria can live in the body for a while. >> reporter: the fda is looking for the route of the outbreak, while cantaloupe was being stored before it went to market and like most bacteria, listeria grows in the cold. >> if you have some contaminated food and you put it in your refrigerator, it will be more contaminated by the time you take it out and eat it. >> tonight at 11:00 hear from the family of the maryland man killed by listeria and why they

are filing a major lawsuit against jenson farms. heads-up, texting behind the wheel can now end with lights in your rearview mirror. drivers who are seen typing or sending text messages will be pulled over. before now they had to issue a texting citation and under the new law you can be fined $75 or receive a point on your license. the city's low graduation rate, it is a problem that playings school districts nationwide and in your school watch report, baltimore may have found the key to turning it all around. >> where lab coats, even teachers wear them, it allows them to see themselves as future doctors or scientists

and it's a vision that helps them stay in school which means fewer drop outs and more diplomas. school leaders say it is a part of why they are seeing record shattering drop out rates. new figures released today show over the last four years the city's graduation rate is nearly 72% which a 22% increase and as the numbers go up, the graduate rate goes down, during the same time, less school which means 5 5% more are staying in class. >> it is taking a p government as a sophomore... >> reporter: the doctor says boosting the graduation rate was one of his top priorities when he took over the district in 2007 so he closed failing schools, the number of courses

and adding more schools that focus on career and technical classes. >> i think every once in a while you get something back that basically tells you keep at it and keep going. and another reason why city schools are seeing a boost in the number of graduates, the district has a campaign that allows volunteers and teachers to go door to door to go back to class. >> i think i am going to start wearing a lab coat. thank you so much, last year more than 4500 students graduated roughly an increase than the year b. a live look outside, it has been a cool but mostly pleasant evening, bob is in the first weather center with what we can expect. yes, showers have developed along that front. look at this radar, a few

hours ago, look at this activity, east northeast, the heaviest step lower bay across east virginia and east of baltimore and moderate showers, very inna into -- reend -- vienna into southern delaware and ocean city there may be more rain developing. this week it will be a lot more, if you are going to ravens game, dress for a chilly night, upper 40s to 51 degrees, breeze showers late in the afternoon early evening so get ready for a fall cool weekend. mary? >> reporter: the ravens -- >> the ravens get in one more practice before the game on saturday, here is more mark?

everyone is expecting a hard hitting game before the new york jets but there are game plans like an off the wall idea that came to light during practice this week. >> reporter: quarterback joe flacco may be adding a new offense, linebacker torrell shrugs, and during work outs, he has been getting a chance to playful back, what is the scoop? >> what i do know is cam is working me in on offence getting some full bag, you know a little something to get the ball in my hands because you know like king james, giving me the ball, things happen. >> it is his idea, he is not bashful, i guess he got tired of being a tight end, hey, we

will stick him in at fullback. >> how do you predict the unpredictable. >> sanders, it tells me they will run through the jets 32- 17. 105-the fan, ravens at home nationally tell advised game, i am going ravens 27-13. this is the fan rex ryan was the toast of this town for many years but the ravens had him crying in his beer sunday night. ravens win it 24-20. this is scott from the fan, ravens jets, hey, rex ryan a message, this torii smith kid, i hear he is pretty good, 24-7 ravens. and i am going with a ravens win on sunday, he will not play for a second straight game, i will have more on the

team coming up in sports, back to you. they have the ravens set as a 4 point favorite, waiting for football action, tomorrow he takes on air force annapolis, you can see the college game right here starting at noon. and he was about the same, scores are very similar. >> in fact you will not be surprised, it is about the same in the pro-football challenge. >> i have not seen your bobble head here lately. >> wait, i will make a come back, i promise. still to come on eyewitness news... at that point he said no he is not taking anything... >> paramedics testify the doctor lied to them, could this be a blow to the doctor's defense. significance of the death of an al qaeda leader, the

congressman explains just how important this is to the united states. training academy and fire department is putting on what they call a thrill show and you are invited, details when we return. taking another look at your first warning newscast coming up. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

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. anwar al-awlaki, the congressman spoke to them after the strike, he received a briefing directly from the cia. wjz is live downtown, pat? >> reporter: telling wjz home grown terrorism is most insidious because it hides behind the very freedoms our country stands for. >> reporter: baltimore county congressman dutch travels to yemen. >> reporter: anwar al-awlaki he said was different because he was an american born citizen educated here as he was out to get us. >> he recruited people mostly younger gee ads who lived -- jihad who live -- jihads who

lived in the united states. >> reporter: he was in connection with the fort hood in texas that left 13 people dead want the accused underwear bomber in the peninsular of arabia. >> i think if you attack americans or you attempt to kill americans we will find you and bring you to justice. >> reporter: he is ever vigilant to protect us and urges citizens to do the same. even though they got one of the guys they were most intent on getting, there are others sprouting up all the time. pat warren, back to you on tv hill. >> they believe anwar al-awlaki wanted to use poisons and sign that i had to attack -- sign that i had -- sciaenid to attack other western countries.

a new thinner needle goes into the skin as opposed to the muscle and it has a smaller dose of flu-like vaccine but still gives the same protection. >> the benefits are supposed to be that it hurts less. >> reporter: the new needle can cause skin reactions redness swelling and itching. the baltimore fire department is always looking for ways to get their message out, now they are fighting fire with fire. >> reporter: suit up, it is going to get hot. how hot? this hot. but if you are a firefighter for the city, this is what you signed up to do. running towards a fire when everybody else is running away. at the fire academy where the

city is putting on a show because... >> fires are dangerous. >> reporter: so for a couple of hours the city is inviting everyone to see what they do. >> reporter: this fire is so hot and if you can feel it, you are close to the flames. >> our message is to demonstrate to the people exactly how you can stay safe in your home. >> reporter: and these demonstrations of strength and firefighter ability combined happened through the financial help of the area lawyers. >> we are happy to be able to get the message out and to include families to be aware and be conscious of fire safety and fire prevention. >> reporter: so don't be a dead weight, everything is there on saturday from 11:00 to 4:00 wjz eyewitness news. . >> and the event runs from 11:00 until 4:00 which is

located on polasky highway in arabia. are you talking to me or bob? >> bob. bob is not going to do it. >> i don't think i am strong enough. >> that equipment weighs so much. let's take a look at the weather for the weekend, clouds are beginning to break up, north winds not even moving, we will talk about the weekend right after this. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,

. well, it is really a lot like fall out there, bob has your weather forecast as we look at the weather harbor, we believe it got to 77 degrees, earlier when the sun came through, now we are in the upper 60s. temperatures on the region, that is where the cool air is, 46 in oakland that is chilly, late tonight tomorrow morning they will see their first snowflakes of the fall season. a little early but they will see something, 71 in washington

73 in ocean city moving through the region as we speak, 64 in hagueers town, upper 60s to around 70 as you see, it is kind of a chilly night, to the west of us, northwest breeze but there is cooler air in and it will be with us until next week. we bring this chilly air in and some things that begin to evolve, we had a few light sprinkles, now it is regent rating over south and east over virginia and the eastern sections of maryland and getting some activity, to the north low pressure, this is the third area of low pressure still spinning around the great lakes and it will migrate maybe towards the jersey coast up towards new york go back to pennsylvania and spin around a couple of times unfortunately because the jetstream is making a big dip, sort of like this,

nothing will be able get kicked out to sea. if a jetstream goes flat to the east it will keep on going. unfortunately it will get caught in the jetstream, go back spin around for a couple of days, that means in baltimore north, particularly the mason dixon line, saturday afternoon, sunday afternoon, maybe even monday, definitely cooler temperatures, breezy as well and as i said, that low getting back towards allen p.a. by sunday, one or two may sneak in to our region. you've gotten strong this afternoon but it will be weakening, there is bermuda by sunday a little rain and gusty winds, that is about it hopefully. now we have not talked much about felipe, a tropical storm heading to the west and it will be weakening and heading up to

the northeast away from the united states and it will be downgraded over the next couple of days. 15 to 20 knots, bay temperatures around 73 still, cooler breezy conditions coming in late under partly cloudy skies. tomorrow sun clouds maybe a shower in the afternoon, upper 50s to 60s and we are talking 16 degrees colder than this afternoon. still to come tonight, key testimony, paramedics tried to save michael jackson's life. deadly but not reckless, find out about the charges for the bus driver who crashed on the highway. coming up, we will show you [ female announcer ] this is steve and lynn, and they have a good question. can the aetna app make you healthier? well, that all depends on what you do with it. and there's an awful lot you can do with it. access your medical history,

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. 69 degrees, here are some of the stories people are talking about tonight, paramedics -- paramedics take the stand, here is the latest on the trial from los angeles. >> reporter: richard was the first paramedic to reach

michael jackson on the day he died. he testified that dr. conrad murray appeared frantic when he entered the singer's bedroom. >> i asked him what his underlying health condition was he did not respond i asked him a third time and he said nothing, he has nothing, simply that did not add up to me. >> reporter: the paramedic said he was cool to the touch and his eyes were open and dry. he died from the powerful anesthetic propofol and he asked if the singer was on any medication. at that point he said no he is not taking anything, and then he followed up with i gave him a sedative to sleep. >> reporter: he claimed he did not have the proper monitoring equipment while administering it to jackson. bob johnson testified the

machine used to monitor michael jackson's pulse had no audible a arm and was not -- alarm and was not considered for continuous use. they asked johnson whether the device could be used for ten or fifteen minutes with a doctor present. >> perhaps. >> he faces four years in prison if convicted of involuntary man slaughter. jackson died in 2009 while he was rehearsing for a concert tour, we will continue to bring you the latest developments from a courtroom. one of the charges against the driver of a fatal bus crash is dropped. he will still go on trial for four felony counts of man slaughter. he admits to falling asleep

behind the wheel as it swerved off interstate-95 killing four women and injuring dozens. over the sports field at bear creek and dumbarton. it is the second time this week they found vandalism. there is a reward for information leading to an arrest. and inspecting earthquake damage at the top of the washington monument, the main part is to remove any loose debris so that it does not injure anybody, the work is expected to be completed on tuesday. military chaplins, they follow the don't ask don't taliban, they may -- tell ban, they may participate only in states that recognize gay

unions. time now for a quick look in tomorrow's baltimore sun, more information contained on this marlin a -- maryland assessment earlier today. checking in, we find out whom they will cheer for in the big intrastate football program. and maryland million rights, remember, look for the updated forecast on the first morning weather team. filling up on seafood while helping to stock the chesapeake bay sound? here in annapolis to kickoff the event they will donate 1 dollar to the ouster re- -ousster re-- oustster recovery district. maryland zoo has some fresh faces for you to see, check the hatch and see what makes them

so unique. >> reporter: the maryland zoo's latest attraction, just look for the mohawk. >> they will display them and they will actually go and fan out. >> they are very unique, their name says it all. african birds known for their hammer heads, they are already almost adult size. but their hairdo is not the only thing that grabs people's attention. how can a bird that size do something so huge. the hammer cop is made of 1,000 sticks grass and mud. >> i certainly would not think that is bird's nest, that is for sure. it took the birds two months to build. >> it was awesome, picking up specific pieces to weave and bend and mold into their nests.

>> the nest itself is so structurally sound it can support the weight of a woman. >> i have no desire to test it, but it is steady and very intricate. they are still perfecting it but they will have a crowd along the way. >> the zoo is open from 10:00 until 4:00 every day. >> can it hold the weight of a human, yes why not. my brother got out of the car and we heard screaming and the next thing we heard my dad say, help, help. a 67-year-old survived for a week trapped in his car. amanda knox gets ready to plead for her life when a verdict is expected. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

. a man crashed off a cliff and becomes trapped for six days reporting from wjz on how he survived. he was trapped for six days after his car plunged off a nearby road. the 6 seven-year-old managed to survive on creek water and whatever he could eat, they managed to pull him to safety a few days ago. another car apparently went off the same road in los angeles, that driver did not survive. >> he had gone off and was down there a lot longer than he was there. >> reporter: he underwent surgery to repair a broken shoulder and multiple broken ribs. >> it is astonishing he survived, when the details of his story became apparent to

me, i was actually shocked at how well he was doing. >> reporter: his the children found him in a roof convenient and when they didn't hear him, they figured out where he last used his cell phone and started their search. >> we stopped at every ravine, my brother got out of the car and kept screaming and the next thing we heard dad screaming saying help, help. >> family members ended up getting caught themselves and rescue crews had to pull them out, despite his injuries, he is in good spirits. wjz, eyewitness news. >> fire officials say roads in the area have sharp curves and sometimes go down to two lanes with some steep cliff's with drop offs on the other side. and a 6-year-old boy trips and falls into oncoming traffic, become trapped underneath a car. while a group worked to pull the boy out safely, luckily he

was not seriously injured and and he is now recovering at a hospital. statements are given in the amanda knox trial, they asked a court to put amanda knox in jail for life as they wrapped up their case. they painted her as a senseless killer during an erotic game. the father of amanda knox talked after the allegations that she will flee the country if she is free. >> i'm not sure he gets this and are ready to escape, the judge and jury have to make the decision on whether or not you know she will have an opportunity to you know come home with us. >> amanda knox denies any role in the murder of her roommate but has been held in jail since 2007. a verdict in the case is due on monday. payments on hold, made 0

dove -- madoff gave his victims a total of 200 checks today. they won a billion dollar suit against mets owners and now the money will be harder for the trustee in the case to recover. here is a preview on what is coming up in the cbs evening news. >> we will have the remarkable details on how the united states found him. ♪

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. a cool down is on the way, how cold will it get, here is a look at your five-day forecast it has been so warm and humid the last week, it has already dried out, take a look at the forecast, clouds and sunshine throughout the day, maybe getting up to 60s any time after 4:00 there could be a

shower in a few spots in the baltimore area, another chance of a shower to 58 down to 40s again at night, a little bit milder not much, 62 on monday, still a risk of a brief shower, wednesday upper 60s and partly sunny skies. >> scan lows hollywood hook ups rocking the entertainment world. coming up on entertainment tonight, top hollywood love try angles and here is a sneak peak. they seem like happy hollywood couple. >> what do you remember most about our first date? >> i remember that we missed a lot of the game because the whole time we were kissing -- >> i was kissing you, yes. >> they married in 1997. >> how would your life be without me? >> i am okay without you but i

am much better with you. >> he was ready for life without camille. >> he met kate walsh, camille found out about the split in a phone call from kelsey. >> my husband called me and told me he was done with our marriage, i was devastated. cool kelsey and camille's marriage was done on february 15th and he was remarried 15 days later. a weekend wedding, we will have that coming up here on entertainment tonight. >> don't miss it here on wjz 13. >> you just never know what they are going to talk about, do you. >> scan louse hook ups. >> still to come, the jets are coming to town and joe flacco wants to go to the air attack

on sunday. here is the latest on the game plan coming up next ,,,,,,,,,,,,

. mark is here with the fans' sport report. new york jets are coming to

town with former derek mason on their team and that brings baltimore's preseason plan to become younger and faster. they brought in more youth and speeded receiver. now flacco has had to adjust and receiver ed lee is hurt so he will not play but flacco found the benefit of youth and speed in rookie smith. he caught three touchdowns against the rams and that breakout game gives flacco the potential to orchestrate the offense he has been craving. >> that was big for us on sunday and i am not too sure that is what they were expecting. they wanted to do some things to try to still get those shots. >> flacco is coming off the best passing game of his career. 389 yards in st. louis but he is expected to face a much tougher offense from the new york jets on sunday.

there is a big college football matchup, maryland plays host to tall son. the terps will be the ones in the cutting edge design in orange and black. the terps were steam rolled this past saturday trailing at 31-0 before they eventually lost 31 when 7. now they -- 3 had 1-7. they are playing with a 3 and 0 record. he respects him but his focus is his guess. >> we understand what they do but what we really have to do this week is focus on ourselves and make sure we do what we are supposed to do and hopefully we will be able to do that. >> maryland is looking to get his offense in gear.

terps taking on the other team, playing host to an air force and we will bring that to you right here on wjz. coverage comes your way at noon. in baseball, buck showalter is back at his home where he will meet with his family now with the o's. this comes after meeting yesterday with team president and any mcfail. he is expected to leave and that would open the door to buck showalter possibly opening to a gm position in the warehouse. now a change has been made in boston and the red sox have declined to pick up an option after 8 seasons, that included two world series titles. this after the greatest collapse in baseball history failing to make the playoff after the lead. they beat boston five times in

the month including the wind on the final day of the season. terry francona now out of a job in boston, tampa bay is in and they lead 8-0 in the 5th inning game in one of the divisional series and they sent a thank you to buck showalter. >> i'm sure they did. >> baseball is suddenly -- baseball is suddenly fun again. >> we will be right back. stay tuned. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

. don't miss tonight's cbs primetime lineup right here on wjz 13 followed by eyewitness news at 11:00. >> thanks for watching wjz maryland's news station. don't go away because there is much more ahead with bob including details on how the world found one of the most

>> schieffer: tonight, a big victory in the war on terror. the united states kills anwar al-awlaki linked to a series of terror plots against americans. david martin on how they got him, bob orr on who he was. florida shakes up the presidential primary calendar setting off a state-by-state game of leapfrog. jan crawford and john dickerson on what that will mean. the incredible story of a 67-year-old man found and rescued six days after his car plunged off a california cliff. and steve hartman on the time he spent a few minutes with andy rooney. >> it costs money for three elevators to come to the lobby at the same time. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening, scott's on assignment, i'm bob schieffer. well our military a